How is “i beg your pardon” used?

In My Fellow Americans (1996), one line is: “I beg your pardon?”

Which movie is “i beg your pardon” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from My Fellow Americans (1996).

i beg your pardon

used to tell sb that you are offended by what they have just said or by the way that they have said it; used to politely get someone's attention or to interrupt before a question, correction, or objection; used to ask sb to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear; used to tell sb that you are sorry for sth you have said or done

British · formal · Heard in 72 moviesPlay Everyday phrases

Meaning

Oxford45% of films
used to tell sb that you are offended by what they have just said or by the way that they have said it
Editorial30% of films
used to politely get someone's attention or to interrupt before a question, correction, or objection
Oxford15% of films
used to ask sb to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear
Oxford10% of films
used to tell sb that you are sorry for sth you have said or done

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Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

I beg your pardon?

My Fellow Americans (1996)87:36

Said in 8 films · #1