People Flashcards

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generous to a fault

Our Airbnb host was kind, helpful and generous to a fault.

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아주 너그러운, 인심이 후한

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heart of gold

Thank you for your kindness. You truly have a heart of gold.

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자상한, 인정이 많은

person with a heart of gold라고 쓸 수도 있고, good heart도 비슷한 말

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all heart

You’re all heart.

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마음이 넓은, 자상한

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give of oneself

A man who gives of himself so much can’t be a bad person.

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자신의 시간/노력/재능 등을 아낌없이 베풀다

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give ~ the shirt off one’s back

My father was a very caring person. He’d give the shirt off his back to anyone who needed it.

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아낌없이 베풀다

주로 남자에게 사용

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hard as nails

I heard you’re going up against Samuel Brown in court today. He’s a skillful prosecutor, hard as nails.

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굳센; 무정한, 냉정한

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heart of stone

He’s a grumpy old man with a heart of stone.

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인정머리 없는

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cold fish

He can be a cold fish at times, but deep down he’s a warm-hearted man.

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쌀쌀맞은

셰익스피어의 작품인 겨울 이야기(The Winter’s Tale)에서 처음 등장한 표현

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the ice queen

A: These terms are not negotiable. Take it or leave it.
B: But you’re forcing me to give up my company. No wonder they call you the ice queen.

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감정 없이 도도하고 쌀쌀맞은 여자

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rip ~ off

  • I got ripped off.
  • I bought a watch online. The seller said it was in mint condition, but what I got had a few scratches. I feel he ripped me off.
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~에게 바가지를 씌우다/사기를 치다

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pull a fast one on ~

The garage pulled a fast one on me by installing some knockoffs rather than genuine OEM parts.

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~를 속이다

카드 게임에서 카드를 매우 빠른 속도로 섞으면 그 사이에 가짜 카드를 넣어도 상대는 모른다는 맥락에서 나온 표현

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pull the wool over someone’s eyes

They tried pull the wool over my eyes by recommending expensive repairs that weren’t needed.

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속이다

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put one over on ~

Wait, it doesn’t look genuine. Why don’t you get it authenticated? They might have put one over on you.

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~에게 사기를 치다

어떤 것 위에 다른 것을 덮어 속인다는 의미

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take ~ for a ride

Don’t sign the deal. The company is going down the drain. They’re trying to take you for a ride by dumping it on you.

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~에게 사기를 치다

갱단들이 강제로 사람을 차에 태워 으슥한 곳에 데려가 협박하거나 죽이는 것에서 유래

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play ~ for a fool

Don’t play me for a fool. I can smell a fraud from a mile away.

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사람을 가지고 놀다/속이려 하다

바보취급!

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be one’s own woman[man]

A: I’m grown man, Mom. I want to live a life of my own.
B: You want to be your own man. I get that. But that doesn’t have to mean leaving your family and the town you grew up in.

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독립적이다

be one’s own boss: 개인 사업을 하다
be one’s own master: 자신의 운명을 스스로 책임지다

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strike out on one’s own

I admire you for being so independent. I can only imagine the strength and courage it took you to strike out on your own and set your own course.

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(새로운 인생이나 사업 등을) 스스로 시작하다

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stand on one’s own two feet

A: If you ever need help, just ask. I have you back.
B: Thank you for that, but I need to stand on my own two feet.

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혼자 힘으로 서다, 자립하다

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go it alone

Guests can join a guided tour or go it alone.

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혼자 하다

go solo; 다른 사람의 도움 없이

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go one’s own way

Since we can’t seem to agree on so many things, I think it’s best we each go our own way.

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자신의 길을 가다

독자적으로 자기가 하고 싶은 것을 하다

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freeload off (of) ~
freeload on ~

  • You can freeload off the hotel’s wi-fi in the lobby.
  • Too many foreigners are coming here to freeload on our healthcare system.
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~에 무임승차 하다

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leech off (of) ~

Stop leeaching off people and start making a living on your own.

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~를 거머리처럼 빨아 먹다

남의 것을 공짜로 쓰거나 얻어가는 것

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sponge off (of) ~

I want to earn a living on my own intead of sponging off of my parents.

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~를 스펀지처럼 빨아들이다

주로 음식을 얻어먹거나 경제적으로 얹혀 산다는 의미

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people person

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사람들과 어울리기 좋아하는 사람

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social butterfly
사교적인 사람
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like hanging out with people
사람들과 어울리기 좋아하다
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easy to be around[with]
같이 있기 편한
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party person
모임을 좋아하는 사람
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the life of the party
모임을 주도하는 사람
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come[break] out of one's shell
친화적이 되다 | 껍질을 깨고 나와
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go into one's shell
사람들과 어울리지 않고 혼자 지내다
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keep to oneself ## Footnote Suzi keeps to herself, doesn't talk much, doesn't mingle with other students, and has only a handful of people she interacts with on a personal level.
혼자 있기를 좋아하다
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prefer one's own company ## Footnote I think it's the writer in me, but I prefer my own company to that of others.
혼자 있는 것을 좋아하다
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like being on one's own ## Footnote As a solo traveler, I like being on my own. I like wandering around at my leisure and doing things I choose to do.
혼자 있는 걸 좋아하다
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lone wolf ## Footnote The story is about a man named Jason. He is a lone wolf who works odd jobs and never stays in one place for long.
독립적이고 혼자 행동하는 성향을 가진 사람
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wallflower
혼자 있는 사람 | (주로 파티에서) 벽에 그려진 꽃처럼
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stick in the mud
융통성이 없어 노는 자리에 끼지 않는 사람
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square peg in a round hole
남과 어울리지 못하는 사람 | 둥근 구멍의 사각형 말뚝처럼
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social misfit
사회 부적응자
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social outcast
사회 낙오자
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blow one's own horn ## Footnote Jack likes to blow his own horn, but he's actually pretty good at what he does. We've got to give him that.
자기 자랑을 하다 | 중세 시대에 군대가 돌아오면 나팔을 불어 승리와 귀환을 알리던 관습에서 비롯된 표현
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pat oneself on the back ## Footnote You've done a great job, Pete. Pat yourself on the back. You've saved company a ton of money.
자화자찬하다 ## Footnote pat ~ on the back : 칭찬하다; 격려하다
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wrapped up in oneself ## Footnote * He was so wrapped up in himself he didn't see he was hurting others. * I've been too wrapped up in myself to care about what was happening to you.
자기만 아는, 이기적인; 생각에 파묻힌
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look out for number one ## Footnote A: But what about me? Where does that leave me? B: You know, that's you, always looking out for number one.
자기 일에만 관심있다, 이기적이다 | number 1은 자기 자신을 의미함
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With ~, it's "me, me, me." ## Footnote Maggie's in this for herself. Make no mistake about it. That's how she always is. With her, it's just "me, me, me."
~는 '나, 나, 나' 이기적이다 | 뭐든지 '나'를 먼저 내세운다는 의미
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high and mighty holier than thou
도덕적으로 남보다 우월한 척하는
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stuck up ## Footnote Don't be so stuck-up.
으스대는 | 코를 높이 치켜들고 우월감을 나타내는 모습
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full of oneself ## Footnote He comes off a little full of himself at first, but he's a good man at heart.
건방진
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too big for one's britches ## Footnote I'm sorry, I got too big for my britches, but I know I can't do anything without you.
건방지게 구는 | '바지보다 몸이 크다'는 비유적 표현으로 스스로를 실제보다 더 중요하고 능력이 있다고 생각하는 것
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on one's high horse ## Footnote A: Hey, don't get on you high horse with me. B: I'm not on my high horse. I'm just laying out the facts as they are.
도덕적으로 남보다 우월한 듯 거만하게 행동하는
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bullheaded hard-nosed pigheaded headstrong
고집 센
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have a hard head ## Footnote Bill has such a hard head; once he makes up his mind about something, nothing can change it.
완고한, 고집 센 | hardheaded
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set in one's way ## Footnote I know how stubborn and set in my ways I can be sometimes. So, thank you for having put up with me all these years.
오랫동안 해온 방식대로만 하려는
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look on the bright/dark side of
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glass-half-full/empty
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rose-colored glasses ## Footnote I'm not the type of person to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to relationships.
상황을 낙관적으로 보는 시각
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walk on the wild side ## Footnote I never figured you for a free-spirited type who enjoys walking on the wild side.
위험한/모험적인/방탕한 행동을 하다
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off the beaten path ## Footnote My favorite genre is mystery, but I'm always on the lookout for something off the beaten path.
사람이 많은 곳에서 벗어난, 일상적으로 즐기지 않는 색다른 ## Footnote beaten path: 다져진 길; 번화가, 전형적인 방식
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daredevil ## Footnote He's such a daredevil. I'm worried he might do something reckless.
앞뒤 가리지 않는, 저돌적인, 모험을 즐기는 | 악마에게 맞설 정도로; 부정적 뉘앙스
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out of one's comfort zone ## Footnote I seldom venture out of my comfort zone.
평소에 잘 하지 않는, 모험적인
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devil-may-care
무모한, 될 대로 되라는 식의
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down-to-earth ## Footnote He's as down-to-earth and dependable as the next person.
현실적인 ## Footnote as ~ as the next person : 누구 못지않게 ~한
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have one's feet on the ground ## Footnote * Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. * I come from a family of hard-working farmers, so I have my feet on the ground.
현실적인
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starry-eyed ## Footnote She's starry-eyed.
순진하게 비현실적인 꿈을 꾸는, 비현실적인 야망을 가진
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have one's head in the clouds ## Footnote I'm not delusional. It's not like I have my head in the clouds.
실현 불가능한 생각을 하다, 몽상을 하다
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out of touch with reality ## Footnote He's completely out of touch with reality. He needs professional help.
현실에서 동떨어진, 현실감을 잃은 ## Footnote out of touch with the real world는 사람뿐만 아니라 제도나 정책에 쓸 수 있음
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live in a fool's paradise ## Footnote You're living in a fool's paradise if you think you can get away with this.
좋지 않은 상황을 좋다고 믿다, 현실을 모른다
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live in a dream world ## Footnote If you think Jessie and I are ever going to get along, you're living in a dream world. We're like oil and water.
꿈나라에 살다 | 비현실적이거나 불가능한 생각[희망]을 가지고 있다는 의미. ## Footnote * chase rainbows : 허황된 꿈이나 희망을 갖다
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(as) happy as a clam
행복한
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on cloud nine
아주 기쁜, 기분 좋은 | 미국 기상청이 분류했던 구름의 종류 중 9번 구름의 높이가 가장 높은 것에서 유래했다는 설이 있음
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walk on air ## Footnote I feel like I'm walking on air.
(기분이) 날아갈 듯한
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in a good mood
기분이 좋은
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in high spirits ## Footnote She was in high spirits.
기분이 아주 좋은 ## Footnote cf. in low spirits
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on top of the world
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over the moon ## Footnote Josh will be over the moon when he finds out he's getting a baby brother.
행복한, 매우 들뜬 | 자장가 The cow jumped over the moon에서 유래
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psyched (up) about
신이 난, 흥분한
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pumped up about
(풍선처럼 부풀어) 기대하는, 흥분한
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out of sorts ## Footnote Chicken soup is my go-to comfort food when I feel out of sorts.
기분이 안 좋은, 약간 짜증난, 우울한
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in a (blue) funk ## Footnote When I'm in a funk for no reason, I go out with my friends or exercise.
우울한, 걱정스러운 | funk에는 우울, 걱정, 두려움이라는 의미가 있음
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down in the dumps ## Footnote Jane has been down in the dumps since she broke up with Jack.
우울한, 기분이 더러운
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down in the mouth ## Footnote Don't be so down in the mouth. Things go wrong all the time, Just put it down to experience.
침울해하는, 우울해하는 | 주로 내 감정보다 다른 사람의 감정에 대해 말할 때 사용함
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hangdog look long face ## Footnote * Don't give me that hangdog look. * What's with the long face? I thought you'd be happy.
우울한[침울한, 풀 죽은] 표정
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bummed out ## Footnote * The last time I went there, I was bummed out they not longer serve the chicken noodle soup. * The lettuce in my burger was pretty old-looking, which was a bummer.
기분이 상한 | 불쾌하거나 실망스러운 일을 당해서
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let ~ down ## Footnote If I let you down, I'm sorry.
~을 실망시키다
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throw[have] a (hissy) fit ## Footnote If he finds out about this, he's going to throw a hissy fit.
씩씩대며 화내다
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blow up ## Footnote We had an argument yesterday. I blew up and said some hurtful things to him.
터지다, 폭다
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blow a gasket ## Footnote Heather is going to blow a gasket when she finds out you've been lying to her.
화를 내다 | gasket은 가스나 기름이 새어 나오지 않도록 자동차 엔진의 접합부 이음새를 메우는 부품. 이걸 날리면 차가 폭발한다!
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hit the roof ## Footnote The boss is going to hit the roof when he hears we've lost the Straud account.
펄쩍 뛰며 화내다
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go berserk go ballistic
버럭 화내다
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flip out ## Footnote The customer flipped out and started screaming like a crazy person, threatening to sue us.
화나서 뒤집어지다
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lose it ## Footnote I finally lost it and demanded my money back.
화를 터뜨리다, 이성을 잃다
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go off the deep end ## Footnote After the divorce, John went off the deep end and started drinking heavily.
매우 화가 나서 이성을 잃다, 충격에 빠져 자제심을 잃다 | 우리말로 동굴 파며 들어가는 것 생각하면 좋을 듯
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fly off the handle ## Footnote I want to apologize for flying off the handle yesterday. I don't know what came over me.
자제력을 잃고 화를 내다 | out of control
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drive ~ nuts ## Footnote I bought my car from here three months ago, and I hear a rattling sound in the passenger doorm, which is driving me nuts.
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drive ~ up the wall ## Footnote Two people were chaeeing with each other right behind me, and it drove me up the wall.
~를 짜증나게 하다
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get on someone's nerves ## Footnote You keep making excuses for her, and it's starting to get on my nerves. Why do you keep sticking up for her?
## Footnote stick up for: ~를 옹호하다
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get under someone's skin ## Footnote Are you trying to get under my skin? Are you deliberately trying to provoke me into an argument?
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be getting to ~
~의 신경에 거슬리다, 짜증나게 하다
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rub ~ the wrong way
~의 비위를 거스르다, 짜증나게 하다
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on edge ## Footnote Jessica, I'm a little on edge about the deal with Cadmon.
걱정되는, 초조한, 불안한 | 무엇에 대하여 초조한지 설며할 땐 about을 함께 사용함
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a bundle of nerves ## Footnote Eric is a bundle of nerves about going to a new school.
신경과민인, 매우 불안한
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sweat bullets ## Footnote I was sweating bullets while I waited for my test results.
불안한; 땀을 많이 흘리는 | 땀을 많이 흘려 총알처럼 보이는 장면 연상
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on pins and needles ## Footnote I was on pins and needles about using their service because of some bad reviews. But it turned out to be the opposite.
불안한, 가시방석인
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scared to death ## Footnote I'm scared to death of needles.
| * 무엇이 무서운지 말할 때는 뒤에 of 사용함 * freezing to death * starving to death
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scared out of one's mind ## Footnote That was my first time bungee-jumping, and I was scared out of my mind.
정신 나갈 정도로 무서운
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shake like a leaf ## Footnote A: I was amazed how laid back you looked on stage. B: Are you kidding? I was shaking like a leaf.
(무서워서) 몸을 떨다
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green with envy ## Footnote You're just green with envy over his success.
질투하는 | 영어권에서는 질투나 시기를 하면 얼굴이 초록색이 된다고 생각함
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eaten up with jealousy ## Footnote You sound like you're eaten up with jealousy, and it's such a negative emotion.
질투로 가득한
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sour grapes ## Footnote That sounds like sour grapes.
시기심 | 사실은 부러우면서 겉으로는 안 그런 척 하는 모습
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hold a grudge ## Footnote You're still holding a grudge against Mario for leaving you.
원한[앙심]을 품다
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hold ~ against ## Footnote A: How can you do this to me? You sabotaged my business. B: Hey, don't get so worked up. It's only business, nothing personal. I hope you don't hold it against me.
~를 이유로 ...를 나쁘게 보다, ~을 거론하여 비난하다 ## Footnote * worked up: 흥분한
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have it in for ## Footnote Your ex-husband has it in for me, and he's out to destroy me.
원한[앙심]을 품다 ## Footnote * be out to: ~하려고 벼르다
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in good shape
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in top form
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fit as a fiddle ## Footnote My father had a stroke a few months ago, but he's fit as a fiddle now.
건강한 | 허리가 들어가 군살이 없어 보이는 바이올린은 건강의 상징! (몸매와 상관 없음)
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right as rain ## Footnote Just be sure to drink lots of fluids and rest, and you'll be feeling right as rain in no time.
상태가 좋은, 건강한 | 비가 많이 오는 영국에서는 오히려 비가 내리는 게 정상이라는 의미에서 비롯됐다는 설이 있음
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(all) bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ## Footnote I've had such a good night's sleep I feel all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
생기넘치는, 원기왕성한
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under the weather ## Footnote He was feeling a little under the weather.
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not feel (like) oneself ## Footnote I'm not feeling myself today. I need to go home and lie down.
몸 상태가 안 좋다
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sick as a dog ## Footnote The last time I went on a bender, I felt sick as a dog for a week.
몸이 안은
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wiped out ## Footnote I'm wiped out. Let's call it a night.
지친, 녹초가 된, 기진맥진한
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worn out ## Footnote * After a day of hiking, we were too worn out to go looking for a restaurant, so we just ordered room service. * We had a blast at the park, and it wore us out.
피곤한, 기진맥진한
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pooped (out) ## Footnote I'm totally pooped. I think I'm going to stay in and catch up on sleep.
지친, 피곤한 | 격식있는 표현은 아님
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tuckered out ## Footnote We were all tuckered out from a day of skiing.
녹초가 된, 지친
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burned out ## Footnote I was burned out and run down.
(정신적 스트레스로) 지친, 피곤한 ## Footnote run down: 몸이 피곤한
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dead on one's feet ## Footnote A: I'm dead on my feet. Why don't we call it a day? B: Yes, let's do that. I'm ready to drop, too.
서 있기 힘들 정도로 지친
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hang by a thread ## Footnote Josh has been in a crash and is now in the hospital, hanging by a thread.
위중한, 위독한
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hang in the balance ## Footnote With my marriage falling apart and my career hanging in the balance, I feel like I've really hit rock bottom.
위태롭다, (앞날이) 불투명하다
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touch-and-go ## Footnote A: How did your mother's surgery go? B: It was touch-and-go, but she pulled through.
불확실한, 위태로운 | 비행기가 제대로 랜딩하지 못하고 활주로를 터치했다가 다시 이륙하는 위험한 상황 연상
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slip away ## Footnote Their support gradually slipped away.
사라지다, 없어지다, 죽다
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not long for this world
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at death's door
죽음의 문턱에서, 빈사상태인
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have one foot in the grave ## Footnote When I had the flu last week, I felt like I had one foot in the grave.
곧 죽을 것 같다, 죽음이 임박하다
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out of the woods ## Footnote His heart function is improving. So, it's safe to say he's out of the woods now.
한 고비를 넘긴
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pull through ## Footnote A: How is he? Do you think he'll make it? B: He pulled through before. He'll make it this time, too.
위독한 상태를 통과해 나오다, 위험을 이겨내다
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turn the corner ## Footnote It's too early to tell, but I'm sure he's turned the corner.
고비를 넘기다, 위험을 벗어나다
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on the mend ## Footnote While he's on the mend, his son is doing a great job running the company.
호전중인; 수리중인
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(well) on the road to recovery ## Footnote I'm glad to see you're on the road to recovery.
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thick as thieves ## Footnote Those in the IT Department are thick as thieves. They hang out together all the time.
친한, 가까운 | 범죄를 저지르기 위해 긴밀하게 협력하고 서로 의지하는 도둑들만큼 친밀한
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joined at the hip ## Footnote A: You and Brian seem to be joined at the hip these days. B: Yeah. We've discovered we share a lot of interests, so we're enjoing each other's company.
같이 다니는 | 엉덩이가 붙은 것처럼 같이 다닌다는 의미
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like two peas in a pod ## Footnote A: How are Linda and Jessie getting along? B: Like two peas in a pod. It's almost like they're real sisters.
친한, 사이가 좋은 | 외모가 닮은 두 사람을 묘사하거나 성격이나 취미/취향이 비슷해서 친하게 지내는 사이를 묘사함
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have a weakness for ## Footnote My grandfater sowed some wild oats in his youth. He had a weakness for poker and whiskey.
## Footnote * sow one's wild oats: (젊을 때) 방탕하게 살다
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have a soft spot for ## Footnote Jerry has a soft spot for people in trouble and often goes out of his way to help them.
## Footnote * go out of one's way to: 특별히 신경 써서 ~하다
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have a taste for ## Footnote I didn't have much of a taste for spicy food before coming to Korea.
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(right) up one's alley ## Footnote * Jack isn't up my alley. * I signed up for the course because it seemd right up my alley.
취향인; 전문 분야인
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get a kick out of -ing ## Footnote As a child, I lived near an airport, and I used to get a kick out of watching airplanes flying.
~로부터 짜릿한 흥분을 얻다; ~을 즐기다
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not care for ## Footnote Just call me George. I don't care much for titles.
관심이 없다; 좋아하지 않다
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put ~ off ## Footnote The room wasn't too bad, but there were some things that really put me off.
~을 불쾌하게 하다, 역겹게 하다
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turn someone's stomach ## Footnote The thought of him getting off scot-free really turns my stomach.
| make ~ sick; sicken/disgust ## Footnote * get off scot-free: 처벌을 모면하다
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gross ~ out ## Footnote The hotel was crawling with roaches. It still grosses me out to think about it.
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not one's cup of tea
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have a thing for ## Footnote You don't have a thing for my sister, do you?
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carry a torch for ## Footnote I know you're still carrying a torch for her. You've never gotten over her.
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have a crush on ## Footnote When I was in high school, I had a crush on my math teacher.
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fall in love (with) ## Footnote Once, I fell in love with Victor. But, that's history now.
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head over heels in love (with) ## Footnote While I was bumming around Mexico after college, I fell head over heels in love with my wife.
madly in love with
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go out (with) ## Footnote I really like Philip. I want to ask him out, but do you think he'd go out with me?
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go steady (with) ## Footnote It's abouty you and Steve. Are you going steady or just friends?
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get hitched (to) ## Footnote You'd be lucky to get hitched to her. She's a keeper.
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tie the knot ## Footnote My grandfather and grandmother tied the knot again on their 50th anniversary.
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walk down the aisle (with) ## Footnote There's something I want to get off my chest before walking down the aisle with you.
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on the rocks ## Footnote I'm telling you, Joy is making a big mistake, going down the aisle with that scumbag. That marriage will most likely end up on the rocks.
(관계에) 문제가 있는, 어려움을 겪는; (술/음료에) 얼음을 넣은
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on shaky ground ## Footnote Our partnership is already on shaky ground.
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fall apart ## Footnote * The family is falling apart. * She's falling apart.
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go down the tubes ## Footnote * Should I let my relationship with him go down the tubes or give it one last chance? * Everything I've worked for my whole life is going down the drain as we speak.
관계가 끝나다; (투자/경력/프로젝트 등) 망하다, 실패로 끝나다 | 사람 사이의 관계가 물처럼 빠져나가 버린다는 의미 ## Footnote * as we speak: (우리가 말하는) 지금
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on the outs ## Footnote He is on the outs with his family.
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fall out with ## Footnote What made you fall out with her?
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have a falling-out (with) ## Footnote Lifelong friends have a falling out when they both fall in love with the same woman.
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make up (with) ## Footnote We had an argument over something, and things kind of got out of hand. But we made up.
화해하다 | 무너진 관계를 다시 위로 쌓아서 만든다고 생각하면 됨
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make things right (with/between) ## Footnote I know you hate me, but I want to make things right between us.
관계를 회복하다, 풀다
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patch it up (with) ## Footnote Your first priority is to patch it up with you father. Holding a grudge for such a long time isn't healthy.
(망가진 관계를) 회복하다, 수습하다
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mend fences (with) ## Footnote I've come to mend fences with you. What do you say we forgive and forget, and put all this behind us?
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make peace (with) ## Footnote I promised my mother on her deathbed that I'd find a way to make peace with my brother.
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bury the hatchet (with) ## Footnote I came to bury the hatchet, not to pick another fight with you.
화해하다 | 인디언 부족들이 싸움을 멈추고 화해할 때 무기로 쓰던 도끼를 땅에 묻던 관습에서 유래
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break up (with) ## Footnote Lucy told me you and Jason broke up.
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break it off (with) ## Footnote A: I heard Bill and you are engaged to be married. B: No. We're not together anymore. I broke it off.
관계를 깨다 | break up에 비해 한쪽이 관계를 정리했다는 뉘앙스가 강함
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look out for ## Footnote Don't yell at me. I'm just tryting to look out for you.
~을 보살피다/살펴보다; ~를 조심하다
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have someone's back ## Footnote I have your back in this place.
어려울 때 도울 준비가 됐다, ~의 편이다
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put oneself on the line
남을 위해 위험을 무릅쓰다
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go out on a limb
위험을 무릅쓰다; 소수 의견을 소신껏 말하다
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stick one's neck out
위험을 무릅다
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walk[run] out on ~ ## Footnote * You're not my father. You walked out on your family. * I'm sorry to run out on you, but I have to pick up Josie.
~를 두고 떠나다/빠져나가다 | run을 쓴 경우 모임/공동작업에서 다른 사람들을 두고 떠난다는 의미가 있음
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turn one's back on ~ ## Footnote * You can't turn your back on Julia. She's your sister, your only flesh and blood. * I couldn't turn my back on an innocent person who was wrongfully accused.
알고 지내던 사람을 무시하다; 도움이 필요한 사람을 모른 체하다
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leave ~ in the lurch ## Footnote My secretary quit out of the blue, leaving me in the lurch.
~를 어려운 상황에 빠뜨리다/버리고 가다 | lurch는 프랑스 보드게임인 lourche에서 유래된 단어로 흔들림/요동침이라는 뜻
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leave ~ high and dry ## Footnote I'm through working with you. I'm sorry if this leaves you high and dry.
곤란한 상황에 두다 | 바다보다 높고 마른 곳에 남겨진 배를 연상
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hang ~ out to dry ## Footnote I booked a room two months ahead. Then, two days before arriving, they canceled the reservation. They basically hung me out to dry.
곤경에 처하게 하다; 약속을 깨다 | 빨래를 밖에 널어놓고 방치해 둔 장면 연상
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bail out on ~ ## Footnote Wait. You can't bail out on me now. You made a promise, and you have to keep it.
상대방을 버리고 혼자 어려운 상황에서 빠져나가다; 같이 하던 일에서 혼자 빠지다; 계획에서 혼자 빠져나가다 | bail out은 추락하는 비행기에서 탈출하는 것인데 이를 비유적으로 사용한 표현
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turn on ~ ## Footnote You're my best friend, and you turned on me. Do you have any idea how that feels?
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sell ~ out ## Footnote Can we trust her with this information? How can we be sure she won't sell us out?
(사람, 비밀 정보 등) 팔아 넘기다
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throw ~ under the bus ## Footnote He is notorious for throwing his subordinates under the bus whenever something goes wrong.
자신의 이익을 위하여 배신하다, 희생양으로 삼다
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stab ~ in the back ## Footnote If we go ahead with this, she'll feel stabbed in the back by us.
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get back at ## Footnote This is a good chance to get back at Kendall and bring his company down.
~에게 복수하다
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get even with ~ even the score with ~ ## Footnote * Don't believe him. He's lying to get even with me for the brush-off I gave him the other day. * Mark my word, Bill. I'm going to even the score with you, whatever it takes.
평등하게 하다, 복수하다 ## Footnote give ~ the brush-off: 무시하다/거절하다
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settle a score with ~ ## Footnote The D.A. has a grudge against me, and he has started the investigation to settle the score with me.
앙갚음하다; 빚을 갚다[청산하다] | 여기서 score는 점수가 아니라 갚아야 할 빚을 의미함
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on the warpath ## Footnote John has been on the warpath ever since he was fired from the company.
(어떤 일에 대해) 크게 화내다; (앙심을 품고) 벼르다 | 인디언들이 싸움터로 나가는 길