Bridesmaids

Annie (Kristen Wiig), is a maid of honor whose life unravels as she leads her best friend,
Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa
McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to
matrimony. Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is
engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke,
Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it
perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you'll go for someone you
love. (Imdb)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1478338/
Slangs, idioms and expressions used in the movie (by Rahmat Vahdani Sanavi)
Your mom is my sponsor in AA = supports me in alcoholics anonymous
My pits are sweating = armpits
Are you sure you're up for it? = ready to do it
A lot to put on your plate = a lot of responsibility
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Painting those giant bangs was a royal pain in my can = painting the hair bangs
was very hard
He realized he had hit his bottom = couldn't take it any more
Thanks for the pep talk = exciting speech intended to motivate people
Greets him in the morning beaver first = a woman's genitalia or pubic hair
Cup your hands/… = form a cup with your hands
We are on different rhythms here = we disagree
You slept over = slept longer than expected
We're on the same page = we agree
Freeloaders = people who only receive and never give
I hung out with Ted = spent time together
You are a total catch = charming, lovely person
Anyone would be psyched to be with you = happy
Monkey lamps at Terry's = a type of lamp
Look away = avert your gaze = look elsewhere
Menstrual cramps = pain suffered during the menstruation period
The car needs a wash = it's dirty
You need to punch it a few times = hit it with a punch
I cracked a blanket in half = cut
We are in the trenches together = (doing the hard work) together
I'm on the mend (healing) = improving
I pin‐balled = a game with a sloping board
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I gotta check on the Hors d'oeuvres = a savory appetizer
You saved me a shitload of money = a lot of money
We ate peanut brittle = a brittle sweet made from nuts and set melted
sugar.
You better not keep my Lil on a leash = don't restrict Lillian too much
Get it (all) out = tell me why you are upset
Cream or custard =
Cream puffs = kind of cake made of puff pastry filled with cream. نان خامه
ای
He left when the business went under = went bankrupt
Poor thing she is too busy = I feel pity for her
Get your shit together = start to behave correctly
I've seen better tennis playing in a tampon commercial = a tube-shaped
mass of cotton or similar material that a woman use during her period
McMuffin = The McMuffin is a family of breakfast sandwiches in various
sizes and configurations, sold by the fast-food restaurant chain
McDonald's.
This is such a stone‐cold pack of weirdoes = unemotional strange people
Can I set you up please? (relationships) = do you want me to find you a date?
Eat a big meal before a fitting = the time when trying on a new dress to see if it
fits
I feel a bit bloated = my stomach is so full, I am exploding
The other night I was slaving away making dinner = working too hard
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A French‐themed shower = a shower (party for giving presents to women
before wedding or birth of a child wedding) with French traditions
Dip them in chocolate fondue = put it in chocolate
We can top it = we can do better
Paris seems a bit "been there done that" = repetitious, not innovative
We should throw ideas around = brainstorm
We grease up. We pull in = having sex
I've got a new tube top = a piece of women's clothing that goes around
your chest and back to cover your breasts but does not cover your
shoulders or stomach
I wanna cut the tags off =
I second it = support
In the bathroom bawling her eyes out = fighting
I'll buzz you right in = I let you come in by buzzing the door
It's a fritz Bernaise. It's couture = an expensive clothing brand. It's custom
made
We don't want to upstage Lilian with a big fancy dress = we shouldn't look
better than the bride
Start your engines = are you ready?
May I interject? = can I break in or make a comment while you are talking
You are stunning head to toe. That's a given = very attractive. It's for sure,
undeniable
You got food‐poisoning from the restaurant = become sick
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The sink's a goner = useless, broken
It's coming out like lava = she has defecating big time
My tire feels just a little low = I think the tire doesn't have enough air in it
I'm not really a setup guy = organized
I'm going upstairs to throw on a couple of finishing/final touches = نازک کاری
I'm not over you yet = I'm not finished with you yet
Boy stuff = this issue is to be shared among men not women
Doesn't sound very inviting = not intersting
Her hair started falling out but it grew back = hair loss
Don't litter = don't throw garbage
I'm anal about littering = I get very annoyed
They made a special dispensation so I could become a cop here = exception,
they allowed me only to get this job although I'm not originally American
Flex a muscle = contract your muscle
Plant your feet (position). Take aim = stand firmly
Drop your left hip =
Put your arms out straight
Handsome thoughts about the bachelorette party
Easy‐peasy = very easy
She got the jump on you = she did it first
Overhead bin = a box over you on a plane or a bus where you put your bags or
small luggage
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Infringe on sb's privacy = violate
We went down (plane) =
More sense of community in coach = people are friendlier in the coach section
of the plane
I can't help but feel bad for you = I feel pity for you
Cut a hole in the back of your jeans = make a hole
Slutty college years to experiment to get it out of your system = engage in
some indecent behavior to relax
Two double 7&7s = kind of drink
It will give the pill a little kick = the pill will be more effective
Just toss it back/off = throw
Looks like somebody is relaxing = somebody is the euphemism for you
It's policy = it's protocol
Why don't you go lay down = lie down, relax
I got to take a whizz = urinate
Colonial woman on the wing churning butter on the wing dressed in tradition
garb
From here on out = from now on
You got bits and pieces going on = you have certain personality problems but
mot that serious
It was very fun = enjoyable
It was a bit of a curve ball/pitch sb a curve ball = it was surprising in a bad way
= I didn't expect it
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I'd like to talk this out with you = sort it out by talking about it
Woke up sweet and nice and cute = in a good mood
Did u forget to take your Xanax this morning? = why are you so aggressive?
Call me when your boobs come in = get lost you stupid little girl!/when you
grow mature
Have fun having a baby at your prom = the seller is insulting a teenage girl with
teenage pregnancy
Get those taillights fixed = the light at the back of the car (rear light)
That's prickly = rough not soft (while touching her friend's legs)
Giving out the cutest party favors = a small gift for children at a party
Pink berets = a round flattish cap of felt or cloth.
I didn't want you to bug yourself = bother
You've really outdone yourself (above and beyond)
Your face, I fooled you = an expression used when teasing someone
Have a fitting = an occasion when you put on a piece of clothing that is
being made for you, to see if it fits properly
You would have rolled your eyes = you wouldn't like it
This is over‐the‐top = too much, extreme
You have no idea. Let me fill you in= explain, brief you
She does not get a party favor = present
I don't need a lecture right now = don't criticize me, stop giving me advice
Roadside assistance = when cars break down and another car whose driver is a
mechanic helps you out
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From here on out = from now on
Come on dingus. Tick tock = hurry up idiot, getting late
It is super‐gravelly = full of gravel or small rocks
Heel. We are heeling (walk next to me) = lean on me
I slightly over‐commit to this = I am more committed than necessary
You need a little pity party = when friends get together and share their
miseries
Glad to see a bit of spark in you = excitement
I didn't breeze through high school. They threw firecrackers at my head = relax
I bought an 18‐wheeler = a truck with 18 wheels
All right come on. Bring it in = I'm ready to fight or argue
It's on the house = free, you don't have to pay
I owe him big time = very much
You made that artichoke dip? Kind of sauce with a plant called artichoke
Bridal store = store where brides accessories are sold
Here comes the litter bug = someone who drops rubbish in public places
I'm going to hurl = vomit
Have you ever seen CSI? 24 hours? Two popular series (Crime Scene
Investigation)
It's kind of high‐octane stuff = high-octane petrol is of a very high quality
It's adrenalin pinching = I'm excited
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I out‐crazied you = I was more irrational
get Q‐tips = a cotton swab on a small stick, used for cleaning the ears,
applying make-up, etc.
you need to blaze the trail for me = light it
we will fix it. We will tweak it = adjust
by the powers vested in me by the state of Illinois I pronounce you …. =
granted to me, given to me
Put your hands together for Wilson Philips = clap, applaud,
Good luck!
Synopsis
Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) is a single woman in her mid 30s, living in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. After her bakery failed, she lost her boyfriend and all of her savings, and
now works in a jewelers store selling engagement rings. Although her flaky mother
(Jill Clayburgh) encourages her to return home, Annie rents a bedroom from British
immigrant Gil (Matt Lucas) and his lazy overweight sister Brynn (Rebel Wilson). She
has a sexual no-strings-attached relationship with the self-absorbed Ted (Jon
Hamm) but hopes for something more. Only her friendship with Lillian Donovan
(Maya Rudolph) keeps her sane.
Lillian becomes engaged to a wealthy banker living in Chicago and asks Annie to be
her maid of honor. At the engagement party at Lillian's house, Annie meets her
fellow bridesmaids: Lillian's cynical cousin Rita (Wendi McLendon-Covey), idealistic
friend Becca (Ellie Kemper), raunchy future sister-in-law Megan (Melissa McCarthy)
and Helen Harris, III (Rose Byrne), the beautiful but vain wife of Lillian's fiance's
boss. Helen and Annie take an instant dislike to each other as they are both become
immediately jealous of the other's friendship with Lillian, but Lillian persuades them
to spend time together. During a game of doubles tennis, Annie and Helen are both
hyper competitive, deliberately hitting each other with their volleys multiple times.
A few days later, Annie takes Lillian and the bridesmaids to a Brazilian restaurant for
lunch before going to a chic bridal gown studio. While Lillian is in the restroom,
Annie suggests a Parisian themed bridal shower, but Helen thinks this is a bad idea.
At the bridal gown studio, Helen again uses her influence to gain them access
because Annie did not realize that reservations were needed. However, everyone
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except Helen (who did not eat the meat at the restaurant) becomes ill with food
poisoning. While everyone else becomes ill, Helen orders for everyone the
bridesmaids dress that she liked the best.
Worried about her finances, Annie suggests a bachelorette party at Lillian's parents'
beach house. Helen overrules her and books a trip to Las Vegas. Due to her pride
and ego, Annie refuses to allow Helen to buy a first class ticket for her and sits in
coach. Because Annie is afraid to fly, Helen gives her sedatives and alcohol. This
makes Annie inebriated and paranoid, and her outbursts cause the plane to land in
Caspar, Wyoming, where she, Lillian and the bridesmaids are escorted off the plane
and the bachelorette party plans are thus canceled. On the bus trip back to
Milwaukee, Annie tries to apologize but Lillian announces that she wants Helen to
take over planning the shower and wedding.
Annie continues to hope for a relationship with Ted, but begins flirting with Officer
Nathan Rhoads (Chris O'Dowd), a friendly traffic cop who earlier had let her off
without a ticket for broken taillights. Nathan encourages her to open a new bakery,
but Annie refuses; her business's failure was so painful that she has given up baking
entirely. After spending the night together, Nathan buys baking supplies so Annie
can make them a delicious breakfast. Offended, Annie leaves. At her apartment, Gil
and Brynn tell her she has to move out. With nowhere else to go, she moves back in
with her mother.
Annie travels back to Chicago for the bridal shower at Helen's house. Helen has
created an elaborate version of Annie's Parisian theme, then upstages Annie's
heartfelt, handmade shower gift by giving Lillian a trip to Paris to be fitted for her
wedding gown by one of the world's top designers. Enraged that Helen has taken
credit for the Parisian theme, Annie throws a temper tantrum and is kicked out of the
shower. Lillian tells her not to come to the wedding either. On the way home, Annie's
car breaks down. Nathan answers the emergency call and tells Annie how much she
hurt him and not to contact him again. Ted comes to pick Annie up but, when he
expects her to perform oral sex on him on the way home, she breaks off the
relationship and walks home.
Over the next several days, Annie becomes reclusive, refusing to leave her mother's
house and watching television obsessively. Megan finds her and tells her to stop
feeling sorry for herself. Annie realizes her errors and tries to make amends with
Nathan by baking him a cake. But he appears to leave it on his doorstep for
raccoons to eat.
On the day of the wedding, which Annie doesn't intend to attend, Helen appears on
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the doorstep, begging for help in finding Lillian who has gone missing. Helen
tearfully explains how lonely she feels and apologizes for all she has done to hurt
Annie out of jealousy. They pull up alongside Nathan in his police car and after some
persuasion, he begrudgingly helps Annie and Helen find Lillian at her own
apartment. Lillian had gone there distressed by the micromanaging Helen had done
in planning everything and her fear that Annie will have no one to be with. Annie tells
her everything will be fine and helps her get ready for the wedding.
Annie resumes her place as maid of honor at the wedding, which Helen has
arranged to include neon signs, fireworks and an appearance by Wilson Phillips.
After the wedding, Helen again apologizes to Annie and hopes they can be friends in
the future. Realizing that Annie and Nathan were falling in love, Helen arranged for
him to pick Annie up after the wedding. He takes her home in his squad car, lights
flashing and siren wailing. (Imdb) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1478338/synopsis?ref_=ttpl_pl_syn