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Start from Scratch
Moon is getting ready to bake cookies with Max. Max wonders why they just can’t buy cookies at the store and Moon said she wants to “start from scratch,” which means starting from the beginning with no preparation or advantage.
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When Pigs Fly
Max and Moon are flipping through a travel book, when Moon says that she would like to visit Europe someday. Max responds by saying that he’d like to go to Hawaii, and enjoy the plane ride by kicking back and taking a LONG nap. Moon...
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Bite Off More Than One Can Chew
When Moon goes to the kitchen, she finds Max looking very worried, preparing what looks like a very large meal. Max informs Moon that he's making dinner for his entire class, which is ten times what he's used to preparing. Moon says that...
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Break a leg
Max is nervous as he prepares to take the stage in a school play. Backstage, Moon wishes Max good luck by telling him to "break a leg." Max freaks out because he imagines Moon wants him to literally break his leg.
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There is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
Max is excited to find a flyer offering half-priced video games until he reads the fine print, which says he must buy two older video games in order to get the discount for a new video game. Moon tells Max, "there's no such thing as a...
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Red Line
Max walks into his room exhausted after coaching the local kindergarten’s soccer team because they won’t listen. Moon tells Max to draw a “red line,” a figure of speech that means setting a limit that shouldn’t be crossed.
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Beat Around the Bush
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.
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Smell a Rat
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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Potluck
Max and Moon want to have a dinner party, but they don't have enough food in the house. Moon suggested they have a potluck, which is when everyone who comes the party brings their own food and it will all contribute to the meal.
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Steals your thunder
Max tries to think of ideas for a school science fair project. He had one until a classmate overheard the idea and took it. Moon tells Max his classmate "stole his thunder." We use the phrase to describe when a person takes credit for an...
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The (Stephen) King of Horror Feat. Lindsay Ellis
Few writers have had the sheer staying power, popularity, and prolific output as Stephen King. From insatiably flesh-hungry clowns and sentient cars to telekinetic teenagers and mystical gunslingers, if there’s one author who has taken...
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Mayday
Max is having trouble trying to carry a huge stack of books into the house, and yells "Mayday" to ask for help. Moon comes running to help, and asks if Max knows that "Mayday" is a special kind of help request, and is only used in...
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Rings True
Moon waits outside a classroom for Max. All of a sudden, Max comes running up to tell Moon he got lost trying to find the building. At first, Moon doesn’t believe Max, but then says his explanation “rings true,” which means it’s real or...
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Early Bird Catches The Worm
Moon wants to go early to the park to get a tennis court, but Max wants to sleep in because it’s a Saturday. Moon tries to get Max out of bed by telling him that “the early bird catches the worm", which means that people who show up...
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Hook, Line, Sinker
Max is watching a TV commercial about a magical potion that will make you live forever. Moon doesn’t believe it and says that no one can live forever, but Max is still convinced. Moon tells him he’s taking it ‘hook, line, and sinker’,...
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Tongue in Cheek
Max walks in on Moon reading a book and asks what it is. Moon responds that it is 'The Ingoldsby Legends' and proceeds to further describe the book in detail. Max yawns and sarcastically says that he should recommend this "great book" to...
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Lucy Worsley on The Death of Jane Austen: Jane Austen's bedroom
What was her relationship with her sister Cassandra like? Was Cassandra a great writer or did Jane have natural talent? Did her mother and sister disapprove of her writing? Lucy Worsley on The Death of Jane Austen, Part 3
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Chip on Their Shoulder
Max and Moon are at the movies. Max is angry because he was supposed to play basketball, but his friend Jack invited boys from the school’s basketball team. Max fumes because these other boys are taller and shoot better. Max rants and...
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Less Is More
Max is excited to design a gaming chair with lots of features like giant speakers, special control holders and snack makers. Moon provides input by saying that she thinks “less is more”, which means that keeping things simple is...
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Face the Music
Max asks Moon, hypothetically, what she would do if she borrowed something from a friend but lost it. Moon says that she would “face the music”, which means to face the result of something, even if it’s unpleasant or uncomfortable.
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Win Hands Down
Max and Moon play chess. Max puts Moon's king in checkmate. Moon is surprised at first but accepts defeat. She tells Max he "won hands down."
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Sick As A Dog
Max is getting ready for school when he notices that Moon is still in bed. Moon tells Max that she won't be going to school, because she is sick as a dog, which means that she is really sick and not feeling well.
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Keep it Up
Max holds a book above his head. Moon asks why he is studying this way. Max says it's because she told him to "keep it up." Max took it literally, when Moon only meant to encourage him to keep studying.
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A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned
Max and Moon are at a fruit market standing in front of two apple stands. The apples at one stand is 0.99 cents and the other stand is $1. Max goes for the more expensive apples but Moon goes for the cheaper ones. Moon tells Max, “a...