Tuesday 24 August 2010

Learn Real English - 19. las_vegas_part_2

to be very excited about something
I would have been like a kid in .................. there.
I would have been like a kid in the candy store there.

casually passing time
hangin’ out
Uh, y’know, and especially as a college student and you’re hangin’ out with other folks.

caught up in the moment
to become completely involved in something
Example: Or they get caught up in the moment and they just start gamblin’.

I understand
I got you
Example: Oh, I got you, to pay before she saw it.

lose their cool
to get angry or upset
Example: Yeah, yeah coz if his parents saw the bill and, and figured out that he was
gamblin’ away the money on their credit cards, they would totally lose their cool.

flip out
to get angry or upset; same as lose your cool
Example: They would, they would flip out on him.

(a)round the clock
all the time
Example: My gosh. Y’know, it’s just like, it’s, no matter where you go there’s gambling
round the clock.

get hitched
to get married
Example: But I guess if uh, if you, actually, uh, made enough money and you met a pretty
girl then maybe it’s time to go get hitched [laugh].

a pretty big deal
very important
Example: It’s a pretty big deal.

throw up - бросать (что-л.) , отказываться от участия (в чем-л.)
Example: to throw up one's claims — отказаться от своих требований

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