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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
Awkward dial...
Lois: I have these feelings...
Oliver: And who's the lucky guy?
Lois: Having this conversation with an ex is
bad enough without turning up the awkward dial. (The need to feel even more awkward?)
Oliver: Well, you know, there's moving on in theory, and then there's the moment
that it actually happens. (You can choose between moving on or not?) If you like, we can start now,
and i'll just be a really good friend.
Lois: Okay. It's like I was going along,
and it just snuck up on me. (She just forgot her ex and then she fell in love again?)
And I tried to ignore it, but then
there are these moments that you can't. Maybe i was reading it wrong.
And to add insult to injury, (even worse?)it all went down at tonight's
tribute to romantic bliss. There was a wedding. Could she mean that?
Oliver: And who's the lucky guy?
Lois: Having this conversation with an ex is
bad enough without turning up the awkward dial. (The need to feel even more awkward?)
Oliver: Well, you know, there's moving on in theory, and then there's the moment
that it actually happens. (You can choose between moving on or not?) If you like, we can start now,
and i'll just be a really good friend.
Lois: Okay. It's like I was going along,
and it just snuck up on me. (She just forgot her ex and then she fell in love again?)
And I tried to ignore it, but then
there are these moments that you can't. Maybe i was reading it wrong.
And to add insult to injury, (even worse?)it all went down at tonight's
tribute to romantic bliss. There was a wedding. Could she mean that?
Top answer
It sounds to me that Oliver is the ex-. The situation is becoming awkward because he is right there, watching her have these emotions that are suddenly returning. She now feels like she used to.
- It sounds to me that Oliver is the ex-.
- The situation is becoming awkward because he is right there, watching her have these emotions that are suddenly returning.
- She now feels like she used to.
- Moving on = continuing with life, accepting the past.
- He's volunteering to be just a friend to help her through this.
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It sounds to me that Oliver is the ex-. The situation is becoming awkward because he is right there, watching her have these emotions that are suddenly returning. She now feels like she used to. Moving on = continuing with life, accepting the past. He's volunteering to be just a friend to help her through this. Yes, I think she's talking about the wedding.
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going along: living normally (or at least trying to).
I was going along, minding my own business, when a cop came up to me and said, "you're under arrest".
I was going along, minding my own business, when a cop came up to me and said, "you're under arrest".
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MadhulkAnd to add insult to injury, (even worse?)it all went down at tonight's
tribute to romantic bliss. There was a wedding. Could she mean that?
"Add insult to injury": to hurt someone (physically) and then to insult them. Also, kick someone while they're down. So, y
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