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“Look, if this time can be spent convincing you to do anything else with your life, to getting out while you are still whole, it is time well spent.”

Get over yourself

Swimming with Sharks · 1994
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7 minB2
“That's something you're going to find out about me-- I'm funny and I can take a joke.”

Lenny Meets Linda Ash · Mighty Aphrodite 1995 · Ch. 5/15

  • Small talk
  • Arguments
  • Persuading
2 minB2
“It's been like a sword hanging over me.”

The Maids Talk Myrna Down · Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Ch. 12/18

  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
  • Persuading
5 minB1
“She can never come back here. It would only make her miserable.”

Grandpa Sells the House · You Can't Take It with You 1938 · Ch. 23/27

  • Breakups
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Saying no
5 minB2
“Mr. Gatsby, exactly who are you, anyhow?”

Tom Exposes Gatsby at the Hotel · The Great Gatsby 2013 · Ch. 15/18

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
5 minC1
“I am not sure I could ever justify the cost of the new chambers.”

Tessa's Date Ends in Vomit · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 10/22

  • First dates
  • Monologues
  • Complimenting
4 minB2
“We've grown apart. It happens to the best of friends.”

CC and Hillary Have Their Big Fight · Beaches 1988 · Ch. 15/30

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
3 minC1
“but I must tell you that he is utterly misinformed.”

Denying the Engagement Rumour · Persuasion 2007 · Ch. 7/7

  • Parties
  • Accusations
  • Saying no
4 minB1
“That's a curtsy, not a bow. Stand up.”

Prince Ali's Awkward First Impression · Aladdin 2019 · Ch. 11/24

  • Small talk
  • Parties
  • Complimenting
3 minB2
“I need an operating room that doesn't fall apart.”

A Doctor, a Letter, and Money · Suddenly, Last Summer 1959 · Ch. 1/27

  • Talking to the boss
  • Office chat
  • Complaining
4 minB2
“My affections have long been engaged elsewhere.”

Willoughby's Letter to Marianne · Sense and Sensibility 1995 · Ch. 19/27

  • Breakups
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
2 minB2
“Every Britisher is proud of the unsinkable Titanic.”

Lightoller Jokes About Titanic Soap · A Night to Remember 1958 · Ch. 1/14

  • Arguments
  • Accusations
  • Confronting
2 minB2
“Too little too late. You're never gonna catch us.”

Golf Talk Turns Awkward · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 1/13

  • Small talk
  • Teasing
  • Complimenting