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Welcome to English at the movies where we teach you American English.
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Heard at the movies are phrase.
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Today is pick of the litter from the film The Art of Racing in the Rain.
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This movie is about a race car drivers dog who also loves racing the to spend their time together at the racetrack.
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Listen for the phrase pick of the litter.
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Definitely this one pick of the litter.
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She always said that Well, just a minute now.
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We were thinking of keeping them.
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He always said that true.
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Call it fate.
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Call it luck.
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All I knew was I was meant to be his dog like that.
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Like it?
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I loved it.
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So what do you think?
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Pick of the litter means.
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Is it lucky choice or the best choice?
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Listen again.
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Definitely this one Pick of the litter.
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She always said that.
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Well, just a minute now.
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We were thinking of keeping them.
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He always said that true.
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Call it fate.
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Call it love.
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All I knew was I was meant to be his dog like that.
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Like it I loved.
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Pick of the litter means the best choice.
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The term comes from litters of baby dogs and cats.
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The pick of the litter is the best or the healthiest of the animals.
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This expression is used for more than just animals in American English, and that's English at the movies.