It's a characteristic about me. In a movie, the main character drinks quite a lot, and another character tries to stop her drinking more, then the main character says, "It's okay. I can drink. It's a thing about me." What does "a thing" mean here? As I wrote in the title, does it mean "a characteristic" and is it common to say that?

I'm stuck with my cell phone. What does it mean? "I do many things for a long time with my cell phone"? "I use my phone a lot"?

try and(?) live up to something I think the sentence should be "I try to live up to her reputation". But in many situations people say "I try and live up to her reputation." This should mean "I try to be as good as her reputation," or "I try to fulfill her reputation." Right? Then why people use "try and" not "try to"?

Someone is missing? When someone is missing because of a crime. Then you say "someone is missing." In that case, can you say "someone is missing in action"?? like MIA?

What does "channels" mean here? It seems the most expensive place you're advertising is actually bringing you the customers who are spending the least. And the "channels" you're least investing in are adding enormous value in segments that currently appear to have low value, but actually have the highest spending potential. That's what I could tell so far. It's the line from the movie, the Intern. What is "channels" here?

I don't know the meaning of this part.. This is the scene of the movie, the Intern. Jules is a CEO of a big internet company, and Ben is a senior intern. Ben: I'm not trying to brown nose you, but I've been in business a long time and I've never run across anyone quite like you. You do inspire, Jules. Jules: I just knew at the end of the day that a woman with a glass of wine and a laptop had real shopping potential. And if you could actually promise her things would fit... Ben: See? That's what I mean. I don't understand this part. What does that mean? "And if you could actually promise her things would fit..." And also what is the shopping potential?

interlock vs sync vs link The calendar app is synced with my phone. The calendar app is interlocked with my phone. The calendar app is linked with my phone. Which one is correct?

Is it possible to use present tense to mean the future event? I'm slammed next Monday / next week. I'll be slammed next Monday / next week. I've seen the first example sentence . I think it should be "I'll be" because next Monday/week tells us the future time. What is the difference between them, meaning-wise?

He would replace us as soon as he got the chance. I think he would replace us as soon as he got the chance. In this sentence, why is 'got' used? The person who said this sentence is assuming what would happen. So I think 'he got the change' should be 'he gets the chance' or 'he will get the chance' because he doesn't get any chance yet. 'as soon as' can be the subjunctive??