hit the nail on the head : 정곡을 찌르다, 알아 맞히다

 

ex) I think Tom hit the nail on the head when he said that what’s lacking from this company is a feeling of confidence.

 


come by sth : 얻다

 

ex) Cheap organic food is still difficult to come by.

 


hit the road : 길을 떠나다

 

ex) I’d love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road.

 


hold good : 유효하다, 지속하다

 

ex_ Their arguments were valid a hundred years ago and they still hold good today.


 

hold your tongue : 다물어.

 

ex) Hold you tongue, young man!


 

hot under the collar : 매우 화난

 

ex) When I suggested he was mistaken he got rather hot under the collar.


 

in a nutshell : 간단히 말해서

 

ex) Well, to put it in a nutshell, we’re lost.


 

be in hot water : 곤경에 처하여

 

ex) He found himself in hot water over his comments about immigration.


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