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Joey is having some trouble breaking off
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hey welcome I was thinking maybe Chinese
food oh I love Chinese no I love Chinese
she's so cute you could fit her right in
a little pocket I don't know I mean I
like her a lot and she's really nice but
but what she keeps punching cute little
sweet ways she just did it's a lot
harder than it looks
she's hurting me I know what you need
you need a bodyguard
hey Ross what is Ben doing after
preschool joey is having a problem
little girls beating him up Joey come
here look honey I know this must be
really really difficult for you in Wow
I'm sorry am i hurting you
you were so funny with that waiter
you're such a nut you know breadstick
fangs are always funny so no you make
them funny
look Katie listen we need to talk okay
um look I like you I I really do i okay
but sometimes when you when you
playfully punch me like that it feels
like someone's hit me with a very tiny
but a very real bat
Oh like I could hurt you are you making
fun of my size
Wow you look you look big thanks I've
been working out hey listen is it
obvious I'm wearing six sweaters why
well look I'm breaking up with Katy so I
had to put on some extra padding you
know I mean if she hits me when she's
happy can you imagine how hard she's
gonna hit me when I tell him taken away
the Joey love how did Joey tell you to
say that you guys are too much
oh yeah you know what I gotta tell you
III think you were the one that is too
much Oh Joey has the nicest friends oh
and the nicest girlfriend
you're so sweet oh you're so sweet
[Applause]
Joey she just kicked me huh aren't you
gonna do something you better do
something or I'm gonna walk out that
door right now well are you gonna I was
thinking maybe Chinese food oh I love
Chinese Chinese Chinese food is a very
common dining option in the US and many
times when the context is clear we just
say Chinese instead of the full Chinese
food we can do this with many types of
food for example let's order some
Italian tonight she's so cute you could
fit her right in a little pocket cute
something or someone that is cute is
very pretty or attractive example what a
cute little baby click at the top right
to learn 75 different ways to say
beautiful fit to be the right size and
shape for something we generally use
this word to describe a piece of
clothing that has your size and
therefore you can wear it comfortably or
something that occupies a space well in
this case Monica jokes about Katy being
so small that she could fit in Joey's
pocket example since she got pregnant
her shoes don't fit anymore this key
doesn't fit in the lock I don't know I
mean I like her a lot
I like over lana that she's really nice
but but what she keeps punching keep
doing something to keep doing something
means that you continue to do something
or insist on doing something multiple
times example he keeps coming late into
work he kept asking her out and she kept
rejecting him cute little sweet ways she
just did it's a lot harder than it looks
harder than it looks
in this case hard refers to the amount
of force put into the movement meaning
that Katie's punches hit with more force
than what one would assume by her size
example it's not moving push harder
I know what you need you need a
bodyguard hey frost what is venturing
after preschool bodyguard a person whose
job is to protect someone preschool a
school for children between the ages of
two and five or six here Monica is
joking that Ross's young son Ben can
protect Joey little girls beating them
up a little girl this is a play on words
with little kitty is a small woman but
the joke here is that a little girl
usually refers to a female child beat
someone up to tax someone and injure
them especially in a fistfight example
they threaten to beat him up if he said
a word you're such a nut nut if you
refer to someone as a nut you mean
they're crazy this is usually set in a
disapproving way but Katie here is using
it in a playful manner a different but
also very common way people use this
word for example when they say a gym nut
or a basketball nut which means that
they are extremely enthusiastic about
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breadstick fangs are always funny so
breadsticks very long thin and crispy
types of bread a fang is one of the two
long sharp teeth some animals have the
childish breadstick fangs joke Joey was
doing consists of putting the
breadsticks into his mouth and making as
if they were fangs you make them funny
you make them funny I really do but
sometimes when you when you playfully
punch me like that it feels like
someone's hit me with a very tiny but a
very real bat playful if you do or say
something in a playful manner or
playfully you do it or say it as if it
was a joke not in a serious way the
meaning of punching carries in it a
sense of violence but when Joey says she
playfully punches him it is understood
it is done in a joking manner example
dogs were playfully fighting each other
tiny very little example Monaco is a
tiny country in southern France bat a
long rounded stick that is used to hit
the ball in baseball like I could hurt
you are you making fun of my size like
like here is used to introduce a
statement that could communicate
something is not probable this is
commonly expressed with if as in the
example like if I could hurt you by like
I could hurt you Katie here communicates
that she couldn't hurt Joey because
she's very small example like you could
beat me in a race put your money where
your mouth is
make fun of someone to tease ridicule or
laugh at someone if you make fun of
someone you for example talk about
something that makes someone feel
embarrassed example the bully made fun
of him from wearing glasses you look you
look big thanks I've been working out
work out to do physical exercise example
I need to work out more if I want to
lose these extra pounds
Joey responds to the comment you look
big because big in this case is used
with the meaning of having a lot of
muscles note that it is also used to
mean fat when you want to avoid
offending someone or it can refer to
height for example how big are you well
look I'm breaking up with Katie so I had
to put on some extra padding break up
with someone to end a romantic
relationship with someone example I'm so
sad to hear that Lucy broke up with
Kevin padding soft material used to
cover something in order to make it less
hard or to protect it
for example padding is what this chair
has but is missing in a wooden chair did
Joey tell you to say that you guys are
too much
you're too much use to express a mixture
of surprise and admiration to someone
who is very funny clever entertaining
etc example I can't believe you got me a
present you're too much
you better do something or I'm gonna
walk out that door right now better do
something use for saying that someone
should do something or to threaten
someone example you better save that
money if you want to pay rent on time
walk out to exit a place by walking
example I walked out of the building and
took a taxi well are you gonna
yeah nah an informal lazy way of saying
no example you want to go to the movies
with me nah I don't feel like going out
today
heywhere watch I was thinking maybe
Chinese food oh I love Chinese she is so
cute
you could fit her right in a little
pocket I don't know I mean I like her a
lot and she's really nice but but what
she keeps punching cute little sweet way
she just did it's a lot harder than it
looks
she's hurting me I know what you need
you need a bodyguard
hey Frost what has been doing after
preschool joey is having a problem
little girls beating him up Joey come
here look honey I know this must be
really really difficult for you in it
bah I'm sorry am i hurting you
you were so funny with that waiter
you're such a nut you know breadstick
fangs are always funny so no you make
them funny
look Katie listen we need to talk okay
um look I like you I I really do I like
okay but sometimes when you when you
playfully punch me like that it feels
like someone's hit me with a very tiny
but a very real bat Oh like I could hurt
you are you making fun of my size
Wow you look you look big thanks I've
been working out hey listen is it
obvious I'm wearing six sweaters why
well look I'm breaking up with Katy so I
had to put on some extra padding you
know I mean if she hits me when she's
happy can you imagine how hard she's
gonna hit me when I tell him taken away
the Joey love Wow did Joey tell you to
say that you guys are too much
oh yeah you know what I gotta do yeah
III think you were the one that is too
much Oh Joey has the nicest friends oh
and the nicest girlfriend
you're so sweet oh you're so sweet
[Applause]
shall we she just kicked me huh aren't
you gonna do something uh you better do
something or I'm gonna walk out that
door right now well are you gonna yeah
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