Vinny and Lisa think of the future.

What are you nervous about? I'm the one under the gun.

A colloquial way to say "facing enormous amounts of pressure."

I'm watching you going down in flames.

If something "goes down in flames, "

it ends in a horrible disaster or failure.

My biological clock is ticking.

A reference to the desire women have for babies, and the fact

that as they age into their 30s, it gets harder to have them.

Any more shit that we can pile on the outcome of this case?

"To pile on" is to stack things, one on top of the other. This is

Vinny's way of asking Mona Lisa to stop putting pressure on him.

Two boys whose lives hang in the balance.

When "lives hang in the balance," the result of something,

in this case, the trial, will determine whether they get to live.

Vinny begins his legal counterattack, but it still looks bad for Bill and Stan.

Are you mocking me with that outfit?

"To mock" is another way of saying to make fun of. An "outfit" refers to the various clothes such as pants and shirt that people wear.

I had to get this in asecond hand store.

A store that sells used goods (often clothes).

I'm holding you in contempt of court. :: That's a fucking surprise.

Someone who is in "contempt of court" has

probably refused to obey the orders of the judge.

1964 convertible metallic green Buick Skylark with white top.

The car that Bill and Stan were driving.

Three eyewitnesses saw them drive off in great haste.

"Eyewitnesses" are people who saw what happened with their

own eyes. "In great haste" is a dated way to say in a big hurry.

They recanted their story.

" To recant" a story is to change it (used for official testimony in a trial).

The verdict.

The decision by a jury in a trial (guilty or not guilty).

Murder in the first degree.

Legally, the most serious type of murder charge.

He helped him commit this heinous crime.

Heinous is an educated word for horrible or unspeakable.

Everything he is said is bullshit!

The classic English obscenity for lies, nonsense, etc.

Objection is sustained.

Legal talk: An "objection" is made when one lawyer feels what someone else is saying should not be allowed to be said in court.

If an objection is "sustained," the judge is saying he agrees

(If it is "overruled," he is disagreeing).

You won't use that language in my court! :: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

A cynical and sarcastic way to say OK.

We intend to prove that the prosecutor's

case is circumstantial and coincidental.

If evidence is "circumstantial," it is implied by the situation, but there are no direct witnesses. If something is "coincidental," it has happened

just by chance.

Their tires were screeching, smoking, going on the curb.

"To screech" is to make a loud, piercing noise.

He's a tough one!

Someone who is "tough" is strong or brave.

Here, meaning that he is difficult to scare.

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 888