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antibiotic
When used as a noun, "antibiotic" is often used in the plural form ("antibiotics") when referring to a general course of treatment or a class of drugs. It is important to distinguish between antibiotics and antivirals; antibiotics only work against bacteria, not viruses like the common cold or flu.
💬Trò chuyện
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Maya is at work and Jackson is texting her from his couch.
Jackson
My throat is killing me. Think I need an antibiotic.
Maya
Stop playing doctor and just go to a clinic, you clown.
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Jackson is attempting to self-diagnose a need for medication. Maya uses the idiom 'killing me' (meaning causing great pain) and her typical blunt tone ('you clown') to shut down his attempt to avoid a professional medical visit.