dibs: the right to have, use, or do something〔擁有、使用某物或做某事的〕權利
Freshmen have first dibs on dormitory rooms. 大學一年級學生有宿舍分配的優先權。----有道英語
----"My dibs were on those muffins!" （那些鬆餅是我先選的）
----"Your dibs were void." （你的選擇無效）----美劇《馬男波傑克》
"I call dibs on Mom and Dad's room!" （我要爸媽的房間！）----美劇《開心漢堡店》，就是我們漢語的事先，搶先佔有某物。我先要的，別人不能跟我搶的意思。
outrank 美 [,aʊt'ræŋk]: to have a higher rank than someone else in the same group 級別高於，地位高於〔同一團體中的某人〕;
"But in this world I still outrank you." （但是當下，我的位置仍高於你）
bozo: someone who you think is silly or stupid 笨蛋，傻瓜
work someone's tails off 某人努力，拼命工作
"I think that's a mentality. I work my tails off every day." （我想這是一種心態，我每天都很拼命訓練）----VOA News
taxidermy: the art of filling the skins of dead animals, birds, or fish with a special material so that they look as though they are alive 動物標本剝製術
That's all for today
March 27, 2018. XOXO
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