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!