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Simmer down |
To become calm after a period of anger, excitement, violence, etc. |
I left him alone until he simmered down |
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Right off the bat |
Immediately, without delay |
They liked each other very much, right odd the bat |
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Down to earth |
현실적인, 세상 물정에 밝은 practical, realistic, with no illusion or pretensions |
If you say that someone is down to earth, you approve of the fact that they concern themselves with practical things and actions, rather than with abstract theories |
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Better be good |
It means what you have to tell me better be good enough to wake me up 쓸데없이 불렀기만 해봐 |
This better be good enough to call me |
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To say the least |
Used to say that you're using the least strong way of saving something 전혀 과장이 아냐 |
I'm not very happy with his work, to say the least |
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Make or break |
The thing which decides whether something succeeds or fails 성패 |
This movie is make or break for the production company |
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Over the top (ott) |
과장된, to an excessive or exaggerated degree |
His performance is completely over the top |
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Off the hook (oth) |
자유롭게 해주다 let[get] a person off the hook |
If you leave the phone off the hook, you do not put it back correctly and it will not ring If you are off the hook, you have escaped from a difficult situation |
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Knock somebody up |
Unexpected pregnancy To make a woman pregnant |
Because you knocked her up on your first date, before you can get to know her. |
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Ass-kisser to kiss someone's ass |
Saying nice things to someone in order to get something in return |
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Take off |
취임하다, be appointed, take up one's post, be inaugurated |
He refused to take office as a minister |
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Lie behind something |
~뒤에 숨어있다, to be the real explanation or reason for something |
What lay behind this strange outburst? |
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Out of the question |
Impossible, unacceptable |
Another trip abroad this year is out of the question. Because I don't have enough money, buying a new car is out of the question |
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Out of the blue |
Suddenly, unexpectedly |
The decision came out of the blue Out of the blue she told me that she was moving to New York. |
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Out of line |
Inappropriate, disrespectful, rude |
His behavior was completely out of line last night. |
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Out of my league |
The other person is superior, better at a higher level |
He is nervous to ask her out because he thinks she's out of his league |
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Out of nowhere |
Suddenly, unexpectedly |
The car came out of nowhere and we almost had an accident. |
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Out of order |
Not working properly |
Let's take the stairs because the elevator is out of order. |
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Out of place |
To feel or look different from other people in a specific place |
He looked out of place wearing a suit and tie at the beach party. |
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Out of shape |
Not physically strong, not fit Not in a healthy condition |
I need to start exercising because I am out of shape |
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Out of the loop |
Uninformed, not having the information that everyone else has |
What happened? Tell me why he got fired. I'm out of the loop |
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Out of breath |
Difficulty breathing after exercising |
I ran so fast and now I'm out of breath |
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Out of character |
Behaving differently than usual |
His impolite behaviour last night was completely out of character. |
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Out of the way |
Inconvenient, far away, difficult to get to |
Let's meet somewhere closer because that restaurant is out of the way |
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Out of this world |
Amazing, fantastic, great |
Her mother's cooking is out of the world. |
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Out of touch |
Not communicating with each other |
I don't know where he lives. We've been out of touch, for a while. |
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Out of turn |
To say something you're not supposed to say, and make people upset. |
I'm sorry, i spoke out of turn at the meeting. |
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Out of pocket |
Paying with your own money instead of your company or insurance paying |
He has excellent health insurance and he doesn't need to pay anything out of pocket |
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Out of the ordinary |
Unusual, different |
His style is a bit out of ordinary |
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Out of your mind |
Crazy |
You must be out of your mind if you think I'm going to do that |
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Out of practice |
When your skill level is down because of lack of practice |
Please don't ask me to play the piano tonight. I'm out of practice. |
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Out of the picture |
No longer involved, they are not there any more, no longer in relationship |
She's dating a new guy. The old guy is out of the picture |
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Out of my budget |
Too expensive for me |
I need to find a less expensive car because this one is out of my budget. |
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Out of my hands |
Out of my control, |
I wish I could help you but it's out of my hands |
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Out of the frying pan and into the fire |
I know you hate your job but if you quit you'll be going out of the frying pan into fire |
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Out of control |
No order, no rules are followed, chaotic, no one is charged, no one is following the rules |
The new teacher didn't know how to discipline the students. They were out of control |
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to be off = not working I'm off tomorrow I have two days off a week. What time are you off today? =What time do you finish working today? To be off to = going somewhere He's off to Hawaii next week |
to feel a bit off = not feeling well I feel a bit off today. =I am not 100%=I am not feeling well |
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It's a piece of cake. out of ~ out of the blue(unexpectedly, suddenly) |
It's out of this world =It's amazing.=It is fantastic It's out of the question =It's impossible He's out of his mind(crazy) Are you out of your mind? you must be out of your mind |
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under the weather I went home early yesterday because I was a bit under the weather. |
a little sick, don't feel well |
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Under the microscope After his recent mistakes at work, he's currently under the microscope. That famous star finds it difficult to live under the microscope. |
to be watched very closely |
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to get under one's skin The sound of his voice is beginning to get under my skin |
to upset, to bother, to irritate |
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to pay under the table The company got in trouble for paying some employees under the table. |
to pay an employee secretly, usually cash. |
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Under the radar The criminal stayed under the radar for many years without being caught. |
to not be noticed, not seen, not caught, |
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to come under fire you will definitely come under fire if the boss finds out about your mistake. |
to be criticized severely, to be attacked |
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to throw someone under the bus He was shocked to find out that his colleague threw him under the bus. |
to hurt someone for your own benefit. to betray |
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Under one's breath "I wish I could go home now." he said under his breath. |
to speak softly to yourself, usually to complain |
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right under one's nose The boss can't believe that the employee was stealing right under his nose. |
clearly visible, obvious, directly in front of me |
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under the gun I'm under the gun to make sure this project is done on time. |
pressure to do something, a deadline |
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Water under the bridge. We had a big argument a few years ago, but it's all water under the bridge now. |
happened in the past, not important today |
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to sweep it under the rug I know it's difficult to talk about, but we can't just sweep it under the rug and pretend it doesn't exist |
To avoid and hide something bad, ignore something difficult |
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to go under the knife Many women go under the knife these days because they want to improve their appearance. |
to have surgery, an operation |
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Under the influence He got arrested for driving under the influence |
drinking alcolhol, drunk |
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under pressure He's under a lot of pressure at work right now. |
to be in a stressful situation |
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==> Take up 1. To start doing something new such as an activity or hobby I took up playing guitar I take up gardening(cooking,running) 2. To fill a particular amount of space or time Your computer take up space Learning English maybe it is taking up a lot of your time 3.to accept an offer I'm gonna take you up on that =I'm gonna accept your offer |
4. To make clothing shorter in length 5. To discuss how you're gonna act on a question problem, or cause I am gonna take up this issue 6. A person or group of people have gotten to a particular place The enemy has taken up position Take up arms=preparing for battle using weapons Take up residence=living in a certain place |
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Chillin=hanging out= chillin out |
Spending time with friends and relaxing |
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Down Okay and willing to do something |
Are you down? |
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1.I see my old friend once in a blue moon 2.We had a little disagreement but it's no big deal. 3.They're one the same page about wanting a small wedding |
1.very rarely 2.not a problem 3.think the same way or have the same opinion |
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You've come a long way in only three months. |
to make significant progress. |
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Ti hit the nail on the head To be correct, to be absolutely right. |
When you said that my car needed a new battery, you hit the nail on the head. |
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To hit the books To start studying, to study hard |
If I don't hit the books this week, I won't pass next week's exam |
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To hit the jackpot To win a lot of money, to have great success |
You got a job working for that company? Wow you really hit the jackpot! |
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To hot the road To leave, to depart to go away |
We'd better hit the road before the traffic gets worse. |
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To hit the ceiling, to hit the roof To become very angry |
Your boss is gonna hit the ceiling When he finds out about your mistake. |
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To hit the sack.to go to bed |
I have to get up early tomorrow so I'd better hit the sack |
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To hot the bottle To start drinking too much alcohol |
He was doing ok for a while, but he's started to hit the bottle again. |
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To hit below the belt To say sth inappropriate and hurtful |
When he gets angry, he tends to hit below the belt and hurt people's feelings |
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To hit it big To become a huge success |
The singer was popular in his home town, but he really hit it big when he moved to New York. |
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To hit and run To cause an accident and run away |
The witness said that the hit and run driver had a blue car |
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To hit the brakes To slow down, to stop |
Let's hit the brakes on this project. It's not going well |
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To hit it out of the park To do something very well Extraordinary |
Was my presentation good? You hit it out of the park |
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To hit on someone To flirt, to show romantic interest |
Was he just being friendly or was he hitting on me? She's very beautiful, so men hit on her everywhere she goes. |
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To hit it off To have a connection immediately |
They went on a blind date, but unfortunately they didn't hit it off. |
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To be a hit To become extremely popular |
Your delicious cake will be a hit at tomorrow's party |
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Top brass |
People with power and authority |
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