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Friends at the gallery treat Dom like glass: they ask if he is nervous, then praise him for being out. One slip about Gia's paint-party brunch and he is about to blow. They only have one instruction left: be cool.
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Chapters 16 parts · AI-cut 00:00 / 02:17 1× English only
00:02 - How are you feeling for later? - Good, yeah. 00:04 - You nervous? - Not nervous. 00:05 - Don't be nervous. - I'm not nervous. 00:12 - Anyway, where's Picasso? - [chuckles] Aight , boom. 00:15 Probably being his low-key, humble self. 00:18 Babes, we know more about the planet Jupiter than we do the inside of our own mouths. 00:23 That's facts. 00:24 Real talk, the mouth is the Stonehenge of the face. 00:28 Mind fuck, right? 00:30 All right. Well, thanks for coming . 00:31 - My brother. - [sighs] Hey. 00:33 - Appreciate you coming, bro. - Course, man. 00:36 Hey, love the photos . They're just so-- - Safe. - How's sales? 00:39 Yeah, couple potential nibbles . 00:42 See the hoverboard-riding geezer? 00:44 This close to payin' a G for a shot of my cousin Calvin's molars. 00:48 What's good, Wes Anderson? You cool, yeah? 00:52 It's good to see you out and about again, Dom. 00:54 - Good to be out and about. - Everything's... 00:56 Oh, everything's wicked. 00:57 Yeah, I started Pilates. 01:00 - Is it? - Yeah. 01:01 Uh, workin' on my core , workin' on me. You know, getting positive . 01:03 Aight. Do you, innit . 01:05 Cheers, man. Cheers. 01:07 Hey, so listen-- Shh. 01:10 You know what? I was about to dip . 01:13 Go mingle with some of these sockless wonders. 01:16 - Uh... - What? 01:18 You weren't about to bring up Eric and Gia, no? 01:21 - Have you seen her latest post? - No. 01:23 She's repainting walls I already broke my back painting . 01:26 - Tryin' to erase I was ever there. - It's just paint , my guy. 01:28 If it makes you feel any better , from what I saw , they were only doing the living room. 01:32 Thought you hadn't seen the photo. 01:34 Aight, look, don't prang out . 01:37 They had this paint-party-brunch ting . 01:41 But I only stayed for 45 minutes, painted a tiny bit of a door, ate half an almond croissant and bounced. 01:47 You went to brunch at our flat? 01:49 - [sighs] - Seriously, is nothing sacred anymore? 01:53 - Fuck! - [gasps] [artist] You cool? 'Cause if you're gonna freak out , I'ma sling a sign on you, call it performance art. 02:00 You cool? 02:02 - Yeah. - You're cool? 02:04 I'm cool. 02:05 Cool. Aight. 02:07 - Come here. - [artist] Oh, shit. 02:09 Let me see what's up with my girl real quick. 02:12 Be cool . Be cool . Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 26 Collocation 13 Grammar 2 Pronunciation 4 Slang 7
↗ Slang A2 ↩ 00:12 Aight all right — Loose yes; keep it off formal calls. - Anyway, where's Picasso? - [chuckles] Aight , boom. P Collocation A1 ↩ 00:30 thanks for coming thanks for coming
thanks for showing up All right. Well, thanks for coming . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:36 love the something love the something
quick praise for the work Hey, love the photos . They're just so-- - Safe. - How's sales? ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:39 nibbles early buyer interest — Sales talk for slight interest, not snacks here. Yeah, couple potential nibbles . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:44 a G a thousand — Money slang; not for an invoice. This close to payin' a G for a shot of my cousin Calvin's molars. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:52 out and about out and about
away from home, around town It's good to see you out and about again, Dom. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:52 out and about Treat and as weak; this is a practice cue, not a claimed accent note. It's good to see you out and about again, Dom. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:01 work on something work on something
working on a skill or the self
core is abs and the self Uh, workin' on my core , workin' on me. You know, getting positive . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:01 get positive get positive
trying to sound recovered Uh, workin' on my core , workin' on me. You know, getting positive . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:03 innit right / isn't it — Tag of agreement, not for writing. Aight. Do you, innit . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:10 be about to do something be about to do something
on the verge of doing it You know what? I was about to dip . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:10 about to Practice as one unit; do not claim we heard the actor's link. You know what? I was about to dip . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:10 dip leave — Casual exit talk only. You know what? I was about to dip . P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:23 break one's back doing something break one's back doing something
work until it hurts She's repainting walls I already broke my back painting . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:23 walls I already broke my back painting omitted relative: The relative that/which is dropped before the hard work. She's repainting walls I already broke my back painting . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:26 it's just something it's just something
shrinking the harm - Tryin' to erase I was ever there. - It's just paint , my guy. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:28 from what I saw from what I saw
based on the bit I witnessed If it makes you feel any better , from what I saw , they were only doing the living room. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:28 if it makes you feel any better if it makes you feel any better
a softener before bad news If it makes you feel any better , from what I saw , they were only doing the living room. S Pronunciation ↩ 01:34 don't prang Practice a light t; we have not verified the recording. Aight, look, don't prang out . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:34 prang out panic in public — London informal; not for a meeting. Aight, look, don't prang out . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:37 ting that whole thing — Vague London/Caribbean filler for an event. They had this paint-party-brunch ting . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:41 a tiny bit of something a tiny bit of something
a very small amount But I only stayed for 45 minutes, painted a tiny bit of a door, ate half an almond croissant and bounced. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:53 freak out freak out
lose control suddenly - Fuck! - [gasps] [artist] You cool? 'Cause if you're gonna freak out , I'ma sling a sign on you, call it performance art. G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:53 if you're gonna freak out conditional: The if-clause names the meltdown before the joke lands. - Fuck! - [gasps] [artist] You cool? 'Cause if you're gonna freak out , I'ma sling a sign on you, call it performance art. P Collocation A2 ↩ 02:09 what's up with someone what's up with someone
check how someone is Let me see what's up with my girl real quick. S Pronunciation ↩ 02:12 Be cool Keep the beat on cool both times. Be cool . Be cool .
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Slang B2 ↩ 01:34 prang out panic or lose it on the spot above my level In the scene After leaking Gia's brunch, the friend tells Dom not to panic in the gallery.Don't prang out. The client only asked one extra question. In daily life Don't prang out if they take two days to reply. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 01:10 dip leave quietly auto-pauses In the scene Dom says he was about to leave before the Gia talk starts.This playlist is dire. I'm gonna dip. In daily life If they start the ex stories, I'm dipping. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 00:52 out and about out in the world again auto-pauses In the scene A friend treats Dom's gallery appearance as proof he has left the house.Good to see you out and about after the surgery. In daily life Nice to see you out and about. ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 01:23 broke my back worked painfully hard above my level In the scene Dom says Gia is painting over walls he exhausted himself painting.I broke my back getting that flat ready, and they still complained. In daily life We broke our backs carrying that sofa. ✦ Collocation A2 ↩ 02:12 be cool stay composed, don't blow auto-pauses In the scene After Dom snaps, his friend repeats Be cool to keep the gallery intact.Be cool. Security is looking over here. In daily life Be cool. We're on camera. ✦ Swearing B2 ↩ 01:53 fuck an explosion, not a sentence above my level In the scene When brunch at the old flat is confirmed, Dom's Fuck blows the room open.He said one word and the whole table went quiet. In daily life One swear and I had to close the office door. ✦ Irony B2 ↩ 01:53 performance art turning a meltdown into the show above my level In the scene The artist threatens to label Dom's freak-out as the exhibition.If you shout in the lobby, they'll treat it like performance art. In daily life Keep going. The interns think it's performance art.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “Be cool. Be cool.”
Why it's great
Two short beats pin him in public before he detonates.
Use it yourself
Be cool. Your mic is still on.
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“Aight, look, don't prang out.”
Why it's great
He soothes Dom while admitting he did see the post.
Use it yourself
Don't prang out. We don't have the results yet.
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Takeaways What you walk away with Be cool here is a brake, not a compliment. Prang out means public panic, not a crash lecture. About to dip is leaving before the ex is named. Out and about can check if someone has left the house.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does 'Be cool' do in this scene? It pins Dom in public after he snaps, twice, with no new information.
Why does the brunch leak hurt? The friend denied the post, then described the paint party in detail.
What does 'don't prang out' tell Dom? Stop the explosion first; the explanation can wait.
Is 'out and about' small talk here? It marks that Dom has finally left the house after the breakup.
