Expression 4 Flashcards

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being a perfect example of a particular type of person or thing

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quintessential[kwɪntəˈsenʃəl]

New York is the quintessential big city.

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To ruin one’s plans or temper one’s excitement.

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rain on (one's) parade
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I have some bad news.
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not needing a lot of care or attention

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low-maintenance

a low-maintenance garden

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to defeat an opponent who is considered to be much better than you

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verb. upset

Jones upset the 40th-ranked American, Cunningham.

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not affected by something, or not having to do it or pay it

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exempt from

Children are exempt from the charges.
Canada is not exempt from racism.

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to limit the amount of something, especially money, that can be used, allowed, or spent

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to put a cap

The banks were instructed to put a cap on credit card interest rates.

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to solve or get rid of problems or difficulties, especially small ones

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to iron out

We need to iron out a few problems first.

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to feel qualified

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I don’t feel qualified to address the issue.

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if you are ________ for a particular job, you have more experience or training than is needed

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overqualified

I’m having trouble finding another job – everyone says I’m overqualified.

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to do what needs to be done to complete something or make it successful

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The project went wrong when the staff failed to follow through.

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48 ÷5= 9 나머지 3

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48 divided by 5 is 9, remainder 3

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5x4=20

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Five times four makes twenty

Multiply five by four makes twenty

Multiply 숫자 by 숫자

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5+10=15

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Five and ten makes fifteen

Five plus ten makes fifteen

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15-3=12

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Fifteen minus three makes twelve
Fifteen take away three makes twelve

Subtract 빼는수 from 근수

Subtract 3 from 15

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3 ²

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Three square

The square of three

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10 ³

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Ten cubed

The cube of ten

17
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On the map 1:100 =2:200

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A is to B as C is to D

One is to one hundred as two is to two hundred

Reading is to the mind as exercise is to the body

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걔는 똑똑하긴 한데 태도 때문에 사람들이 싫어한다

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She is smart but her manner tends to put people off

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얼굴만 아는 사이야

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We see each other in passing

20
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to take everything out of a box, bag, suitcase etc

to make an idea or problem easier to understand by considering all the parts of it separately

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unpack
She unpacked her suitcase and headed for the beach.
Some of the issues surrounding mental illness have been unpacked in Chapter 3.

unpack emotions

21
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수고롭게 노력하지 않아도 된다

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Don’t take the trouble
You don’t have to take the trouble
You don’t go to the trouble

22
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학비를 일시불로 내는 것은 우리 가족에게 부담스러웠다

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Paying the tuition in a lump sum was burdensome on my family

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내 행동이 부담스러웠너?

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Is my action burdensome?

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저 부담되어요

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It’s burden on me.

Im uncomfortable with it

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술이 약한 사람도 자꾸 마시면 는다고들 하더라

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People say the more you drink the better you can hold your alcohol

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satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune.

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schadenfreude

ˈʃɑd nˌfrɔɪ də

27
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to cause (someone) to feel afraid or uncomfortable

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Weird out

his unstable behaviour was weirding me out