2 minB2“So you go ahead and pull the trigger. Be my guest.”Joe Bluffs With a Plastic Key · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 20/20
- Threats
- Crime scenes
- Threatening
Theme
Movie English about corruption
108 real scenes from 34 films. Watch a full scene, then take the phrases people actually use for corruption.
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4 minB2“And here come this real tall, ostrich-looking dude.”Dr. Grigson's Prison Test · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 14/20
- Interrogations
- Explaining
2 minC1“Now, which story do you want us to write?”Robby Confronts Macleish · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 12/21
- Accusations
- Threats
- Threatening
5 minC1“It cost me $450 to tear it out of Cooley.”Hildy Sells Her Scoop for $450 · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 11/18
- Phone calls
- Office chat
- Bargaining
4 minC1“If we're to proceed-- I'm sorry. Is that why you aborted this entire mission, is because you're trying to mine the comet for rare minerals?”Scientists Question Comet Mining Plan · Don't Look Up 2021 · Ch. 17/25
- Meetings
- Accusations
- Confronting
5 minB2“What kind of hooker takes credit cards?”Max Confronts Jordan Over the Bill · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 9/30
- Parents & kids
- Office chat
- Confronting
4 minB2“See, hits never bothered Jimmy. It was business.”Henry's First Pinch and the Two Rules · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 4/28
- Courtroom
- Crime scenes
- Complimenting
3 minB2“The highest-paid person at the camp was a priest.”V Kills Bishop Lilliman · V for Vendetta 2006 · Ch. 12/25
- Threats
- Crime scenes
- Warning
3 minB1“I want to see that warrant! I want to see that warrant!”Alonzo Searches Without a Warrant · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 10/23
- Police questioning
- Accusations
- Threatening
3 minC1“They had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.”Harry's Cuckoo Clock Speech · The Third Man 1949 · Ch. 17/17
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Persuading
3 minB2“I mentioned the matter to Mrs. Crosbie, and she denies having written anything of the sort.”Ong Chi Seng Names His Price · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 10/15
- Negotiation
- Interrogations
- Bargaining
4 minC1“In other words, by their very silence, there was a cover-up.”Five Men Controlled the Slush Fund · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 13/18
- Interrogations
- Investigation
- Explaining
3 minB2“So, I think maybe it is time that we talked about your value in this workplace.”Frank Demotes Jenny and Sweet-Talks Her · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 13/18
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Threatening
4 minB2“You are one dumb son of a bitch.”Marcone Holds Darian Hostage · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 19/20
- Threats
- Interrogations
- Threatening
4 minC1“She should have hit the damn thing one time. She didn't.”The Car With No Bullet Marks · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 8/20
- Investigation
- Crime scenes
- Explaining
2 minC1“There aren't any records of any of these settlements.”Pressuring Macleish on Settlements · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 8/21
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Confronting
4 minB2“I'll tell more. I could tell you why they did it.”Earl Is Captured in the Desk · His Girl Friday 1940 · Ch. 18/18
- Accusations
- Threats
- Threatening
5 minC1“they're to the manor born.”Jordan Tries to Bribe Agent Denham · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 18/30
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Bargaining
4 minB2“Murder was the only way everybody stayed in line.”Supper at Ma's · GoodFellas 1990 · Ch. 14/28
- Family dinners
- Storytelling
- Explaining
4 minB2“It's what you can prove.”Alonzo Tells Jake He Has No Witnesses · Training Day 2001 · Ch. 22/23
- Threats
- Accusations
- Threatening
3 minB2“You have answers for everything, don't you?”Reporters Decode the Matchbook Initials · All the President's Men 1976 · Ch. 12/18
- Investigation
- Interrogations
- Explaining
3 minB2“And in light of that, they're opting not to press charges or involve the police.”The Board's Quiet Settlement With Pam · Bad Education 2019 · Ch. 10/18
- Meetings
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confronting
3 minB2“I didn't vote for you, you son of a bitch.”Henchman Taunts Before the Hit · The Last Boy Scout 1991 · Ch. 5/20
- Threats
- Arguments
- Threatening
3 minB2“This strikes me as an essential story to a local paper.”Marty Baron's First News Meeting · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 2/21
- Meetings
- Investigation
- Explaining