Maciek Biezunski Show: Slang and Cultural Expressions

Expression	Approx. time	Explanation
auditions	1:38	where performers (singers, musicians, actors, etc.) perform in front of talent judges who will select them or send them home
Showville USA	2:12	http://www.amctv.com/showville/videos/maciejs-performance-from-episode-101-showville
forced on us	3:48	We had to do this even though we didn’t want to.
under ground	4:20	hidden from view, secret
nursing home	5:15	This is a residential center for people who need living assistance, either due to old age or perhaps to injury or stroke
got your start	5:19	began, took your first step, was introduced
take for granted	6:40	relax, don’t work hard, and assume everything will be easy
a tough crowd	6:56	a difficult group to perform in front of, skeptical people
It’s not about…	7:38	The essence or the main point is not…
blown away	8:02	means shocked, amazed, totally impressed (related to an explosion—which blows a building away)
uneasy	9:40	uncomfortable, uncertain, a little afraid
put her at ease	11:08	make her feel comfortable
by all means	11:30	absolutely, without a doubt, most surely
lifeline	12:31	main connection, vital support
grounded to	12:34	well connected to, tied together
behind the Iron Curtain	14:18	the national boundaries that the Soviet Union enforced to keep Eastern Europe (Warsaw Pact countries) separate from Western Europe (NATO countries) from 1945-1991
deejay (D.J.)	14:50	someone who plays recorded music for an audience (originally a “disc jockey”—someone who spun vinyl discs on a record player)
Holland Street Performers Series	16:02	http://www.cityofholland.com/downtownservices/street-performer-series-1
were wowed by this	17:16	were impressed by this, became excited enough to say “wow!”