If a person calls the shots, it means he or she makes all the important decisions.
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24
Carlos Bernard(Tony Almeida) used the phrase “call the shots” while talking to Paul Schulze(Ryan Chappelle) in the third season, episode 10 of the popular TV show “24” as shown below:
Bold and the Beautiful
Jack Wagner(Dominick Payne Marone) used the [...]
The phrase “overstay/outstay your welcome” means to stay in a place longer than someone wants you to stay .
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Hunter Tylo(Dr. Taylor Hayes Forrester) used the phrase “overstay your welcome” while talking to Katherine Kelly Lang(Brooke Logan) in the popular TV show “The Bold and the [...]
The phrase “run the show” means to be in charge of an organization or an activity.
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Desperate Housewives
Doug Savant (Tom Scavo) used the phrase “run the show” while talking to Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo) in the second season, episode 16(There Is No Other Way) of the popular TV show “Desperate Housewives” as [...]
If an argument or discussion clears the air, it causes bad feelings between people to disappear.
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Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker(Carrie Bradshaw) used the phrase “clear the air” while talking to Tatum O’Neal(Kyra) in Season 6, Episode 9(A Woman’s Right to Shoes) of Sex and the City as shown below:
The phrase “be along for the ride” means to join in an activity without playing an important part in it.
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Desperate Housewives
Doug Savant (Tom Scavo) used the phrase “be along for the ride” while talking to Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo) in the second season, episode 16(There Is No Other Way) of the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you step on someone’s toes you say or do something that upsets or annoys them, especially by involving yourself in matters that are their responsibility.
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24
William Devane (James Heller) used the phrase “step on sb’s toes” while talking to Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer) in the season 4, episode 1 of [...]
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 [...]
If you have an alcoholic drink on the rocks, you have it with lumps of ice.
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Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw) used the phrase “on the rocks” while she was out with Chris Noth (Mr. Big) in the Season 2, Episode 10 (The Caste System) of a [...]