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Dale's Idioms S3 E22
Idioms and Vocabulary from "The Office"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| "It's not you, it's me." | you are not to blame (commonly used for breaking up a relationship) |
| turn off | to make unmotivated, to make lose excitement |
| a candidate | a possible choice |
| to have character | to be a good person |
| disqualified | eliminated, kicked out of a competition |
| a good sport | a person who plays games nicely, politely |
| a successor | a replacement |
| as well | also |
| guts | courage, bravery |
| to have what it takes to | to possess the right qualities to do/be something |
| pointless | no reason |
| shoot for the stars | to try to achieve something really amazing and unlikely |
| literally | actually, for real |
| indefinable | cannot be explained exactly |
| mandatory | no choice, required, an obligation, obligatory |
| frankly | honestly |
| symptoms | signs of illness, i.e. headache, sore throat, dry mouth... |
| modest | shy, doesn't like to brag |
| thumbs up | positive, looks good, okay |
| claim | to say something belongs to you or to say something is true |