E.E. on November 13th, 2008

The phrasal verb “walk out on somebody” means to suddenly leave your husband, wife, or partner and end your relationship with them.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Katherine Kelly Lang(Brooke Logan) used the phrasal verb ”walk out on” while talking to Jack Wagner(Dominick Payne Marone) in the popular TV show “The Bold [...]

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E.E. on November 9th, 2008

Naysayer is someone who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical about something.
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The Bold and the Beautiful 
Lesley-Anne Down (Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Payne Marone ) used the word “naysayer” while talking to Jack Wagner (Dominick Payne Marone) in the popular TV show “The Bold and the Beautiful” as shown below: 

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E.E. on November 9th, 2008

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 [...]

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E.E. on November 9th, 2008

The phrasal verb “clam up” means to become silent or to refuse to speak about something, usually because you are shy or afraid.
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Lesley-Anne Down (Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Payne Marone ) used the phrasal verb “clam up” while talking to Jack Wagner (Dominick Payne Marone) in the popular TV [...]

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E.E. on September 22nd, 2008

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 [...]

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E.E. on September 22nd, 2008

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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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 [...]

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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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