nothing special :  The hotel we stayed in was nothing to write home about.

safe : We're home free. I don't think they're going to catch us now.

in our organization(ourselves) : At my last company, we did all our design in-house.

eating a lot : I'm going to have to ask my brother to leave. He's eating me out of house and home.

deal with your own problems : You should put your own house in order before you try to give me advice.

deal with corruption inside the goverment : The new Prime Minister has promised to clean house when he takes power next month

remined me. made me really deeply : A friend of mine had a terrible car accident when he was drunk. It brought home to me  the dangers of drinking and driving.

really well : They only just met but they're getting along like a house on fire.

free : Coffee's on the house today! It's one year since we opened up and we're celebration.

just like home : It was a beautiful cabin. A real home away from home.

loves to stay hom : I'm such a homebody these days. I never feel like going out.

home made beer : Would you like a bottle of my homebrew?

good at : My son is so at home with computers - I envy him.

almost finished : Don't give up now. We're in the home stretch.

Do you know anyone who could give my old computer a home?

cozy, comfortable : You've made your apartment look really homey.


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Day 7

2008. 2. 14. 16:28
comes out : appears

turned in : identified a person to the police or authority

turn into : become(something different)

crave : has an extremely strong physical desire for

hook on : enjoy something so much that you want to do it as much as possible

cold turkey : all at once

lose track of the time : get so involved that you forget what time it is

willpower : ability to control one's desires

become cut off from : stop communication with

cut down on : reduce, make smaller

drag onself away : stop doing something(even though you don't want to)

withdrawal : uncomfortable physical symptoms while giving up an addiction

all-consuming : of total interest(use up)

detrimental : harmful

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Day 6

2008. 2. 14. 16:16
put something out : stop something burning.

to let it slide(=let it go) : not deal with a comment or an issue

rubs me the wrong way : annoy, irritate

so as not to : in order to avoid doing something negative
so as to = in order to(purpose)

come to think of it : I just thought of something related to our conversation

fed up : be tired of or disgusted with something or someone

can see your point : admit that someone has said something you agree with

in hindsight : looking back at the past and judging your behaviour

up in arms : become very angry

do without : live without, manage without

look down on : feel or act as if someone is inferior (<-> look up to)

swallowed my pride : do something that makes you feel ashamed

taken a back : be very surprised because something bad happened

the bottom line : the basic truth, the main point, most important think

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    I was a party last week. You know how I get up in arm when people around me smoke. I always sneeze, and anyway, I'm afraid of second-hand smoke
    Well, these people started to light up in the living room, and I was so taken back that I got up and asked them to go outside. You should have seen how they looked at me! One of them said that she was fed up with always being sent outside to smoke. I didn't want to get into an argument, so I let it slide and didn't say anything. But the guy spoke up and said that it was time for people to be more polite to smokers. He said that he was tired of being look down on, that nonsmokers have this superior attitude.
    I swallow my pride and said I was sorry if I had sounded rude because I didn't mean to be. I told them that I was allergic to smoke, and knew that other people in the room didn't like the smoke either. I just wanted them to go outside so as not to bother anyone. Well, they just turned around and went outside. I have to admit that I didn't like their attitude. They really rub me the wrong way.
    When will smokers ever realize that they aren't welcome anymore because they pollute our air? the bottom line is good health, isn't it?
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Day4

2008. 1. 29. 16:32
ball is in his court : he has to something. I've done
   the idiom form tennis? 나는 쳐냈으니 상대방코트에서 치는것을 기다린다는
   ex. I've done everything I can. The ball is in his court now

plain : obvious
   ex. It's plain that he doesn't care about you, so give him up

I have a gem of something/somebody : a tresure, wonderful
 gem 은 보석이라는 카테고리로 그아래에 diamond,ruby ... 이 있음
  ex. I have a gem of husband. I'm so lucky

at my wits end : had no more ideas of what to do
  ex. I have tried everything. I'm at my wits end

be up the creek (without a paddle) : in big trouble
   canoe의 노(paddle)없이 강을 건너야 한다는 뜻으로 어려움에 빠진 상태
  ex. When she finds out what you did, you're going to be up the creek.

hard-boiled : unfeeling, lacking in social skills. cynical   <>trusting
  ex. I can't believe you're so hard-boiled that you didn't get pset when your dog died

slob : a messy person
  ex. My last roommate was such a slob that I spend my whole time cleaning up after her.

only time will tell : we have to wait and see
  ex. I don't know what's going to happen. Only time will tell.

bide my time : wait patiently(weeks, month : not short time)
  ex. I'm not going to do anything right away. I'll bide my time for a few months and see what happens.

I'm at the end of my rope : be fed up with(=enough) 참는데 한계에 다다르다.
  = I've had it =  can't tolerate any more
  ex. My neighbours are so noisy. They keep me up withe their parties every night. I'm at the end of my rope!
  ex. I've had it with this weather. I'm moving to Mexico

gets my goat : annoys me
   ex. It really gets my goat. when someone calls me in the middle of the night and it's a wrong number.

He is a phony : insincere, not real
   ex. How can you stand him? He's such a phony

a stick situation : uncomfortable, embarassing
   ex. My brother just moved in to the apartment next door to me. It's a bit of a sticky situation.

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Day3

2008. 1. 28. 16:23
a set-up : trick, trap 이미 설정 다 해 놓음.
sworn off : quit, no more, never do it again
 swear : a promise
  to swear off : serious promise to yourself
in turmoil : confusion, trouble, whole life is upside down
  ex. My life is in turmoil these days, I lost my job and I broke up...
put out some feelers : something you do to test the reaction
   feelers means in the sentense "resume"
   * feelers : 더듬이
my gut feeling : done something to check out opinion
umpteen : so many, lots and lots, huge numbers
  ex. I've had umpteen emails
ego-booster : gives you more confidence
  ego : myself, my idea
  confidence : the feeling or belief
riding on : depending on
agonized : can't dicision, intense(격렬한) time of indecision(우유부단함)
bolted : ran, escaped
  ex. The dog bolted from the car
blatantly obvious : extremly obvious
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Day2

2008. 1. 28. 16:10
Skip it : forget it. I don't want to talk about it
not have the guts : lack the courage to do something(용기가 없음)
gut : 내장.
  위의 not have the guts는 내장이 없다는 뜻이므로 뭔가 부족해서 못한다는
  have a lot of guts는 반대로 용기, 배짱있는
now you're talking : I didn't agree with you before but now I agree completely
  Let's go skiing
  -> you're talking

wouldn't be caught dead : would never want to be seen with some because dislike or shame (죽기전에 다시는 보고싶지 않다는?)

give it a shot : try something

what's eating you : what's bothering you. (고민이 뭔데?)
get it off your chest : reveal something that has been bothering you(털어놔봐)

put it off : postpone, delay until later
bite the bullet : make the decision to do something after hesitating for some time
                        (고민을 한 뒤에 결정을 내림)
pass up : to miss an opportunity
take the initiative : take the first step in doing somethin
bound to : be certain to (90%)
   It's bound to start raining again, soon(비가 올 것이 확실함)
that'll be the day : that will never happen, I don't expect that day to ever come
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Day1

2008. 1. 8. 16:56
Ace it : get a A
bomb the test : fail
brown nose = suck up : try hard to please
to suck : you are bad at something
to suck up : 아부하다
pull an all nighter : you stay up all night for study and you have to finish
flunk : fail an exam
killer course : difficult subject
data brain : very smart person
hard nose : strict/ a difficult teacher
easy grader : a teacher who give good grade (oppasite : hard nose)
cram : study a lot at the last minute
pop quiz : teacher doesn't tell you.
hit the book : focus. let's do it. really do something for study
draw a brank : usually forget
ditch a class : not go to a class(땡땡이)
cold calling : 원치않는 스팸전화

He's as sharp as a tact : inteligent
He has a good head on his shoulders
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