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Thursday, 27 October 2011

trouble with the car

𝕎ife: "There's trouble with the car. It has water in the carburettor."

Husband: "Water in the carburettor? That's ridiculous."

Wife: "I tell you the car has water in the carburettor."

Husband: "You don't even know what a carburettor is. I'll check it out. Where's the car?"

Wife: In the pool


To "check something out" is a phrasal verb that means to verify. Here's an example sentence: "The detective checked out the suspect's alibi by questioning his wife and kids".

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