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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.
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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