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(all) decked out

Wow, look at you, all decked out. Going someplace special?

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멋지게 치장한

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dressed to kill

Most people were dressed to kill, and it made me feel like I was underdressed.

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죽이는 옷을 입은, 멋지게 치장한

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dressed to the nines

Some go there, dressed to the nines, but I’ve also seen people dressed casually.

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멋지게 잘 차려 입은

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live it up

I think she decided recently to live it up. You know, life is shorter than you think.

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신나게 놀다/돈 걱정 없이 즐기다

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have a ball

I’m currently working as an intern, having a ball.

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신나게 즐기다

ball = 무도회

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light up

Do you mind if I light up in here?

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불을 붙이다; 담배 피우다

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get a smoke

I was just heading outside to get a smoke.

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담배 한 대 피우다

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smoke like a chimney

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줄담배를 피우다

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put out a cigarette

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담배를 끄다

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(be) made of money

A: I’m not rich. I have to economize.
B: Are you kidding? You’re practically made of money. You’re the richest person I’ve ever known in my life.

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돈이 많은

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(be) in the money

A: What happened to Lucy, driving around in a new Porche?
B: She came into an inheritance from a wealthy distant uncle. She’s in the money now.

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돈이 많은

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be rolling in it[money/dough]

Everybody, keep you chin up. This is just a minor setback. Once we fix it and get back on track, we’re going to be rolling in it.

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(돈다발 속에서 구를 정도로) 굉장한 부자이다

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have money to burn

My aunt has money to burn. I can ask her to lend us some money to tide us over.

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(돈을 태워도 될 정도로) 굉장한 부자이다

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on easy street

Now that we have enough money to live on easy street, why don’t we start thinking about how to give back?

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풍족한 삶을 누리는

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down and out

When you are down and out, you need someone to help you get back on your feet.

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빈털터리인, 노숙자 신세인

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strapped for (cash/money/funds)

Many public schools are strapped for cash and cutting back on their art education programs.

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(현금/돈/자금)이 없는

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not have a penny to one’s name

When I was in college, I didn’t have a penny to my name.

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(자기 소유로는) 한 푼도 없다

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tapped out

A: Hey, if you need money, I’m all tapped out myself.
B: Forget the money. I have a great business idea, and I want to bounce it off you.

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빈털터리의; 지친

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not have two nickels to rub together

The last time I checked, you didn’t have two nickels to rub together, and now you’re talking about plunking down for four hundred thousand dollars for a new car?

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땡전 한 푼 없다

주머니 속에서 문지를 동전도 없음

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tighten one’s belts

We’re in a little cash crunch right now, so we all have to tighten our belts around here.

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허리띠를 졸라매다

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pinch pennies

With your fater out of work now, we’ve got to start pincing pennies.

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지출을 최대한 줄이다, (돈을) 최대한 아껴 쓰다

동전을 하나씩 집어서 세어 가면서

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cut corners

  1. Take your time, don’t cut corners and follow instructions to the letter.
  2. We don’t have enough money to pay for everything, so we’ll have to cut corners somewhere.
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  1. (일을 쉽게 하려고) 절차/원칙을 무시/생략하다
  2. 경비를 절감하다
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put ~ aside

  1. We need to put these problems aside for now and get the work done.
  2. I’m trying to put aside a little each week for an emergency.
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  1. (감정, 의견 등) 무시하다, 제쳐놓다
  2. (나중에 쓸 수 있도록) 따로 떼어 놓다
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sock ~ away

I make it a rule to sock away 10 percent of my paycheck in a savings account.

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(돈을) 모으다

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squirrel away

It’s a good idea to squirrel away some money for a rainy day.

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(나중에 쓰려고) 감춰 두다, 저장해 두다

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scrape by (on something)

The company pays its employees the minimum, just enough to get by.

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(~으로) 근근이 살아가다

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live paycheck to paycheck

He is an out-and-out crook. He took money from people living paycheck to paycheck. He should be brought to justice.

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(월급으로) 근근이 살아가다

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28
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make ends meet

I’m looking for a second job to make ends meet.

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수입과 지출을 맞추다; 빠듯하게 살다

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keep one’s head above water

With our second child on the way, we need to cut expenses to keep our heads above water.

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(빚 안 내고) 간신히 지탱하다, 분수껏 살다

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bring home the bacon

He works hard to bring home the bacon and make sure his family has everything they need.

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생활비를 벌다

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put food on the table (for)

Love doesn’t put food on the table.

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생계를 유지하다, 먹고살 만한 돈을 벌다

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put a roof over someone’s head

It is hard to keep a roof over your head and food in the fridge when you get paid $6.50 an hour.

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살 곳을 마련해주다

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keep the wolf from the door

No one knows if he has enough cash to keep the wolf from the door.

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굶주림을 면하다

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34
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run out of juice

My laptop’s out of juice.
I’m out of juice.
The car’s running out of juice.

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에너지[기름, 배터리]가 고갈되다

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make a killing

Jennifer and her brother Tim made a killing by flipping houses.

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많은 돈을 벌다

짧은 시간에 큰 노력 없이

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hit it big

A: How did she get so rich at such a young age? Was she born with a silver spoon in her mouth?
B: No. She came from dirt-poor family. She hit it big with a stock trading program she developed.

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대박치다, 큰 돈을 벌다

야구에서 홈런 치는 것처럼

cf. make it big도 비슷한 뜻인데, 경제적인 성공과 더불어 유명해진다는 의미로도 씀

37
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strike it rich
strike gold

As a writer, he never really struck it rich.
The studio strike gold with it recently released movie “Man of Honor.”

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경제적으로 크게 성공하다
(사업이나 아이템이) 대박을 터뜨리다

38
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hit the jackpot

He’s a tech geek who hit the jackpot with one of his inventions.

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잭팟을 터뜨리다

운 좋게 일확천금을 벌어들이다.

39
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rake in money

During the campaign, he raked in money from right-wing donors.

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돈을 긁어모으다

40
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spend money like there is no tomorrow

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돈을 미친 듯이 쓰다

41
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spend money as fast as one can make it

  • Roy has no idea of budgeting. He’s spending money as fast as he can make it.
  • Somebody needs to talk sense to Sam. He’s spending money faster than he can make it.
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돈을 벌자마자 다 쓰다

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go under

A: We’re in the red this month again. If something isn’t done soon, we’re going to go under.
B: Don’t sweat it. Once we get the new menu up and running, we’ll have people beating a path to our door again.

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망하다

배가 침몰하는 것처럼

43
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go belly up

The report predicts that a third of the universities in the U.S. will go belly up in 15 years.

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파산하다, 망하다

물고기가 죽어서 배를 뒤집고 떠 있는 것처럼

44
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go bust

So, you’re going to let your business go bust?

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망하다, 무일푼이 되다

bust는 무덤 위에 올려 놓는 상반신 조각상. 망해서 인생 끝났다고 연상하면 됨

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up to one’s ears[eyeballs]

  1. I’m up to my eyeballs in work.
  2. He’s in debt up to his ears.
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깊이 빠져 있는[잠식된]

눈/귀 언저리까지 올 정도로

46
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in the hole

How deep in the hole are you?
He’s in the hole for 20 grand to a loan shark.

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빚진, 빚 구덩이에 빠진

47
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run up (debts)

While I was out of work, I ran up 20 thousand dollars in credit card debt.

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빚을 쌓다

48
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shell ~ out

We shelled out over 400 dollars to stay at the hotel, but the service didn’t live up to 4-star hotel expectations.

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비용을 지불하다

특히 예상하지 못했거나 내고 싶지 않은 금액

49
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fork ~ over[out]

I forked over an extra 40 bucks for a facial, but I don’t think it was worth it.

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~에 돈을 쓰다 (for)

마지못해 지불하는 느낌. 내기 싫어서 손이 포크 모양처럼 됨

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set ~ back …

It set us back two weeks.
It’s a nice car. It must have set you back a pretty penny.

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~를 …만큼 후퇴[지연]시키다

51
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spring for

I’ll spring for the drinks tonight.

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~에 돈을 쓰다, (식사비 등을) 내주다

52
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pick up the tab (for)

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(~에 대한) 비용을 계산하다

53
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foot the bill

Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.

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모든 비용을 내다[감당하다]

54
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cost ~ an arm and a leg

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비용이 아주 많이 들다

팔다리를 내줄 정도로

55
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break the bank

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많은 비용이 들다

집에 있는 piggy bank도 부셔야 할 정도로

56
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pay top dollar

I sold my jewelry at that place. They paid top dollar for my stuff.

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매우 많은 돈을 지불하다

57
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pay through the nose for ~

He’s paying through the nose for mobile roaming charges while travelling!

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~에 바가지를 쓰다

우리말에서도 눈 뜨고 코 베인다는 말이 있는 것처럼

58
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at a premium

Shares are selling at a premium.

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웃돈이 붙은, 구하기 힘든

59
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cost ~ next to nothing

It cost me next to nothing.

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공짜나 다름없다

60
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steal
bargain

It was a steal.
It was a bargain at $6.

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아주 싼 물건

61
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for a song

A: That’s a snazzy-looking bike. It must’ve cost you a fortune.
B: No. I picked it up for a song at a yard sale.

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매우 저렴한 가격에

길거리 연주자에게 관객이 동전이나 1달러 정도를 주는 것에 비교한 것

62
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for pennies on the dollar

The con artist tricked the old man into selling his house for pennies on the dollar.

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원래 가격보다 훨씬 저렴하게, 헐값에

1달러짜리 물건을 50센트에 파는 것처럼

63
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at a rock-bottom price
at a bargain basement price

  • Pam found us a condo that met all of our requirements and helped us buy it at a rock-bottom price.
  • The store has a good selection of bags, all at bargain basement prices.
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최저가의, 매우 싼 가격에

64
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be practically giving ~ away

The prices were so low that they were practically giving them away.

A

~을 공짜로 나눠주다

65
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throw ~ together

I love quick and easy meals I can throw together and eat all week.

A

즉석에서 음식을 만들다

계획 없이; 말 그대로 여러 재료를 냄비에 한꺼번에 던져 넣고 요리하는 장면
음식 외에 물건을 급하게/대충 만든다는 뜻도 가능

66
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rustle ~ up

I’ll go and see what I can rustle up for dinner.

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있는 재료로 즉석에서 음식/음료를 만들다

부엌에서 부스럭거리며 재료를 찾아 요리하는 장면;
돈/물건/사람 등을 구해 온다는 의미도 있음

67
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whip ~ up

A: I’m sorry to ask, but do you have something I can eat? I’m famished.
B: Well, I can whip up toast and eggs for you, if you want.

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음식/음료를 휘리릭 만들다

채찍을 휘두르듯 빠르게

68
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eat ~ up

Bill ate it all up.

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다 먹어 치우다

69
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dig in

A: Dig in, everyone. Bon appetit!
B: What a spread! You really outdid yourself.

A

달려들어 먹기 시작하다

70
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chow down

If you’re lucky, you can snag a set at the bar and chow down on free snacks.

A

(~을) 먹다

‘볶다’라는 뜻의 중국어 차오에서 유래되었다는 설이 있는데, chow는 명사로 ‘음식’ 동사로 ‘먹다’라는 뜻임; 군대 속어

71
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eat one’s fill (of)

Come and eat your fill.
We ate our fill of snow crab legs. That alone was worth the price.

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(~을) 양껏 먹다

72
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eat (~) to one’s heart’s content

Breakfast is free, so you can eat and drink to your heart’s content.

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뱃속이 채워질 때까지/만족할 만큼
~을 먹다

73
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fill up on ~

Don’t fill up on chips. You won’t have room for the ribs.

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~으로 채우다

74
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gorge oneself on ~

We walked around the island and gorged ourselves on tasty seafood.

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~을 배터지게 먹다

목구멍이라는 뜻의 프랑스어 단어 gorge에서 유래함; 목구멍 속으로 음식을 밀어 넣는 것처럼 많이 먹는 것

75
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pig out (on)

A: Everybody, dinner is served.
B: I think I’m going to pass. I pigged out at lunch, and I still feel full.

A

(~을) 돼지처럼 먹다

76
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stuff one’s face (with)

We stuffed our faces with dumplings, pork and chicken.

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(~으로) 얼굴을 채우다

양 볼이 볼록 튀어 나올 정도로 입안에 음식을 가득 채우고 먹는 장면

77
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hit the spot

On a rainy day like this, a hot cup of coffee would really hit the spot.

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제대로다

화살이 과녁의 정중앙을 꿰뚫으면 제일 높은 점수를 받는다는 것을 연계

78
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out of this world

This cherry jam is out of this world. I can’t get enough of it.

A

훌륭한

79
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to die for

The risotto was truly to die for. It made my taste buds dance.

A

(목숨도 내놓을 정도로) 훌륭한

80
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melt in one’s mouth

A: Finally, I tried out that new restaurant on Elm Street last night. I ate the lobster roll, and it was delightful.
B: See? I told you, but wait until you taste their salmon. It melts in your mouth.

A

입에서 녹다

81
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knock back

I could knock back a couple of cold beers now.

A

(술을) 급히 마시다

술을 병째로 마시면 병에 맞아서 고개가 뒤로 넘어간 것처럼 보인다는 것을 연상

82
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wet one’s whistle

A: We’re looking for a place to wet our whistles. Something within a short drive from here.
B: In that case, I recommend Harrigan’s Pub. Their pub food is above par, too.

A

술을 마시다

옛날 영어에서 whistle은 속어로 목이나 입을 의미했어서 목이나 입을 축인다는 표현이 발전한 것

83
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hit the bottle

Your liver suffers when you hit the bottle.

A

술을 많이 마시다

84
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go[be] on a bender

When I got into the bar, many people were on a bender.

A

술 먹고 흥청거리다

85
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(all) liquored up

Are you trying to get me liquored up?

A

술에 취한

86
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tanked up (on)

  • At the bar, we tanked up on wings and beer.
  • I’m such a coffee addict that most of the time I’m already tanked up on caffeine when I arrive at work.
A

(~로) 가득 채워진

술/커피/차를 많이 마실 때 씀; tank up on(~을 많이 마시다/먹다)이나 get ~ tanked up(~를 취하게 하다)

87
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high as a kite

She was causing a scene. She seemed high as a kite on something.

A

(술/마약 등에) 취한

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