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Joey and my friend are out last night
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they're having dinner and she reaches
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over and takes a few of his fries oh no
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the plate thing oh yeah yeah no Joey
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doesn't share food
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Joey doesn't shampoo
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hello everyone
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welcome back
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in this video we're going to learn six
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idioms with friends
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let's begin
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like I don't know I could talk to her
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boss I I met him at that Christmas party
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I mean we really hit it off you mean the
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guy who kept calling you Ron I didn't
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say we were brothers
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like I don't know I could talk to her
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boss I I met him at that Christmas party
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I mean we really hit it off you mean the
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guy who kept calling you Ron I didn't
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say we were brothers
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when you hit it off it means you quickly
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become good friends or get along well
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with each other from the moment you meet
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examples
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Sarah and Mark met at a party and they
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immediately hit it off
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they spent the entire evening chatting
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in laughing together
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on their first date they hit it off and
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couldn't stop talking
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when Lily started her new job she was
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nervous about meeting her co-workers
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however she hit it off with her
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co-worker Alex and they became close
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friends
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so I could talk to her
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book I mean we really hit it off you
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mean the guy who kept calling you Ron I
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didn't say we were brothers
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oh my God
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oh wow that ear and nose hair trimmer I
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got him was just money down the drain
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huh
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oh my God
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oh oh wow that era nose hair trimmer I
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got him was just money down the drain
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huh
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when something goes down the drain or
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toilet it means it is wasted lost or
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didn't work out resulting in
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disappointment or failure
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it often refers to time effort resources
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or opportunities
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examples
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all our vacation plans went down the
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drain when the airline cancel our
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flights
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all our hard work is going down the
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drain as the project is being canceled
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my savings went down the drain when I
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had to pay for unexpected repairs
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oh my God
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oh oh wow that ear and nose hair trimmer
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I got him was just money down the drain
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huh
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what skills do you have I can pick up a
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dollar bill with my butt cheeks
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you know share
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what skills do you have I can pick up a
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dollar bill with my butt cheeks
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what do you think
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you know share your gift pass the torch
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the idiom passed the torch means to give
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responsibilities jobs or a specific role
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from one person to another
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examples
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the experienced teacher passed the torch
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to a new teacher showing them how to
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teach
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after serving as the mayor for two turns
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Mark prepared to pass the torch to the
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newly elected candidate
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the coach passed the torch to a player
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showing them how to lead the team
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what skills do you have I can pick up a
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dollar bill with my butt cheeks
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cooking you know share your gift pass
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the torch
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I'm stepping in I'm putting my foot down
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it's Future Husband I'm gonna make this
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decision for us
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no what do you think we should do
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I'm stepping in and put my foot down is
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your future husband I'm gonna make this
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decision for us
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no what do you think we should do
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when someone puts their foot down it
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means they firmly say no or stop to show
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they won't allow certain actions or
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behaviors
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examples
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she put her foot down and said no to the
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unreasonable request
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Alex put his foot down and forbade his
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child from staying out late on weekdays
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after weeks of negotiation she finally
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put her foot down and refused to accept
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the unfair terms
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I'm stepping in and put my foot down is
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your future husband I'm gonna make this
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decision for us
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what do you think we should do
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you kidding me I mean it's enough that
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you're a doctor
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but on top of it you're married to a
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reverend
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I don't think that's exactly let her
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finish doctor
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you kidding me I mean it's enough that
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you're a doctor
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but on top of it you're married to a
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reverend
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I don't think that's exactly let her
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finish doctor
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the idiom on top of something means in
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addition to something especially if it
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is undesirable or negative
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examples
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she lost her job and on top of that her
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car broke down
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they were already running late and on
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top of it it started to rain heavily
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she had a headache and on top of that
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she got caught in a traffic jam
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she was already stressed about the
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presentation and on top of it her
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computer crashed
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kidding me I mean it's enough that
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you're a doctor
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but on top of it you're married to a
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reverend
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I don't think that's exactly better
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finish doctor
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that guy mark from Bloomingdale's she
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thinks he's just being nice to her but I
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know he really wants to sleep with her
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we ran into him on the street today and
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he said he might have a job for her but
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I know he just wants to get into her
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pants
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that guy mark from Bloomingdale's she
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thinks he's just being nice to her but I
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know he really wants to sleep with her
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we ran into him on the street today and
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he said he might have a job for her but
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I know he just wants to get into her
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pants
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the idiom get into someone's pants means
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to have sex with someone
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examples
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I decided to avoid going to the clubs in
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town because they're just filled with
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guys who want to get into your pants
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I think he just wants to get into my
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pants
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that guy mark from Bloomingdale's she
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thinks he's just being nice to her but I
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know he really wants to sleep with her
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we ran into him on the street today and
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he said he might have a job for her but
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I know he just wants to get into her
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pants
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