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The Truman Show (TF1 - Part 2)

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  • "Next time we're going to have to file charges" - What does 'file charges' mean?
    The official act of accusing someone of committing a crime.
  • "I love to reminisce with former members of the cast." - What does 'reminisce' mean?
    An interesting verb which means to talk about old times.
  • "I don't know what got into me!" - What does 'get into me' mean?
    The thing to say if you do something really stupid and you want to apologize (or at least pretend like you're apologizing).
  • "Can you pass along a message?" - What does 'pass along' mean?
    "To pass along" something to someone is to give it to them.
  • "Everybody seems to be in on it." - What does 'to be in on it' mean?
    It means to know about something that is supposed to be a secret.
  • "The lighthouse camera is up." - What does 'lighthouse' mean?
    A "lighthouse" is the tall building in the ocean that ships look for when trying to figure out where they are in relation to land.
  • "The elevator just plummeted down ten flights." - What do 'flights' mean?
    10 "flights" of stairs, or 10 stories
  • "I don't know about you, but I've been on pins and needles." - What does 'on pins and needles' mean?
    An interesting expressing meaning to be anxious or nervous.
  • "You're having a nervous breakdown." - What does 'nervous breakdown' mean?
    A psychological term referring to emotional exhaustion which is so severe that it leads to an inability to function normally.
  • "Stabbed in the heart by the tip of a runaway beach umbrella." - What does 'Stab' mean?
    "To stab" mean to attack with a knife. A "runaway" anything is something that is moving while out of control, in this case perhaps because of the wind.
  • "Capsize his boat, tip it over!" - What does 'capsize' mean?
    "To capsize" is what happens to a boat if it turns over in the water.
  • What is a 'scalpel'?
    The knife that doctors use to cut during surgery.
  • "A vague ambition." - What does 'vague' mean?
    An adjective which means unclear or uncertain.
  • "A breach of security" - What is a 'breach'?
    A "breach" is an official word for a violation, or perhaps a hole or gap.
  • "I'll make it up to you, son." - What does 'to make it up to you' mean?
    A nice little expression meaning to do good things in the future that will offset bad things that were done in the past.
  • "Well, another television milestone." - What does 'milestone' mean?
    A "milestone" is a word that means a major or unprecedented accomplishment.
  • "The sponsors are threatening to rip up their contracts." - What does 'sponsor' mean?
    The companies that pay to advertise on a TV show, or in the case of The Truman Show, to pay for "product placements."
  • "Why do you want to have a baby with me? You can't stand me." - What does 'stand me' mean?
    If you "can't stand someone," you hate or strongly dislike them.
  • "The same lies, the same deceit." - What does 'deceit' mean?
    A nice little word meaning misrepresentation or falsehood.
  • "She's in pre-op at the hospital." - What does 'pre-op' mean?
    An abbreviation for pre-operation. The room where patients stay before they go into surgery.
  • "Sweep the harbor with the lighthouse" - What does 'sweep' mean?
    You can "sweep" the floor with a broom, or in this case, move powerful lights across an area while looking for something.
  • "You sure that's not wishful thinking?" - What does 'wishful thinking' mean?
    the imagining or discussion of a very unlikely future event or situation as if it were possible and might one day happen.
  • "The catalyst for the recent dramatic events." - What does 'catalyst' mean?
    An important word meaning "the immediate cause of."
  • "He's going to drown and he doesn't even care." - What does 'drown' mean?
    "To drown" is to die in the water due to nott being able to breath.