3 minB2“We have stuck it out for a whole week now. Pretty girl, eh?”Hawkeye and Duke Want the Chaplain Out · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 3/22
- Talking to the boss
- Negotiation
- Complaining
Situation
English for Talking to the boss
105 real scenes from 42 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for talking to the boss.
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4 minB1“Why didn't you just let me die?”Baxter Calls Sheldrake About Fran · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 10/15
- Phone calls
- Talking to the boss
- Asking
3 minB2“How long for you in the wilderness, son?”Vermeil Gives Kurt His Shot · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 22/27
- Job interview
- Talking to the boss
- Explaining
2 minB2“You have just the rights that I give you.”Condon Quits Los Alamos · Oppenheimer 2023 · Ch. 13/28
- Arguments
- Talking to the boss
- Confronting
3 minB2“The teleflex drive cable must be sheared away.”Kong Opens the Bomb Bay Doors · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 19/20
- Meetings
- Talking to the boss
- Promising
2 minB2“This one tasted like a goodbye kiss.”Linus Changes All the Plans · Sabrina 1954 · Ch. 17/18
- Talking to the boss
- Breakups
- Explaining
3 minB2“When somebody takes a shit on you, you don't reschedule.”Hanssen Dumps His Tail · Breach 2007 · Ch. 16/20
- Talking to the boss
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB1“I will not have it butchered.”Norma Hires Joe to Fix Her Script · Sunset Boulevard 1950 · Ch. 6/19
- Negotiation
- Talking to the boss
- Bargaining
5 minB2“There are just as many notes as I required,neither more nor less.”Too Many Notes, Mozart · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 7/25
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confronting
4 minB2“Our gain is their loss.”Guy's First Day as Buddy's Assistant · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 3/16
- Talking to the boss
- Phone calls
- Warning
3 minB2“I'm not a bull, General. I don't need a flag waved in front of me to get me to charge.”Mireau Orders Dax to Take the Anthill · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 3/17
- Talking to the boss
- Arguments
- Confronting
3 minB2“This is where we do the dirty work.”Trapper Punches Frank and Gets Arrested · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 6/22
- Arguments
- Talking to the boss
- Confronting
3 minB2“The plain fact is, I love her.”Sheldrake Takes Fran off Baxter's Hands · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 15/15
- Talking to the boss
- Office chat
- Confessing
3 minB2“Because this is my time, sir.”Kurt Tells Vermeil This Is His Time · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 23/27
- Talking to the boss
- Job interview
- Persuading
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
3 minB2“Sir? It's two men on a boat. I want it.”Hanssen Lectures Eric on God and Empire · Breach 2007 · Ch. 6/20
- Talking to the boss
- Office chat
- Explaining
6 minC1“I don't make the rules. I play by them.”Buddy Defends Himself to Guy · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 15/16
- Arguments
- Talking to the boss
- Confronting
4 minC1“Now, how can you understand that and allow these men to be shot tomorrow?”Dax Bargains for the Condemned Men · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 15/17
- Talking to the boss
- Negotiation
- Persuading
3 minB2“This isn't a hospital! It's an insane asylum!”Hot Lips Confronts Colonel Blake · M*A*S*H 1970 · Ch. 14/22
- Talking to the boss
- Arguments
- Complaining
5 minB2“Baxter, an insurance company is founded on public trust.”Sheldrake Grills Baxter About the Key · The Apartment 1960 · Ch. 2/15
- Talking to the boss
- Office chat
- Confronting
2 minB1“Have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?”Ripper Explains the Fluoridation Plot · Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · Ch. 9/20
- Monologues
- Talking to the boss
- Explaining
2 minB2“Did you pick me because I was Catholic?”Kate Explains Why They Picked Eric · Breach 2007 · Ch. 7/20
- Talking to the boss
- Office chat
- Explaining
5 minB2“You are here to protect my interests and to serve my needs.”Buddy Berates Guy Over Sweet'N Low · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 4/16
- Criticism & layoffs
- Talking to the boss
- Threatening
2 minB2“Looks as if we have a pretty unpleasant thing on our hands in a few hours, doesn't it?”Dax Makes Roget Command the Firing Squad · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 14/17
- Talking to the boss
- Interrogations
- Confronting