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Yas and Dom stall over gallery adjectives until Nathan walks in, calls them fuck nuggets, and makes Dom buy the tongue photograph. Dom pretends the purchase is an investment. They leave together.
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Yas awkward gallery guest
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Nathan artist selling work
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Chapters 16 parts · AI-cut 00:00 / 02:06 1× English only
00:02 How you doin'? 00:04 Yeah, good. 00:05 Yeah? 00:08 Yeah. 00:09 Cool. 00:13 So, whatcha think ? 00:15 - [Dom] The photos? - Mmm. 00:18 Yeah. Yeah. Amazing. 00:19 They have a real, like, cerebral feel. 00:22 Cerebral? 00:24 Yeah. Or maybe lyrical is a better way to-- 00:29 Or expressive. 00:30 Wow. You know all the adjectives. 00:34 Now, this one, I fucking adore. 00:37 Yeah, I love the way the tongue follows you around the room . 00:41 - So, do you know Nath or-- - Oh, I'm mates with his girlfriend. 00:44 Oh, cool. That's cool. 00:46 I know Cass. She's cool. 00:49 She is cool. 00:53 We met at work. Me and Nath. 00:57 - Oh, you're an artist? - Oh, no. KFC. [chuckles] Back in the day . I don't work there anymore. 01:04 'Sup , my little fuck nuggets ? [chuckles] - [chuckles] - Basking in your genius, dude. 01:07 Oh, please. Continue. 01:09 This one's pretty special, innit ? 01:12 Yeah, man. We were just saying exactly that. 01:14 - Yeah? - Yeah. [chuckles] Why don't you treat yourself ? 01:20 Oh, no, bro, I just came to support you. I wasn't gonna-- Oh, come on. Help a brother out . 01:25 People see you coppin', might inspire them . 01:30 Look, I know you ain't payin' bills right now. 01:31 Man must have bare peas saved up . 01:35 I think it's very you . 01:37 Uh... [grunts] 01:48 Sorry, I kinda feel like that was my fault. 01:50 No, no, no, no. Nath kinda seemed like he needed the boost . 01:53 Plus, it's an investment. 01:54 When he blows up, I'll sell it on for a fortune . 01:59 - Well, anyway-- - You going this way? 02:01 Yeah, I was gonna-- Yeah. 02:02 Me too. Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 26 Collocation 14 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 4 Slang 5
S Pronunciation ↩ 00:13 whatcha think Practice as one lump; do not claim we heard the actor's cut. So, whatcha think ? P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:24 a better way to say something a better way to say something
a more fitting wording Yeah. Or maybe lyrical is a better way to-- P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:37 follow someone around follow someone around
keeps tracking you
the tongue tracks you like painted eyes Yeah, I love the way the tongue follows you around the room . G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:37 the way the tongue follows you around the room the way clause: the way names the creepy tracking effect, not a technique. Yeah, I love the way the tongue follows you around the room . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:41 be mates with someone be mates with someone
friends with someone - So, do you know Nath or-- - Oh, I'm mates with his girlfriend. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:57 back in the day back in the day
in the past, formerly - Oh, you're an artist? - Oh, no. KFC. [chuckles] Back in the day . I don't work there anymore. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:57 Back in the Keep in light; this is practice, not a claimed accent note. - Oh, you're an artist? - Oh, no. KFC. [chuckles] Back in the day . I don't work there anymore. P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:04 bask in something bask in something
enjoying the glow of it 'Sup , my little fuck nuggets ? [chuckles] - [chuckles] - Basking in your genius, dude. ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:04 fuck nuggets KFC insult-greeting — In-group joke only; not for work. 'Sup , my little fuck nuggets ? [chuckles] - [chuckles] - Basking in your genius, dude. ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 01:04 'Sup what's up — Loose hello; not for interviews. 'Sup , my little fuck nuggets ? [chuckles] - [chuckles] - Basking in your genius, dude. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:09 innit right / isn't it — Spoken tag, not for writing. This one's pretty special, innit ? P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:14 treat yourself treat yourself
buy yourself a treat - Yeah? - Yeah. [chuckles] Why don't you treat yourself ? S Pronunciation ↩ 01:14 treat yourself Land on treat; yourself is the soft landing. - Yeah? - Yeah. [chuckles] Why don't you treat yourself ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:20 help someone out help someone out
do a friend a favour Oh, no, bro, I just came to support you. I wasn't gonna-- Oh, come on. Help a brother out . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:25 People see you coppin', might inspire them implied conditional: Seeing the purchase is the if; the result is copycat buyers. People see you coppin', might inspire them . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:25 coppin' buying it now — London talk; not for invoices. People see you coppin', might inspire them . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:30 pay bills pay bills
covering living costs Look, I know you ain't payin' bills right now. P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:31 save up save up
put money aside Man must have bare peas saved up . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:31 bare peas lots of money — Money slang; keep it off elders. Man must have bare peas saved up . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:35 very you very you
typical of you / your taste
the molar shot is sold as Dom's taste I think it's very you . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:50 need a boost need a boost
needed a lift in morale No, no, no, no. Nath kinda seemed like he needed the boost . P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:54 blow up blow up
become suddenly famous
fame, not an explosion When he blows up, I'll sell it on for a fortune . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:54 sell something on sell something on
resell it later When he blows up, I'll sell it on for a fortune . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:54 for a fortune for a fortune
for a huge profit When he blows up, I'll sell it on for a fortune . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:54 When he blows up, I'll sell it on time clause: The when-clause makes future fame the exit plan. When he blows up, I'll sell it on for a fortune . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:54 blows up Lift up so fame, not a blast, is what you hear. When he blows up, I'll sell it on for a fortune .
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Pun B2 ↩ 01:04 fuck nuggets KFC insult and greeting in one above my level In the scene Nathan greets Dom and Yas with a KFC insult as he enters the gallery.He still calls the old kitchen crew his nuggets. In daily life Don't lead with the kitchen nickname in front of her boss. ✦ Swearing B2 ↩ 00:34 fucking adore swear-boosted love for the photo above my level In the scene Yas swears her love for the tongue photo after the adjective stall.I fucking adore this track, but I am not buying the vinyl today. In daily life I fucking adore the chorus. ✦ Slang B2 ↩ 01:25 coppin' buying, especially on the spot above my level In the scene Nathan tells Dom that being seen buying will make others follow.If they see you coppin' the print, the rest of the stall wakes up. In daily life Start coppin' one, and the queue appears. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 01:14 treat yourself buy yourself something nice auto-pauses In the scene Nathan turns their praise into a nudge for Dom to buy the piece.Why don't you treat yourself to the good seat for once? In daily life Treat yourself. You skipped lunch. ✦ Phrasal verb B2 ↩ 01:54 blow up suddenly become famous above my level In the scene After paying, Dom tells Yas he will resell when Nathan becomes famous.When this band blows up, these tickets will look cheap. In daily life If they blow up, we got in early. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 01:20 help a brother out do a mate a favour, usually money auto-pauses In the scene Nathan overrides Dom's I-just-came-to-support line and asks him to pay.Help a brother out and take this extra ticket. In daily life Help a brother out this Saturday. ✦ Slang B2 ↩ 01:31 bare peas lots of money saved above my level In the scene Nathan argues Dom has spare cash because he is not paying bills.If he's not paying rent, he's got bare peas for the weekend. In daily life You've got bare peas saved up. One dinner won't hurt.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “When he blows up, I'll sell it on for a fortune.”
Why it's great
He recasts a shakedown as a future profit so he can leave with dignity.
Use it yourself
When she blows up, this sketch will pay the rent.
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“'Sup, my little fuck nuggets? [chuckles] - [chuckles] - Basking in your genius, dude.”
Why it's great
The KFC nickname lands as affection and a shove into the sale.
Use it yourself
He still greets the old shift as his nuggets.
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Takeaways What you walk away with Treat yourself here is a close, not wellness. Coppin' means a visible purchase others can copy. Blow up is fame so the awkward buy looks clever. Fuck nuggets folds KFC history into a shove.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does 'treat yourself' do to Dom? It turns praise into a purchase after they call the photo special.
Why does 'fuck nuggets' land here? They met at KFC. The insult is in-group history before the sale.
Is 'when he blows up' a threat? No. Dom means fame, so reselling the photo can save face.
What is Nathan doing with 'help a brother out'? He recasts friendship as an obligation to pay, not just attend.
