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Keep Your Chin Up

12th - Higher Ed
Max and Moon are competing in a scavenger hunt, until Moon realizes that Max has been reading the map wrong. Max is understandably upset, but Moon tells him to "keep his chin up", which means to keep going, and to work through a tough...
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Burst Your Bubble

12th - Higher Ed
Max is excited and proud to perform the first act at the school's concert. Moon corrects him by saying that the first act isn't the most important one, and that she's sorry to burst his bubble, which means to suddenly ruin someone's good...
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Piece of Cake

Pre-K - 5th
Max is practicing his golf skills but gets frustrated because the ball won’t go into the hole. Moon shows Max some tips, and says that it’s a “piece of cake," which means that something is easy, or won’t take too much effort.
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Chop Chop

Pre-K - 5th
Max and Moon are swimming laps. Moon tells Max they only have two laps to go and says “chop chop,” which means to hurry up.
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Cool as a Cucumber

Pre-K - 5th
Max and Moon are building a house of cards. Max is trying to stack the final cards, but topples it over instead. Moon tells Max he is not “as cool as a cucumber,” which is a saying that means to “not be rattled by anything.”
Instructional Video1:45
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Old Chestnut

12th - Higher Ed
Max told his teacher that a dog ate his homework and is upset that the teacher gave him a detention. Moon says that teachers won't fall for that "old chestnut", which is a joke or comment that has been heard over and over again.
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Speak of the Devil

12th - Higher Ed
Max surprises Moon when she is talking on the phone, startling her. Moon exclaims "speak of the devil", causing Max to think that Moon may have called him the Devil. "Speak of the devil" means that someone shows up just as another person...
Instructional Video1:30
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Beat Around the Bush

12th - Higher Ed
Max wants to asks Moon for a favor but keeps hesitating. Moon tells Max to stop "beating around the bush" and get to the point.
Instructional Video1:15
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Freelancer

12th - Higher Ed
Moon draws a cartoon for the school newspaper. She tells Max she is a "freelancer." Max asks Moon what she means by "freelancer." Moon tells Max a freelancer is a person who is self-employed and does contract work for anyone who pays them.
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Zip Your Lip

12th - Higher Ed
Max and Moon are hanging around their lockers when their friend Margie walks by wearing a fuschia sweater. Max starts to loudly criticize the sweater, but Moon tells Max that even though he doesn't like the sweater, he doesn't have to be...
Instructional Video1:15
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Cool as a cucumber

12th - Higher Ed
Max and Moon are building a house of cards. Max is trying to stack the final cards, but topples it over instead. Moon tells Max he is not "as cool as a cucumber," which is a saying that means to "not be rattled by anything."
Instructional Video1:25
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Upper crust

12th - Higher Ed
Max and Moon are at an upscale restaurant. Max examines the table placement and declares that the restaurant is very fancy. Moon tells Max the place seems suited for the "upper crust", which means the top tiers of society.
Instructional Video1:30
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Spill the beans

12th - Higher Ed
Max is snacking on some jelly beans when he tells Moon he found something out today. Moon is curious and tells Max she wants to know. Max keeps asking if Moon really wants to know until Moon finally says "spill the beans," which means to...
Instructional Video2:00
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Piece of Cake

12th - Higher Ed
Max is practicing his golf skills but gets frustrated because the ball won't go into the hole. Moon shows Max some tips, and says that it's a "piece of cake," which means that something is easy, or won't take too much effort.
Instructional Video1:15
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Seen Better Days

12th - Higher Ed
Max is trying to fix his backpack with duct tape. Moon tells Max it looks like his backpack has seen better days, which means it was in better condition in the past.
Instructional Video1:15
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Get Someone's Goat

12th - Higher Ed
Max is playing a computer game when his screen freezes. Moon tells Max not having internet access "gets her goat," too. Max thinks someone took a goat he didn't even know Moon had. Moon explains that when you find something annoying, it...
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Smell a Rat

12th - Higher Ed
Max receives a message on his computer. The message says the computer is infected and Max must download special software. Moon stops him, telling Max she "smells a rat."
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Toss Up

12th - Higher Ed
Max and Moon are outside on the bleachers getting ready to watch a football game. They are talking about which team they think will win. Max thinks the green team will win, but Moon says it'll be a real toss-up, which means there's an...
Instructional Video1:15
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Chop Chop

12th - Higher Ed
Max and Moon are swimming laps. Moon tells Max they only have two laps to go and says "chop chop," which means to hurry up.
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AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep Course - 2021 UPDATED! - How to Take Notes?

Higher Ed
This video demonstrates how to take notes while watching the training videos. This clip is from the chapter "Exam Tips and Tricks" of the series "AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep Course - 2021 UPDATED!".This section...
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Funny Bone

Pre-K - 5th
Moon in nose deep in her book as Max dances around her making funny faces. Max accidentally hits his elbow on the chair and makes dramatic noises when Moons asks Max if he hit his funny bone again. “Funny bone” is often used to refer to...
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What is Mona Lisa Wearing?

9th - Higher Ed
Or rather, what is she not wearing? Mona Lisa's simple clothing and lack of jewelry ensure that viewers focus on the face, rather than her clothing. How many copies were made of the Mona Lisa? Learn how Leonardo da Vinci used the...
Instructional Video1:10
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Bad Hair Day

12th - Higher Ed
Max storms into the room and throws his backpack on the bed. Moon asks Max what was wrong and he starts listing out all the things that went wrong today. Moon tells him he's had such a "bad hair day," which means to have a bad day in...
Instructional Video1:30
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Busy as a Bee

12th - Higher Ed
Max is wearing a bee costume for his science class presentation. He tells Moon that there is still so much left to prepare for the presentation. Moon cracks a joke and says that Max is "busy as a bee", which is an old saying that means...