I can’t believe the kids today! Did you
see what that guy who rang us up at the grocery store was wearing?
* ring something up: to record the cost
of goods being bought in a shot/store on a machine; to make sales of the value
mentioned
ex> She rang up all the items
on the till.
It’s like he has no respect for his job
or for himself. His boss needs to lay
down the law.
* lay down the law: to announce rules
that cannot be broken without harsh punishment
ex> If you don’t lay down the law,
your students are going to take advantage of you.
Do you even hear yourself talking? You've
become your father – a grumpy old man at 44 years old!
There’s a fine line between criticizing someone’s slovenly attire and
being a grumpy old man!
* a fine line: a narrow difference
between two things
ex> There is a fine line
between taking a calculated risk and doing something stupid.
* slovenly: untidy, or inefficient
ex> He grew lazy and slovenly
in his habits.
* attire: the clothes you are wearing
ex> Seven women dressed in their
finest attire.
Well, I’m just basing it on the fact
that you repeated verbatim what your
father said about you when you worked at the deli in high school.
* verbatim [v3:r|beɪtɪm]: something repeated word for word
ex> The talented pop star could sing
any song verbatim after hearing it only once.
ex> He reported the speech verbatim.
I was far from perfect, but I didn't look like that kid we saw today.
* not very good; average or below
average
ex> When the model washed off her
makeup, you could see that she was far from perfect.
Here’s a picture of you that summer. Face it, you've become a grumpy old
man.
* (let’s) face it: to acknowledge
something
ex> You’re going to have to face
it, you lost and I won.
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