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Marquez Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

"Talk of arrogance"

Hi! Could you please explain why the speaker says this? I don't think I understood the flow of the dialogue. (The context is that a quartet is rehearsing a piece.)
A: Good tempo. B: A bit turgid. We aren't the Busch Quartet. A: You'd better not say anything against the Busch. B: I'm not. But they were them and we are us. A: Talk of arrogance.
  

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A: Good tempo. ) B: A bit turgid. org/dictionary/british/turgid We aren't the Busch Quartet.

  • A: Good tempo.
  • ) B: A bit turgid.
  • org/dictionary/british/turgid We aren't the Busch Quartet.
  • org/wiki/Busch_Quartet A: You'd better not say anything against the Busch.
  • B: I'm not.
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A: Good tempo. (The pace and beat is good.)
B: A bit turgid. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/turgid

We aren't the Busch Quartet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busch_Quartet

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