공(公)담소(discourse)

hit the nail on the head : 정곡을 찌르다, 잘 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 : 입 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.

under the weather : 몸이 좋지 않은

ex) I feel under the weather today.

far-fetched : 믿기 어려운, 진실 일 것 같지 않은

ex) a far-fetched idea/ story

look/ feel (like) a million dollars : 기분이 엄청 좋은

ex) You look a million dollars in that dress, honey.

feel small : 초라하게 느껴지다, 풀이 죽다

ex) As a manager you have to be able to criticize people but you don’t want to make them feel small.

fill sb in : 정보를 주다

ex) I filled her in on the latest gossip.

feel up to : ~을 해낼 것 같이 느끼다; ~할 것 같은 기분이다.

ex) I don’t feel up to a late night out.

fix sb up : 만남을 주선하다

ex) Jacques tried to fix me up with his older sister.

follow in sb’s footsteps : ~의 자취를 따르다

ex) She followed in her mother’s footsteps, starting her own business.

have the time of your life : 즐거운 시간을 보내다

ex) We had the time of our lives at Karl’s party.

hit below the belt : 비열한 행동을 하다

ex) If a remark is below the belt, it is particularly hurtful and unfair.

hit bottom = touch bottom :최저를 기록하다; 최악의 상황이 되다

ex) Make changes before you hit bottom.

hit the ceiling/roof : 머리 끝까지 화가 나다

ex) Dad will hit the ceiling when he finds out I’ve left school.

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dawn on : ~에게  명확히 이해되다

ex) I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I’d left my check book at home.

draw on : 이용하다

ex) The novelist draws heavily on her personal experiences.

cost (sb) an arm and a leg : 굉장히 비싸다

ex) These shoes cost me an arm and a leg.

double trouble : 엄청난 골치

ex) Having twins usually means double trouble for the parents.

cutting-edge : 최신의

ex) cutting-edge design/technology

cut corners : 쉽게 혹은 싼 값으로 일을 하다

ex) We’ve had to cut corners to make a film on such a small budget.

day in day out : 날이면 날마다

ex) I have to do the same boring jobs day in day out.

not sleep a wink : 한 숨도 못 자다

ex) I didn’t sleep a wink last night with all that noise.

drop sb a line : 간단한 편지를 쓰다

ex) Just drop me a line when you’ve decided on a date.

face the music : 비난을 받아들이다.

ex) When the check bounced, he had to face the music.