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4 | Have a Bone to Pick with You!
‘Andrew: Don't we get off hee, at this exit?”
Rob Gents... Yousaid you had the dections covered
Andree ea, but Im ds driving right ow. st lookin the
‘love compartment. thnk put them in there.
Ro Theyenat here
‘Andrew: They should be... Let me see... Oh man, | took them
cut to double-check something and frgt to put
them bakin tmust hve spped mynd...
Ro Sowerelost? Thats reat.
‘Andrew: It's no big deal. We can cal or ask someone for,
directions.
Roe Thsis typical Why id you sy youd handlthe
direction i you werent gong to handle them?
‘Andrew: Loot who alin! The only reason said [handle
‘them is because | knew you couldn't be counted on,
Rob: Me? You've otto be kidding You the one who
oes ge adam about anyone around you.
Anew: Alright tno flyof the handler Wejust nad
toget directions There noressontamatea
‘mountain out of a molehill What's the deal?
(lence)
‘Andrew: Cmon.fyou havea bone fo pick with me, dont beat
sround the bush. let gettoutin he open before
vweget to Aunt Helen's place,
Rb: Alright fin thinkyouvebeamea it of slater
lately
‘Andrew. Youthinklm sce That's btharsh Why would
yeusay something ie that? Wha’ eoting you?
Rab: Wel forinstanc at week you neded to boraw one
cfm shirts for work because you cd bthero
plan head and buy one youre,
‘Andree: usta shit Ave you eal that ben out of shape
‘ver my booing a shirt? You ned tolighen upa
bit Rob.
Rob: Heat justtheshi Andee that you lean cn
everyone ele andexpect them to pickup yeur sk
Youdon tale responsibilty you're always posing
the buck
‘Andrewe: That's insane.| needed a shirt for a new job. fl were
sucha slacker wouldn't even have. job.
Rok Okay e’tal about the job then.
‘Andrew: What about it?
Rob: Wel got you that jo. hooked you up witha gat
jobats place where ve worked for hrs years.
‘Andrew: And|'ve thanked you for it like a thousand times.
Rok: Yeah, but what you do there reflects on me. fyou
screw pitreally gives me bad name.
Andrew: Howam screwing up work mytiafftherel,
Rok: Sometimes, yeah, but you also sit around twifdling
you thumbs oto.
‘Andrew Oh, that's bul.
Rob: No,it’s true And you also seem to find alat of time to
chat up the prety gs who walkin instead of doing
ourjob,
‘Andreve I'ma salesman! Im supposed totalk with the
eustomes.
ch Butts thesame thingat home You'e stil ling with
‘Mom and Dad, and you hardy ever if ingeraourd
thehouseto help cut Youle 2 yearsoldand your
reomloos ie a tin wreck. You don't even pitch in
with groceries...
‘Andrewe: That's not true at alll And how would you know?
Youtenoteven there.
Rob: I have eyes, Andrew I can see. You stillactlikea caild
sometimes,
Andre Oh you need to get ff your igh hore, cb Yue the
cone actngit shld Youe stl trying toshow
ceveyoneup lit lite Mz Perfect. ou werea goaly-
goody kid and you have tchanged since.
Ao: Hey what doyoulnow...2
‘Andrew: What?
Rob: Whilewe were at ench other's throats you somehow
‘managed to getusto Aunt Helens,Andee Cheh Thats har hous thee Pty goad fr sch
ashlar
Alok st patthe cara gie toe now
Ae: Cad us done my patingjob
Tob Up Therdshones going belong
1. Beats me. [dort know have no idea.
2. Tohavesonething covered Toe sponsible fr something to
handle something.
4 Toslipsomeone’s mind Te gotten by someone
4, lockwhe' tng An exeson of dsbelfr ony meaning
that somes i guity of cmething her shes bang
someone esefor
5, Tonotgivea dar To nt cae Note tha cme people conser
‘theword ‘damn’ to be harsh and impolite so an alternate
expressions to not give dam.
6, Toflyof tte handle Tobecome extremely agitated ected or
angry To racttoo strongly toastuation
7. Tomalea mountain out ofa moll oxaggeae situation,
‘oturna atively minor uation into something much bigger
er mere imgrtnt thant shuld be.
4. Tohaea lane pc withsomeane.Ta ae apotem or
complaint bout someone
9. Toget something outin the open Toaira complaint ora
grevance ods something open.
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‘tothe verb toslackoff*
1, Tobe eating someone. To buthe, agpravate,or frustrate
someone era pariod fine
1, Bent outofshape Annoyedor bothered ky something. Upset.
Notethat this expression supgests tha thereason behind the
ermotio isisignfcant or ack worth being upset about.
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be cel ust or angry abut something
14, Toleanon fey or cour tobe dependent on someone eke
instead of ing self,
15, ToicLupsomeone ck Tocompesae fr someones
shortcomings.
16, Topas the ud To put the lame r spony an someone
de.
1 Tohoc someone up wih something Toaange someone
tohave something To help someore cain somettingorto
fitesomeone something.
18, Tosrew up To male mites, to perform por.
19, Togve someone abad name Tog someone a bad
reputation,
20, Tower youl o work vey hard Topu ft at efi
at Towle yourthumbs To donttng Lay a ave your
hands sped andtomove your humbsin cicls sound ech
other
22, Bul. Nonsense Something untrue orunbevele Note that
thsis shared mor ote fom ofan expen
corning fut word Bl ont wm iso consideted
vw though,
23, Tacha someone up otal somene to showin in
soneone by mai conetsation
24, Toft ating To oferblp.Tput ath efit todosome sar
cfphysical work,
2 Tolkien weck Tobe vetymessyorin tebe
coxdtonToappea asf destin same lind facet
26, Topihin Toss toshaeina spony suchas
husework bil paying,
27 Toget of your highhosostop ang superiors.
ihe,
28, Toshow someone pT try to appar better or mor competent
than ther pel
29, Ceo. goody An ufatrng name for someone who bhai
vey wel very eon and never gets into any kindat
trouble An ees that sugges tha someones aft
doanythng wrong
3o.Tobeatsameonethet abe ting wih somene Tobe
ages ataclingsomeone
3}. Togive somethings ret To stop ding something o pause ot
tale bel fom meld of tty.