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English Cinema, Film, TV, Drama Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
take the fall against sb		be beaten by someone
ten-ring shot		very accurate shot
The meaning of "bumpity bump, best offer!"		first come, first served (bumpity bump)	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
The meaning of "bust"		useless, failure, flop	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
The one you broke...		the one you broke in the Oregon State game	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
The opposite of still photographs		moving images
the Susan Lucci of		someone who repeatedly fails to or takes a long time to "win the prize"
theatrically presented feature films		feature films shown in movie theatres
they threw a cushion to the wings		Play on words: they threw caution to the winds
throat of the flower		tubular part of the flower
throw shapes		stand or posture in a dramatic way (e.g. in front of a mirror)
thug		tugs
to bust a cap in a crown		to shoot s/o in the head
to get screwed		to get ripped off / cheated
to parlay a pass		to use a bit-part as a basis for a subsequent successful career in films
to screen somebody (on your mobile phone or cell phone)		decide whether or not to answer depending on who it is
to show your institute		to demonstrate to your institute (that you are a management trainee...)
tochis		buttocks
toone ratio		one-to-one ratio
trapped in the ruins themselves.		trapped in the very ruins
Turned-out		raped..homosexual rape	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
tutu with a trap door in it		tutu with openable flap to expose rear end
upper rack		upper dentures
Upper West Side Jap		discriminatory label (Jewish-American princess)
uppers and downers		stimulants and depressants
version original		subtitled / subtitled in English /with English subtitles
walk-in campus		campus specifically designed to discourage the use of cars for access	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
wallpaper		muzak or background, lift/elevator music etc.	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
We never got our side of the story out.		we never told our version of the facts
were undone by a Dutch masterclass		The Dutch gave an expert performance that the English couldn't beat
wet blanket		party pooper
Who I be's in here?		You know who I am [my status in the group], right?
whole and solid		complete and substantial
Will & Grace land		happy and harmonious home (where a gay man and a straight woman live contentedly as friends)
with some perspective on it, having moved out		looking at things from a more objective viewpoint	Yvonne Gallagher
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You must have seen some big moths.		to let moths out of your wallet = to open a wallet that hasn't been opened for a long time
you're bloom old and for want of a beatin'		you're an old man and need a beating	Rolf Klischewski, M.A.
Entered by: Rolf Klischewski, M.A.
You’ve done very well for yourself		You've been very successful
[proprietary]		in-house [more usual term in broadcasting and similar fields]	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
\"Honey... you\'re a little overtrained...\"?		She was too fast (overtrained) to take away his half eaten piece of pie	airmailrpl
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