Hands, bang on, million quid bet, slam down on the table

[svetlana14]

20:18 [

]. What is the exact meaning of "Hands, bang on, million quid bet, slam down on the table"?

 

[Barque]

"Quid" is a colloquial British word for "Pound", their currency. It's used uncountably.
A million quid = A million pounds.
Million quid bet = A million pound-bet.

As for the rest of it, I sort of get it, but I'm not a betting man, so I'll let someone else explain.

 

[Skrej]

I think he starts to say 'Hands down' , then switches to 'bang on'. 'Money on the table' is a gambling expression akin to the expression 'put your money where your mouth is". If you're really that certain about the outcome, then go ahead and place your bet.

Slamming the money down just further demonstrates how eager he is to risk that much money on a sure thing. The amount of money also further emphasizes how certain he is of the outcome. He's willing to risk losing a million pounds because he thinks there's little chance of losing.

Of course, he's not actually gambling any money here. The terms are just being used metaphorically.

 

[svetlana14]

What does he say between "You know" and "I was just"?

 

[svetlana14]

What does he say between "You know" and "I was just"?

I think that members will be confused about my question as the time interval is deleted by you. Should I initiate a new question about the same youtube video instead, referring to the specific time?

 

[Tdol]

You know what I mean.

A time reference would help.

 

[svetlana14]

You know what I mean.

A time reference would help.

20:50. Does he say I know what I mean like it?

 

[Tdol]

It's you know what I mean, which is a pretty meaningless phrase used to check the listener is following you.

 

[svetlana14]

It's you know what I mean, which is a pretty meaningless phrase used to check the listener is following you.

He says something very fast after you what I mean before I was just... What are those words?

 

[teechar]

... like ... It's when .. I was just literally.
Those are just fillers. He is still forming the sentence in his mind.

 

[svetlana14]

... like ... It's when .. I was just literally.
Those are just fillers. He is still forming the sentence in his mind.

Does like function as um, uh, that's to say here?

 

[Barque]

It's like "um" and "uh", yes.

"That's to say" can often be meaningful, and not necessarily a filler.