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01. "I came in when the goddam stage show was on. The Rockettes were kicking their heads off, the way they do when they're all in line with their arms around each other's waist." 01font00What are 'rockettes'? What does 'kick their heads off' mean?02font02br
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002. "One day, some kids are playing cricket on the lawn and he gets smacked in the head with a cricket ball." 01font00What is a cricket ball?02font02br
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0The Rockettes are a dancing group at Radio City Music Hall: 01a 05000 02a 02br 02br 00They have a famous way of dancing when they kick very high, in complete unison. Any time you do [something their heads off] it means with great enthusiasm. 02br 02br 00Cricket is a game, incomprehensible to Americans.

  • 0The Rockettes are a dancing group at Radio City Music Hall: 01a 05000 02a 02br 02br 00They have a famous way of dancing when they kick very high, in complete unison.
  • Any time you do [something their heads off] it means with great enthusiasm.
  • 02br 02br 00Cricket is a game, incomprehensible to Americans.
  • Ask someone who lives in a country that is part of the former British Empire.
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0The Rockettes are a dancing group at Radio City Music Hall: 01a05000 02a02br
02br
00They have a famous way of dancing when they kick very high, in complete unison. Any time you do [something their heads off] it means with great enthusiasm. 02br
02br
00Cricket is a game, incompreh
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0 Cricket is incomprehensible to me too. However, I can tell you that a cricket ball is about the same size as a tennis ball but as hard as a rock, so being whacked on the head by one would be extremely painful (not to mention dangerous). Many cricketers these days wear helmets. 0-

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