Week 3 - "Match Point"

Reviewing Vocabulary (first 30 min of the film).

There are 6 words/expressions underlined (hyperlinked) in the sentences below.
Do you remember their meanings? Click on the links and check the entries in the online dictionaries.

1-Chris: So tell me, what's a beautiful young American ping-pong player doing here mingling among the British upper class?

2-Chris: I’m naturally competitive. Is it off-putting?

3-Nola: He was trying to have his way with me over the (ping-pong) table.

4-Chloe: You’re not crossed, are you? (Adj. Definition 3)

5-Chloe: If things go well, Papa will see to it that you move up quickly.

6-Nola: He swept me off my feet with presents.

Now, rewrite/rephrase the sentences below using your own words.
Use the space provided (comments) or send your answers by e-mail.
Look it up in a dictionary if you need help.
1- Chloe: He (Chloe’s father) respects how you (Chris) pulled yourself up against the odds.

2- Nola: I could use a drink just to pull myself together.

3- Nola: I don’t buy into Eleanor.

4- Nola (after the audition): I blew it! I can’t pull it through.

5- Nola: Unless you blew it.
Chris: How could I blow it?
Nola: By making a pass at me.

6- Tom (to his mother): Nola is not exactly over the hill!