not exactly a fancy, elite place The elite-school name is used to mock how shabby the room is.
This may not look like Teddy's place, but it ain't the Ivy Leagues either.Rounders · 1998 — Capítulo 6 de 26 · 2'11" · B2
Mike and Worm at the Card Game, Explained: cut this room up
At the card table, the talk is limits, easy games, and fast company, but the real question is whether a player who says "I'm not back" can walk away from a game that looks beatable. "Mike, we could cut this room up in an hour" is both a pitch and a temptation.
Qué pasa
Mike and Worm are at the card table, where a warning follows about fast company and players who spot every move. Someone greets Mike by name and says the computer tried to delete him. A 20-40 forced-rotation game is the only one running. When asked if they will play, one answer is no; the other is an eager yes.
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fuck aroundfast companyplaying straightwiggle away
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cut this room up
win everything in the room
Someone tells Mike that if he gets a seat, he could win all the money in the room within an hour.
With that lineup, they could cut this room up before midnight.
También en esta escena
- fuck around
mess around; take reckless risks
- fast company
sharp, fast-moving people
- playing straight
playing fair; not cheating
- wiggle away
don't squirm out of it
- on the payroll
employed and paid; also paid off
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32 notas en 35 frases
is not; has not — Casual speech and dialect only; avoid it in formal writing.
This may not look like Teddy's place, but it ain't the Ivy Leagues either.play low and cautious At the table it means keeping a low profile and not showing off.
So don't fuck around. You gotta play on your belly.The t in don't is often unreleased before fuck; let the two words run together.
So don't fuck around. You gotta play on your belly.mess around; fool around — A rough warning among close people; never in formal settings.
So don't fuck around. You gotta play on your belly.sharp, fast-moving people
Someone first gives the other man face about how he makes money, then turns to the players at the table: they are quick and hard to fool.
Hey, you know I have no problem with the way you help yourself, but these guys are fast company.take what you want Here it points to the way the man makes money.
Hey, you know I have no problem with the way you help yourself, but these guys are fast company.the way clause: The way you help yourself works like a noun phrase meaning the manner in which you take money.
Hey, you know I have no problem with the way you help yourself, but these guys are fast company.catch every move
- They'll spot every move. - Tough customers, huh?hard people to deal with Here it means hard gamblers, not shoppers.
- They'll spot every move. - Tough customers, huh?Let the final t of spot link into every instead of pausing.
- They'll spot every move. - Tough customers, huh?playing fair; not cheating
After repeated warnings, the other man answers with a short line promising he will follow the rules.
I'm playing straight.don't squirm out of it
Someone calls out to a companion who has just given his nickname, teasing him not to squirm away and half watching that he does not.
Hey. Don't wiggle away.directly connected to Here it means being directly connected to the police.
They're wired right into the precinct. They got 'em on the payroll.employed and paid; also paid off
Asked why a woman is wearing a button, someone answers that the place is connected to the police and that officers are paid off.
They're wired right into the precinct. They got 'em on the payroll.mandatory rotating betting
- What are they playing? - Uh, 20-40 forced rotation.the only game available
It's the only game going right now.participial phrase: The participial phrase sitting 20-40 describes Fat Greggie and tells us which table he is at.
Is that Fat Greggie sitting 20-40? The game's that soft?a genuine, active game
Yeah. It's a real live game. So, you guys gonna play?absolutely; damn right — Strong informal agreement; not for formal settings.
- No. - Hell, yeah, I'm gonna play.leave or refuse something
- Oh, come on, you're not gonna walk away from this. - Not gonna happen.win everything in the room
Someone tells Mike that if he gets a seat, he could win all the money in the room within an hour.
Mike, we could cut this room up in an hour.go on; leave
All right, run along, then. Say hi to her for me.look after or watch someone Here it may also mean keeping an eye on him.
- Me, too. - I will. Take care of him.fucking; damn — Strong profanity; avoid in formal or polite company.
Jesus. What a fuckin' waste.The h in him is often so light that got him sounds like one unit.
Do you believe that? She's really got him by the balls.completely under someone's control — A vulgar metaphor for control; informal only.
Do you believe that? She's really got him by the balls.it depends on who holds the power
When asked whether being controlled is really so bad, the other man picks up the crude metaphor and answers that it depends on who is holding on.
- That's not so bad, is it? - Depends on the grip.subject ellipsis: The subject It is dropped in speech; the full idea is It depends on the grip.
- That's not so bad, is it? - Depends on the grip.able to pay or be trusted
You heard Mike. He's good for it. Come on.multiply something by three
Look, I'm gonna triple that in half an hour, princess. Let's go.princess; spoiled girl — Can sound mocking or flirtatious; not for strangers.
Look, I'm gonna triple that in half an hour, princess. Let's go.Mike and Worm at the Card Game, explicado
What's really going on
The room is not Teddy's, but the line insists it is not the Ivy Leagues either: the point is not comfort but alertness. The warning is blunt about the regulars: they are "fast company," and "They'll spot every move." The praise of the game does the same work as bait: "It's a real live game." The detail about the woman's button and being "on the payroll" adds another kind of pressure; this is a room with connections, not a simple card game. When someone says "we could cut this room up in an hour," the confidence sounds like freedom, but it also describes the exact temptation the flat "No" is trying to resist.
Theme
MoneyThe whole exchange weighs easy money against the discipline to walk away from a game that looks beatable.
AmbitionThe pitch "we could cut this room up in an hour" turns confidence into temptation.
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- don't fuck — The t in don't is often unreleased before fuck; let the two words run together.
- spot every — Let the final t of spot link into every instead of pausing.
- got him — The h in him is often so light that got him sounds like one unit.
This may not look like Teddy's place, but it ain't the Ivy Leagues either.The room may not be Teddy's, but it is still not a refined or upscale place; the warning is to stay alert.
Is that Fat Greggie sitting 20-40? The game's that soft?The question treats a particular player at this limit as a sign that the game is soft; that is what makes the table tempting.
Do you believe that? She's really got him by the balls.Someone is struck by how completely a man is controlled by a woman; 'by the balls' means in her power.
Mike, we could cut this room up in an hour.The speaker claims they could win all the money in the room quickly.
Preguntas sobre esta escena
What does "fast company" mean here?
It means sharp, experienced players who miss nothing. The next line, "They'll spot every move," makes the warning clear: this is not an easy crowd.
Do they both agree to play?
No. One reply is "No," while another is "Hell, yeah, I'm gonna play." The answers conflict, and the following exchange does not resolve them.
Why does someone bring up the woman's button?
It leads to the claim that "They're wired right into the precinct" and that "They got 'em on the payroll." The button is treated as evidence that the people behind it have police connections.
Why does someone mention the computer trying to delete someone?
Someone says the computer tried to delete the other person "last week," and the next line adds, "But I knew you'd be back." The reply, "I'm not back," pushes back on that expectation.
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