A: Are you okay, man? You don't look very well.
B: Ugh, I feel terrible. I went out last night with Trevor and things got a little out of hand.
A: Nice! So, where did you guys go?
B: We hit a couple of local bars, and met up with some friends. Everything was cool until Mike came along, and it turned out that it was his birthday yesterday!
A: Oh no! Mike’s birthday is a drinkfest for sure!
B: Tell me about it! We drank everything in the bar!
A: Is that why you missed work today?
B: Yeah. I woke up this morning feeling really nauseous. I threw up like five times.
A: Eww!
B: I was so dehydrated that I drank like a gallon of water, and my head has been pounding all day. I swear, I'm never gonna drink again!
A: Too bad man, tonight is Tracy's going away party and she asked if you were gonna go.
B: Oh, yeah. I'm there!
Key Vocabulary
got a little out of hand phrase become out of control
hit verb, to go to (a place)
turned out verb, to happen a certain way
tell me about it phrase I agree; I understand
naseous Adjective feel like you are going to
vomit
threw up verb, vomit
dehydrated verb, lacking water
pounding verb, to beat loudly and quickly
Supplementary Vocabulary
wasted Adjective very drunk (slang)
barf verb to vomit
pain killers noun, medicine you take to cure a headache
I feel like death phrase I feel very bad
hair of the dog phrase drink alcohol when you have a hangover to cure it