4 minC1make it my business“I shall begin by reminding you of my contention that prisoner proposed the expedition with a premeditated intention of making advances to Miss Quested.”McBryde Accuses Aziz at Trial · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 13/19CourtroomAccusationsConfronting
2 minC1sledding uphill“Like it was totally normal to fool around with little boys.”Springfield Hearing on Sealed Records · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 14/21CourtroomExplainingConfronting
3 minB2armchair officer“But if he wants to be a soldier, then, by heavens, he's got to be one.”Broulard Visits Dax at the Front · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 2/17Talking to the bossMeetingsExplaining
2 minB2my Aunt Fanny“Divide our losses by 10 and multiply the enemy's by 20.”War Starts at Midnight · The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1943 · Ch. 1/30MeetingsSpeechesExplaining
5 minB2obscure the truth“Wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth.”Juror 8 Warns About Prejudice · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 16/17CourtroomInvestigationExplaining
5 minC1the whole point“And if I was, I certainly wouldn't tell you.”Police Question Arthur Leigh Allen · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 17/30InterrogationsConfrontingSaying no
5 minB1swear up and down“We'd never gone that long in Dallas without clearing a murder of an officer.”David Harris Brags About the Killing · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 4/20InvestigationPolice questioningConfessing
3 minB1pull together“There's no point crying about it, is there?”Andy Tries to Hold the Kitchen · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 3/13Criticism & layoffsArgumentsComplaining
4 minB1hard as rock“It's hard proof, hard as rock, the judges said.”Mary Warren Defies John Proctor · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 11/29ArgumentsAccusationsSaying no
3 minB1suicide mission“Hey, this is a suicide mission.”Passengers Fight Back on United 93 · United 93 2006 · Ch. 16/17ArgumentsGoodbyes & funeralsPersuading
5 minC1get someone offside“It's different when you're in here.”Tessa's Police Interview · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 14/22Police questioningConfessingExplaining
4 minB2hither and thither“I was her housekeeper! I've no opinion of companions, poor feckless bodies, afraid of a bit of honest domestic work.”Janet McKenzie Takes the Stand · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 17/27CourtroomExplainingConfronting