pay your dues

What does pay your dues mean?   Idiom Meaning: earn respect by working hard   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows: Paris Is Burning (1990) Time of Scene: 01:09:00 Dorian Corey: I always had hopes of being a big star. But as you get older, you aim […]

 

 

cash cow

What does cash cow mean?   Idiom Meaning: someone or something that makes a lot of money   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   The Ladykillers (2004) Time of Scene: 00:23:00 Professor Dorr: What do you think, General? Present any problems? Good then. Gentlemen, why don’t […]

 

 

nickel and dime

What does nickel and dime mean?   Idiom Meaning: cheap or low profit   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   The Deuce “The Principle Is All” (2017) Time of Scene: ~00:26:30 Candy: Hi. Thank you so much for coming. Harvey Wasserman: Candy. Candy: Yeah, yeah. Harvey Wasserman: Yeah, […]

 

 

you bet

What does you bet mean?   Idiom Meaning: certainly or absolutely   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   Flight (2012) Time of Scene: ~01:09:30 Avington Carr: Does Whitaker know he’s going to jail? Hugh Lang: My clients don’t go to jail, Mr. Carr. Avington Carr: Oh, he’s going […]

 

 

take a rain check

What does take a rain check mean?   Idiom Meaning: reschedule to meet at another time   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   Christmas Vacation (1989) Time of Scene: ~00:40:30 Clark: Eddie? Eddie: Yeah, if you don’t remember, this here is Rocky. Art: Have you got a kiss […]

 

 

quick buck

What does quick buck mean?   Idiom Meaning: money that is made fast and easily   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) Time of Scene: ~00:44:20 Henry Silva: Is this the way it happened? Was Jack the Ripper in fact a sixty-foot […]

 

 

lion’s share

What does lion’s share mean?   Idiom Meaning: the majority   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   Downton Abbey “Episode 3.1” (2012) Time of Scene: ~00:09:50 Robert Crawley: Are you really telling me that all the money is gone? George Murray: I’m afraid so. Robert Crawley: The lion’s […]

 

 

I bet

What does I bet mean?   Idiom Meaning: I think so / I am sure   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Time of Scene: ~00:00:55 Bill: Do you find me sadistic? You know, I bet I could fry an egg on your head […]

 

 

give no quarter

What does give no quarter mean?   Idiom Meaning: show no mercy   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   300: Rise of an Empire (2014) Time of Scene: ~01:21:50 Artemisia: Today the last Greek ships will be destroyed. Show them no mercy. Give them no quarter. Today we […]

 

 

dirt cheap

What does dirt cheap mean?   Idiom Meaning: very inexpensive   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   Absolutely Famous  “Morocco” (1994) Time of Scene: ~00:03:50 Eddie: Study? You don’t go to Marrakech to study, darling. Patsy: No you don’t! Eddie: There are lots of reasons to go […]

 

 

easy come, easy go

What does easy come, easy go mean?   Idiom Meaning: something that is achieved easily is also lost easily   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   Other People’s Money (1991) Time of Scene: n/a Lawrence Garfield: We make passionate love the rest of the night. Whoever […]

 

 

a dime a dozen

What does a dime a dozen mean?   Idiom Meaning: very common and with no unique value   Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:   Death of a Salesman (1985) Time of Scene: ~02:03:25 Willy Loman: The door of your life is wide open! Biff Loman: Pop, I’m […]