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

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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E.E. on November 15th, 2008

The phrasal verb “snap something up” means to buy or get something quickly and enthusiastically because it is cheap or exactly what you want. 
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The Lake House (2006) 
Christopher Plummer(Simon Wyler) used the phrasal verb ”snap it up” while talking to Keanu Reeves(Alex Wyler) in the movie “The Lake House” by Alejandro Agresti as shown below:

The [...]

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