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Gia and Eric have already ordered for the table. They want the summit to mean moving forward, with a shelf life on guilt. Dom asks why they cheated. They answer with destiny while the waiter keeps offering thighs.
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00:00 Oh! 00:02 - Hey, babe! - [Eric] My bro! 00:14 We got here a bit early, and Eric was hungry, so we ordered some bits for the table . 00:17 - Okay. - [Eric] My belly was rumblin' , bruh . 00:20 People thought it was like a stampede of animals! 00:22 I was like, "No. It's my belly. I'm hungry." [laughs] 00:27 - Oh. - [Gia clears throat] So, how have you been? 00:31 Yeah, good. You? 00:33 - [Eric] Amazin' . Mm-hmm. - Yeah, really, really amazin' . 00:36 Amazin' . 00:39 Oh, shit. 00:40 So, see that coaster next to you? Keep it on green . 00:44 They just keep bringin' food over. 00:45 - It's just kinda mad . - Yeah, I know. I've been here before . 00:48 Yeah, man, I'm never turning mine red . 00:49 They'll have to carry me out of this place. [chuckles] Ooh. Try a croquette ting , man. 00:54 These make you cream! 00:56 I'm good. Maybe later. 00:59 We're so glad you decided to come today, D. 01:01 Obviously, this isn't easy for any of us. You must have, like, a million questions . 01:04 - Uh, no, I don't-- - [waiter] Thigh? 01:06 - Pile it on, irmão. - [chuckles] That's "brother" in Portuguese. 01:10 We went for a long weekend in Lisbon. So lit . [chuckles] Yeah, you should go, actually. We saw a lot of solo travellers , so... 01:15 - [waiter] Thigh? - I'm good, thanks. 01:18 G, you're not good. 01:20 Next time, get it anyway, and then forward it onto my plate. [chuckles] [chuckles] So, um, maybe I should start. 01:28 Basically, what we wanna come out of today is just for us all to move forward properly . 01:32 Mmm. Preach , babe. 01:33 'Cause there's gotta be a shelf life on guilt . 01:36 Or is it gonna be a thing of every time we see something that reminds us of you , we're gonna be all... [groans] Do you know what I mean? 01:42 Um... [clicks tongue] Okay, yeah, I-- I think I do have a question. 01:47 Great. Go for it. 01:48 Why? 01:51 Why did you cheat on me ? 01:53 'Cause we weren't happy, Dom. 01:55 People grow apart . 01:57 - They grow up. They change. - Well, I didn't change. 01:59 I was talking about me . 02:01 I mean, this whole thing came as a surprise to me too, you know. 02:04 Like, one day I woke up and I realised, this just didn't make sense anymore . 02:10 But this did. 02:13 You can't mess with destiny , bro. 02:15 When the stars align , the great conjunction happened-- - I'm starting to think maybe this wasn't-- - Sorry. 02:20 I was on a call with the New York office. I was like, "I gotta go!" Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 31 Collocation 18 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 4 Slang 6
P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:14 bits for the table bits for the table
shared plates ordered early We got here a bit early, and Eric was hungry, so we ordered some bits for the table . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:17 belly was rumblin' Practice a light ending; we have not verified the take. - Okay. - [Eric] My belly was rumblin' , bruh . ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 00:17 bruh bro — Casual address; keep it off email. - Okay. - [Eric] My belly was rumblin' , bruh . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:33 really amazin' Practice without the g; this is a suggestion, not a claimed take. - [Eric] Amazin' . Mm-hmm. - Yeah, really, really amazin' . ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 00:36 Amazin' amazing, overplayed — Dropped-g praise; easy to overdo. Amazin' . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:40 keep something on green keep something on green
leave the coaster on the 'more food' side
green means keep the food coming So, see that coaster next to you? Keep it on green . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:45 have been here before have been here before
know this place already - It's just kinda mad . - Yeah, I know. I've been here before . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:45 kinda mad kind of crazy — Intensity, not clinical anger. - It's just kinda mad . - Yeah, I know. I've been here before . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:48 turn something red turn something red
flip the coaster to stop food
red stops the dishes Yeah, man, I'm never turning mine red . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:49 carry someone out carry someone out
eat until you have to be carried They'll have to carry me out of this place. [chuckles] Ooh. Try a croquette ting , man. ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:49 ting that thing — London/Caribbean filler for an item. They'll have to carry me out of this place. [chuckles] Ooh. Try a croquette ting , man. P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:01 a million questions a million questions
far too many questions Obviously, this isn't easy for any of us. You must have, like, a million questions . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:10 a long weekend a long weekend
a weekend with an extra day We went for a long weekend in Lisbon. So lit . [chuckles] Yeah, you should go, actually. We saw a lot of solo travellers , so... P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:10 solo travellers solo travellers
people travelling alone We went for a long weekend in Lisbon. So lit . [chuckles] Yeah, you should go, actually. We saw a lot of solo travellers , so... ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:10 lit great, exciting — Party praise; not for a memo. We went for a long weekend in Lisbon. So lit . [chuckles] Yeah, you should go, actually. We saw a lot of solo travellers , so... P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:28 come out of something come out of something
the outcome you want from it Basically, what we wanna come out of today is just for us all to move forward properly . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:28 move forward move forward
proceed as if the hurt is over Basically, what we wanna come out of today is just for us all to move forward properly . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:28 what we wanna come out of today object clause: What-clause names the desired outcome of the lunch. Basically, what we wanna come out of today is just for us all to move forward properly . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:32 Preach yes, say that — Agreement with extra heat; informal. Mmm. Preach , babe. P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:33 a shelf life on something a shelf life on something
even guilt should expire 'Cause there's gotta be a shelf life on guilt . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:33 shelf life Two beats; do not swallow life. 'Cause there's gotta be a shelf life on guilt . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:36 every time we see something that reminds us of you relative clause: The that-clause turns any reminder of Dom into the problem. Or is it gonna be a thing of every time we see something that reminds us of you , we're gonna be all... [groans] Do you know what I mean? P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:51 cheat on someone cheat on someone
be unfaithful to someone Why did you cheat on me ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:55 grow apart grow apart
slowly stop fitting together People grow apart . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:55 grow apart Keep the beat on apart, not grow. People grow apart . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:59 talking about someone talking about someone
referring to oneself, not you I was talking about me . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:01 come as a surprise come as a surprise
arrive unexpectedly I mean, this whole thing came as a surprise to me too, you know. P Collocation A2 ↩ 02:04 not make sense not make sense
no longer added up Like, one day I woke up and I realised, this just didn't make sense anymore . G Grammar B1 ↩ 02:04 I realised, this just didn't make sense anymore object clause: The clause after realised is the breakup verdict. Like, one day I woke up and I realised, this just didn't make sense anymore . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:13 mess with something mess with something
interfere with fate You can't mess with destiny , bro. P Collocation B2 ↩ 02:15 the stars align the stars align
circumstances line up perfectly When the stars align , the great conjunction happened-- - I'm starting to think maybe this wasn't-- - Sorry.
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 01:33 shelf life an expiry date for a feeling above my level In the scene Gia tells Dom that guilt should expire so this lunch can close the case.There's a shelf life on that apology. We already moved offices. In daily life There's a shelf life on this sulk. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 01:55 grow apart slowly stop fitting together auto-pauses In the scene After Why, Gia answers with grow apart instead of naming the affair.We didn't explode. We just grew apart after night shifts. In daily life We grew apart, and the texts got shorter. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 01:51 cheat on be unfaithful to someone auto-pauses In the scene Dom finally names the affair after the food talk and the Lisbon weekend.Don't cheat on someone and then ask for a clean slate over lunch. In daily life If you cheated on her, say it before the group chat does. ✦ Pun B2 ↩ 00:54 cream food so good it sounds sexual above my level In the scene Eric sells the croquettes to Dom with a sexual punchline at the summit.Don't tell my aunt the dumplings make you cream. In daily life That sauce will make you cream. I'm not sharing. ✦ Swearing B1 ↩ 00:39 shit a startled swear, not an argument auto-pauses In the scene Dom swears at the endless food before the cheating question arrives.Oh, shit. They brought another tray. In daily life Oh, shit. That's more than rent. ✦ Irony B2 ↩ 02:13 destiny calling a choice fate above my level In the scene Eric seals Gia's grow-apart speech with destiny, as if the affair chose them.Don't call it destiny if you booked the hotel. In daily life That's not destiny. That's a calendar invite. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 01:10 lit exciting, a great time auto-pauses In the scene Eric calls Lisbon lit, then points Dom toward solo travellers.Lisbon was lit, but maybe go on your own this time. In daily life That rooftop set was lit. ✦ Phrasal verb B1 ↩ 01:28 move forward leave the hurt behind auto-pauses In the scene Gia frames the lunch as moving forward before Dom has asked anything.They said move forward before anyone explained the leak. In daily life We can move forward after you answer one thing.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “'Cause there's gotta be a shelf life on guilt.”
Why it's great
Guilt is treated like food that can expire, so the hurt can be thrown out.
Use it yourself
There's a shelf life on guilt. The project shipped.
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“Why did you cheat on me?”
Why it's great
After all the food talk, one word names the actual meeting.
Use it yourself
Why did you cheat on me? I need the real reason.
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Takeaways What you walk away with Shelf life here dates the hurt so it can be binned. Grow apart answers why without naming the affair. Destiny arrives after the question, not before it. Cream turns a croquette into a sex joke at lunch.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does 'shelf life on guilt' do here? It dates Dom's pain so staying hurt looks unreasonable at lunch.
Why does 'grow apart' land after 'Why'? It answers the affair with weather, not a choice they made.
Is 'destiny' comfort in this scene? No. It closes the why after cheating has already been named.
What does 'These make you cream' add? A sex joke that recodes the table as their date, not a summit.
