[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 12/02/2020

1. pick your brains (지혜를 빌리다. 아이디어를 빌리다)

- obtain information by questioning someone who is better informed about a subject than oneself

- i.e.) there was a braninstorming session to pick everyone's brains for a new name for the company

 

2. play it by ear (마음가는대로 하자. 되는대로 하자)

- to do something by feel and instinct rather than with a plan, to improvise

- i.e.) the meeting would be held on Thursday or Friday but we would have to play it by ear

 

3. price skyrocketed

- increases quickly to a very high level or amount

- i.e.) The real estate prices seem to have skyrocketed this past year

 

4. pull the wool over their eyes

- to deceive

- i.e.) working there is quite different. it seems like the interviewer pulled the wool over my eyes during the interview process. now it seems so different

 

5. put your money where your mouth is (너의 말에 행동으로 책임지다)

- used for saying that someone should do something, especially spend money, to show that they mean what they say instead of just talking about it

- i.e.) the company claims to care about the environment, but it should put its money where its mouth is

 

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www.talktocanada.com/blog/101-business-idioms-from-the-wall-street-journal-to-boost-your-esl-skills-and-to-gain-language-fluency