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    fridge refrigerator [ ] get mind off something

    Garfield, all I think about is Liz - I cant think about anything else - I know what you mean - cant get my mind off that ham in the fridge -

  • doggie bag ( doggy bag )

    leftover Could you please give me a doggy bag? () ( Could you please put the food in a doggy bag for me?) ( )

    Im back from my dinner date - Look, Odie! I brought you a doggie bag! - And heres your kitty bag. - Thats all? - ??? doggy bag kitty bag

    kitty bag doggy bag

    laptop lap top desktop PDA ( Personal Digital Assistant ) Palm, Handspring, Pocket PC palmtop (palm )

  • cool () you are cool cool cool

    to remain cool during bad time - cool AFP Australian PM gets cool reception from Bush after leak: US President George W. Bush gave

    Australia's prime minister a less than warm welcome at a White House dinner :

    cool reception less than warm

    welcome cool reception cool

    These new laptop computers look pretty cool - Maybe I should get one - What do you think? - Theyll never replace cats -

    laptop

  • enjoy ing enjoy life () ing enjoy eating ()

    Enjoy () enjoy playing () Mind () I dont mind waiting () Suggest ( ) He suggests working together ( ) Stop () Stop smoking () Finish ( ) She finishes reading a book () Imagine () Imagine living in space () Consider () Consider doing your own business? (

    ) Avoid () Avoid playing with guns () Miss () I miss being with you () Risk () Dont risk losing money on gambling (

    ) Practice () Shes been practicing singing since yesterday (

    )

    I enjoy eating and sleeping - Did I mention eating? - You lead a full life -

  • full full life ( ) full

    () 2-3 Alpha Kappi Pi ( Greek ) Fraternity [ ] Sorority [ ]

    (brotherhood) frat brothers frat boys ( frat fraternity ) frat boys joke practical joke ( practical practice practical )

    My frat brothers were real practical jokers - It was all innocent fun, though - Thats me, asleep, with a chicken glued to my forehead -

    Hang on, Im writing this down - hang on hang hang on (

  • ) hang over () hang out () hang up () hang on Hang on a minute, dude - Kids usually hang on to parents words - She died last night because she was too tired to hang on - Liverpool hang on to beat Chelsea 2-1 - 2-1 ( hang on )

    psycho psycho American Psycho psycho ( ) ( psychic ) specific Remember my old girlfriend Jodell? - You know the psycho? - ... Youll have to be more specific -

  • Quick Reference

    Fridge Refrigerator Doggy bag Laptop

    Cool

    Cool reception

    Fraternity Sorority Practical joke Psycho Psychic

    / Get mind off something Lead a full life Hang on

  • Friends lost, 24, prison break, sex in the city ( South Park ) situation comedy standup comedy

    Friends 10

    Ross: Oh, really? Well, I guess Monica should know about Atlantic City. : Chandler: Du-ude! : ! Monica: What happened in Atlantic City? :

  • Ross: Well, Chandler and I are in a bar... : .. Chandler: Did you not hear me say, "Du-ude"? : Ross: and this girl is making eyes at Chandler, okay? So after a while he just goes over to her and, uh, after a minute or two, I see them kissing. Now, I know what you're thinking. Chandler's not the type of guy who just goes to bars and makes out with girls. And you're right. Chandler's not the type of guy just goes to bars and makes out with girls. : 1-2 Monica: You kissed a guy? Oh my God. : Chandler: In my defense, it was dark and he was a very pretty guy. : dude (

    ) hey, dude () Do you see that dude? ()

    make make eye make out make hang

    make over make over a house ( Extreme Makeover make over )

    make do People have to make do with what they have () He has to make do with less income () Liverpool must make do without injured Gerrard ()

    make up make up Hes been trying to be nice to her to make up for his past mistakes (

  • ) Make up for lost time () make up make up an excuse ( ) make up a room ()

    in my defense Quick Reference

    Dude

    /

    Make eye Make over Make do Make up

  • Friends 2:

    Rachel: [Chandler has been left pantless and handcuffed to Rachel's boss's desk. Rachel has grudgingly agreed to release him] You promise you will never see Joanna again.

    : [ ] Chandler: Never. : Rachel: You will never set foot in this office again. : Chandler: No. : Rachel: You'll give me back my Walkman. : Chandler: I prom... I never borrowed your Walkman. : ... Rachel: [pause] Well, then I lost it, you buy me one! : [] Chandler: You got it! Come on! : ! Rachel: [unlocks cuffs. Chandler rubs wrists where cuffs were] Does it hurt?

  • : [ ] ? Chandler: No, I just see guys doing this when they get cuffs taken off.

    [runs over to office door where his pants are hanging] :

    [] Chandler: Hello, sweet pants! : Rachel: Wait a minute! How are you going to say you got out? : ! Chandler: I'll make something up. I'm good at lying. I actually did borrow your

    Walkman. :

    pantless pant () less ( ) handcuff grudgingly grudge grudgingly rub wrist rub wrist where cuffs were ()

    set foot in dont set foot in here get + + ( get something done) get my hair done ( ) get my shoes repaired ()

    pants sweet pants sweet heart, sweet pea sweet pants

    2 make up Friends I did borrow did borrow 1 He did talk to her last night ( ) I did pay back your money a month ago ( )

  • I do you love ( ) He does kiss her ( ) Quick Reference

    Pantless Handcuff Grudgingly Rub Wrist

    /

    Set foot in Get something done something done

  • Friends 3: 6

    Monica: What you guys don't understand is, for us, kissing is as important as any part of it.

    :

    Joey: Yeah, right!... Y'serious? : !.. ? Phoebe: Oh, yeah! : ! Rachel: Everything you need to know is in that first kiss. : Monica: Absolutely. : Chandler: Yeah, I think for us, kissing is pretty much like an opening act, y'know? I

    mean it's like the stand-up comedian you have to sit through before Pink Floyd comes out.

  • Ross: Yeah, and-and it's not that we don't like the comedian, it's that-that... that's not why we bought the ticket

    : .. ..

    Y serious? Youre serious? Yknow You know? You know

    Kissing is pretty much like an opening act like pretty much opening act it's like the stand-up comedian you have to sit through before Pink Floyd comes out stand-up comedian opening act stand-up comedian sit through ( )

    yeah, right yeah, right ( ) Quick Reference

    Opening act Sit through

    /

    Yeah, right You know Pretty much

  • ( )

    Sailor: I was shipwrecked, and lived on a can of sardines for a week. Captain: My, weren't you afraid that you'd fall off? shipwreck wreck car wreck

    wreckage live on a can of sardine (sailor) live on

    " live on ( )

    Ben: Did you hear about the new dance called the elevator? Mike: I sure didn't! What's it like? Ben: It has no steps! step elevator

    step step elevator step

  • Teacher: Duff, please use the word "window" in a sentence. Duff: Yes, sir, here goes: "I entered a contest but didn't window."

    window window

    window win, though ( but didnt win, though )

    Jack: Did you hear about the giant that threw up? Jill: No, how'd you know? Jack: It is all over town!

    Threw up throw up vomit all over town

    all over town (all over town)

    hear Mary: Did you know they're not making pencils any longer? Sue: Wow! Why not? Mary: They're already long enough!

    any longer

    long ( )

    Why has no one ever spotted a leopard in Africa? Because leopards are already born with spots.

  • spot () spot notice, look, see, meet spot spot spotted a leopard spot (born with spots)

    Morning Sickness The neighbor dropped in on a friend and found her sitting at the kitchen table, staring blankly at a half-empty cup; her three children squabbling loudly in the other room. "What's wrong?" she asked. "Morning sickness." Surprised, the neighbor replied, "I didn't even know you were expecting." "I'm not." the harried young woman replied. "I'm just thoroughly sick of mornings"

    drop in on someone

    find find + noun + V ing Find a friend eating something ( ), find a cat catching a mouse ( ) find + noun + adjective I find it easy He finds it fast fast find

    morning sickness (neighbor) expect ( expect expect a child expect ) sick of morning ( )

    thoroughly thorough [ ] thoroughly sick sick Im totally sick of him saying stupid things all the time Quick Reference

    Shipwreck Sailor

  • Step Spot / / Morning sickess Expect Thoroughly

    /

    Live on

  • Illiterate? Write today for free help. literature

    literate illiterate

    .

    ?? Auto Repair Service. Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once, you'll never go

    anywhere again. auto Automobile

    you'll never go anywhere again

    Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children. ( to be fond of

    )

    Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take

    home, too. pierce ear pierce have

    something done have your ears pierced

  • (extra pair) extra pair ears

    We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand.

    do it do do tear

    Tired of cleaning yourself? Let me do it. "

    "... by yourself "

    " Used Cars: Why go elsewhere to be cheated? Come here first. used cars cheat

    ": "

    Wanted. Man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink.

    that cow that cow 555

  • Our bikinis are exciting. They are simply the tops. simply the best

    simply the tops ... simply the

    best simply the top s top top s tops

    ??? ( ) Quick Reference

    Illiterate literate Auto automobile Fond to be fond of Pierce Ear pierce Tear Cheat Tops top