Authentic/fun expression in the play

Winifred 2022-05-22 18:52:36

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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Silicon Valley quotes

  • Waiter: Are you still enjoying your asparagus, sir?

    Peter Gregory: I was never enjoying it. I only eat it for the nutrients. You may take it.

  • Gavin Belson: I don't want to live in a world where someone else is making the world a better place better than we are.