Chapter 35 Flashcards
Dad! I ______, my stomach ___________
choke out, free falling
I clear my throat, make an X with my drumsticks, ____ Hairy Mary
hum
But–
He ___ me ____ with an I-will strangle-you glare
cuts me off
I knew it! Dad throws his handsi n the air in a _________ way
hosanna way
Our band here is suffering a _____________
lead vocal crisis
And we were just discussing the problem when you _________________________
descended to us from the heavens
If Helen joins the band, it will completely _____________ any and all rock-and-roll awesomeness that this whole thing was going to ___________________
obliterate; bestow upon me
I am the manger of this ______________ show, fella.
dog and pony show
dog and pony show
dog and po·ny show
nounINFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
an elaborate display or presentation, especially as part of a promotional campaign.
“the department never really had a chance to get its dog and pony show under way”
she pulls the mic from the stand, and _____ the cable
unwinds
I grip my drumsticks tight in my hands, feeling like I just swallowed a ________ of broken glass
fistful
I _______________ on my snare, ______ Matt ____ the opening blast of guitar
come down hard; launching into
launch into
launch into
phrasal verb of launch
begin (something) energetically and enthusiastically.
“he launched into a two-hour sales pitch”
We do _____ and then Helen leaps in with a perfectly-pitched knock you on your ass rock and roll scream
three bars
she’s strutting around like she just _______________ with the rolling stones
got off tour
Helen saunters over to Matt, __________ and singing to him that evreything is going to be all right, all right, all right
leaning in
And I get the strangest ____ of jealousy in my chest
pang
Helen spins the microphone around in fast circles ___________
on its cord
I am in a haze of confusion as the last ____ of the ______ dies out
crash; cymbals
this band is supposed to save me from her ________ reputation
corrosive
get a pair
get a pair
An insult designed to get someone to show some courage. It is given in a direct and coarse manner, that men, but women and men too, can relate to. Also used when describing someone else.
Finally we sound like we’ve _________
got a pair
Wow, Sean says, you were totally _______
stagg
I’d _________ vote
put it to a vote
I open my mouth to protest but my throat is plugged with the thick ____ of feelings ______ around inside me
stew; roiling
roil
roil /roil/ verb gerund or present participle: roiling 1. LITERARY make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment. "winds roil these waters"
If anyone has any problem with it, they can __________________________ my hairy ass
take it up with
It’s a freaking nuclear _____ dorpped right in the center of my baseball stadium
missile
