a bloke, a fellow
I need that Chinese geezer's address, okay?The Gentlemen · 2020 — 第 9 / 15 章 · 2'17" · B2
The Coach Apologizes for His Lads, Explained：keep your cards close to your chest
The Coach walks into the operation his lads robbed and does what a boss is supposed to do: he apologizes. "It's me that should be accountable for their actions," he says, offering loyalty and time to settle the debt. The catch is that the debt now includes a name.
あらすじ
The Coach wants the address of "that Chinese geezer" and learns, from Ernie, whose weed his lads stole: Mickey Pearson's. That is terrible news, so the Coach goes to Mickey's people and offers an apology, admitting his boys are naive and taking responsibility for them.
注目の表現
keep your cards close to your chestare you a Gypsyconsigliereaccountable for
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このシーンの表現
keep your cards close to your chest
keep your plans secret
Ernie sits on bad news, and the Coach snaps that this is no time to keep his cards close to his chest.
In negotiations, it pays to keep your cards close to your chest.
このシーンの他の表現
- are you a Gypsy
are you suddenly psychic
- consigliere
a trusted adviser
- accountable for
responsible for something
- make amends
make up for a wrong
- a fucking headache
a huge nuisance
このシーンのメモ一覧
31 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
Link Chinese and geezer, keeping the stress on gee.
I need that Chinese geezer's address, okay?a bloke, a fellow — British slang for a man; casual, not for formal settings.
I need that Chinese geezer's address, okay?before morning comes
You'll have it by the morning, Coach.well done, mate
Good lad. And, Coach...I never told you to stop
Did I say stop?wow, blimey — A British exclamation of surprise, common in casual speech.
Blimey, Coach, are you a Gypsy too?a Roma person, here a fortune teller — Used jokingly for someone psychic; loaded as an ethnic term, so use care.
Blimey, Coach, are you a Gypsy too?tell fortunes from tea leaves
You been reading tea leaves, got a crystal ball?when confronted with
Mickey Pearson is terrible news in the face of a violent and expensive debt.mess with someone
I gather you're the consigliere of the outfit that my boys were stupid enough to fuck around with.relative clause: The that-clause modifies the outfit, naming exactly which group the boys provoked.
I gather you're the consigliere of the outfit that my boys were stupid enough to fuck around with.Stress the back half of consigliere and glide over of the outfit.
I gather you're the consigliere of the outfit that my boys were stupid enough to fuck around with.mess with, fool around — Vulgar for messing with someone; keep it off formal occasions.
I gather you're the consigliere of the outfit that my boys were stupid enough to fuck around with.offer a formal apology
On that note, I'd like to extend my apologies on their behalf.turn out well in the end
they've had hard lives and they're just starting to come good, but they're my lads, my responsibility,cleft sentence: The it-is-that pattern shifts the focus onto me as the one who must answer.
so it's me that should be accountable for their actions.The t in it's drops, and me that runs together.
so it's me that should be accountable for their actions.a vulgar intensifier — A vulgar intensifier; avoid it in all formal speech.
Now I can return your goods, but I can't return the inconvenience, the time, the fucking headache.the debt is fully paid
until that debt is settled.was located there
about where our farm was sited.known by everyone
'cause that's not common knowledge.once-clause: Once means as soon as, setting the challenge as a condition before any talk.
Once we've overcome that little challenge, then we can talk.offer something even better
Well, I can do better than that.「The Coach Apologizes for His Lads」を読み解く
What's really going on
This is a mob apology, and it follows the rules. The Coach does not deny anything; he names his responsibility — "so it's me that should be accountable for their actions" — and offers what he has: loyalty, his word, his time, until the debt is settled. That is the language of a man who knows that returning stolen goods is not the same as repaying the trouble. His pitch runs on reputation and obligation: his boys are "naive," they have "had hard lives," and he is their leader. The other side answers in the same register, asking how the lads got information that is not common knowledge. The scene shows two codes meeting: one built on loyalty to your own, the other built on knowing exactly who leaked. The Coach's final move — handing over a name — proves he understands both.
Theme
DutyThe Coach's whole speech is about responsibility — his lads are his, so their mistake is his to answer for, whatever it costs him.
PowerThe apology is also a negotiation: loyalty and time are offered as payment, and the other side uses a piece of information as leverage.
このチャプターで学べること
- Owning the fault is the fastest way to keep your people.
- A promise to pay plus a plea to spare them says duty and love at once.
- The card-table idiom warns against staying silent too long.
- A pun can defuse a tense negotiation.
発音のポイント
- Chinese geezer — Link Chinese and geezer, keeping the stress on gee.
- consigliere of the outfit — Stress the back half of consigliere and glide over of the outfit.
- it's me that — The t in it's drops, and me that runs together.
so it's me that should be accountable for their actions.The Coach takes personal responsibility for his crew's crime, a move that earns respect in a world where leaders are expected to answer for their people.
I'll make amends, but just leave me lads alone.The offer, in one line: he will pay for the mistake himself if the young thieves are spared. It is a leader buying protection for his own.
Ernie, this is not the fucking time to keep your cards close to your chest.The Coach wants the truth immediately. Holding information back, even for a moment, is dangerous when the enemy's name might be Mickey Pearson.
And so I offer you my loyalty, my word, my time,The currency of the apology: not just cash but personal commitment — his loyalty, his promise, his time, pledged until the debt is paid.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the Coach apologize instead of fighting?
Because his boys picked the wrong target. Going up against Mickey Pearson over a debt would be suicide, so the Coach tries to settle things with respect and payment instead.
What does "keep your cards close to your chest" mean?
It means not revealing what you know or what you plan. The Coach wants Ernie to share information fast, because secrecy is a luxury he cannot afford here.
What does the other side demand before talking?
They want to know how the Coach's lads found out where the farm was, since that location was not common knowledge. The leak matters more than the apology.
Who is Phuc, and why does his name matter?
He is the man whose name the Coach gives up as proof of good faith. The joke is in the pronunciation, but the point is that the Coach is handing over his source.
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