Getting your pocket picked
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Thefirstlistener Plus on April 16, 2012
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EslPodcast 778
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 wallet | a folded piece of leather or cloth used to carry paper money, credit cards, and identification |
| to pick pockets | to steal someone's wallet by taking it out of a pocket (a pouch in clothing, used for holding objects) without that person noticing |
| to divert | to distract; to change the direction of something |
| to bump | to gently hit someone or something, usually by accident, often with one's full body or with one's side |
| never occurred to (someone) | a phrase used to show one's surprise about something that has happened, which one had never considered or thought about |
| to lift | to steal, especially by secretly taking something out of one's pocket |
| to clutch | to hold something very tightly and very close to one's body so that it cannot get lost and/or so other people cannot take it |
| purse-snatcher | someone who steals a purse that is hanging from a woman's shoulder and then runs very quickly |
| to live (something) down | to be able to keep one's pride and dignity while one is being teased for something over a long period of time |
| to file | to officially submit a document, especially to a government agency |
| police report | an official document written by a police officer to describe a crime, used to conduct an investigation |
| to turn up | for something lost to appear or to be found |
| fat chance | a phrase used to show that something is impossible and will not happen, used when another person has suggested that it might happen |
| to stall | to delay or procrastinate; to avoid doing something until later |
| cop | a police officer; a policeman or policewoman |
| to face the music | to face or accept the consequences of one's actions; to accept reality |
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