Phrases and quotes from Forrest Gump -

TRAILER

“Hello, my name is Forrest, Forrest Gump. Would you like a chocolate? Oh, thank you… It’s fun if young man … the legs… You’re the same as everybody else. You are no different. Your boy’s different… Are you stupid or something? Mama says, stupid is as stupid does. I’m Jenny… I’m Forrest, Forrest Gump. She was my most special friend, my only friend. We hooked together all the time, we were like peas and carrots, Jenny and I… Run, Forrest! Hey, stupid… Run… You won’t believe it if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows”

QUOTES

Forrest Gump:My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

Forrest Gump: [pause while running]I’m pretty tired… I think I’ll go home now.

Forrest Gump:Lieutenant Dan got me invested in some kind of fruit company. So then I got a call from him, saying we don’t have to worry about money no more. And I said, that’s good! One less thing.

PHRASES AND VOCABULARY FROM FORREST GUMP: (49 terms)
take a nap	to have a quick, short sleep
to yell	to scream, to speak with loud voice
show around	when somebody introduces new places to other person
hanky-panky	immoral, indecent and dishonest behavior
live off	to receive money from some source
lowlife	person of low social class or poor character, often a criminal
porch	covered entrance to a building
maggot	despicable person
gums	soft tissue in mouth
live up to	to fulfill the expectations or standards
coon	insulting term for a black person
take eye off something	to look in the different direction
to recollect	to remember, to recall
sea legs	ability to keep balance on a ship
whopper	big exaggerated lie
trip	strong experience
lean up against somebody	to rest the body against someone else
showdown	face to face confrontation
racoon	animal with black/gray fur
in my time	during my life
all around	all over the place
retread tires	to replace worn out material on tires
let out	to rent
first mate	the first officer on a ship after captain
grease (somebody)	slang term for killing somebody
be fine and dandy	to be OK and well
braces	orthopedic device for legs
induction day	first day when somebody starts in an organization
live out of a suitcase	to live only temporarily in many different locations
tuck in	to hide something (by tucking)
seat is taken	seat is not vacant, seat is unavailable
fancy dinner	dinner in an expensive restaurant
carry out	to accomplish, to perform
to fit like a round peg	to fit perfectly
crock of shit	complete nonsense
candid	frank, sincere
messed up	confused
As you were!	Military command meaning that soldier may return to normal posture
run like the wind blows	to run very fast
crooked as a politician	corrupted as politician
kick off	to start
jabber	talk quickly, babbling talk
chase off	to drive somebody or something away
wiped out	totally destroyed
keep a promise	to do what was promised
come over	to visit somebody
throw out	to force to leave
sneak out	silently leave the place so that nobody knows about it
scrapbook	book with blank pages to write memories and insert photos