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Everyday expressions that show up most in movies
"too much" appears in the most films on this list: 360. "made it" is second, in 235 films, and "tell you what" is third, in 230. The rank is how many different films a phrase shows up in, not how many times it is repeated inside one film.
How this count is made
Each rank is the number of different films in the WinkLingo library whose dialogue contains the phrase. A line that comes back inside the same film still counts as one film. Phrases with the same film count are ordered by how many of those lines a person or a model has checked, then by name. Only multi-word expressions already published on the site are included; single words and fragments are left out.
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| Rank | Phrase | Meaning | Films |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | too much | More than is wanted, needed, or suitable, in amount or degree. | 360 |
| 2 | made it | to succeed in reaching a place, especially when arrival was difficult or uncertain | 235 |
| 3 | tell you what | Used in conversation to introduce a suggestion, an offer, or the point you are about to make. | 230 |
| 4 | the money | The particular cash, funds, payment, or earnings under discussion. | 218 |
| 5 | come with me | Ask, invite, or tell someone to accompany the speaker or follow them somewhere. | 207 |
| 6 | on own | alone; without anyone else | 190 |
| 7 | set up | to arrange for sth to happen | 178 |
| 8 | the head | The part of the body above the neck, including the skull and face. | 172 |
| 9 | take a look | To glance at or briefly examine something, or go and see what is happening. | 170 |
| 10 | in love with | Feeling romantic love for someone. | 154 |
| 11 | good for | beneficial, healthy, or advantageous to someone or something | 131 |
| 12 | slow down | Reduce speed while moving, driving, or operating something, or tell someone to go more slowly. | 114 |
| 13 | look in | to direct your eyes into a place, container, mirror, or someone's eyes so you can see what is inside or reflected there | 111 |
| 14 | no matter what | used to say that sth is always true, whatever the situation is, or that sb should certainly do sth | 108 |
| 15 | buy it | To believe or accept a story, excuse, or explanation as true. | 108 |
| 16 | figure it out | To understand something or find the answer or solution by thinking. | 100 |
| 17 | just like you | Similar to the person addressed, in kind, character, or appearance. | 98 |
| 18 | do whatever | To act as one pleases, with permission or with the speaker showing they do not care. | 92 |
| 19 | do a favor | to do something helpful for someone, usually because they ask | 84 |
| 20 | the king | A male monarch who rules a country or people. | 82 |
| 21 | can't stand | To dislike a person or thing so strongly that you cannot tolerate them or put up with them. | 82 |
| 22 | cut off | to remove sth from sth larger by cutting | 81 |
| 23 | sick of | Tired of or no longer willing to put up with a person, thing, or situation that has gone on too long or become annoying. | 81 |
| 24 | pay attention | To listen carefully or concentrate, often as a spoken command to focus on what someone is saying. | 78 |
| 25 | out of your mind | to be unable to think or behave in a normal way; to become crazy | 76 |
| 26 | give a hand | 76 | |
| 27 | do me a favor | Ask someone to do something for you, often as a polite or pointed lead-in to the actual request or instruction. | 75 |
| 28 | you people | A way of addressing or referring to the people you are talking to as one group, often with annoyance, distance, or contempt. | 74 |
| 29 | a good thing | Something welcome, beneficial, or worth approving. | 72 |
| 30 | have a seat | A polite invitation or request for someone to sit down. | 71 |
| 31 | have a look | To glance at or briefly examine someone or something, often to check what it is, what is wrong, or what it looks like. | 71 |
| 32 | in charge of | Responsible for a person, place, task, or organization, with the authority to manage it. | 69 |
| 33 | want to help | Used to offer help, ask someone to lend a hand, or reassure them that one means well rather than harm, control, or interference. | 66 |
| 34 | take care of it | To deal with a problem, task, or mess so that it gets handled and other people need not worry about it. | 63 |
| 35 | out the window | 62 | |
| 36 | blow it | to spoil a chance or fail at something that matters, especially when you were close to succeeding | 59 |
| 37 | married to | to be someone's husband or wife; to have that person as one's spouse | 58 |
| 38 | get away with | to do sth wrong and not be punished for it | 57 |
| 39 | meant to be | Destined or fated to happen, or to be a certain person, place, or outcome | 57 |
| 40 | in the name of | using the authority of sb / sth; as a representative of sb / sth | 55 |
| 41 | was wondering if | A polite, tentative way to introduce a request, invitation, or question. | 54 |
| 42 | in your hands | Under someone's control, care, or responsibility, so that the result depends on them. | 54 |
| 43 | since when | A rhetorical question showing surprise, doubt, or disapproval that something is true or has been going on, as if it never used to be. | 54 |
| 44 | i was wondering if | A polite lead-in to a request, invitation, or question, so it sounds less direct. | 53 |
| 45 | done for | to be ruined, doomed, or about to be lost or destroyed | 53 |
| 46 | let me help you | A polite offer or plea to assist someone with a task, an object, an injury, or a problem. | 51 |
| 47 | under arrest | Held by police or another authority and not free to leave, usually on suspicion of a crime; also the words used to declare that someone is being taken into custody. | 50 |
| 48 | bound to | Very likely or certain to do or be something. | 50 |
| 49 | killing me | Something exhausts, annoys, or is emotionally too hard to bear. | 50 |
| 50 | get out there | Go out into the world, the public, or the place where the action is, and take part, try, or show what you can do. | 48 |
How to study with this list
- Start with the first ten. Open the phrase, play the line, and say it once out loud.
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Cite this data
Source: WinkLingo, "Everyday expressions that show up most in movies" (https://winklingo.com/en/data/everyday-expressions-in-movies), updated 2026-10-13