Everybody Loves Raymond- Robert Cutbacks

Everybody Loves Raymond

Season 7 Episode 6 (0:00-3:12)

Vocabulary (idioms and phrases included)

Budget- setting a specific amount of money to be spent on specific things (usually monthly or weekly).

Giant tax- taxes to be paid to the government for being a giant (a very large person)

Kick in- start, begin

Pay cuts- decreasing a salary (amount of money paid to an employee)

Precinct- police station

Cutting back on the hours- decreasing the amount of time for work

Scrambling to make ends meet- struggling or having a hard time paying for basic bills and food.

Thirty year low- the lowest amount in thirty years

Dipping into their retirement fund- taking money out of the money they were putting aside for retirement

Rough out there- difficult in general for everyone around

Shift my focus- focus on different things, think differently

Re-evaluate my priorities- decide to change what is important to you

Across the board- in general, in every area

Bologna- a very inexpensive processed lunch meat

Goobers- a type of candy

Coming off- in a certain state of mind (this phrase is usually used in reference to the state a person is in after doing drugs, but in this case Ray uses it to refer to Robert wanting dessert after eating bologna).

In pretty good shape financially- having more than enough money to live a life of quality

Questions

1.     What are not in Robert’s budget right now?

2.     What did Ray ask about kicking in?

3.     Why are they making cutbacks at the precinct?

4.     Robert says it’s tough on everybody and you’ve got guys having to take what?

5.     What did Robert have to cancel?

6.     Robert thought maybe he could come over and watch a movie on their what?

7.     What is Robert’s response when Ray asks about not being able to keep basic cable?

8.     What does Robert say is inexpensive and versatile?

9.     Robert says he has made it in casseroles, stew, salad and even what?

10. Ray says that since they don’t have cookies they’ll have to get what?

11. Deborah says they need to help him, and what does she want to give him?