Idiom Flashcards
1
Q
Keeping up with the Jones’s
A
쓸데없는 경쟁심, 욕구
My friend always bought new things to feel proud of that. So I told her to stop keeping up with the Jones’s.
2
Q
down to brass tacks
A
요점을 말하다
Let’s get down to the brass tacks.
3
Q
Read between the lines.
A
속뜻을 읽다
We need to read between the lines well.
4
Q
beat around the bush
A
돌려서 말하다
I could’t understand her because she beat around the bush.
5
Q
Sell the sizzle not a steak.
A
People buy in emtion not necessity.
6
Q
Let’s take it down a notch.
A
흥분을 가라앉히다
7
Q
ㅡ is the best thing since sliced bread.
A
Smart phone is the best thing since sliced bread.
