Lesson 14 Amber and Ted Heat Up the Kitchen

Amber and Ted are in the kitchen baking cookies.
Amber asks Ted to give her a kiss.
But Ted tells her he's too busy.
Then he feels guilty and goes to her.
But suddenly, they're not alone!

Amber: Ted, when I met you, it was love at first sight.

Ted: I was nuts about you from the beginning too, Amber. Don't forget, I broke up with that girl Tiffany after I met you.

Amber: Come here and give me a kiss.

Ted: Give me a break, Amber! We don't have time for that now. We need to crank out these cookies.

Amber: You don't  really love me, do you?

Ted: Amber, I'm head over heels in love with you. But it's crunch time with these cookies.

Amber: Cookies, cookies, cookies --- you've got a one-track mind. He loves cookies,yeah,yeah,yeah...

Ted: Amber, I need to keep working, but you can take a break if you want.

Amber: No, I'll keep plugging away... I'm just your cookie slave. Go ahead, treat me like dirt!

Ted: Sorry, Amber. Come here and let me give you a quick kiss.

(Susan enters the kitchen)

Susan: Hey, what's going on in here? Are you two making cookies or making out?

Idioms

(to) break up with (someone) - to end a relationship with a romantic partner

(to) crank out - to produce rapidly or in a routine manner

crunch time - a short period when there's high pressure to achieve a result

Give me a break! - that's riduculous; that's outraeous

go ahead - to continue; to preceed without hesitation

head over heels in love - very much in love

love at first sight - an immediate attraction

(to) make out - to kiss with much passion

Note: "Make out" also means:

1) To manage. How did you make out at the doctor's today?
2) To understand or see with difficulty. It was so foggy, I could barely make out the street signs.
3) To prepare a check or othe payment. Please make out a check for this month's rent.

(to be) nuts about - to like very much

(to have a) one-track mind - having all thoughts directed to just one thing or activity; focused on just one thing

(to) plus away (at something) - to proceed with a boring or routine task; to keep trying

take a break - see Lesson 13

(to) treat (someone) like dirt - to behave in a nasty way towards someone; to treat someone poorly