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Dale's IdiomsS4 E3.5
Idioms and Vocabulary from "The Office"
Term | Definition |
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Never mix business with pleasure. | keep your personal and professional lives separate |
to pull the rug out from under someone | to betray, to break trust, to undermine |
knock it off | stop doing that |
a kidnapper | someone who takes and holds a person by force |
a hostage | the prisoner of a kidnapper |
a ransom | the money a kidnapper demands to be paid |
an accomplice | a helper in a crime |
to overthink | to spend too much time considering something |
to underestimate | to guess too low of an amount |
overdramatic | too emotional and wild for the situation |
to give off | to emit, to send out, (typically: heat, light, radiation, smell, sensation...) |
a vibe | a feeling, sensation, vibration |
out of your hands | in the control of someone else |
to back down | to give up, to stop taking a stand |
to take a chance on | to try, to risk |
to reimburse | to pay back for expenses |
stubborn as a mule | will not change his/her mind |
a felony | a serious crime |
a misdemeanor | a small crime |
to hold accountable | to make people have to be responsible and pay for mistakes |