Ending a sentence with period indicates that the speaker feels that there is no further need for discussion and has said all there is to say on a subject.
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Desperate Housewives 
Nicollette Sheridan (Edie Britt) used the word “period” at the end of the sentence while talking to Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer) in the popular TV [...]

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E.E. on November 21st, 2008

The phrasal verb “drag someone or something into something” means to talk about someone or something when you are having an argument, especially when that person or thing is not connected with what you are arguing about.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester) used the phrasal verb “drag into” [...]

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E.E. on November 21st, 2008

The phrase “Lay/Put your cards on the table” means to tell someone honestly what you think or what you plan to do.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Antonio Sabato Jr.(Dante Damiano) used the phrase “lay your cards on the table” while talking to Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester) in the popular TV show [...]

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E.E. on November 21st, 2008

A wild-goose chase refers to a situation where you waste time looking for something that you are not going to find, either because that thing does not exist or because you have been given wrong information about it.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan) used [...]

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E.E. on November 19th, 2008

If a situation is looking up, it is improving.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Patrick Duffy(Stephen Logan) used the phrasal verb “look up” while talking to Lesley-Anne Down (Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Payne Marone) in the popular TV show “The Bold and the Beautiful” as shown below:

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E.E. on November 19th, 2008

If you see through someone who is trying to deceive you, or if you see through someone’s behaviour, you realize what they are really like and what they are trying to do.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester) used the phrasal verb “see through” while talking to Katherine Kelly Lang [...]

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E.E. on November 18th, 2008

If you have an experience or a qualification under your belt, you have completed it successfully, and it may be useful to you in the future.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
John McCook(Eric Forrester) used the phrase “under your belt” while talking to Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester) in the popular TV show [...]

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E.E. on November 18th, 2008

In a heartbeat means immediately.
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Prison Break
Amaury Nolasco (Fernando Sucre) used the phrase “in a heartbeat” while talking to Wentworth Miller (Michael Scofield) in season 1, episode 8 (The Old Head) of Prison Break as shown below:

In Treatment
Embeth Davidtz (Amy) used the phrase “in a heartbeat” while talking to Josh [...]

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E.E. on November 16th, 2008

Two or more people are said to be on the same wavelength if they think in a similar way and understand each other well.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Hunter Tylo(Dr. Taylor Hayes Forrester) used the phrase “Be on the same wavelength” while talking to Katherine Kelly Lang(Brooke Logan) in the popular [...]

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E.E. on November 16th, 2008

A hornet’s nest refers to a situation or subject which causes a lot of people to become angry and upset.
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The Bold and the Beautiful 
Drew Tyler Bell(Thomas Hamilton Forrester) used the phrase ”a hornet’s nest” while talking to Shanelle Workman (Gabriella ‘Gaby’ Moreno) in the popular TV show “The Bold and the Beautiful” as [...]

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