{"id":12613,"date":"2022-04-11T02:40:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T08:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=12613"},"modified":"2023-06-28T23:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T05:52:20","slug":"will-smith-chris-rock-slap-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/will-smith-chris-rock-slap-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"will smith slapped chris rock &#x1f44b; more than 20 useful words to talk about the sensational moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>at the <strong>94th academy awards<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>chris rock<\/strong> was presenting the award for best documentary feature. when rock took the stage and noticed that nobody in the audience was wearing a mask, he made a comparison to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmillandictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/american\/raw-dog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>raw dog sex<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. he complimented <strong>denzel washington<\/strong>&#8216;s performance in the movie <strong><em>macbeth<\/em><\/strong> breaking a long-standing taboo about mentioning the name macbeth in a theater.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chris-rock-will-smith-macbeth.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12784\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chris-rock-will-smith-macbeth-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"picture of will smith smacking chris rock next to a tweet by @JenCrittenden that reads this is why u don't say macbeth in a theater--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chris-rock-will-smith-macbeth-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chris-rock-will-smith-macbeth-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chris-rock-will-smith-macbeth.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>the internet knew why chris rock got smacked<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>he commented on the delicate nature of\u00a0 <strong>javier bardem<\/strong> and his wife <strong>penelope cruz<\/strong>\u00a0 being nominated for best actor and best actress respectively.\u00a0 rock joked that bardem probably wanted will smith to win best actor to <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/avoid-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avoid<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/awkward-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awkward<\/a> scenario of him winning and cruz losing. rock then focused his attention on smith&#8217;s wife <strong>jada pinkett<\/strong> and made a joke about her <strong><em>shaved<\/em><\/strong> (no hair) head:\u00a0 jada, i love u: g.i. jane 2, can\u2019t wait to see it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gi-jane-jada-pinkett.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12785\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gi-jane-jada-pinkett-300x185.webp\" alt=\"demi moore in gi jane &amp; jada pinkett--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gi-jane-jada-pinkett-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gi-jane-jada-pinkett-1024x631.webp 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gi-jane-jada-pinkett-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/gi-jane-jada-pinkett.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>gi jane &amp; jada pinkett (caravan pictures\/afp)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#x1f44a;<\/h4>\n<p>then things got crazy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch the uncensored moment Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, drops F-bomb\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/myjEoDypUD8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/chris-rock-responds-will-smith-oscars-slap-1235218763\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>variety.com<\/strong> <strong>rebecca rubin<\/strong> reported<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>smith initially laughed at the <em>jab<\/em>. but <em>after turning<\/em> to pinkett smith and noticing her <em>epic eye-roll<\/em> at the joke, he quickly <em>shifted gears<\/em> and walked on stage to <em>slap<\/em> rock in the face. at first, everyone \u2014 rock included \u2014 thought the <em>rouse<\/em> was a <em>bit<\/em>, but it soon became clear that wasn\u2019t the case.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>jab<\/strong><\/em> can mean a <em>punch<\/em> or an <em>injection<\/em>, but in this case it refers to the g.i. jane joke. notice that the verbs\u00a0 <em>turn<\/em> and <em>notice<\/em> are used in <strong>the -ing form after the preposition<\/strong> <strong><em>after<\/em><\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/epic-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>epic<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>extreme<\/em>. when someone moves their eyes up out of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/annoying-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">annoyance<\/a> or frustration it&#8217;s called an <strong><em>eye-roll<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 e.g.&gt;&gt; u can see jada pinkett&#8217;s <em>epic eye roll<\/em> at :26 on the video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-jada-will.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12663\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-jada-will-300x222.jpeg\" alt=\"jada pinkett, chris rock &amp; will smith--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-jada-will-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-jada-will-768x569.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-jada-will.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>chris, jada, will in 2005: man, were they friends? (frank micelotta\/getty images)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shift-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>shift gears<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means will smith&#8217;s attitude <em>changed abruptly<\/em>. <strong><em>slap<\/em><\/strong> means will smith <em>hit chris rock with an open hand<\/em>. <strong><em>rouse<\/em><\/strong> means will smith figuratively <em>woke up<\/em> or <em>got emotional<\/em>. <strong><em>bit<\/em><\/strong> is a <em>comedy routine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>chris rock can take a punch (slap\/smack).\u00a0 he immediately responded&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>oh, wow. wow. will smith just <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shit-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>smacked the shit out of me<\/em><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>smack<\/em><\/strong> means <em>hit<\/em>. <strong><em>the shit out of me<\/em><\/strong> <em>emphasizes the intensity<\/em> of the <em>smack<\/em>; literally that smith hit rock so hard that rock pooped . but it&#8217;s not literal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-will-smith-kiss.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12664\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-will-smith-kiss-234x300.png\" alt=\"chris rock and will smith on the fresh prince of bel air--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-will-smith-kiss-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-will-smith-kiss-799x1024.png 799w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-will-smith-kiss-768x985.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/chris-rock-will-smith-kiss.png 1156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>keep your mouth outta my mouth: that time chris rock and will smith almost kissed on the fresh prince of bel-air<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>it got a little <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/weird-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weirder<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>returning to his seat, smith yelled, \u201c<em>keep my wife\u2019s name out your fucking mouth<\/em>.\u201d rock responded, \u201cwow, <em>dude<\/em>. it was a \u2018g.i. jane\u2019 joke.\u201d that <em>prompted<\/em> smith to shout at a louder octave, \u201c<em>keep my wife\u2019s name out your fucking mouth!<\/em>\u201d<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>keep my wife&#8217;s name out your fucking mouth<\/strong><\/em> was telling rock to not talk about jada pinkett anymore.\u00a0 <em><strong>out<\/strong> your mouth<\/em> is a reduction of <em>out of your mouth<\/em>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/dude-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>dude<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is like <em>man<\/em>,\u00a0 used to address another person. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/prompt-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>prompt<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>means <em>cause<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/marty-gloria.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12667\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/marty-gloria-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"gloria and marty from the madagascar movies--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/marty-gloria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/marty-gloria.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>in the madagascar movies, chris rock is the voice of marty the zebra and jada pinkett is the voice of gloria the hippo<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>personally, i think rock&#8217;s reaction was impressive considering the shock of the moment. he <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/hardly-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hardly<\/a> moved when will smith <em>smacked<\/em> him, he never really lost his dialogue despite smith&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rant-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rant<\/a> and at 1:05 he appaears to consider <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/take-advantage-of-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking advantage of<\/a> the microphone in his hand and truly insulting smith and pinkett (<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/es\/diccionario\/ingles\/under-your-breath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under his breath<\/a> he says, &#8220;oh, i could go.. ok&#8221;) but instead showed <strong><em>restraint<\/em><\/strong> (self-control) and had the presence to recognize the magnitude of the confrontation. rubin provided a different perspective&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>rock appeared visibly <em>shaken<\/em> on stage and <em>struggled<\/em> to collect his thoughts. \u201cthat was, uh, the greatest night in the<em> history<\/em> of television,\u201d he offered.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>shaken<\/em><\/strong> means <em>unable to communicate<\/em>, <em>upset<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/struggle-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>struggle<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means rock <em>had difficulty<\/em> collecting his thoughts. <em>history<\/em> and <em>story<\/em> are\u00a0 easy for spanish speakers to confuse because they both translate as <em>historia<\/em> in spanish. <em>the greatest night in the history of television<\/em> is a good example of <strong><em>history,<\/em><\/strong> not <em>story<\/em>, because the idea is <em>all past events related to television<\/em>, not an <em>anecdote<\/em> (story).<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ChrisRockJadaPinkettSmithNickelodeonJAKf45ikX4qx.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12665\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ChrisRockJadaPinkettSmithNickelodeonJAKf45ikX4qx-201x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ChrisRockJadaPinkettSmithNickelodeonJAKf45ikX4qx-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ChrisRockJadaPinkettSmithNickelodeonJAKf45ikX4qx.jpeg 686w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em><span class=\"image-photo-credit\">it kinda looks like they might have been friends <\/span><\/em><em>(<span class=\"credit\">getty)\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the peculiarity of the moment continued to grow, when (as many expected)&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>shortly<\/em> <em>after striking<\/em> rock, smith <em>was awarded<\/em> the oscar for best actor for his performance as tennis coach richard williams in \u201cking richard,\u201d a <em>feel-good<\/em> sports drama in which he plays the father of tennis icons venus and serena williams.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>shortly<\/em><\/strong> means <em>soon<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/strike-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>strike<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>hit<\/em>, it is used here in the -ing form because it comes immediately after the preposition <em>after<\/em>. <strong><em>was awarded<\/em><\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/past-passive-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>past passive voice<\/strong> <\/a>(auxiliary be [<em>was<\/em>] + past participle [<em>awarded<\/em>]). it is focusing on will smith receiving his award. not the academy awarding him. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/feel-good-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>feel-good<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means <em>it makes u happy<\/em>. it&#8217;s frequently used to describe movies, like netflix describes this bad movie that chris rock is in<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/grown-ups-screen-shot.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12845\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/grown-ups-screen-shot-300x227.png\" alt=\"netflix description of grownups that includes chris rock and feel good--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/grown-ups-screen-shot-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/grown-ups-screen-shot-1024x776.png 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/grown-ups-screen-shot-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/grown-ups-screen-shot.png 1530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>feel-good<\/strong><\/em> is also used ironically in this song by<strong> queens of the stone age<\/strong>. the lyrics are a list of recreational drugs<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queens of the Stone Age-Feel Good Hit of the Summer\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XvDZuptvupk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>when smith gave his aceptance speech, the <em>feel-good<\/em> moment that <em>would have happened<\/em> was damaged by the recent images of smith smacking the shit out of rock&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>in a <em>tearful<\/em> acceptance speech, smith apologized to the academy and his <em>fellow<\/em> best actor nominees, but he stopped short of mentioning rock. in his remarks, he also attempted to connect the <em>altercation<\/em> to his onscreen character in king richard&#8211; richard williams was a <em>fierce<\/em> defender of his family,&#8230;art imitates life. i look like the crazy father, just like they said about richard williams&#8230;in this business, <em>u got to be<\/em> able to have people disrespecting u. and <em>u got to smile<\/em> and <em>u got to pretend<\/em> like that\u2019s okay.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>tearful<\/em><\/strong> means <em>full of tears<\/em> i.e. smith was<em> crying<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fellow-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>fellow<\/em><\/strong><\/a> refers to <em>the other<\/em> actors nominated for best actor along with smith:<strong> javier bardem<\/strong>, <strong>benedict cumberbatch<\/strong>, <strong>andrew garfield<\/strong> and <strong>denzel washtington<\/strong>.\u00a0 an <strong><em>altercation<\/em><\/strong> is a <em>loud argument<\/em>. <strong><em>fierce<\/em><\/strong> is <em>ferocious<\/em>, <em>vicious<\/em>, <em>intense<\/em>. <strong><em>got to be able<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>got to smile<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>got to pretend<\/em><\/strong> are all\u00a0 example of a common <strong>reduction<\/strong> of the <strong>have got structure<\/strong>. <em>u have got to<\/em> is reduced to <em>u got to<\/em>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/pretend-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>pretend<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>act<\/em>, <em>make believe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jada-pinkett-smith-chris-rock-laughing.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12872\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jada-pinkett-smith-chris-rock-laughing-300x200.webp\" alt=\"jada pinkett and chris rock sharing a laugh--vocabualrio en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jada-pinkett-smith-chris-rock-laughing-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jada-pinkett-smith-chris-rock-laughing-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jada-pinkett-smith-chris-rock-laughing.webp 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>it definitely feels like they might have been friends (j<span class=\"credit\">ohn shearer\/getty images<\/span>)\u00a0<span class=\"credit\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the day after the <strong><em>ordeal<\/em> <\/strong>(bad experience) will smith posted an <em>apology<\/em> on instagram&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>i would like to publicly <em>apologize<\/em> to u, chris. i was <em>out of line<\/em> and i was wrong. i am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. jokes <em>at my expense<\/em> are part of the job, but a joke about jada\u2019s medical condition was <em>too much<\/em> for me to <em>bear<\/em> and i reacted emotionally.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/apologize-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>apologize<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is the verb used to <em>express regret, say you&#8217;re sorry.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/apology-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>apology<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is the equivalent noun. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/step-out-of-line-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>out of line<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>inappropriate<\/em>.\u00a0 with the phrase <strong><em>at my expense<\/em><\/strong> will smith is referring to jokes about him. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/bear-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>too much to bear<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means will smith <em>couldn&#8217;t handle it<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" 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