The Office-S03E12

lobe 耳垂

drop off: fall asleep easily, especially without intending to. "struggle as she might, she kept dropping off"

drop-off: 1. a decrese; 2. a cliff

in the clear: no longer in danger or suspected of something. "the latest information put her in the clear" 'You are in the clear'

tardy sauce: Proverbial sauce brought by someone who is late. Cannot be used by the tardy person in question "Look who's hauling the tardy sauce!"

team up: to join with someone to work together They teamed up to get the work done quickly. 

superfly: 1. adjective (of clothing or a person's appearance) ostentatiously fashionable. 2. noun an ostentatious, self-confident person.

take somebody down / take down somebody: verb To move someone or something down from a higher position to a lower one. ... verb To ruin, sabotage, or destroy someone or something or their chances for success. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "down." A number of organizations have been trying to take the senator down for his ties to the gun lobby.

chip away: to gradually make something weaker, smaller, or less effective. The company's dominance of the market is gradually being chipped away. chip away at: Her comments were beginning to chip away at his self-confidence.

wear someone/something down: overcome someone or something by persistence. "they wore down their opponents to win the marathon match"

go behind (one's) back: To do something in one's absence. The phrase typically suggests wrongdoing or deceit. I can't believe you went behind my back and gossiped about me! Tom will be upset that we've gone behind his back and made the decision. See also: back, behind, go.

turn in: go to bed in the evening. （剧里不是这个意思）

take the lead on: To become the leader, to advance into first place. At 0-0, United will take the lead if they score the penalty. (idiomatic) To assume leadership over a group.

blare: make or cause to make a loud, harsh sound. "the ambulance arrived outside, siren blaring"

dud: noun 1. a thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless. "all three bombs were duds" 2. clothes. "buy yourself some new duds" adjective not working or meeting standards; faulty. "a dud ignition switch"

from the rear: You can also use rear informally to mean "bottom" or "hindquarters," as an adjective meaning "toward the back," or as a verb: "The horses started to rear up on their back legs." The verb comes from a Germanic root meaning "to raise," while the noun is rooted in the Latin retro, "behind."

block the blow

counter: 1. give a return blow while parrying."he countered with a left hook" 2. speak or act in opposition to. "the second argument is more difficult to counter"

Let's get right down to it

undersell. un·der·sell. transitive verb. -·sold′, -·sell′ing. to sell at a lower price than (another seller)

make a pitch (for someone or something): Say or do something in support of someone or something, as in That announcer really made a pitch for Sunday's concert, or Her agent's been making a pitch for her books all over town. This expression originally alluded to an inflated sales talk that was "pitched" (in the sense of "thrown") at the listener.

makeover: a complete transformation or remodeling of something, especially a person's hairstyle, makeup, or clothes. "win one of our special pampering makeovers"

security sign-in sheet

rooster crow: 鸡报晓

Don't you dare: used to order someone threateningly not to do something. "don't you dare touch me!"

amount to anything: to turn out to be (something or someone important, impressive, etc.) I don't think he'll ever amount to anything.

douche: noun 1. a shower of water. "a daily douche" 2. INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN an obnoxious(令人讨厌的) or contemptible（卑鄙的） person (typically used of a man). "that guy is such a douche"