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I Am The One Who Knocks

Breaking Bad (2008)

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Personaggi

Skyler

Walter

Trascrizione

[Skyler]

Jesus, what was I thinking? Walt, please, let's both of us stop trying to justify this whole thing and admit you're in danger.


[Walter]

Who are you talking to right now? Who is it you think you see? Do you know how much I make a year? I mean, even if I told you, you wouldn't believe it. Do you know what would happen if I suddenly decided to stop going into work? A business big enough that it could be listed on the NASDAQ goes belly up. Disappears. It ceases to exist without me. No, you clearly don't know who you're talking to, so let me clue you in. I am not in danger, Skylar. I am the danger. A guy opens his door and gets shot and you think that of me? No. I am the one who knocks.

Contesto della clip

Skyler is worried about Walter's safety, but Walter reminds her of why there is no reason to be worried.

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Vocabolario

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clue in

/klu ɪn/

phrasal verb

to give someone information they did not previously know; to explain or update someone about a situation

Example:

Let me clue you in on what really happened during the meeting yesterday.

A young girl whispers into the ear of a smiling teenage girl on a couch.
cease

/sis/

verb

to stop; to bring to an end

Example:

After signing the peace treaty, the war finally ceased.

A red stop sign against a pale sky, with orange autumn leaves at the lower left.
belly up

/ˌbɛli ˈʌp/

idiom

(informal) to fail completely, especially in a financial or business context; to go bankrupt or stop functioning

Example:

After months of declining sales, the small restaurant finally went belly up.

A handwritten sign in a shop window reads "We're closing soon!! It's almost time to say goodbye—but first, we are having our biggest sale ever! Up to 50% off."
NASDAQ

/ˈnæzˌdæk/

noun

abbreviation of 'National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations'; a stock exchange in the United States

Example:

Shares of the company surged after it was officially listed on the NASDAQ.

A tilted close-up of a trading screen showing stock prices in red and green beside a rising green line chart.
justify

/ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ/

verb

to give reasons why you did something or why it is right; to prove something as reasonable

Example:

Abandoning the project and starting over was a bit reckless, but the amount of errors being produced justified it.

A small metal statue of Lady Justice holding scales and a sword.

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1. Do you often find yourself trying to justify yours or others' actions?

2. Have you ever had a business or hobby that went belly up?

3. Have you ever traded stocks?

4. What is one thing you wish would cease to exist?

5. Based on Walter's monologue, would you fear him or should he fear you?

Lezione aggiornata:

11 settembre 2026

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