5 minB2“Your life is in danger.”Tyler Warns Marla to Leave Town · Fight Club 1999 · Ch. 18/19
- Couple fights
- Breakups
- Warning
Situation
English for Breakups
81 real scenes from 45 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for breakups.
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3 minB2“You can't imagine what I've done to survive.”Lee Visits Her Ex Elaine · Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018 · Ch. 10/14
- Breakups
- Arguments
- Confronting
4 minB1“Someone, anyone I could trust.”Kitty Confronts Puss · Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 · Ch. 20/22
- Arguments
- Breakups
- Confronting
2 minC1“In hindsight, this was a terrible idea.”Yas Confronts Gia at the Table · Rye Lane 2023 · Ch. 8/16
- Breakups
- Accusations
- Confronting
5 minB2“But I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach for you again.”Proctor Rejects Abigail · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 4/29
- Breakups
- Couple fights
- Saying no
6 minB2“I wish you were here.”A Phone Call by the Lake · The Trip 2011 · Ch. 15/20
- Phone calls
- Breakups
- Complaining
3 minB2“In refugees alone we could make a fortune, if you'd work with me in the black market.”Ferrari Tries to Buy Rick's Café · Casablanca 1943 · Ch. 2/20
- Negotiation
- Breakups
- Saying no
3 minB2“You're afraid of me. You're afraid that I won't love you back.”Will and Skylar's Breakup Fight · Good Will Hunting 1997 · Ch. 15/21
- Couple fights
- Breakups
- Confronting
5 minB2“You can't have your cake and eat it too, all the time.”Mark Fears Losing His Kids · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 10/19
- Parents & kids
- Breakups
- Confessing
3 minB2“Like you said, "There's no friends on Wall Street." Right?”Naomi Says It's the Last Time · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 29/30
- Marriage trouble
- Breakups
- Confessing
5 minC1“And I even miss people, even the inchworms and the cretins, because I don't really think they're bad, I think they're just scared.”Boris and Melodie Break Up · Whatever Works 2009 · Ch. 16/16
- Breakups
- Comforting a friend
- Comforting
3 minB1“Why do we have to go over this shit again and again and again?”Mookie and Tina Break Up · Do the Right Thing 1989 · Ch. 20/20
- Couple fights
- Breakups
- Complaining
3 minC1“you would, indeed, have been throwing yourself away.”She Was Persuaded Eight Years Ago · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 2/7
- Persuasion
- Breakups
- Persuading
4 minB1“we're not going to be married.”Adela Calls Off the Wedding · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 5/19
- Breakups
- Confessing
- Explaining
5 minB2“When Larry's around, I smell burning sulfur.”Harry Begs Her Not to Marry Larry · Deconstructing Harry 1997 · Ch. 7/17
- Confessing feelings
- Breakups
- Confessing love
2 minB1“I think you are the most annoying person I have ever met.”Howard Begs Julia for Another Chance · Uncut Gems 2019 · Ch. 7/14
- Couple fights
- Breakups
- Asking
4 minB2“Because this is where you're going to spend the rest of your worthless little lives.”Scarlet Breaks Up with the Minions · Minions 2015 · Ch. 10/14
- Breakups
- Threats
- Threatening
3 minB2“It's my chance to come back from the dead.”CC Abandons Her Wedding for a Role · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 21/30
- Arguments
- Breakups
- Confronting
3 minB2“I should not have let this game go on for so long.”Amanda Finds Jim's Old Letter · Blue Jay 2016 · Ch. 18/18
- Couple fights
- Breakups
- Confronting
5 minB2“My wife has left me.”Tommy Climbs Through His Divorce · The Dawn Wall 2017 · Ch. 9/24
- Breakups
- Marriage trouble
- Confessing
3 minB2“One day, Brian, when you have children you'll understand that to leave them is to leave yourself.”Arielle's Farewell Letter · 5 to 7 2014 · Ch. 10/10
- Breakups
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Confessing
2 minB2“I have loved you from the minute I saw you.”Charlotte's Letter Kicks Humbert Out · Lolita 1962 · Ch. 10/30
- Confessing feelings
- Breakups
- Confessing love
4 minB2“In a city of eight million people, you're bound to run into your ex-wife.”Harry Runs Into His Ex-Wife · When Harry Met Sally... 1989 · Ch. 15/20
- Breakups
- Small talk
- Explaining
4 minB1“Don't try to pull that shit on me! You know, it ain't true.”Bradley Shows His True Face · An American Crime 2007 · Ch. 6/16
- Breakups
- Accusations
- Saying no