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Useful expressions from our guided chapters.
- Is it me you're hiding from them or the other way around?Good Will Hunting · 1997
the other way around
The reverse of the order, roles, or relationship just mentioned.
13 movies - Take a seat, sir, and I'll take your order.Mona Lisa · 1986
take a seat
To sit down, or to politely ask or tell someone to sit down.
33 movies - I bought it all the way, by the way.Waiting for Guffman · 1997
buy it
To believe or accept a story, excuse, or explanation as true.
108 movies - I will do whatever it takes to protect my children.Orphan · 2009
do whatever it takes
To take any action necessary, however hard or extreme, in order to achieve a goal.
10 movies - It was love at first sight then?Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Vows We Have Made · 2021
love at first sight
falling in love with someone the moment you first see them
5 movies - You've got the wrong idea about me, Mr Valiant.Who Framed Roger Rabbit · 1988
get the wrong idea
To form a mistaken impression of someone's intentions or of a situation, often assuming romance, impropriety, or something other than what was meant.
10 movies - You crumbs have been making a fool out of me long enough.His Girl Friday · 1940
make a fool out of
To cause someone to look stupid, ridiculous, or publicly embarrassed, including by outsmarting them or by behaving badly in their name.
8 movies - Open up in the name of the law!Who Framed Roger Rabbit · 1988
in the name of
using the authority of sb / sth; as a representative of sb / sth
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