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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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 [...]
Slippery slope refers to a bad situation or habit which, after it has started, is likely to get very much worse.
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Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker(Carrie Bradshaw), when out with her friends Kim Cattrall(Samantha Jones), Kristin Davis(Charlotte York), Cynthia Nixon(Miranda Hobbes) had used the phrase “Slippery slope” in Season [...]