The Wire

The Wire

The Wire is a gritty, realistic American drama that explores crime, police work, and city life in Baltimore from many sides at once.The Wire is a gritty, realistic American drama that explores crime, police work, and city life in Baltimore from many sides at once. Slow-building, honest, and powerful, with a serious, street-level mood. For a learner, it offers very real American English, including heavy slang and street talk. The dialogue can be hard to follow at first, but there are useful chunks around police work, investigations, and tough everyday conversation, in a blunt, authentic tone.

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Your boy's name is what

A casual way to inquire about a boy's name.

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The guy

A male person, often used informally.

8 clips

Uh, yeah

An informal phrase expressing agreement or acknowledgment.

24 clips

Forget

A1

to not remember to do something that you ought to do, or to bring or buy something that you ought to bring or buy

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Running

A2

the action or sport of running

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Asshole

A coarse term for someone who is very unpleasant or mean.

3 clips

Instead of

Used to show one option in place of another.

5 clips

Kleenex

A brand name for a disposable tissue used to wipe or blow the nose.

1 clip

Doesn't seem fair

Expresses that something appears to be unjust or unequal.

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Life just be that way

An expression of acceptance regarding uncontrollable life circumstances.

1 clip

Who shot

A common phrase asking about the identity of a person who fired a gun.

1 clip

Shot

B2

the act of firing a gun; the sound this makes

4 clips

Ain't going to no court

A phrase expressing refusal to attend or participate in a court proceeding.

1 clip

Though

B1

despite the fact that

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Motherfucker

A highly offensive term used to insult someone, often indicating contempt.

2 clips

Agree

A1

to have the same opinion as somebody; to say that you have the same opinion

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Bullshit

A vulgar term for nonsense or lies.

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Kill a man over some bullshit

To harm someone over trivial or unimportant issues.

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Friday

A1

the day of the week after Thursday and before Saturday

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Every Friday night

A phrase indicating something happens on the evening of each Friday.

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Behind

A1

at or towards the back of somebody/something, and often hidden by it or them

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We rollin' bones

An expression meaning to play a dice game or gamble.

1 clip

Play it out

To let a situation develop or unfold fully.

1 clip

Couldn't help hisself

He was unable to stop himself from doing something.

1 clip

Let me understand you

A phrase used to express a desire to grasp someone's feelings or thoughts.

1 clip

Cash on the ground

Money that has been dropped or left on the ground.

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Grab the money and run away

Take the money quickly and escape from a place.

1 clip

Let him do that

To allow someone to perform a specific action.

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Catch

A2

to stop and hold a moving object or person, especially in your hands

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Beat his ass

To physically strike someone or defeat them in a competition.

1 clip

Ain't nobody ever go past that

No one ever goes beyond that.

1 clip

Always

A1

at all times; on every occasion

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Why'd you let him play

A question asking for the reason someone allowed another to participate.

1 clip

Got

The past tense of 'get', meaning to obtain or receive.

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Got to

Expresses necessity or obligation to do something.

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This america

A colloquial reference to the United States of America.

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You better watch your back

A warning to be cautious due to potential betrayal or danger.

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Watch your back

Be alert to potential danger or betrayal, especially from others.

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Pardon

To officially forgive or excuse someone for an offense.

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Straight

A2

not in a curve or at an angle; in a straight line

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Jesus

A central figure of Christianity, regarded as the Son of God.

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Devil

C1

the most powerful evil being

Hole

A2

a hollow space in something solid or in the surface of something

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Down in the hole

In a difficult or unfortunate situation.

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All the angels sing

A phrase expressing that angels are singing, often associated with joy or divine presence.

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Soul

B2

the spiritual part of a person, believed to exist after death

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Shoot

B1

to fire a gun or other weapon; to fire something from a weapon

3 clips

Don't pay heed to temptation

To ignore or not listen to something that entices you to do wrong.

1 clip

Hands

The plural form of the body part at the end of the arms, used for grasping.

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Your hands are so cold

A remark about the low temperature of someone's hands.

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You got

You have received something or achieved a certain state.

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Way

A1

a method, style or manner of doing something

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What? what?

An expression used to ask for clarification or show surprise.

19 clips

Guess what he says

An informal invitation to discover what someone is about to disclose.

1 clip

Fucking

An offensive term expressing anger, intensity, or emphasis.

9 clips

No fucking way

A strong expression of disbelief or rejection.

1 clip

Could i make that up

To invent or fabricate a story or excuse.

1 clip

It's __

A phrase used to indicate or emphasize something.

18 clips

Project

A1

a piece of work involving careful study of a subject over a period of time, done by school or college students

2 clips

Never

A1

not at any time; not on any occasion

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