공부/영어 표현

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파이어워크 2026. 5. 17. 15:14

[Give it a shot]

= give it a try, give it a go, take a shot

한 번 해보다

ex) I'll give it my best shot.

[Realize a childhood dream]

어린 시절 꿈을 이루다

ex) I'm currently working on realizing my childhood dream of becoming a multi-milioniare. / Some learn art to realize a childhood dream.

[Cutting edge technology]

= very very high laucnhed tech

[Tedious]

= boring

[Stressful]

= have to work under pressure

[Hectic]

= super busy

정신없이 바쁜

ex) It can be very hetic.

[But on the whole]

= Generally speaking

[Better Safe than Sorry]

= to avoid bad problem, very be careful before crossing it

돌다리도 두드려보고 건너라. 나중에 후회하는 것보다 낫다.

[Other half]

= soul mate

[Meticulous]

세심한, 꼼꼼한

[Namely]

즉, 소위

[Behalf]

이익, 대리

[Unprecedented]

전례 없는, 이례적인

[Subordinate]

아래의, 하급자

[Venue]

장소

[Applicance]

기기, 기구

[Hit the nail on the head]

요점을 바로잡다, 정확히 짚어내다

ex) He hit the nail on the head!

[Your guess is as good as mine]

= to have no idea, hell if I know

전혀 모르겠다.

[Turn a bind eye]

= to ignore or pretend not to notice something, especially an illegal activity (often about cops)

= turn a deaf ear

ex) The police should not turn a blind eye to tax fraud.

[Steal someone's thunder]

= Take credit for what someone else has done.

ex) My boss completely stole my thunder by changing the name on the project that I had done.

[Till the cows come home]

= For a long time

ex) I'll be at the office until the cows come home.

[Raincheck]

= accept an offer, but for a later date, postpone

ex) I can't go to dinner with you tonight, can i take a raincheck instead?

[Cold heart]

= being icy

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