Next, Van tells a funny story about the last date he went on that didn't go very well. Van's story is about something that went wrong on his date. We have a good laugh over his story. To have a good laugh means to laugh very loudly and for a long tim...
To bad-mouth (someone) means to say bad things about another person. It's never a good idea to bad-mouth someone, because that other person may hear you, or people that you are talking to might tell that person - especially if that person is your bos...
Chips and dip is a plate with a lot of potato chips or perhaps tortilla chips that are fried in oil and salted. The dip is a creamy sauce; for example, the sauce may be made with onions and sour cream. There are many different types of dip. We use th...
When we say we have big plans, we are talking about something that would be exciting or interesting to do. You may have big plans for your career or you can have big plans for building a new house - something big and exciting. But I don't have big pl...
Our final story begins with me walking past Van's desk as I'm leaving the office. I see that he is talking with a group of other people. He stops me as I walk by and asks me if I want to go with them to happy hour at a restaurant and bar down the str...
