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Dale's IdiomsS4 E3.5
Idioms and Vocabulary from "The Office"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |