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Yas promises no judgments, then pulls the breakup out of him. Six years, a cinema queue, a low-res photo of his best mate. She already casts him as Omar Little. He only has one correction: he didn't.
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Chapters 16 parts · AI-cut 00:00 / 03:22 1× English only
00:00 Each step bringing them closer to their mystery destination. 00:02 Okay. But no judgments , yeah? 00:04 Mmm, sounds juicy . 00:06 - I'm not running errands. - Yeah, we're past that, babe. 00:08 I'm gonna meet my ex for the first time since the break-up. 00:11 Shit. And you're still calling it "the" break-up, meaning it's fresh ? 00:17 Three months. But we were goin' out for six years. 00:19 Six years? 00:21 You could've become a fully qualified architect in that time. 00:24 Yeah. It was pretty bad. 00:25 It is pretty bad. 00:29 I went through the same sort of thing not too long ago . 00:31 Yeah? 00:32 We were only together for a year and a bit though-- Did you wake up every day and lie there trying to muster the energy to breathe? 00:37 No. 'Cause I finished with him, so I just felt kind of relieved and empowered afterwards, you know? 00:43 He was tryin' to dilute my squash, and I was like, "Not today, Satan." [chuckles] I'm sorry. Sorry. 00:48 No, no, no, no. I'm happy for you. 00:50 Must be nice being on that side of it, not that I'll ever know. 00:52 Hey, hey, I believe in your ability to completely destroy someone's life one day. 00:57 - Thanks. - Mmm. 00:59 Aight , so, she broke up with you. I know that much already. 01:02 Actually, it's still pretty hard to talk about the details, so... 01:04 Oh, okay, sorry. We don't actually-- The bit that really hurts, I thought we were fine. 01:07 We were better than fine. We moved in together . 01:09 We had Hamilton tickets. Stalls! 01:10 It's a serious commitment. 01:12 Right? 01:13 So go on. Spill the tea ! What happened? 01:15 So we were goin' to the cinema. 01:17 Oh? 01:20 I get there first, as usual , and I go buy the snacks. 01:23 Mmm, stuntin' on 'em. 01:24 You don't even understand how picky this girl is. 01:27 Hello. Hey. Um, can I get a number three with a medium sweet and salt popcorn and, um, a diet cola please? 01:33 Um, uh, but can the sweet be on bottom? So it's like pudding. 01:36 I'm already ragin' . 01:38 Oh, sorry. Uh, not too much ice in the drink. 01:40 Like an inch. Specifically, uh, an inch. 01:43 And you gotta understand, I take cinema etiquette seriously. 01:46 Like, I won't go in once the film's started. 01:48 You gotta respect the code . 01:49 - [phone ringing] - So, I call Gia. 01:51 Hey, hey-- Shit. Sorry. 01:54 Um, just about to send you a message. 01:58 I know how anal you are about seeing the dumb trailers, so just go in, and I'll be there in a bit . 02:03 But I figured maybe she had a bad day, so I'm just like... 02:05 Okay. See you in a bit. Love you. 02:16 And that's when I see it. 02:18 See what? 02:20 No. [sobs] 02:24 Wait. 02:26 Is that a dick? 02:27 - It gets worse . - [Yas gasps] 'Cause even though it was low res , I knew that dick. 02:32 That dick belonged to my best mate , Eric. 02:43 That is so dead . 02:44 So, what'd you do? 02:46 What do you think I did? 02:48 Eric! Eric! 02:54 - No, please-- [grunting] - [Gia yelping] 02:59 Yes! Plot twist! 03:02 That is some next-level Omar Little shit. 03:04 I can't believe you did that. [gasps] Yeah. 03:08 I didn't. 03:12 That is one of the worst stories I've ever heard. 03:16 I mean, not from an entertainment perspective , obviously. 03:18 - It's a wonderful anecdote. - [sniffles] Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 26 Collocation 14 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 4 Slang 5
P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:02 no judgments no judgments
a promise not to judge Okay. But no judgments , yeah? ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 00:04 juicy deliciously gossipy — Gossip appetite, not for reports. Mmm, sounds juicy . P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:08 the first time since something the first time since something
first occasion after a break I'm gonna meet my ex for the first time since the break-up. G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:11 meaning it's fresh participle gloss: The participle spells out what the still means. Shit. And you're still calling it "the" break-up, meaning it's fresh ? P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:17 go out with someone go out with someone
dating someone Three months. But we were goin' out for six years. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:17 goin' out Practice without a hard g; unverified audio. Three months. But we were goin' out for six years. P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:29 not too long ago not too long ago
fairly recently I went through the same sort of thing not too long ago . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:32 muster the energy to do something muster the energy to do something
force yourself to act We were only together for a year and a bit though-- Did you wake up every day and lie there trying to muster the energy to breathe? P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:37 finish with someone finish with someone
ended it with them No. 'Cause I finished with him, so I just felt kind of relieved and empowered afterwards, you know? ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 00:59 Aight all right — Loose reset; not for interviews. Aight , so, she broke up with you. I know that much already. P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:07 move in together move in together
start living together We were better than fine. We moved in together . P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:13 spill the tea spill the tea
tell the gossip So go on. Spill the tea ! What happened? S Pronunciation ↩ 01:13 Spill the tea Land on tea; spill is just the pour. So go on. Spill the tea ! What happened? P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:20 as usual as usual
in the usual way I get there first, as usual , and I go buy the snacks. S Pronunciation ↩ 01:23 stuntin' on Keep on attached; this is a practice cue. Mmm, stuntin' on 'em. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:23 stuntin' showing off — Teasing flex talk, not for writing. Mmm, stuntin' on 'em. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:36 ragin' already furious — Inflated anger; not for clients. I'm already ragin' . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:48 respect the code respect the code
honour the unwritten rules You gotta respect the code . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:54 be about to do something be about to do something
on the verge of doing it Um, just about to send you a message. S Pronunciation ↩ 01:54 about to Practice as one unit; do not claim the actor's link. Um, just about to send you a message. P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:58 in a bit in a bit
a little later I know how anal you are about seeing the dumb trailers, so just go in, and I'll be there in a bit . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:27 it gets worse it gets worse
the next fact is darker - It gets worse . - [Yas gasps] 'Cause even though it was low res , I knew that dick. G Grammar B1 ↩ 02:27 even though it was low res concession: Low resolution does not block recognition. - It gets worse . - [Yas gasps] 'Cause even though it was low res , I knew that dick. P Collocation A2 ↩ 02:32 best mate best mate
closest male friend That dick belonged to my best mate , Eric. ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 02:43 so dead beyond the pale — Verdict slang; never at a funeral. That is so dead . G Grammar B2 ↩ 03:16 not from an entertainment perspective perspective phrase: The phrase splits moral worst from enjoyable story. I mean, not from an entertainment perspective , obviously.
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 01:13 spill the tea tell the juicy version above my level In the scene Yas demands the cinema story after Dom stalls on the details.Spill the tea, but only if you actually want it told. In daily life Spill the tea. Did they offer? ✦ Collocation A2 ↩ 01:54 about to on the verge of doing it auto-pauses In the scene Gia claims she is about to text, so Dom should go in without her.I was about to text, then I saw the time and just ran. In daily life I was about to leave when the bus skipped me. ✦ Swearing B2 ↩ 03:02 omar little shit The Wire revenge, sworn above my level In the scene Yas praises the imagined fight as next-level Omar Little shit.He described the argument like some next-level Omar Little shit, then admitted he walked away. In daily life That comeback was some next-level shit. ✦ Irony B2 ↩ 03:18 wonderful anecdote praise that flips the wound into entertainment above my level In the scene After calling it one of the worst stories, Yas names it a wonderful anecdote.He called it a wonderful anecdote, which told me he had enjoyed the wreckage. In daily life Don't call it a wonderful anecdote while she's still crying. ✦ Idiom B1 ↩ 00:43 not today satan a theatrical refusal auto-pauses In the scene Yas casts dumping him as refusing watered-down squash, then apologises.They wanted another unpaid hour. Not today, Satan. In daily life Not today, Satan. I already closed the till. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 02:43 so dead beyond acceptable, finished auto-pauses In the scene Yas calls the Eric reveal so dead, a verdict on the friendship.He sent that to the group chat? That's so dead. In daily life Leaving you on read after six years is so dead. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 01:23 stuntin' on showing off on them auto-pauses In the scene Yas frames his snack run as showing off, before the photo lands.Buying both drinks first is just stuntin' on them. In daily life He's stuntin' on us with the extra dessert.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “I didn't.”
Why it's great
He refuses the revenge version she already enjoyed.
Use it yourself
They said I quit on the spot. I didn't.
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“So go on. Spill the tea! What happened?”
Why it's great
She makes disclosure sound like a treat he still owes her.
Use it yourself
Spill the tea. Did she text back?
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Takeaways What you walk away with Spill the tea cashes comfort in for plot. About to lets Gia delay without vanishing. So dead is a verdict, not a death. I didn't refuses the revenge she cast.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does 'spill the tea' demand from Dom? The cinema details after he stalls on how the split happened.
Why does 'about to' in Gia's call hurt? It makes absence sound imminent, so he enters without her.
What does Yas mean by Omar Little shit? She casts a revenge fight that Dom then says never happened.
Is 'wonderful anecdote' comfort? No. It flips 'worst stories' into entertainment while he sniffs.
