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M: Yes. I want to drag him out to do something. You know, he's such a couch potato.
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M: No, couch potato is an expression used to describe someone who sits in front of the TV all the time eating junk food, such as potato chips.
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M: My father's like that too. My mother is always angry with him. But he doesn't care.
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M: But sometimes, after a really hard week at school, I also just want to collapse and be a couch potato.
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M: Yes, I agree. Li Hua, would you like to join us? Jon and I are going to play tennis.
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M: That's wonderful. You know, some people think I'm nuts to have a friend like Jon.
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M: That's right. Jon can be rude, and he also argues a lot. Sometimes he does drive me nuts.
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M: Of course. You know, my mother used to make me clean my room every night when I was in high school and that drove me nuts.
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M: Oh, yes, she is nuts. She spent $200 for a dress, and it's ugly.
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