Just memorize some funny/unknown words and collocations that appeared in the play. Erlich’s speech is really funny! !
To wit (that is to say) in other words
Atop xxx (on the top of)
it's a hassle
-Traveling can be a hassle (irritating inconvenience)
A little ajar /əˈjär/ (a brief introduction)
All the gunk (unpleasantly sticky stuff)
Mumble about whispering
Crops will be decimated (kill, removed)
Smear your name on the wall (paint, but roughly)
I'm Reincarnated (reborn)
Popped up cherry (….. lose your virginity)
We've pivoted since then (shifted the direction)
Bait station (trap for mouse) Bait station (trap for mouse)
Take the bait
Flow diagram
Be forewarned
Shared aesthetic We have the same aesthetic
Backstabbing stabbed you in the back
it's just an oversight (unintentionally failure)
-was the mistake due to oversight?
You'll get numb of it you are numb
Be there in a jiffy
That’s abrupt (sudden) It’s so sudden
Scurry to the restroom (move hurriedly)
Murals (painting on a wall) Murals (painting on a wall)
Viable (feasible)
-the proposed investment was economically viable
Is he toying with me? Is he toying with me?
Have I made that perfectly clear?
You're breaking up there (voice, making a call)
This is a case in point yes yes yes!
Displeasing (annoying)
You'll go bust (go broke)
In fairness, (to be fair)
Gratuitous (without reason/ free)
Incendiary combustible
Raunchy (earthy, vulgar, slovenly) rustic, cheesy
Dwell on it (spend a lot of time thinking or talking about something unpleasant)
that went south on me (failed, deteriorated)
Hustle out here (obtain by force/persuasion)
-they hustle a record deal
No bars (you don't haves kill i n hiding i llegalt hings. You're a dumbass, and you get caught a lot)
Move over (scoot over) Move over (scoot over)
The second season is more here:
It's totally lost on me.
I delegate you to... I delegate you to...
The left dominant one
They canned me (they fired me)
Get smoked as bad I did (tortured)
He is the shrewdest man I've ever seen (sharp, smart)
The sound startled peter (shocked)
Nuts to butts (…. Very tight, close)
Just sit tight wait patiently
She's not volunteering up
Blow this opportunity
Is he married to that
His decision is untenable (doesn't make sense)
Prudent decision Prudent decision
At large
Until we sort things out
This is a layup (a very easy task, originally from basketball: one-handed shot made from near the basket) 易如反掌
Why don't you rework this a little
I need to step up my game
Shitting all over us
Fully diluted
Keep xx afloat let xx float
Have to settle for find an honest person. . .
It's workable from our end
We let xxx get between us
Compassion
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