2 minB2“We don't want to start a nuclear war unless we have to, do we?”Mandrake Confronts General Ripper · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 3/20
- Talking to the boss
- Arguments
- Confronting
Situation
English for Arguments
550 real scenes from 144 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for arguments.
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3 minC1“I mean, but are our choices really between chronic dissatisfaction and suburban drudgery?”Rain Critiques Gabe's Novel · Husbands and Wives 1992 · Ch. 13/15
- Arguments
- Persuasion
- Confronting
3 minC1“If I could change things, I would, but I can't.”Sidney Pitches Deathtrap · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 21/30
- Arguments
- Accusations
- Confronting
3 minB2“You see, we've fallen head over heels in love with...”The Fitzgeralds Try to Buy Windward · The Uninvited 1944 · Ch. 2/28
- Renting
- Arguments
- Asking
2 minB2“but it is not an excuse for you to hurt this family.”Abuela Blames Mirabel for the Miracle · Encanto 2021 · Ch. 15/19
- Parents & kids
- Arguments
- Confronting
7 minB2“That's something you're going to find out about me-- I'm funny and I can take a joke.”Lenny Meets Linda Ash · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 5/15
- Small talk
- Arguments
- Persuading
4 minB2“I would die a happy man right then.”Rocky Refuses to Fight His Cancer · Creed 2015 · Ch. 7/10
- Arguments
- Persuading
- Confessing
3 minB1“Just when you're gonna need me the most.”Frank Pushes Wally Away After the Call · Uncle Frank 2020 · Ch. 7/17
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Arguments
- Saying no
3 minB2“You know, these are the limits of your life, man.”Carl Rants at the Parking Attendant · Fargo 1996 · Ch. 12/16
- Arguments
- Police questioning
- Confronting
3 minB1“When I came here, you weren't even a gang. I formed ya!”Harvey Challenges Butch's Leadership · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 · Ch. 2/12
- Arguments
- Threats
- Confronting
3 minB1“Because sometimes, Jamie, I can put two and two together and make bloody four.”Jamie Comes Out to His Mum · Beautiful Thing 1996 · Ch. 9/11
- Parents & kids
- Arguments
- Confronting
2 minB1“Somebody's poisoned the water hole.”Gabby Takes Woody's Voice Box · Toy Story 4 2019 · Ch. 16/22
- Threats
- Arguments
- Threatening
3 minB1“There is a darkness to the panda, Mei, Mei.”Mei Turns into a Red Panda · Turning Red 2022 · Ch. 2/13
- Parents & kids
- Arguments
- Comforting
4 minB2“How could you do that?”Gatsby Waits Outside Daisy's House · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 17/18
- Arguments
- Accusations
- Confronting
3 minB1“There happens to be a lot about me that you don't know, Mr. Smarty Man.”Lester and Carolyn's Couch Fight · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 11/14
- Marriage trouble
- Arguments
- Confronting
2 minB2“Well, now you know. I enjoy spending time with dead men.”Tanner Summons the Presidents · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 3/13
- Arguments
- Small talk
- Confronting
7 minB1“I haven't seen him suck his thumb like this since he was two years old.”The Mist Reaches the Store · The Mist 2007 · Ch. 1/11
- Arguments
- Comforting a friend
- Warning
5 minB2“See, I'm a drifter from Texas.”A Woman Says You Should Quit · Slacker 1990 · Ch. 10/22
- Arguments
- Small talk
- Confronting
3 minB2“This isn't fucking evidence. This is a person.”Robert Paulson's Death Scene · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 15/19
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Arguments
- Confronting
4 minB2“No, I just need his easy path to get my wish.”The Fight for the Map · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 14/22
- Arguments
- Accusations
- Teasing
3 minB1“What? No, no, no. Me and the kid are like shoes and socks.”Ralph and Vanellope Say Goodbye · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 14/21
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Arguments
- Saying no
3 minB2“You're twisting the knife now. You get off on it!”Pat Sr. Bets Double or Nothing · Silver Linings Playbook 2012 · Ch. 22/23
- Family dinners
- Arguments
- Bargaining
4 minB2“I hope you're not taking this for proof, Mister!”Cheever Arrests Elizabeth Proctor · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 15/29
- Accusations
- Arguments
- Confronting
3 minB1“Widowhood doesn't impact on my ability to do my job.”Enola Bluffs Her Way Into Basilwether · Enola Holmes 2020 · Ch. 5/12
- Interrogations
- Arguments
- Explaining