The smart man hedges his bets. "To hedge a bet" means to take certain actions in order to offset possible losses (An example: Investing money in one company, but also a little in a competitor in case it does better.) What do you think this is? A Western? Reference to movies that take place in the American West of the 19th century (A very popular film genre until the 1950s). I'm trying to save our asses! "To save a person's ass" is a crude way of saying to save them from great harm. Hold it right there! What a person with a gun might say to another person (another way to say "freeze"). Rockdale. Name of the Chicago suburb where Devereau wants to stop the train. George and Grover escape again, and this time end up with federal agents who already know what is happening on the train. We planted that news story for your own protection! "To plant a story" is to deliberately put a misleading story in the media in order to manipulate or send a hidden message to someone. While you were gallivanting around the country wasting time... "To gallivant" is a fun verb meaning to go looking for pleasure. Choppers. A short word for helicopters. I don't want any slip-ups. A "slip up" is a screw-up, or any kind of action that is poorly done. This has been a nerve shattering experience. If something is "nerve shattering," it is extremely scary or upsetting. Take it easy killer. Stay loose. A colloquial but almost never used way to say "be well." I left my Jag in Kansas City. Short for "Jaguar," an expensive British sports car. Damnedest thing I've ever heard. "One of the strangest things that I've ever heard." They want everyone evacuated. "To evacuate" people is to remove them from an area in order to protect them from a potential danger. Maybe its a bomb scare. A common noun since the 1970s: A possible threat of a bombing. Cover us from the windows. In this case, "protect us" (by using your guns). You forgot your wallet. Some thief you are! A grammatically interesting way to express sarcasm ("You're not a very good thief!"). George and Grover return to help the police save Hilly, but they soon find themselves on a very fast train without a conductor. Keep your foot on the pedal. What your foot presses on when you drive a car. Tell them that they've got a runaway train. A train in motion without a conductor, that can't be stopped. Every break has been cut. :: Damn hippies! "Hippies" were long haired teenagers in the 1960s who were famous for using drugs and listening to rock music. Standard procedure would be to derail the train. "To derail" a train is to force it off the railroad tracks. 200 tons of locomotion is going to be smashing into Marshall Fields. A f
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