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| MEANING
| EXAMPLE
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| blockbuster
| a movie that is popular and makes a lot of money
| “Titanic” is one of the most successful blockbusters that has ever been made.
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| bomb
| a movie that is not popular and makes little money
| That movie is a bomb. It isn’t worth seeing.
Even though the studio spent $50 million on that movie, it was a bomb.
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| coming attraction
| the advertisement for a new movie that tries to make people interested in seeing it
| A: I really like watching the coming attractions, to get an idea of which movies I want to see. B: Really? I hate those!
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| screen adaptation
| a movie based on a book
| The screen adaptations of the Harry Potter books have been excellent.
The worst type of movies are screen adaptations, because they are never as good as the books.
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| flick
| a movie
| Do you want to catch a flick tonight?
Have you seen any good flicks lately?
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| give something two thumbs up
| show that you thought a movie was excellent
| A: Did you enjoy the movie “Inception”? B: For sure! I give it two thumbs up. A: Okay, maybe I’ll go and see it then.
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| gripping
| very interesting
| The last book I read was so gripping that I couldn’t put it down.
I thought the movie “Inception” was really gripping. I couldn’t stop watching it!
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| hype
| a lot of positive publicity
| A: Have you seen “Titanic”? B: No, I usually avoid movies that have too much hype. Should I see it? A: No.
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| live up to expectations
| be as good as someone thought something would be
| I thought the movie was going to be better than that. It totally didn’t live up to my expectations.
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| mind-blowing
| overwhelmingly amazing or impressive
| The Niagara Falls are mind-blowing. They are definitely the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
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| plug something
| advertise something
| Beer companies always plug their products during sports events.
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| sold out
| have no more tickets available
| The show last night was sold out, so I couldn’t go.
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| upcoming
| soon to happen
| The upcoming Olympics will be exciting.
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| write-up
| a review of a product, movie, restaurant or other kind of entertainment
| A: Do you want to go to that new movie, “The Devil Wears Black Pants”? B: No, not really. A: Why not? B: I’ve read the write-up. It got terrible reviews.
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