TRAILER:
“Ahhh.. [It was the perfect romance]… that’s how much I love you baby… [It was the perfect wedding].. Is it hard? What? Getting married… I’ve heard a tons of stories about you and women [But most of all..] Screw it… My client has agreed to settle for 300 thousand dollars [it was the perfect con].. Oh, and she keeps the Mercedes [Angela and Page aren’t just partners in crime]… I am in terrific shape. Feel my butt. I am not feeling your butt again, mother, OK. We all know it’s wonderful. [They’re family]. One more con. No more small time crap. Has to be big.. Oh, my god, she has cracked her head open… We can only let you to have this suite for one night.. ahhhh”
QUOTES:
Page Conners:You spy on people humping in boats? That’s so perverted.
Jack Withrowe:No, I look at stars.
Page Conners:Look, just because they’re famous doesn’t mean they don’t deserve their privacy too. Who ya got?
Jack Withrowe:The stars up there.[points to sky]
Dean:No more conning! No more! If you’re gonna be my wife, you’re gonna live a respectable life, chopping cars!
| PHRASES AND VOCABULARY FROM THE HEARTBREAKERS: (90 terms) |
| to be stood up | when girlfriend or boyfriend does not come to a date |
| mook | stupid person |
| dry up | to become dry, to get old |
| conning | performing scams or fraud |
| rip off | to rob, to steal |
| take chances | to go into risk |
| to off (somebody) | to kill somebody |
| put up with | to endure negative experience |
| evade responsibility | to run away from responsibility |
| happen to notice | to see accidentally |
| self-esteem | feeling good about own personality |
| slut | whore, prostitute |
| cable | cable television |
| to flop | to fall on the ground |
| dime | ten cents |
| pile up | accumulate |
| frostbite | injury to skin caused by ice |
| pay off | to return a debt |
| loaded | rich |
| set up on my own | to start own business, to become independent |
| go nuts | to go crazy |
| move forward | the next step in a process |
| without consent | without agreement or approval from other person |
| green | rookie, greenhorn |
| set up | to prepare a trap |
| irreparable | unable to be repaired |
| hag | ugly or hysterical older woman (negative) |
| final score | the last successful robbery |
| wish on a star | to make a wish when a star is falling |
| child’s play | easy situation |
| slap around | hit someone's face with a palm |
| to have second thoughts | to be uncertain and undecided |
| take it slow | to do something slowly |
| to kick | to die |
| rude | impolite, indecent |
| pull off | to achieve or make something happen |
| flat tires | tires with no air |
| bullshit | stupid talk |
| seldom | not often, rarely |
| spy on (somebody) | to secretly watch somebody |
| to suffer | to be affected by something |
| busboy | assistant of waiter |
| criminal charges | formal accusation that somebody has commited a crime |
| Piss off! | Angrily saying someone to leave, Get away, Get lost |
| gorgeous | good looking person (usually woman) |
| The best is yet to come | the best experience is still to come |
| houskeeping | house cleaning service |
| weird | strange, bizarre |
| old bag | grumpy old woman |
| scam | swindle, fraud |
| member | male penis |
| turn down | to fold or prepare the bedsheets |
| lousy | poor, cheap, miserable |
| (something is) set | (something is) ready |
| to be better off | to be in a better position than before |
| innocence | not being guilty |
| freshen up | to regain vitality |
| file (tax) returns | to submit taxes to authorities |
| jerk-off | vulgar and insulting word for a male, idiot |
| turn down | to reject, to refuse |
| squeeze out | to push somebody out from a position in order to get someone's benefits |
| ironclad | rigid, not flexible |
| moron | stupid person (slang) |
| prenups | written agreement before marriage |
| pick up where we left off | to continue where the previous activity was stopped |
| tax evasion | not paying taxes |
| hunk | good looking male (slang) |
| crap | poor, terrible, low quality (slang) |
| hacky | disgusting, filthy, dirty |
| to strand | to leave someone stranded |
| screw around | to cheat a partner, to have sex outside relationship |
| set for life | to have enough money for the rest of life |
| blown away | to be amazed, impressed |
| bartender | barman, barkeeper |
| sort out | to solve a problem |
| filthy | dirty, disgusting |
| pop the question | when a man asks a woman to marry him |
| taken | someone who is not single |
| stop by | to make a quick stop |
| to spare | to prevent someone from having or listening to something unpleasant |
| make it up to | to compensate or repay a favor to somebody |
| screw around with | to play with emotions in a negative way |
| get around | to bypass |
| shut up | be quiet |
| middle of nowhere | far from a civilization |
| lockdown | prison with high level of security |
| hang up | to end a call |
| whipped cream | cream mixed using a whisk or mixer |
| fall asleep | to start sleeping |
| best man | friend of the bridegroom at the wedding |
