E.E. on September 21st, 2008

If your plans backfire they produce the opposite result from the one you intended.
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Bold and the Beautiful
Jack Wagner(Dominick Payne Marone) used the word “Backfire” while talking to Patrick Duffy(Stephen Logan) in the popular TV show “Bold and the Beautiful” as shown below:

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Kiefer Sutherland(Jack Bauer) used the word “Backfire” while talking to [...]

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E.E. on September 21st, 2008

The phrase “Put out feelers” means to try to discover what people think about something that you might do without being too obvious.
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Bold and the Beautiful
Patrick Duffy(Stephen Logan) used the phrase “Put out feelers” while talking to Jack Wagner(Dominick Payne Marone) in the popular TV show “Bold and the [...]

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E.E. on January 26th, 2008

Breathe down sb’s neck is a phrase which means to stay close to someone, watching everything that they do.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Jack Wagner(Dominick Payne Marone) used the phrase “breathe down someone’s neck” while with Katherine Kelly Lang(Brooke Logan) and Lesley-Anne Down (Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Payne Marone) in the popular TV [...]

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E.E. on November 21st, 2007

Long shot: Something you try although it is unlikely to be successful.
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Bold and the Beautiful
Jack Wagner(Dominick Payne Marone) used the phrase “Long shot” while talking to Patrick Duffy(Stephen Logan) in the popular TV show “Bold and the Beautiful” as shown below:

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E.E. on November 9th, 2007

The phrase “Hang in there” means to continue to try to do something even though it is very difficult.
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From TV shows, movies and novels
Bold and the Beautiful
Jack Wagner(Dominick Payne Marone) used the phrase “hang in there” while talking to Katherine Kelly Lang(Brooke Logan)in the popular TV show “Bold and the Beautiful” as shown below:

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