| "Can we talk for a second?" |
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| "We need to talk ..." |
New York Times |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Upset parent accepts argument, on reflection, resulted from brief conversation they'd requested |
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| "Don't say ___!" ("Shhh!") |
Universal |
09 Mar 2025 |
| "I need to speak with you" |
Universal |
27 Nov 2024 |
| "I need to speak with you" |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2024 |
| Get ___ in edgewise (2 wds.) |
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| 'Can I speak with you?' |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2023 |
| 'May I have ___ with you?' |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jul 2023 |
| 'May I have ___ with you?' |
Wall Street Journal |
19 May 2023 |
| "Don't say —" ("Hush") |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Dec 2022 |
| 'Can we talk?,' tersely |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2022 |
| "I need to speak with you," informally |
Universal |
12 Mar 2022 |
| “Let’s talk …” |
New York Times |
17 Nov 2021 |
| 'We need to chat' |
The Washington Post |
04 Dec 2020 |
| "We need to chat" |
LA Times Daily |
04 Dec 2020 |
| 'I need to speak with you,' briefly |
New York Times |
15 Oct 2020 |
| "Don't say ___!" |
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| 'I need to tell you something' |
The Washington Post |
11 Jun 2018 |
| "I need to tell you something" |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2018 |
| "I need to tell you something" |
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| 'We need to talk' |
The Washington Post |
26 Nov 2017 |
| "We need to talk" |
LA Times Daily |
26 Nov 2017 |
| 'Don't breathe ___!' |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Sep 2017 |
| Briefly, after 'in' |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2017 |
| Briefly, after "in" |
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| "We need to talk" |
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| "___ to the wise ..." |
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| "Don't say ___!" |
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| "I'd like ___ with you" |
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| Get -- in edgewise |
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| In ___ (briefly) |
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| ___ to the wise |
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| "___ to the wise . . ." |
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| Middle of quip |
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| "May I have ___ with you?" |
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| "Don't say ___" |
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| "I'd like __ with you" |
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| "___ to the wise ..." |
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| ___ to the wise... |
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| "Not ___!": "Shh!" |
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| "__ to the wise . . ." |
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| "And now, __ from our sponsor" |
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| In __: briefly |
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| "...____ from our sponsor" |
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| "___ to the wise . . . " |
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| "___ to the wise is enough": Franklin |
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| "___ to the wise." |
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| In ___ (in short). |
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| In ___ (briefly). |
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