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Today we have a nice expression, a handful especially someone.
Someone is a handful H -A -N -D -F -U -L.
If somebody is a handful that means taking care of the person, watching the person, teaching the person managing the person is very difficult the person is very tough so it could be a child a really loud crazy child or it could be a teenager or a bunch of teenagers you know to me one of the worst I'm sorry one of the worst teaching jobs would be to 15, 16 year old boys and girls.
Oh my god, that just sounds crazy because, you know, I'm sorry most, not all, most 15, 16 year old boys and girls are crazy.
They're crazy, they're too loud, they're moving around, they don't want to study, they don't want to focus, they're a handful.
They are a handful.
Check out the dialog!
Can you take care of Minty?
OH NO! ONLY FOR TWO DAYS!
Minty's a handful! NO!
This is my cat Minty.
Say hi. Say hi nice!
Say hi nicely! That doesn't sound very nice.
Yeah. I have two cats.
This one is Minty. and the other one is Cass.
Yes, I know, I know.
And Minty, she's a handful.
She causes problems all the time, she's very demanding, she's very loud, and, yeah, yeah, this is Minty, Minty is a handful.
Not only people, but animals, too.
Pets, in this case my cat, Minty.
She's a handful. What?
Oh no, it's not it's not lunchtime.
I'm sorry No, maybe at dinner time you can have a cookie Okay, you can go play now, okay Yeah She's gone now.
Yeah So I hope you could hear her All right cats.
So what about you? Are you a handful?
I know when I was young I know I was a handful especially when I was probably He's probably 16, 17, 18 years old, right then and there, you know, last couple years of high school.
I was a handful. Yeah I didn't really get into any trouble, I was a good boy actually but I was a handful, you know.
I liked my freedom but freedom, man!
And it was not easy for my mom and dad.
I was a handful, I know I was a handful, but you know, however, even though I was a handful, I studied hard.
I never got into trouble and I was a good boy.
I was just You know I was a young boy I had lots of extra energy extra energy and and lots of passion lots of passion in life That's my excuse.
Were you a handful are you a handful is your girlfriend or your boyfriend a handful?
Yeah, does it take a lot of work to make your girlfriend happy?
Is she a handful? What about your wife is she a handful do you have to work extra hard to make her happy?
What about your employees you if you work for somebody are you a handful are you always asking your boss for this and that?
Do this blah blah blah oh my God.
Yeah Yeah Be honest you guys have a fantastic day, and I'll talk to you again tomorrow.
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