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Idioms that show up most in movies

Name: Idioms that show up most in movies
Creator: WinkLingo
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"you know" appears in the most films on this list: 577. "see you" is second, in 550 films, and "get it" is third, in 512. 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.

The library now holds 1,000,000+ short clips, 1,000+ films, 2,800+ long-form chapters, and 1,800+ phrase pages. We are scaling to millions of clips and 10,000+ chapters, with new films added every week.

The library figures are refreshed daily. This ranking was generated at 2026-10-13 12:02 UTC.

Idioms that show up most in movies
Rank	Phrase	Meaning	Films
1	you know	used to show that what you are referring to is known or understood by the person you are speaking to	577
2	see you		550
3	get it	to understand a joke, point, situation, or how someone feels	512
4	i know	to be aware of a fact or situation, or to be sure that it is true	508
5	make it	to succeed in reaching a place in time, especially when this is difficult	495
6	take it	to accept or receive something offered, including agreeing to buy it	476
7	right now	at this moment	469
8	i mean	used to explain or correct what you have just said	453
9	tell me	used to introduce a question	408
10	at least	used to add a positive comment about a negative situation	395
11	talk about	to discuss or have a conversation about a particular subject	380
12	let go	to stop holding sb / sth	378
13	take care	to deal with a problem, task, or person so that it gets handled	373
14	you see	used when you are explaining sth	354
15	take care of	to be responsible for or to deal with a situation or task	349
16	that is it	this / that is the end	339
17	on your way	going or coming	327
18	as well	in addition to sb / sth; too	295
19	the thing	used to introduce the main point, problem, or explanation	283
20	even if	despite the fact or belief that; no matter whether	283
21	make sure	to do sth in order to be certain that sth else happens	280
22	all the time	very often; repeatedly	278
23	one day	at some time in the future, or on a particular day in the past	271
24	why not	used to ask why something is not so, was not done, or is not allowed	269
25	wait a minute	used when you have just noticed or remembered sth, or had a sudden idea	268
26	as long as	only if	254
27	in front	In someone's presence, or before people who are watching or listening, so they witness what is said or done.	253
28	in front of	if you do sth in front of sb, you do it when they are there	243
29	in the world	used to emphasize what you are saying	241
30	you know who		227
31	leave alone		223
32	too late	after the time when it is possible to do sth successfully	222
33	all the way	completely; as much as it takes to achieve what you want	221
34	a day	each day, saying how often or how much something happens per day	219
35	so long	for such a long time, or for longer than expected	219
36	how are you	A greeting that asks about someone's health, mood, or how things are going, often as polite small talk.	218
37	at home	in a person's own house, flat / apartment, etc.	218
38	in the morning	during the morning of the next day; tomorrow morning	216
39	you hear		215
40	after all	used when you are explaining sth, or giving a reason	213
41	get there	to arrive at or reach a place	212
42	every time		208
43	i say	used to suggest or recommend a course of action	207
44	i told you	used to remind someone of a fact, explanation, promise, or refusal you have already stated	207
45	let know	to tell sb about sth	204
46	care of		197
47	believe me	used to emphasize that you strongly believe what you are saying	195
48	first thing	the earliest action, step, or requirement, before anything else	192
49	in fact	used to give extra details about sth that has just been mentioned	191
50	on your own	without help	190
51	what do you say	would you like sth / to do sth?	188
52	there you are	said when you catch sight of someone or something you were looking for, or when they turn up	186
53	the moment	At the present time, or just for now	184
54	as much	the same	184
55	but then	used to introduce additional information or information that contrasts with sth that has just been said	182
56	close to	almost or very nearly in a state, event, or result, including nearly reaching or matching a standard	178
57	so far	until now; up to this point	174
58	in case	because of the possibility of sth happening	170
59	right away	immediately; without delay	170
60	for sake		163
61	nothing but	only; no more / less than	161
62	i don't know how	Say you do not know the way, method, or reason something happened or can be done.	160
63	what have you		160
64	get rid of	to make yourself free of sb / sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away	158
65	say no	to refuse an offer, a suggestion, etc.	157
66	much as	to the same degree or in the same amount	156
67	keep going	used to encourage sb to continue doing sth	152
68	and everything	and so on; and other similar things	149
69	look good	(of a person) to appear attractive, healthy, or well dressed, often as a compliment	148
70	in time	not late; with enough time to be able to do sth	145
71	come to the same thing	to have the same result or meaning	144
72	take it easy	used to tell sb not to be worried or angry	142
73	get this		142
74	on top	in addition	140
75	just a minute	used to ask sb to wait for a short time	139
76	i tell you	used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when it is surprising or difficult to believe	138
77	hold it	used to ask sb to wait, or not to move	136
78	here you go	used when you are giving sth to sb	135
79	ever since	continuously since the time mentioned	133
80	in order	so as to; with the purpose of doing or making something possible, usually in 'in order to' or 'in order for'	129
81	anything like	similar to sb / sth	129
82	make sense	to have a meaning that you can easily understand	125
83	or anything	or another thing of a similar type	125
84	out of the way	no longer stopping sb from moving or doing sth	125
85	not bad	quite good; better than you expected	124
86	of course not	used to emphasize the fact that you are saying'no'	123
87	at once	at the same time	119
88	be on the phone	to be using the telephone	118
89	i tell you what	used to introduce a suggestion	118
90	at first	at or in the beginning	118
91	be supposed to do	to be expected or required to do / be sth according to a rule, a custom, an arrangement, etc.	116
92	i ask you		114
93	these days	used to talk about the present, especially when you are comparing it with the past	114
94	and a half	After a number or amount, that quantity plus one half of the same unit (an hour and a half = 1.5 hours).	113
95	how do you do	used as a formal greeting when you meet sb for the first time. The usual reply is also How do you do?	112
96	be rid of	to be free of sb / sth that has been annoying you or that you do not want	111
97	too bad	a shame; a pity	111
98	in two	After two units of time from now, or during a stretch of two such units.	111
99	on television	being broadcast by television; appearing in a television programme	110
100	for sure	without doubt	110

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Source: WinkLingo, "Idioms that show up most in movies" (https://winklingo.com/en/data/movie-idioms), updated 2026-10-13