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Try: fair enough What do you mean give me a break you can't be serious I owe you one
Live example «Now you're talking»
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown · The Greek Islands en 00:35:51.232
for a few hours.
Now you're talking
my language.
Love Island en 00:14:02.221
now you're
now you're talking
now you're talking like
#32586038 en 00:33:30.640
That’s more like it.
Now you’re talking
I’ll call the cops and get you behind bars!
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