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The air-clearing is with Gia and Eric together, at their old restaurant. Yas calls it wild, offers Laser Quest, then offers to walk in. Dom will not take a random into a real life thing. They only have luck and thanks left.
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00:02 And you're just casually off to see this girl now? 00:05 They wanna "clear the air". 00:07 - "They"? - Yeah, Eric's gonna be there too. 00:10 No! Together? 00:13 Wild . [laughs] Wild ! 00:15 - [TV announcer speaking indistinctly] - Wild! 00:18 Wild. That's wild. 00:22 That's what he does. He drops it to the far post. 00:24 - It's in! What a finish! What a finish! - [crowd cheers] 00:31 Today's pretty much the first time I've been out the house in three months. 00:35 Besides work. 00:36 And Greggs. I can't get enough of their sausage rolls. 00:39 - [child] Yeah, like this. - You're preaching to the choir , babe . 00:41 - [both chuckle] - Uh, me and my girls are addicted. 00:44 And now, we have Jeremy on the line, who walked in on his parents having sex. 00:48 Yeah, my dad told me he was looking for his contact lenses. 00:51 - I was like, "How'd it get there?" - [both laugh] 01:02 And where is this, uh, summit of doom taking place? 01:07 Il Giardino. There. 01:10 Used to be "our" place. 01:11 No. Absolutely not. 01:13 Text her, you can't make it . 01:14 We'll go to Laser Quest, merk some eight-year-olds. 01:17 Tempting, but I think it's actually something I need to do. 01:19 Like, I get what they did was peak , but I have to take some responsibility , you know? 01:23 Like, not at all. 01:24 You're gonna let them off the hook after how they treated you ? 01:27 Um, see, I don't think you're getting it. This is part of the process . 01:29 The process of you rolling over like a bitch? 01:33 Sorry. Too far . 01:35 It's fine. 01:39 Hey, why don't I come in with you? 01:41 We'll get tun up off caipirinhas, show them you don't give a shit . 01:44 This is like a proper, actual life thing, so no offence , but I'm not about to take some random in there with me, am I? 01:50 Okay. Fair. 01:53 But it was nice chattin'. 01:55 Hey, good luck with not being a YouTube sensation. 01:57 Good luck with not havin' an extraordinary life. 02:06 S-- Um... 02:08 Thanks. 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 be off to see someone be off to see someone
heading out to meet them And you're just casually off to see this girl now? ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 00:13 Wild unbelievable / chaotic — Shock noise, not for reports. Wild . [laughs] Wild ! P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:31 pretty much pretty much
almost / basically Today's pretty much the first time I've been out the house in three months. P Collocation A2 ↩ 00:31 out of the house out of the house
away from home Today's pretty much the first time I've been out the house in three months. G Grammar B1 ↩ 00:31 the first time I've been out the house present perfect: The perfect links three months indoors to this outing. Today's pretty much the first time I've been out the house in three months. P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:36 can't get enough of something can't get enough of something
keep wanting more And Greggs. I can't get enough of their sausage rolls. P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:39 preach to the choir preach to the choir
telling believers they already know - [child] Yeah, like this. - You're preaching to the choir , babe . S Pronunciation ↩ 00:39 preaching to the Weaken to the; choir is the landing. - [child] Yeah, like this. - You're preaching to the choir , babe . ↗ Slang A2 ↩ 00:39 babe familiar endearment — Warm with friends; risky with strangers. - [child] Yeah, like this. - You're preaching to the choir , babe . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:10 used to be something used to be something
was the case before Used to be "our" place. P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:13 can't make it can't make it
unable to attend Text her, you can't make it . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:14 merk destroy in a game — Game violence talk; careful around parents. We'll go to Laser Quest, merk some eight-year-olds. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:19 take responsibility take responsibility
accept a share of blame Like, I get what they did was peak , but I have to take some responsibility , you know? ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:19 peak the extreme of bad — London grade of worst; not for HR. Like, I get what they did was peak , but I have to take some responsibility , you know? P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:24 let someone off the hook let someone off the hook
release from blame You're gonna let them off the hook after how they treated you ? G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:24 after how they treated you after clause: How they treated him is the case against pardon. You're gonna let them off the hook after how they treated you ? S Pronunciation ↩ 01:24 off the hook Land on hook; off is the escape. You're gonna let them off the hook after how they treated you ? P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:27 part of the process part of the process
a required stage Um, see, I don't think you're getting it. This is part of the process . P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:33 too far too far
the joke crossed a line Sorry. Too far . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:41 give a shit Keep a light; this is practice, not verified audio. We'll get tun up off caipirinhas, show them you don't give a shit . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:41 tun up get drunk / hyped — London drink-up talk, not the office. We'll get tun up off caipirinhas, show them you don't give a shit . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:44 no offence no offence
a softener before a sting This is like a proper, actual life thing, so no offence , but I'm not about to take some random in there with me, am I? P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:44 be about to do something be about to do something
on the verge; here a refusal This is like a proper, actual life thing, so no offence , but I'm not about to take some random in there with me, am I? G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:44 I'm not about to take some random in there with me, am I? tag question: The tag asks her to agree that a stranger stays out. This is like a proper, actual life thing, so no offence , but I'm not about to take some random in there with me, am I? S Pronunciation ↩ 01:44 about to Practice as one refusal; do not claim the actor's link. This is like a proper, actual life thing, so no offence , but I'm not about to take some random in there with me, am I? P Collocation A2 ↩ 01:55 good luck with something good luck with something
luck offered, often dry
a callback to her YouTube joke Hey, good luck with not being a YouTube sensation.
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 00:05 clear the air talk it out after a conflict above my level In the scene Dom quotes their plan to clear the air; Yas hears they, meaning Eric too.They want to clear the air, and they both get to sit on one side. In daily life If his new partner comes, we are not clearing the air. ✦ Collocation A2 ↩ 01:44 about to on the verge; here a refusal auto-pauses In the scene Dom refuses to take Yas into the summit with Gia and Eric.I'm not about to take a stranger into my family argument. In daily life I'm not about to walk a random into that room. ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 01:24 off the hook released from blame above my level In the scene Yas hears his responsibility talk as letting Gia and Eric off the hook.If they both show up, you are letting them off the hook. In daily life Don't let the manager off the hook for that email. ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 00:39 preaching to the choir telling fans what they already believe above my level In the scene Yas agrees about Greggs so hard she calls it preaching to the choir.You're preaching to the choir. I already skipped lunch for that bakery. In daily life Preaching to the choir. I stayed till ten too. ✦ Swearing B2 ↩ 01:41 give a shit care at all above my level In the scene Yas offers a drunk entrance to prove Dom does not care.Getting loud does not prove you don't give a shit. It proves the opposite. In daily life You don't have to drink to show you don't give a shit. ✦ Slang B2 ↩ 01:19 peak the worst extreme of it above my level In the scene Dom calls what they did peak, then still claims a share of responsibility.Inviting both of them is peak, even if they call it closure. In daily life Posting that screenshot was peak. ✦ Irony B2 ↩ 01:02 summit of doom a peace talk named as disaster above my level In the scene Yas names the air-clearing a summit of doom before seeing the restaurant.They booked the old restaurant for a summit of doom and called it healing. In daily life Sunday lunch with both aunts is a summit of doom.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “This is like a proper, actual life thing, so no offence, but I'm not about to take some random in there with me, am I?”
Why it's great
He names the summit as real life, so her company becomes a risk.
Use it yourself
No offence, but I'm not about to take a stranger into that meeting.
◈ Create share poster ↩ 01:44
“Used to be "our" place.”
Why it's great
Our place makes the restaurant a wound before he even walks in.
Use it yourself
That booth used to be our place. I'm not going in.
◈ Create share poster ↩ 01:10
Takeaways What you walk away with Not about to keeps the summit private. Off the hook is the pardon Yas refuses. Clear the air arrives in quotes, not trust. Too far tries to unsay rolling over.
People also search Questions, then the lines What does 'I'm not about to' refuse? Walking Yas into a real meeting with Gia and Eric.
Why are there quotes on clear the air? The plan is theirs. Yas then hears they includes Eric.
What does Yas mean by off the hook? That showing up would pardon how they treated him.
Is 'summit of doom' a real event name? No. She recasts their peace talk as a disaster meeting.
