If someone or something turns up, they appear or are found, either after a long time or when you are not expecting them.
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Sex and the City
Tatum O’Neal(Kyra) used the phrasal verb “turn up” while talking to Sarah Jessica Parker(Carrie Bradshaw) in Season 6, Episode 9(A Woman’s Right to Shoes) of Sex [...]
The phrasal verb “rip off sth” or “rip sth off” means to remove a piece of clothing very quickly and carelessly.
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Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker(Carrie Bradshaw) used the phrasal verb “rip off” while talking to Cynthia Nixon(Miranda Hobbes) in Season 4, Episode 15(change of a dress) of Sex and [...]
A sight for sore eyes is a a way of saying that you think someone is very attractive.
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Sex and the City
James Remar(Richard Wright) used the phrase “a sight for sore eyes” while talking to Kim Cattrall (Samantha Jones) in the Season 6, Episode 13 (Let There Be Light) of a [...]
To have time on your hands means you have nothing to do.
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Sex and the City
Tatum O’Neal (Kyra) used the phrase “time on your hands” while talking to Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw) in Season 6, Episode 9(A Woman’s Right to Shoes) of Sex and the City as shown below:
If a person calls the shots, it means he or she makes all the important decisions.
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24
Carlos Bernard(Tony Almeida) used the phrase “call the shots” while talking to Paul Schulze(Ryan Chappelle) in the third season, episode 10 of the popular TV show “24” as shown below:
Bold and the Beautiful
Jack Wagner(Dominick Payne Marone) used the [...]
If an argument or discussion clears the air, it causes bad feelings between people to disappear.
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Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker(Carrie Bradshaw) used the phrase “clear the air” while talking to Tatum O’Neal(Kyra) in Season 6, Episode 9(A Woman’s Right to Shoes) of Sex and the City as shown below:
The phrase “be along for the ride” means to join in an activity without playing an important part in it.
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Desperate Housewives
Doug Savant (Tom Scavo) used the phrase “be along for the ride” while talking to Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo) in the second season, episode 16(There Is No Other Way) of the [...]
The phrase “Lay/Put your cards on the table” means to tell someone honestly what you think or what you plan to do.
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The Bold and the Beautiful
Antonio Sabato Jr.(Dante Damiano) used the phrase “lay your cards on the table” while talking to Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester) in the popular TV show [...]
If you have an alcoholic drink on the rocks, you have it with lumps of ice.
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Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw) used the phrase “on the rocks” while she was out with Chris Noth (Mr. Big) in the Season 2, Episode 10 (The Caste System) of a [...]
The phrase “have something up your sleeve” means to have secret plans or ideas.
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Sex and the City
John Corbett(Aidan Shaw) used the phrase “have something up your sleeve” while talking to Sarah Jessica Parker(Carrie Bradshaw) in the Season 4, Episode 15(Change of a Dress) of a popular TV show “Sex [...]
