3 minC1“I think people should mate for life like pigeons or Catholics.”Isaac Quits the TV Show · Manhattan 1979 · Ch. 5/23
- Arguments
- Office chat
- Complaining
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165 real scenes from 64 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for office chat.
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4 minB1“I don't even know where we're going. It's gonna be fun. Come on.”Mary Quotes the Film's Title Line · Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Ch. 16/20
- Confessing feelings
- Office chat
- Confessing love
3 minB2“No, buddy, you look like a shrink-wrapped Rolls Royce.”H Meets the Fortico Crew · Wrath of Man 2021 · Ch. 2/13
- Office chat
- Small talk
- Teasing
3 minB2“You belong here with your own breed”Slowik Sees Through Margot · The Menu 2022 · Ch. 10/13
- Office chat
- Interrogations
- Confessing
5 minB2“I feel I'm pushing a rock uphill.”Carson Returns as Butler · Downton Abbey 2019 · Ch. 4/22
- Criticism & layoffs
- Office chat
- Asking
2 minC1“Apparently our government's not sharing any research with the Russians.”Chevalier Suggests Passing Secrets · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 11/28
- Small talk
- Office chat
- Explaining
5 minB2“this place, these people, that's all I have.”Blue Shirt Guy Goes Viral · Free Guy 2021 · Ch. 9/13
- Office chat
- Teasing
- Complaining
3 minB1“We were just catching up on some of the general's paperwork.”General Turgidson Dodges Calls · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 2/20
- Phone calls
- Office chat
- Explaining
3 minC1“I still want to get a second opinion, wouldn't I?”Clifford Asks for a Second Opinion · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 8/30
- Negotiation
- Office chat
- Saying no
3 minB1“It is a living thing. It has a heart.”Linus Reads Sabrina's Letters · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 2/18
- Small talk
- Office chat
- Explaining
5 minC1“This is ridiculous. You'd think they'd wanna get ahead of this.”The Newsroom Finalizes the Story · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 21/21
- Meetings
- Office chat
- Explaining
5 minB2“All of us should stand up together and say, "No more."”Bill Transfers Out of the Chronicle · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 21/30
- Office chat
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Comforting
4 minB1“I bet if we found a firefighter that's been around a while, he might know a Fred or two.”The Fire Station on the Envelope · Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made 2021 · Ch. 8/18
- Office chat
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“Get the ship a bad name. Get you a bad name too.”Passengers Bet on Titanic's Speed · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 5/14
- Parties
- Office chat
- Warning
3 minB2“So I'm sure you can understand our need to cut corners around here.”Brad Warns Lester to Save His Job · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 1/14
- Criticism & layoffs
- Office chat
- Warning
5 minB2“Even ten minutes is a long time to be away from you.”Hildy Tells Walter She's Remarrying · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 1/18
- Office chat
- Marriage trouble
- Teasing
3 minB2“This thing feels like a hunk of concrete inside me.”Keyes Suspects the Beneficiary · Double Indemnity 1944 · Ch. 16/21
- Investigation
- Office chat
- Explaining
4 minB1“If I didn't get the laugh I was supposed to get, I would freak out. -It would take you down.”How Monica and Chandler Became a Couple · Friends: The Reunion 2021 · Ch. 18/25
- Storytelling
- Office chat
- Explaining
3 minB2“Vig is leading by example. Winners never quit, right?”Kyle's First Dual Meet · Win Win 2011 · Ch. 10/19
- Office chat
- Small talk
- Teasing
3 minB2“That's the past you're looking at.”Hockstader Shows Off the Million · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 13/27
- Negotiation
- Office chat
- Explaining
2 minB2“Anyone would think it was a lunatic.”Myrna Walks Off the Set · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 11/18
- Arguments
- Office chat
- Complaining
2 minB1“It is new, it is different, and therefore we should fear it.”The Arcade Gets Wi-Fi · Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Ch. 2/21
- Office chat
- Arguments
- Complaining
3 minB2“You're a big man but you're out of shape.”Tony Films the Happy Mondays Video · 24 Hour Party People 2002 · Ch. 5/10
- Office chat
- Arguments
- Explaining
4 minB1“If I can find 3,000 people like you across this country, I'm in business.”Mark Finishes the Last Splice · American Movie 1999 · Ch. 19/19
- Office chat
- Small talk
- Explaining