Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To go along with what is offered, especially in a performative context, and to accept and expand upon it; to go with the flow; to take it in stride.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: acting, broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
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History
From a well-known rule in improv acting, wherein improvised lines must (figuratively) be answered with yes and... in order to continue the scene.
