High Potential · S01E02

“Before the meeting, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page.”

“The parents weren’t on the same page about bedtime.”

“Good, so we’re on the same page.”

“Two squad cars pulled up outside the house.”

“He was put in the back of a squad car.”

“A squad car is on its way.”

“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves — we don’t have a suspect yet.”

“It’s a good start, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.”

“I think I got ahead of myself when I booked the hotel.”

“Don’t sit next to him on the boat — he’s a barfer.”

“My little brother is a total barfer on long car trips.”

“Sorry, I’m a sympathetic barfer: if you’re sick, I’m sick.”

“Two prisoners busted out last night.”

“She busted out her old guitar at the party.”

“Time to bust out the good champagne!”

“At first blush, it looked like an accident.”

“The offer seemed generous at first blush.”

“At first blush, the two cases have nothing in common.”

“The band started slowly and then let it rip.”

“Okay, the road’s clear — let it rip!”

“When the boss left, she finally let rip about the new rules.”

“There’s a smudge of lipstick on the glass.”

“The detective noticed a smudge on the window.”

“Don’t touch the screen — you’ll smudge it.”

“She has a captivating smile.”

“The documentary was absolutely captivating.”

“The audience was captivated from the first minute.”

“There was a brief scuffle outside the bar.”

“Two fans were arrested after a scuffle.”

“Protesters scuffled with security guards.”

“The victim had lacerations on both hands.”

“He was treated for minor lacerations to his face.”

“The broken glass lacerated her arm.”

“She slipped on the ice and broke her coccyx.”

“Sitting for hours makes my coccyx hurt.”

“The bruise was just above the coccyx.”

“As a lefty, she hates spiral notebooks.”

“Judging by the angle of the wound, the attacker was a lefty.”

“The team’s best pitcher is a lefty.”

“We’ve got eyes in the sky — the helicopter is following the car.”

“Casinos rely on their eye in the sky to catch cheats.”

“Without eyes in the sky, we’ll never find him in the forest.”

“We hitched a ride to the next town.”

“Can I hitch a ride with you to the station?”

“She hitched a lift with a lorry driver.”

“Close the gate and drop the latch.”

“The killer had rigged the latch so the door locked behind him.”

“The window latch was broken.”

“The election was rigged.”

“Someone rigged the door to lock from the outside.”

“He rigged up a shelter from branches.”

“The car is still at impound.”

“It cost them $300 to get the van out of the impound lot.”

“Police impounded the vehicle as evidence.”

“Slow down — you’re on your fifth coffee!”

“By the time we arrived, he was on his fifth beer.”

“She’s on her fifth attempt at the driving test.”

“She vamped it up for the photo shoot.”

“Don’t vamp it up too much — it’s a job interview.”

“The actor really vamped it up in the final scene.”

“I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt this time.”

“The teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt and accepted his excuse.”

“Let’s give her the benefit of the doubt until we know more.”

“He’s been lusting after that sports car for years.”

“Half the office lusted after the new manager.”

“I’ve been lusting after those boots since spring.”

“He’s lying — I know it in my bones.”

“She felt in her bones that something was wrong.”

“I can feel it in my bones: we’re going to win.”

“The horse bolted when it heard the gunshot.”

“He bolted forward and grabbed the knife.”

“As soon as the door opened, the suspect bolted.”

“The victim couldn’t describe her assailant.”

“Police are still searching for the assailant.”

“The assailant fled on foot.”

“How’s your essay coming along?”

“The investigation is coming along nicely.”

“Do you want to come along to the party?”

“He lifted the box with a grunt.”

“She only answered with a grunt.”

“I’m just a grunt here — ask the boss.”

“Take him back to the precinct.”

“She works in the 12th precinct.”

“The precinct was busy all night.”

“It was touch and go whether he’d survive the night.”

“For a while it was touch and go, but the surgery went well.”

“It’s touch and go whether we’ll finish on time.”

“The gunsmith confirmed that the rifle had been modified.”

“He took the old pistol to a gunsmith.”

“Her grandfather was a gunsmith.”

“He showed no contrition for what he had done.”

“The judge took her contrition into account.”

“He looked genuinely contrite.”

“You thought I’d be scared? The joke’s on you.”

“He tried to trick them, but the joke was on him.”

“Joke’s on you — I already knew.”

“Half his paycheck goes on rent.”

“Many families live paycheck to paycheck.”

“I’m not doing this just for the paycheck.”

“Let me pay for dinner — it’s the least I can do.”

“Thanks for the lift! — Least I can do after you helped me move.”

“Sending flowers was the least we could do.”

“I’ll pop by after work.”

“Feel free to pop by any time.”

“She popped by to drop off the keys.”