English phrases and quotes from 21

TRAILER

“So, how much is this thing gonna run me? The belt’s $49.95 minus 15%, the jacket’s five hundred and.. three hundred and sixty five.. minus 10% for shoes were just marked down from $155, so you are looking at $1,042.68 cents… I’m pretty good with numbers. [Ben Campbell was the most gifted student at MIT].. I’ve never had a student as impressive as you… [but there were some problems he couldn’t solve]… three hundred thousand dollars for school? Where am I gonna get that kind of money? [Until the day he was given a chance] You have to follow me now. So, is this some kind of a math club? You ever studied blackjack? Are you talking about counting cards? As a team, yes. When? On weekends. Where? ..Welcome to Vegas!”

QUOTES:

Ben Campbell:You know, tuition fees and living expenses alone cost over $300,000. $300,000.
Miles Connoly:It’s outrageous. It’s astronomically high. I get it.

Ben Campbell: Hey, Fisher.
Micky Rosa: [Fisher keeps walking without saying anything]Uh. He’s mad at me and jealous of you. But don’t worry. Greatness evokes that reaction sometimes.

PHRASES AND VOCABULARY FROM 21: (111 terms)
big roll	a lot of money
change out	change something for something else
jump off the page	to be significantly different from others
be up to	planning to do something
lore	traditional knowledge
to run	to cost
to get something looked at	to get something checked (by a doctor)
to crush	to squeeze (money from something or someone)
take	amount won
let down	to disappoint
pick up	to take someone to a vehicle
get off mind	to stop thinking about something
show up	to arrive, to visit
grand	thousand dollars (slang)
bring together	to put together, to unite
take a loan	to borrow some amount of money
be off something	to be out of some activity
run out	when supplies get exhausted
fire up	to start the engine
peelers	strippers
play somebody against somebody	to make someone to have a conflict with someone else
come easy	happen easily
Get off me!	Leave me alone!
frown upon	disapprove something with a frown
hell of a lot	huge amount of something
to comp	to give for free as a promotional gift
get straight	to make things clear
zone out	to lose control under the influence of alcohol or drugs
turn into	change to (something else)
ask out	to ask someone for a date
pay off	to bring a profit or benefit
pull out	to get something or someone from previous place
high-rolling person	person with high income
high-roller (slang)	somebody who earns and spends a lot of money
knock off	to reduce a price
to be on sale	when something is for sale at a discount price
whole way	everything
sabbatical	period of leave for university professors
free ride	something that is free
drive apart	to divide
for keep	permanently
listen up	listen carefully
cash in	in casino, to change chips for cash
flash by	go (fly) very quickly
squeeze in	to do something, even when there is not much time
all over	everywhere
dissecting the eye	to watch something with an extreme interest (slang)
kick out	to throw out by kicking
close in	to enclose, to come to an end
cut off	to separate by cutting
big time	when emphasizing a level of a situation
gig	performance (music)
freak out	to lose control of emotion due to a fear
glowing	extremely positive
color up (slang)	in casino, to change lower denominated chips for higher denominated chips
put on hold	to pause the communication
go by	to pass (time)
work out	when things go OK at the end
give in	to stop fighting and accepting that he/she cannot win
big fish	important person
footage	video recording
go through	to experience a long difficult times
pull up	to bring closer
throw down	to do something in a big way, to contribute a lot of money
ring up	to record the amount of sold items on a cash register
cut	share of profit
blow off	to ignore (slang)
beat down	to attack physically
work out	to find a solution
hustle	fraudulent scheme to make money
loser	person who doesn't win (used in any situation)
to take	to rob, to steal
play out	to finish a play
color out	in casino, to change lower denominated chips for higher denominated chips, color up
brain damage	injury to brain
out of reach	unreachable, inaccessible
thug	young man who frequently engages in fights
make a killing	to have a huge success
turn out	when something finally shows how it is
to be cool (with somebody)	not having any problem (with somebody)
streak	series of events without interruption
make up to	to compensate something to someone
make (something) happen	accomplish or achieve something, not just talking but actually doing it
go at something	to start doing something
to be composed	to be emotionally stable
finish up	to complete, to finish
to be accommodating	to be helpful and friendly
split x ways	to divide into x parts
track down	to find somebody after longer search
mess up	to make a big mistake
track down	to find somebody after longer search
find out	to discover, to gain some kind of knowledge
hit the head	to go to the toilet to pee (slang)
throw around	to talk about something without meaning it
beat downs	physical attacks
mark down	to reduce an amount on a price tag (in store)
drag away	move someone to a different location by force
take away	to steal
stumble over	to come closer walking like a drunk
to hit	to deal a card
give up	to stop trying
blow out of the water	to be much better in something than anybody else
take up with	to discuss
to be gifted	to have a talent
cerebral stud	highly intelligent man
figure out	think about something thoroughly
mess around	to kill time by doing unplanned activities
screw up	to make a big mistake
map out	to make a detailed plan, to plan something thoroughly
to crush exams	to do very well on exams
keep something up	to continue doing something (usually well)