Call them on the phone, and as soon as criticism or berating begins, say, "Okay, Mom, well, I understand all that, but I really need to get going.
In practice, it looks a little freaky to see someone using their head and hand in this way, but at the same time, it's probably less creepy than having them dictate beginning with "OKAY GLASS" out loud all the time.
At the beginning it was "okay this seems compelling".
When beginning, it's okay to tap the ball into the goal with the side of your foot.
At the beginning it was like, okay, it's going to be like Jeykll and Hyde and I'll go crazy.
Caitlin Moran's bestseller How to be a Woman has begun to make it okay again for a generation of women to be feminist.
So, okay: I began looking at single-shot spring-piston guns.
If it isn't, it is okay to begin anew.
Hillary Clinton began barking out orders: "Okay, I want to secure this LZ in under 2 minutes, Comprendo?" she shouted in a firm and even tone.
Because it's the only show on at 9am where I live, we begin, blearily, with... Okay, Marco, let's make some beautiful news together, this morning, or not, I don't actually care one way or the other.
