E.E. on November 11th, 2008

The phrasal verb “get through” means to become stronger and more able to deal with problems.
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Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
The Holiday
The following excerpt is taken from Nancy Meyers’ movie “The holiday” to show the usage of the phrasal verb “get through”.
Cameron Diaz (Amanda Woods) used the phrasal verb “get through”  while talking to [...]

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E.E. on November 11th, 2008

Break up: If a marriage breaks up, or if two people who have a romantic relationship break up, their marriage or relationship ends.
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Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
The Holiday
The following excerpt is taken from Nancy Meyers’ movie “The holiday” to show the usage of the phrasal verb “break up”.
Cameron Diaz (Amanda Woods) used the [...]

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E.E. on November 10th, 2008

The phrasal verb “toughen up” means to become stronger and more able to deal with problems, or to make someone become this way.
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Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
The Holiday
The following excerpt is taken from Nancy Meyers’ movie “The holiday” to show the usage of the phrasal verb “toughen up”.
Cameron Diaz (Amanda Woods) used the [...]

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E.E. on November 10th, 2008

The phrase “cry yourself to sleep” means to cry for a long time until you start to sleep.
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Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
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 [...]

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E.E. on July 23rd, 2008

The Three Musketeers is a phrase which has come from a french novel - Les Trois Mousquetaires.This title was given to 3 inseparable friends who live by the motto, “One for all, and all for one”.
These days if 3 friends or 3 family members are very close to each other, they say “we are the [...]

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E.E. on July 23rd, 2008

For the record - something that you say before you tell someone something important that you want them to remember.
Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
The Holiday
The following excerpt is taken from Nancy Meyers’ movie “The holiday” to show the usage of the phrase “for the record”.
Jude Law(Graham Simpkins) used the phrase “for the record” [...]

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E.E. on July 22nd, 2008

Off the hook - Out of trouble; released from some difficulty; free from an embarassing situation.
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The following excerpts are taken directly from the net on how people use the phrase “off the hook” in everyday talk.

Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
The Holiday
The following excerpt is taken from Nancy Meyers’ movie “The [...]

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E.E. on November 26th, 2007

All the time means continuously.
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Excerpts from popular TV shows and movies:
The Holiday
The following excerpt is taken from Nancy Meyers’ movie “The holiday” to show the usage of the phrase “all the time”.
Jude Law(Graham Simpkins) used the phrase “all the time” while talking to Cameron Diaz(Amanda Woods), as shown in the following picture.

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