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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Dial back on...

Clark: "Body Disappears From Metropolis Morgue"?

Chloe: Yeah, but look at the photo. The coroner's body was disintegrated into ash.

Clark: Just like Mrs. Sykes.

Chloe: I don't know, but it sure would be nice to check out that house for ourselves.

Clark nods.

Clark: You know, this is a crime scene.

Chloe: So? Well, there's no other sign of fire damage anywhere, so you might want to
dial back on that spontaneous combustion skepticism. Meaning to forget about the combustion?
  

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dial back... on your skepticism. Don't be so skeptical about this.

  • dial back...
  • on your skepticism.
  • Don't be so skeptical about this.
  • Try to believe (a bit more) that it could have happened.
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dial back... on your skepticism.

Don't be so skeptical about this. Try to believe (a bit more) that it could have happened.
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