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To satisfy a thirst or desire

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To quench /kwentʃ/

When it’s hot, it’s best to quench your thirst with water.

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Something that’s easy for you

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Knack

Some people say I have a knack for playing the piano.

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A short period of calm or break

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A lull

The temporary lull was broken by sudden shouted orders.
Then came the lull before the storm

태풍 전의 고요

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A business, plan, strategy, etc. completely fails

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To go belly up

If the stock market goes belly up, you could lose all your money

If the market doesn’t turn around soon,my office may go belly up.
After three of his small business went belly up,Steven eventually found success as a real estate agent.
It looks like the cafe on Oak Street went belly up. The doors were locked and the lights were off when I tried to go there this morning. Hi

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to cause (something) to return to someone’s memory

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Bring back memory

Seeing the house brought back memories.

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If something _____you into a particular state or situation, or if you _____there, you are suddenly and unexpectedly caused to be in that state or situation.

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Catapult

kætəpʌlt

Her debut novel catapulted her to fame.

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to make someone become unconscious or go to 🛏

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To knock someone out

The impact of the collision knocked her unconscious

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내 경험에 따르면

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My experience suggests that a degree from a prestigious university does not guarantee success.

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자신감이 생기다

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Boost one’s confidence

That boosted my confidence greatly

Thar was a real boost to my confidence

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to damage something badly so that it no longer works or is no longer effective

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The widespread power outage crippled many manufacturers.

The bust drivers’ strike crippled public transportation for a week

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to treat or show unfamiliar places or people as being exotic or glamorous

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To exoticize ɪɡˈzɒtɪsaɪz

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해결책이 병보다 나쁘다

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the cure is worse than the disease

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an automatic response to something
an immediate reaction made without thinking
a reflex reaction
an instant reaction made without examining causes or facts
a spontaneous and involuntary reaction
Source: theidioms.com

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a knee jerk reaction

We want to avoid a knee jerk reaction to this crisis, so we will have to sit down and plan our next course of action. Source: theidioms.com

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acclimatize

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əklaɪmətaɪz

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the atmosphere of a place

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ambience [æmbiəns]
pleasant/relaxing/friendly etc ambience
The restaurant’s new owners have created a welcoming ambience.

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willing to obey or to agree to other people’s wishes and demands

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compliant

compliant public

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to make someone or something else seem less important

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overshadow
The achievement of the men’s team was overshadowed by the continuing success of the women’s team.
Canada has been overshadowed by the US

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사소한 것을 잘 알아차리다

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pick up nitty gritty details

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put new supplies into something, or to fill something again

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replenish rɪˈplenɪʃ/

replenish vitamin B

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precisely in the middle

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it is smack dab in the middle of the country

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to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not think they are very good or important

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disparage [dɪˈspærɪdʒ]

Nothing is more unjust than to disparage one sex relatively to the other.

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a bathroom that is joined onto a bedroom

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an ensuite

Each room has an ensuite and a balcony.

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Buddhist

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bʊdɪst

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to send news or information somewhere quickly by radio, computer, or satellite

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to flash

As the news flashed across the nation, people reacted with shock and rage

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to think or talk for too long about something, especially something unpleasant
To dwell on There’s no point dwelling on the past
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to read or look at something very carefully for a long time
To pore over I’ve been spending some time poring over decorating magazines for ideas to jazz up my home.
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to sing or speak in a soft gentle voice, especially about love
To croon A woman gently crooned the tune of a lullaby
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to sing a song or play an instrument loudly
To belt down She belted out canadian anthem
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Image of ____ if liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly in drops or in a thin stream if people, vehicles, goods etc _____ somewhere, they move there slowly in small groups or amounts
to trickle The tears trickled down her cheeks. Soon, other people started trickling in, but the place was never crowded. As news of the search and rescue trickled in, people hoped for the best
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to eat small amounts of food by taking very small bites
to nibble He nibbled the biscuit.
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to eat only small amounts of food because you do not feel hungry or do not like the food
to pick at She picked at her meal, forcing down a mouthful or two
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to move gradually with several small movements, or to make something do this
to edge The KOSDAQ index edged up to 756 in early trading today. Tim was edging away from the crowd. She edged closer to get a better look. He edged her towards the door.
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to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention to gradually enter something and change it
to creep He crept back up the stairs, trying to avoid the ones that creaked. The unemployment rate crept up to 5.7% in May.
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if something such as a door, wooden floor, old bed, or stair _______, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc
to creak The door creaked open. the creaking noises are getting louder.
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to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal on its mother’s milk and start giving it ordinary food
wean somebody onto something [wiːn] It’s time to start weaning her onto solid foods
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to make someone gradually stop doing something you disapprove of
to wean off [wiːn] The government plans to wean the industry off government subsidies over the next five years. Cigarette filters are designed to trap some of the tar and nicotine enabling smokers to wean themselves off cigarettes gradually. The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills.
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something that people think will make everything better and solve all their problems
Panacea ˌpænəˈsɪə There is no panacea for the country’s economic problems.
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having no personality; devoid of human character or traits:
To be impersonal
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to turn (an activity or task) into a game or something resembling a game:
To gamify The company develops gamified apps.
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To make a fetish of it
To fetishize fɛt ɪˌʃaɪz
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to make someone or something famous
to put someone/something on the map It was a role that really put you on the map as a serious singer
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to be extremely determined to do something, without considering the risks or possible dangerous results
be hell-bent on something He was hell-bent on revenge.
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the highest or culminating point as of success, power, fame
pinnacle the pinnacle of one's career
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돈벌려고 하는것
being financially motivated
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to succeed in keeping food in your stomach, instead of bringing it up again out of your mouth, when you are ill
To keep down I can’t keep anything down Water is the only thing I can keep down
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to be unable to stop yourself crying, especially in public
To break down The witness broke down in tears and had to take a break from his testimony. It wasn’t like her to break down like that in front of so many people.
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To diminish or become less effective.
Wear thin Patience is wearing thin.
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✔️ to gradually become flatter or smoother, or to make something become like this, because of rubbing or use ✔️to gradually make someone physically weaker or less determined
Wear down My shoes have worn down at the heel. The kids are wearing me down. The remodelling project is wearing me down
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to stop a revolution etc by using force
To put down The government called in soldiers to put down the riot
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입대고 마시다
Don’t drink from the bottle. My cat likes drinking from the faucets
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눈물을 흘리다
In tears She was in tears Soon everyone joined her in tears
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옷의 통을 줄이다 옷의 통을 늘리다
To take in Please take in the waist a little. I’d like to get theses pants taken in to 32 inches. To let out I’m going to have this skirt let out.
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to keep asking for something or trying to persuade people to do something, because you feel it is important or necessary
To push for The unions are now pushing for wage increases.
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doing well and isn’t doing anything particularly special
just living my life I’m sick of just living my life with every day the same as the day before.
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to live the way that one wants to, | regardless of what others want or wish
to live one's own life When a child grows up and moves out of the house, he finally has a chance to live his own life without following the rules his parents had while he lived under their roof
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tired and almost asleep
Will they make me feel drowsy?
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if a feeling, pain, sound etc ____, it gradually becomes less and then stops
to subside | ✔️Make sure to avoid eating spicy food and dairy products until your symptoms subside.
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if an illness or infection ____ ___, it disappears
to clear up ✔️If it doesn’t clear up after a few days, then you should go see a doctor ✔️I had a nasty pimple the other day, too, and this stuff cleared it right up. ✔️has your cold cleared up yet?
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to be especially proud of something that you do well, or of a good quality that you have
pride yourself on (doing) something She prides herself on being a good listener.
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✔️ if the wind ______ something ____, or if something blows over, the wind makes it fall ✔️if an argument or unpleasant situation _____ ___ it ends or is forgotten
blow over Our fence blew over in the storm It'd be better for you to keep a low profile until the scandal blows over. Let's stay out of touch until this thing blows over
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대중에 눈에 띠지 않다
to keep a low profile | to escape the public eye
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to continue happening for longer than planned
to ran over 넘어서 계속 달리다 The meeting ran over a little. The meeting ran over by 30 minutes.
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something you do, or something that happens now, that is the result of a situation that existed in the past
to carry over Problems ar work often carry over into one's private life. His competitive character carries over into his career.
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to try to make sure that someone is treated well
to look out for 누군가를 위해 밖에를 보다 You have to look out for each other.
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think only of the advantages you can get for yourself)
look out for number one he always looks out for number one.
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두드러기/식은땀/눈물/소름이 나다
to break out in 피부밖으로 깨져 나오다 ~의 형태로 Ann broke out in a rash after a bubble bath. She broke out in goose bumps all over I started to shake and break out in a cold sweat.
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if an agreement, official document etc ____ ___, the period for which it is legal or has an effect ends
to run out My contract runs out in December. My patience is beginning to run out.
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정보를 빼먹다
to left out Sorry, I left out some important information.
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If you _____ ___ information, you make it known to people.
to give out I'm sorry but I can't give out that information over the phone.
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to keep something in a safe place to be used | sometime in the future.
To squirrel [something] away ✔️ to talk about saving money for the future; people squirrel away money for future use ✔️ I’ve been squirrelling my money away for years, but I finally decided to live a little, buy something that I’ve always wanted.
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to waste something without thinking about the future.
To squander [something] away is to spend lots of money on useless or unnecessary items ✔️ I’m not giving you any more money to squander away ✔️I squandered all of my time away on Instagram and YouTube.
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to leave town to go for a short trip or to take a short | vacation
To get away for [some time] I just need to get away from the house for a few hours and have some solid me-time.
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If someone tells you to ____ __ ___, it means they think that you are boring or conservative, or that you work too hard and you need to get out and have some fun.
to live a little You need to relax and live a little.
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to save something, usually money, to have for future use
to save it for a rainy day I’ll probably go on a fishing trip and then save the rest of it for a rainy day.
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an expression that means you care about or love someone. It means that you would do anything for that person, including getting shot or dying. The idea is that if you’re willing to risk your life for someone, that person means a lot to you. This expression is also used to say that you take the blame for someone. You can use it if you pretend you’re responsible for something so that your friend doesn’t get in trouble.
take a bullet for somebody ✔️ I love you and I’d take a bullet for you, but there’s no way I’m letting you borrow my car, dude. ✔️I’m really sorry you got in trouble when I was the one who was talking. You really took the bullet for me.
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you think that person might be crazy or weird for a | specific reason ; you question whether they’re acting in a normal way
To question someone’s sanity Sanity is the ability to think and behave in a normal way. ✔️She seems sure, though I definitely question her sanity.
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an expression that shows how much you care for them. It is a unique way to say you love someone so much you would be willing to die for them.
To throw yourself in front of a train or bus for someone | ✔️I love him so much already. I would throw myself in front of a bus for him.
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a slang that means someone is rich and has a lot of money.
loaded He keeps complaining about money, even though he’s loaded.
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to do something with the bare minimum effort in the fastest, easiest, or cheapest way possible. In the end, _____ _____ usually leads to a bad result or a poorly made product
to cut corners ✔️ Apparently the boss found out that Daniels was c utting corners in the production process and skimming money off the top of the profits. ✔️The last mechanic did a horrible job. He cut corners everywhere and my car broke down again.
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the smallest amount or the least effort needed to adequately fulfill some purpose
n. Bare minimum ✔️Roger, you really need to get a good grade on this final assignment. The bare minimum isn’t going to cut it this time, you hear? ✔️ You didn’t follow the instructions, so this is why you got the bare minimum passing grade, a D
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certain to succeed
surefire[ʃʊrfaɪr] (adjective) ✔️ Children soon learn that bad behaviour is a surefire way of getting attention. ✔️ a surefire recipe for success ✔️ I heard online that drinking this is a surefire way to lose weight fast.
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to smell [something]
to sense or predict something I smell money in our future! He smelled a promotion
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to do something poorly in a | careless, lazy, and rushed manner
half-ass [something] It took you 6 months of me nagging you to even start it, and then you do this half-assed job of it.
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to make a mistake that has consequences.
to blow it | I had one chance to show the college recruiters what I could really do, and I totally blew it

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