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The Script Of TEX AVERY รข€“ SYMPHONY IN SLANG (1951) Doc free ebook download
Here are all the idioms:
The script of TEX
“I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth.”
“I
grew up overnight.”
“At
the crack of dawn…”
“….I
woke up with the chickens.”
« Don’t count your chickens before they ‘re hatched » : you are warning them not to make plans according to what they expect to happen before it has actually happened ( informal epxression)
« Don’t count your chickens before they ‘re hatched » : you are warning them not to make plans according to what they expect to happen before it has actually happened ( informal epxression)
“I
got a job slinging hash…”
“…because
the proprietor was short-handed.”
“But
I couldn’t cut the mustard…”
“…so
the guy gave me the gate.”
“I
went back to my hole in the wall.”
“I
was beside myself with anger.”
“I
decided to get a train ticket to Texas
“From
there, I flew to Chicago
“There,
a beautiful girl stepped into the picture.”
“Our
eyes met.”
“My
breath came in short pants.”
“And
I had goose pimples.”
“I
was all thumbs.”
“Mary’s
clothes fit her like a glove.
“…with
her hair done up in a bun.”
“She
had good lookin’ pins too!”
“Finally,
she gives me a date.”
“I
put on my white tie and tails.”
“And
brother, did she put on the dog!”
“We
went around together for some time…”
“…painting
the town red….”
“…going
to the Stork Club…”
“…we
had a box at the opera.”
“…I
had a cocktail and Mary had a Moscow Mule.”
“…Mary
let her hair down…”
“…and
ate like a horse.”
“By
then, my money started running out on me.”
“So
I wrote a check. It bounced!”
“I
was in a pickle…”
“The
proprietor drew a gun on me.”
“So
I gave him the slip…”
“…and
head to the foothills.”
“The
law was on my heel.”
“…the
judge tried to pump me.”
“…everytime
I opened my mouth, I put my foot in it.”
“So
he sent me up the river…”
“…to
do a stretch in the jug.”
“I
was up against it…”
“…and
felt myself go to pot.”
“I
raised a big stink.”
“…let
me talk to an undercover man.”
“I
went through a lot of red tape…”
“…he
sprung me!”
“It
sure felt good to stretch my legs…”
“…I
caught a Greyhound…”
“…I
dropped in on Mary…”
“…and
threw myself at her feet.”
“But
she turned her back on me.”
“But
she got on her high horse. I couldn’t touch here with a 10 foot pole!”
“She
wouldn’t say a word. Guess the cat got her tongue.”
“So,
I walked out on her.”
“After
that, I went to pieces.”
“…where
a bunch of the boys were hangin’ around.”
“The
guy at the piano played by ear.”
“I
felt a tug at my elbow…”
“We
sat down and chewed the rag a while.”
“I
heard through the grapevine…”
“…Mary
was going around with an old flame.”
“That burned me up!”
“Because
I knew that he was feeding her a line.”
The
guy really spent his money like water.”
“I
think he was connected with the railroad.”
“As
they danced, I tried to chisel in…”
“…but
the guy got in my hair.”
“Outside
it was raining cats and dogs.”
“I
was feeling mighty blue.”
“And
everything looked black.”
“But
I carried on!”
“I
went to the 1000 Islands .”
“There,
I became a beachcomber.”
“…and
a tear ran down my cheek.”
“So
I sends her a cable.”
“The
next day, she sends me a wire.”
“I
rushed back to the US
“…and
I hotfooted it over to Mary’s apartment.”
“When
I opened the door, I noticed quite a few changes…”
“Why
Mary, she had a bunch of little ones.”
“The
groom had his hands full, too!”
“So,
all this struck me so funny, I died laughing!”
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