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Strike while the iron is hot
Max and Moon play baseball. Max is at bat and swings too late or not at all. Moon tells Max to "strike while the iron is hot," which means to make the most of opportunity.
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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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Fool’s Paradise
Max is counting soda bottle caps, when Moon walks in and points out that he’s been drinking a LOT of soda lately. Max says he’s trying to collect 500 to participate in the soda company’s raffle to win the Robo-Captain 4000, a limited...
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Golden Key Can Open Any Door
Max is mowing the lawn, when he sees Moon sitting on the porch and tries to convince her to help him. Even after showering Moon with compliments, Moon doesn't fall for Max's tricks. When Max offers to pay for Moon's help, she asks if Max...
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Political Cartoons - One Minute History
While the practice of using images to deliver political commentary can be traced back to the 16th century Protestant Reformation in Germany, Benjamin Franklin is credited with the first political cartoon in 1754. The cartoon — entitled...
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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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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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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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Go with the Flow
Max is nervous about going to summer camp because he has never been before. Moon tries to reassure Max and tells him to “go with the flow,” which means following the rest of the group and do what everyone else does.
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Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk
Max tells Moon he is thinking about joining the track team because he thinks he can run faster than any of the guys on the team. Moon tells Max if he’s going to “talk the talk, he has to walk the walk,” which means you have to do what...
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Burn our Bridges
Max and Moon order take out and Max gets mad because they got his order wrong, again. Max wants to tell them that he is never, ever going back. Moon tells him not to burn his bridges, which means not being able to turn back or go back to...
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Burn our bridges
Max and Moon order take out and Max gets mad because they got his order wrong, again. Max wants to tell them that he is never, ever going back. Moon tells him not to burn his bridges, which means not being able to turn back or go back to...
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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...
One Minute History
Political Cartoons VERTICAL - One Minute History
While the practice of using images to deliver political commentary can be traced back to the 16th century Protestant Reformation in Germany, Benjamin Franklin is credited with the first political cartoon in 1754. The cartoon — entitled...
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Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk
Max tells Moon he is thinking about joining the track team because he thinks he can run faster than any of the guys on the team. Moon tells Max if he's going to "talk the talk, he has to walk the walk," which means you have to do what...
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Fool's Paradise
Max is counting soda bottle caps, when Moon walks in and points out that he's been drinking a LOT of soda lately. Max says he's trying to collect 500 to participate in the soda company's raffle to win the Robo-Captain 4000, a limited...
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Strike While the Iron Is Hot
Max and Moon play baseball. Max is at bat and swings too late or not at all. Moon tells Max to “strike while the iron is hot,” which means to make the most of opportunity.
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Pull Someone’s Leg
Moon sees Max walking in circles around a chair, and asks what he is doing. Max says he has been having trouble staying awake, so his friend suggested a trick. Moon takes a look at the instructions his friend suggested, and realizes the...
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Golden Key Can Open Any Door
Max is mowing the lawn, when he sees Moon sitting on the porch and tries to convince her to help him. Even after showering Moon with compliments, Moon doesn’t fall for Max’s tricks. When Max offers to pay for Moon’s help, she asks if Max...
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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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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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Last but Not Least
Max walks in on Moon practicing for a speech she will be delivering at school, and is upset that Moon only mentioned their parents at the end of the speech. Moon explains that “last but not least" means that the last thing is just as...
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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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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...