Story of Speak English Like an American (10)

Lesson 10 Bob Visits the Village Market

Bob goes to the village market, a supermarket in town.
He asks Carol, the owner of the store, if she would like to sell the Susan's Scrumptious's Cookies.
Carol agrees, but she isn't able to tell Bob how much she'll pay him.

Bob: Thank you for making time for me today, Carol.

Carol: Don't mention it, Bob. What's up?

Bob: My wife baked these cookies from scratch. Please take one.

Carol: Mmmm, chewy, these are out of this world!

Bob: My wife is a great cook.

Carol: You can say that again! I don't want to make a pig of myself, but let me take a few more.

Bob: Oink oink! Just kidding!

Carol: I'd like to see these at the Village Market. My customers will go nuts over these!

Bob: How much would you pay us for each cookie?

Carol: I am not sure. I need to roll up my sleeves and figure out the finances.

Bob: Can you give me a ballpark figure now?

Carol: I don't want to jump the gun! Sit tight for now, and we will talk things over this evening.

Idioms

ballpark figure - an approximate number

Don't mention it! - you're welcome

(to) figure out - to solve; to determine

from scratch - from the beginning; using al fresh ingredients rather than using a prepared mix

(to) go nuts [slang] - to react with great enthusiasm

(to) jump the gun - to start doing something too sooon or ahead of everybody else

just kidding - talking more to get a laugh than anything

(to) make a pig of oneself [slang] - to overeat; to eat too much

(to) make timie for - to put time in one's schedule of something

out of this world - see lesson 6

(to) roll up one's sleeves - to prepare to work

(to) sit tight - to wait patiently

(to) talk over - see lesson 7

What's up? - What's going on? What's new?

you can say that again - I agree with you