[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/03/2021

1. walking a tightrope between

- to deal carefully when in a sensitive situation, choosing between two things

- i.e.) it was difficult to do my job as it always seemed like walking a tightrope between one manager and another

2. Warts-and-all (나쁜 점들까지도)

- not trying to hide the bad things even with the problems or flaws; ignoring the unattractive features

- i.e.) i have some issues with my boss, but overall i like working for him, warts-and-all

 

3. weight in on

- give one's opinion about

- i.e.) Roger is making over $100K a year. I'd like to weigh in on the decision of what he gets paid for next year

 

4. worth a fortune

- worth a large amount of money

- i.e.) the coffee franchise was worth a fortune

 

5. wrong side of the bed

- to seem grouchy and unhappy on a particular day; to begin the day in a bad mood

- i.e.) Margaret was almost always positive, but today it seemed she got up on the wrong side of the bed. everything she said was negative

 

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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