Silo S03 - E05

to make some room

to create empty space for someone or something

gag and bag

to put a physical restraint over someone's mouth so they cannot speak (gag) and place a sack, hood, or bag over their head (bag)

incineration

burning something completely until it turns to ash

not to lift a finger

to refuse or fail to make any effort to help someone or do a task, usually out of laziness or a lack of care

sb’s life is on the line

someone is in great danger of dying

to put / lay sth on the line

to risk something

not to know sb from a bar of soap

an informal idiom meaning to not know a person at all, or to be completely unfamiliar with them

be indispensable

to be so useful or important that you cannot be replaced

to pick on sb

to bully, tease, or treat someone unfairly

be a pain in the ass

to be highly annoying, troublesome, or difficult

an intermediary

someone who carries messages between people who are unwilling or unable to meet

to give sb a hand

to help someone with a task

be prickly

to be easily annoyed, defensive, or unpleasant to deal with

to look the other way

to ignore a bad or illegal action on purpose

off the record

confidentially spoken information that must not be repeated publicly