A wild-goose chase refers to a situation where you waste time looking for something that you are not going to find, either because that thing does not exist or because you have been given wrong information about it.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan) used the phrase [...]
The phrasal verb “turn in sb” or “turn sb in” means to take a criminal to the police.
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Prison Break
Amaury Nolasco (Fernando Sucre) and Wentworth Miller (Michael Scofield) used the phrasal verb “turn in” in season 1, episode 8 (The Old Head) of Prison Break as shown below:
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 [...]
A sore spot or point refers to a subject which someone would prefer not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassed.
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Prison Break
Wade Williams(Bradley Bellick) used the phrase “a sore spot” while talking to Wentworth Miller(Michael Scofield) in season 2, episode 4(First Down) of Prison Break as [...]
By and large means “all things considered” or “on the whole”
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Prison Break
The phrase “By and large” was used in the first season, episode 4(Cute poison) of the popular TV show “Prison Break” as shown below:
Across the board means happening or having an effect on people at every level and in every area.
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Prison Break
Paul Adelstein(Paul Kellerman) used the phrase “across the board” while talking to Reggie Lee(Bill Kim) in the season two, episode 8 of the popular TV show “Prison Break” as shown below:
The phrase “All over the place” means to be scattered in a lot of different places in an untidy way.
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Prison Break
Amaury Nolasco(Fernando Sucre) used the phrase “all over the place” while talking to Maurice Ripke(Petey Cordero) in season 2, episode 3(Scan) of the popular TV show “Prison Break” as [...]
