to keep (someone) waiting

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 119: Bad Pickup Lines.

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast episode 119. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the beautiful city of Los Angeles, in the state of California.

Today’s podcast is called “Bad Pickup Lines.” And a pickup line is something that a man says to a woman when he’s trying to ask her out on a date, to show he’s romantically interested. Let’s get started!

My friend and I were at a restaurant waiting for our dates to arrive. We sat at the bar and tried to get the bartender's attention to order a couple of drinks.

My friend, Tanya, is very pretty. She is always being hit on by men. So, it was no surprise that five minutes after we sat down, a guy got up from the other side of the bar and walked over to us. He sat down next to Tanya.

He looked at both of us and said, "Hi, I saw you two beautiful ladies sitting by yourselves over here. Could I buy you two a drink?"

Tanya looked at me and rolled her eyes and said, "No, thanks. We're waiting for our boyfriends."