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On Rye Lane they finally trade names. Yas infers Dom still lives at home; he insists on the word back. She jokes him out of KFC and into accounting, then admits costume design pays too little for rent and cute cocktails.
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Chapters 16 parts · AI-cut 00:00 / 03:20 1× English only
00:00 - I'll be counting the seconds. - [chuckling] I've got chillies fresh... 00:02 It's Dom, right? 00:03 I'm Yas. 00:05 Nice to meet you. 00:11 Eh? Okay. 00:12 So, where you off to ? 00:14 What errands has your mum got you out here runnin'? 00:19 Oh, Nathan mentioned you don't pay bills, so I figured you still live at home ? 00:22 I'm back. Back at home. 00:24 "Back" is important, otherwise it sounds like I never left , and I did. 00:27 Okay. Fair. 00:31 I'm actually cutting through . 00:33 Rye Lane Market? 00:34 - Yeah. Yeah. - [chuckles] Lucky for you, I'm going this way anyway. 00:41 So, what do you do now you've escaped the clutches of the Colonel ? 00:46 Like, with your post-KFC life. 00:48 Oh, I'm an accountant. 00:50 Boring. 00:51 Okay. 00:53 No free popcorn chicken, but still, that's like a proper job . 00:57 Yeah, it's not particularly glamorous. 00:59 - [Yas] No. - But I actually kinda love it. 01:01 So, is that what you've always wanted to do , or have you got yourself some thwarted ambition burning away in ya gut? 01:07 - You know, you're very-- - Peng ? 01:08 Refreshingly disarming? 01:10 - You ask a lot of questions. - I'm interested in people's messes . 01:12 - What makes you think I've got a mess? - Everyone has a mess. 01:15 Hi. 01:19 Okay. Um... 01:23 You know, I-- I think I did always wanna be an accountant. 01:27 Is that-- Is that weird? 01:28 Don't ask me. I wanted to be Prince when I was little. 01:30 Specifically, Purple Rain Prince. 01:32 - Yeah? - Yeah. 01:33 I made myself a little costume and everything. 01:47 So, are you the only wannabe accountant in your crew? 01:50 All my mates thought they were gonna be footballers or YouTube sensations, chilling on private jets, living extraordinary lives... 01:56 Oh, private jets not your ting , no? 01:58 Do you know how much they cost to run ? Terrible investment. 02:01 - [Yas chuckles] - So, what about you? 02:03 What do you do anyway? 02:04 Me? Well, I'm a YouTube sensation. 02:09 Nah , I work in fashion. 02:11 Hence the Prince costume. 02:13 - Exactly! - [chuckles] So you're like a designer or-- Oh, you saying I couldn't be a model? 02:18 - No. I just-- assumed 'cause you-- - Uh-- Uh-- - I'm fuckin' with you . [chuckles] - Oh. 02:23 I am a buyer for an online brand that you wouldn't have heard of . 02:26 But I wanna design costumes. That's, like, the end game . 02:29 - [Dom] Costumes? - Yeah. 02:31 TV, films, music videos, ball gowns to alien queens to anything the fuck else. 02:37 But do you know how much these thieves wanna pay me to be a bottom-level costume assistant? 02:42 I'm guessing not a lot. 02:43 Not a lot divided by fuck all. [chuckles] Plus with your ting, the square root of ten is always, like, what-- 3.16-ish. 02:50 Okay. I'll take your word for it . 02:54 But I can't just wake up and decide to be a costume designer. 02:58 I've gotta pay my dues . 03:00 And paying my dues means not paying my rent or being able to afford cute cocktails. 03:05 And I like paying my rent, and I love cute cocktails, so... 03:09 Yeah, I know. I get that. 03:12 But I'll get there 03:15 eventually. [chuckles] Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 26 Collocation 13 Grammar 4 Pronunciation 4 Slang 5
P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:12 be off to somewhere be off to somewhere
heading somewhere now So, where you off to ? S Pronunciation ↩ 00:12 off to Practice as one move; do not claim the actor's link. So, where you off to ? P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:19 live at home live at home
still living with parents Oh, Nathan mentioned you don't pay bills, so I figured you still live at home ? G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:24 otherwise it sounds like I never left otherwise clause: Otherwise shows the meaning he is trying to block. "Back" is important, otherwise it sounds like I never left , and I did. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:31 cut through somewhere cut through somewhere
take a shortcut through I'm actually cutting through . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:31 cutting through Let through ride on the ng; practice only. I'm actually cutting through . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:41 escape the clutches of something escape the clutches of something
get free of a grip
the Colonel is KFC, not the army So, what do you do now you've escaped the clutches of the Colonel ? G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:41 now you've escaped the clutches of the Colonel time clause: The now-clause treats KFC as a finished escape. So, what do you do now you've escaped the clutches of the Colonel ? P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:53 a proper job a proper job
a real, respectable job No free popcorn chicken, but still, that's like a proper job . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:01 always wanted to do something always wanted to do something
a long-held plan So, is that what you've always wanted to do , or have you got yourself some thwarted ambition burning away in ya gut? ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:07 Peng looking good — London praise; not for parents. - You know, you're very-- - Peng ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:10 someone's mess someone's mess
someone's tangled life - You ask a lot of questions. - I'm interested in people's messes . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:47 wannabe aspiring, not yet the real thing — Slightly mocking; careful as self-talk. So, are you the only wannabe accountant in your crew? ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:56 ting that whole thing — Vague spoken filler, not for writing. Oh, private jets not your ting , no? P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:58 cost to run something cost to run something
the running cost Do you know how much they cost to run ? Terrible investment. ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 02:09 Nah no / nah — Casual no; keep it off reports. Nah , I work in fashion. S Pronunciation ↩ 02:18 fuckin' with you Practice a light n; this is a cue, not verified audio. - No. I just-- assumed 'cause you-- - Uh-- Uh-- - I'm fuckin' with you . [chuckles] - Oh. ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 02:18 fuckin' with you just teasing — In-group tease only. - No. I just-- assumed 'cause you-- - Uh-- Uh-- - I'm fuckin' with you . [chuckles] - Oh. G Grammar B1 ↩ 02:23 an online brand that you wouldn't have heard of relative clause: The relative clause lowers the brand before he can judge it. I am a buyer for an online brand that you wouldn't have heard of . P Collocation B2 ↩ 02:26 the end game the end game
the real long-term goal But I wanna design costumes. That's, like, the end game . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:37 bottom-level job bottom-level job
the lowest rung But do you know how much these thieves wanna pay me to be a bottom-level costume assistant? P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:50 take someone's word for it take someone's word for it
accept it without checking Okay. I'll take your word for it . P Collocation B2 ↩ 02:58 pay one's dues pay one's dues
do the hard years first I've gotta pay my dues . S Pronunciation ↩ 02:58 pay my dues Keep the beat on dues, not on pay. I've gotta pay my dues . G Grammar B2 ↩ 03:00 paying my dues means not paying my rent gerund subject: The gerund makes the dues equal lost rent. And paying my dues means not paying my rent or being able to afford cute cocktails. P Collocation A2 ↩ 03:12 get there get there
reach the goal in time But I'll get there
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Pun B2 ↩ 00:41 clutches of the Colonel KFC exit dressed as a jailbreak above my level In the scene Yas asks what Dom does now that he has escaped KFC's Colonel.She talks about leaving that chain like escaping the clutches of the Colonel. In daily life I escaped the clutches of that night shift. ✦ Swearing B2 ↩ 02:43 fuck all absolutely nothing, especially pay above my level In the scene Yas divides a tiny costume-assistant wage by nothing to show it is zero.They want evenings and weekends for fuck all. In daily life The internship pays fuck all after travel. ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 02:58 pay my dues do the unglamorous years first above my level In the scene Yas says costume design requires dues that would cost her rent.I want the studio job, but I still have to pay my dues on the shop floor. In daily life Paying my dues means nights on the till. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 01:07 peng attractive, looking good auto-pauses In the scene Yas jumps in with peng before Dom finishes calling her something.That jacket is peng, but I am not saying it in the meeting. In daily life Those trainers are peng. ✦ Slang B2 ↩ 02:18 fuckin' with you teasing, not serious above my level In the scene Yas tells Dom she was teasing after he panics about the model joke.Relax. I'm just fuckin' with you about the late train. In daily life I'm fuckin' with you. The booking is still there. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 01:10 people's messes other people's complicated lives auto-pauses In the scene Yas answers his complaint about questions by claiming interest in messes.I like people's messes, but I wait until they open the door. In daily life You can dump the mess. I asked. ✦ Collocation B1 ↩ 00:31 cutting through taking a shortcut through auto-pauses In the scene Dom tries to end the home talk by saying he is only cutting through the market.I'm cutting through the market, not moving back in with anyone. In daily life I'm cutting through the arcade to make the train.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “"Back" is important, otherwise it sounds like I never left, and I did.”
Why it's great
He fights the implication that he never made it out.
Use it yourself
Temporary is important, otherwise it sounds like I moved in.
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“And paying my dues means not paying my rent or being able to afford cute cocktails.”
Why it's great
She prices the dream in rent and cocktails, so it stops being abstract.
Use it yourself
Paying my dues means I keep the day job till June.
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Takeaways What you walk away with Back is a defence against never-left. Pay my dues here is rent, not a pep talk. The Colonel joke only works as KFC. Fuck all prices the costume job at zero.
People also search Questions, then the lines Why does Dom insist 'Back' is important? Without it, living at home sounds like he never left.
What does 'pay my dues' cost Yas here? Rent and cute cocktails. She will not take the unpaid rung.
Who is the Colonel in this exchange? KFC's mascot. The jailbreak joke is about fried chicken, not the army.
What does 'I'm fuckin' with you' repair? The model joke. She tells Dom the sting was a tease.
