Chicken Sandwich
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- Jun 20, 2010
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- Netherlands
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Are you and Cat Deeley an item,
then?
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Why? You're not jealous, are you?
No, no, she's...
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she's very glamorous.
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Look, I didn't want to say too much,
but, um...
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you've rumbled us.
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How long's that been going on?
Long enough. Hmm.
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Yeah, is it a rebound thing?
Who knows?
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But, um, you've still got first dibs
on me, but the clock is ticking.
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I just don't want her to get hurt.
This is a dialogue from "Life's Too Short", episode 6 between Warwick Davis and his ex-wife. I don't understand what he means by "you've still got first dibs on me".
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English:
dibs / dɪbz / noun [ plural ] American English informal
the right to have, use, or do something : Freshmen have first dibs on dormitory rooms.
I don't get it, especially in conjunction with "the clock is ticking". Perhaps it means that she was the one who first slept with him?
Can someone help me out? Thanks.