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- 01.What does "miss" mean here?
"Miss" here refers to feeling sad or regretful because an occurrence is not happening anymore, or you are not seeing someone anymore. Here, he is saying that he feels sad and regretful because he and his friend don't get together often anymore. Ex: I miss my mom, I haven't seen her in weeks. Ex: She misses going to the bakery that closed last month.
- 02.What's "hone" mean and in what situations can I use this word?
"To hone" means to literally make something sharper, usually the blade of a knife. Metaphorically, one can "hone" their skills, meaning to improve them. This is the most common use of the verb today. In most cases, it is used in the expression "to hone one's skills", meaning to improve or get better at something. Ex: I wish I was better at guitar. I should hone my skills. Ex: My brother spent a lot of time honing his driving skills, he's a great driver now!
- 03.What's "reservation" mean here?
Here, "reservation" refers to a doubt or reason for not agreeing with something completely, like a business deal here. It can be understood as hesitation or doubtfulness about something. Ex: Why do you have reservations about this situation? Do you feel nervous about something? Ex: She had reservations about moving halfway across the country for school.
- 04.Can I skip "down" here? Does it still make a sense without "down"?
Good question! Yes, you can omit "down" here. "Down" in this context is a preposition and makes the term "descend down" become a phrasal verb. However, to "descend" already implies a downward movement, and so the preposition "down" is not necessary here but can just be used to add emphasis.
- 05.What does "I dare you" mean? When can I use this expression?
"I dare you" is a phrase used to challenge another person to do something scary or difficult that they probably don't want to do. It is most commonly said by children. Ex: I dare you to go on that big roller coaster! Ex: I dare you to talk to the boy you like.
- 06.Is "dainty" describing "spread out" here? What does "dainty" mean?
No, "dainty" does not mean to spread out. It actually means to be small and delicate. Jenn Im is telling her viewers that this dress has small and delicate flowers on the dress. Ex: His sister is so dainty. I'm afraid I'll break her if I give her a hug. Ex: Ballerinas seem so dainty. Ex: Her hands are so dainty and cute!
- 07.Can you explain the difference between "alright" and "all right"?
"All right" is the standard spelling of the word, whereas "alright" is an alternative spelling only considered suitable for informal situations (like text conversations). It is preferable to use "all right" in almost all situations. Ex: A: Can I borrow your car? B: All right. Ex: All right everybody, please pay attention.
- 08.In this case, what is the difference between saying "you'll be meeting" and "you'll meet"?
Present progressive tense is used here ("be meeting") because it implies a continuous action. "Be meeting" implies that someone will be continuously meeting people in multiple scenarios, while "will meet" implies a singular event where someone will meet people. Ex: You will be meeting many different people in college. ("Be meeting" here implies that "you" will meet people continuously throughout college) Ex: You will meet my parents tonight at dinner. ("Will meet" implies meeting people at one event, which is "dinner")
- 09.What does “get something out of someone” mean?
The meaning of this expression can be quite literal: to "get something out of someone" means to obtain something or gain a benefit from someone. The speaker says "we'll be lucky to get 60 games out of him" to mean that they'll be lucky to get him to play sixty games as his legs are gone (his foot speed has slowed down significantly, making him a more risky choice). Ex: I only have ten bucks left in my bank account. I'll be lucky to get a meal out of that. Ex: It's hard to get anything out of my boss. He's stingy and doesn't like paying his employees on time.
- 010.What type of people is "fresh boy"?
"Fresh" is informal slang that means attractive and good, or stylish. So, "fresh boy" refers to a young man who is stylish and attractive! Ex: That's a fresh outfit! Ex: The band's new music video is so fresh. I love it.
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"Turn back" can be used in the literal or idiomatic sense to indicate the action of going back in the direction/to the place that one has come from. Ex: Don't turn back now on your dreams. You've come so far already. Ex: We need to turn back on the street we just came from. This is the wrong direction.
"Tariff" is a more formal way to say "import tax", the tax that people or companies have to pay when importing products into a country. The phrase "tariff-free" is used to describe imported goods that are not taxed: Ex: Importing personal items to my country is tariff-free. Ex: Clothing produced in Mexico can be imported tariff-free to the United States.
"All hands on deck" was originally an order, onboard a ship, for all the sailors to go on deck immediately. However, it is now a common expression in every day conversation which means that everyone has to take part in some activity. Ex: I will need all hands on deck to prepare for the party. Ex: The deadline is very close, so it's all hands on deck at the moment.
It is not grammatically correct to say "shut out you" in this case. This is because "shut out" is a phrasal verb, and here, the particle "out" must come after the object, so it should be "shut you out." This is common for many phrasal verbs. When there is an object involved, the particles of some phrasal verbs come after the object of the sentence. However, this is not the case for all phrasal verbs, and some can be structured both ways. There is no real pattern for this; you just have to know which phrasal verbs are which. Here's a few examples of the particle of phrasal verbs coming after the object: Ex: I can't lift you up. Ex: Take your coat off and stay awhile. Ex: I don't know how to turn the oven off.
The expression "set aside" means to wait to do something until later or to save something for a particular purpose. Ex: I set aside my homework to do tomorrow. Ex: He set aside the money he earned from his job for vacation. In the case of the dialogue here, "set aside" has the same meaning as "save". So when they are talking about the part of the budget being "set aside" for team uniforms, it means they are saving some of their budget for new uniforms.
