Laura: Ouch! This tooth is really bugging me.

John: Maybe you have a cavity. Have you seen the dentist?

Laura: No. I haven’t. Going to the dentist really unnerves me. I try to avoid it like the plague.

John: Come on. Don’t be a chicken! It can’t be that bad!

Laura: I’m not a chicken! But I’ll do anything to stay out of the dentist’s chair.

John: Even when your face is swollen with the bad tooth?

Laura: You bet!