sack. To get "in the sack" with a person is to get into bed with them, or more specifically, to have sex with them. It took several years before everything worked like clockwork in that department. "To work like clockwork" is a slangy way of saying to work well or efficiently (Here, Annie’s mom is talking about sex). When we’re old and gray, you’ll have to remind me to put my teeth in, or I’ll be walking all over town smacking my gums together and not even noticing. "To smack" something is to hit or slap it. "Gums" are the part of the mouth that your teeth are attached to. Jonah lets the world know that Sam needs a new wife, and soon thousands of women, including Annie, want to be her. I’m broadcasting live across America from the top of the Sears tower in Chicago. "To broadcast live" is to send out a radio or TV show that is being heard or seen as it’s being made (not from a tape). The Sears Tower is the tallest building in the United States. Is he busy? :: Not really, he’s out on the deck. An outdoor platform, usually made of wood, where people often relax and eat. Wretched woman! "Wretched" is a powerful adjective that means much hated and useless, or perhaps extremely poor and pitiful. Wanna bet? Note that "want to"---> "wanna" in fast speech. "To bet" is to gamble. If I get yelled at, I’m never going to listen to your show again. "To yell" at somebody is to scream at them. If you just tuned in, this is Dr, Marsha Fieldstone. "To tune in" to a radio show is to start to listen to it, perhaps after searching around for other radio stations. What are you selling tonight? Micro hibachis or the ginza knives? A "hibachi" is a type of Japanese frying pan (And ginza knives are a brand of very sharp Japanese knife). You are on the air! To be "on the air" is to be in the process of being broadcast over TV or radio. Come on, now! I’m not going to go through this alone. "Come on" is the most versatile phrasal verb in English, here meaning "Be reasonable!" If you "go through" something, you experience or survive it. Talk to her. She’s a doctor. :: Of what? Note that a doctor is usually a doctor of medicine, but in fact a person with a Ph.D. can have a doctorate degree in such fields as history or art. Dr. Marsha, I don’t mean to be rude... A very good word for impolite or disagreeable. I don’t want to invade your privacy. :: Sure you do. "To invade a person’s privacy" is to try and find out things about them that are personal, intimate or that they don’t want to talk about. We had a pretty tough time there, at first, but we’re dealing with it. If a person has had a "tough time," they have had a lot of serious problems, difficulties or even tragedies. "To deal with" something is to accept it or
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