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  • Welcome to English at the movies where we teach you American English.

  • Heard at the movies are phrase.

  • Today is pick of the litter from the film The Art of Racing in the Rain.

  • This movie is about a race car drivers dog who also loves racing the to spend their time together at the racetrack.

  • Listen for the phrase pick of the litter.

  • Definitely this one pick of the litter.

  • She always said that Well, just a minute now.

  • We were thinking of keeping them.

  • He always said that true.

  • Call it fate.

  • Call it luck.

  • All I knew was I was meant to be his dog like that.

  • Like it?

  • I loved it.

  • So what do you think?

  • Pick of the litter means.

  • Is it lucky choice or the best choice?

  • Listen again.

  • Definitely this one Pick of the litter.

  • She always said that.

  • Well, just a minute now.

  • We were thinking of keeping them.

  • He always said that true.

  • Call it fate.

  • Call it love.

  • All I knew was I was meant to be his dog like that.

  • Like it I loved.

  • Pick of the litter means the best choice.

  • The term comes from litters of baby dogs and cats.

  • The pick of the litter is the best or the healthiest of the animals.

  • This expression is used for more than just animals in American English, and that's English at the movies.

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