The phrase “Knock it off” is used to tell someone to stop doing something which is annoying you.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Jack Wagner (Dominick Payne Marone) used the phrase “knock it off” while talking to Lesley-Anne Down(Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Payne Marone) in the popular TV show “The Bold and [...]
The phrase “give it your all” means to do everything you can in order to achieve something.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Kyle Lowder (Rick Forrester) used the phrase “give it your all” while talking to Hunter Tylo(Dr. Taylor Hayes Forrester) in the popular TV show “The Bold and the Beautiful” as [...]
The phrase “cry yourself to sleep” means to cry for a long time until you start to sleep.
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The Holiday
The following excerpt is taken from Nancy Meyers’ movie “The holiday” to show the usage of the phrase “cry yourself to sleep”.
Cameron Diaz(Amanda Woods) used this phrase while talking to [...]
The phrase “go all out” means to use all your effort and energy to achieve something.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Lesley-Anne Down (Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Payne Marone ) used the phrase “go all out” while talking to Jack Wagner (Dominick Payne Marone) in the popular TV show “The Bold and the Beautiful” as [...]
You say “be my guest” in order to give someone permission to do something.
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Seinfeld
Kymberly Kalil (Heather) used the phrase “Be my guest” while talking to Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Benes) and Jason Alexander (George Costanza) in the Season 8, Episode 8(The Chicken Roaster) of the popular TV show “Seinfeld” as shown [...]
You describe something as “a cash cow” when it is an easy way to earn a lot of money.
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Desperate Housewives
The following excerpt is taken directly from a popular TV show “Desperate Housewives” to show the usage of the phrase “cash cow”.
Eva Longoria Parker(Gabrielle Solis) used the phrase “cash cow” in episode eleven [...]
The phrase “Jump through hoops” means to do a lot of difficult things before you are allowed to have or do something you want.
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Bold and the Beautiful
Hunter Tylo(Dr. Taylor Hayes Forrester) used the phrase “Jump through hoops” while talking to Ronn Moss(Ridge Forrester) in the popular TV show “Bold [...]
The phrase “Do sb’s dirty work” means to do something unpleasant or difficult for someone else because they do not want to do it themselves.
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Bold and the Beautiful
Jack Wagner(Dominick Payne Marone) used the phrase “Do sb’s dirty work” while talking to Katherine Kelly Lang(Brooke Logan) in the popular TV [...]
A done deal refers to a plan that has been formally arranged or agreed and that is now certain to happen.
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Bold and the Beautiful
Susan Flannery(Stephanie Douglas Forrester) used the phrase “a done deal” while talking to Lesli Kay(Felicia Forrester),Tracy Melchior(Kristen Forrester Dominguez),Winsor Harmon(Thorne Forrester) and Hunter Tylo(Dr. Taylor Hayes [...]
The phrase “catch sb off guard” means to surprise someone by doing something which they are not expecting and are not ready for.
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24
Kim Raver (Audrey Raines) used the phrase “catch somebody off guard” while talking to Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer) in the season 4, episode 1 of the popular TV show [...]