[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 12/06/2020

1. time on your hands

- to have time

- i.e.) the student had time on his hands to do extra reading

 

2. to beat someone to

- to do something before somebody else has a chance

- i.e.) he beat me to wining the contract

 

3. to be hit hard by (심한 손상을 입다)

- to suffer losses due to something

- i.e.) we were all hit hard by the recent recession

 

4. to clamp down on (단속하다)

- to get strict about

- i.e.) the company added a new policy to clamp down on the abuse of overtime

 

5. to come up with

- to think of

- i.e.) I don't know who came up with the idea of a company breakfast once a month, but it sure seems like fun!

 

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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