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[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/05/2021

1. a bit / a little bit

- to a small extent or a small amount

- i.e.) I think i'll have just a little bit of cereal this morning. I am not very hungry

 

2. a blessing in disguise (뜻밖의 좋은 결과)

- something that seems bad initially, but that ends up having a positive outcome

- i.e.) he was very upset about getting the job, but it ended up being a blessing in disguise as he got a better one later on

 

3. a bone to pick (with : ~에게 따질 말이 있다)

- a reason why one is upset

- i.e.) i have a bone to pick with you. I don't like the way you did this

 

4. a breath of fresh air (청량제 같은 사람)

- a person who is different from others in a very positive way. 

- i.e.) Everyone thought that Sasha was a breath of fresh air. She was so clever and friendly, and so different from anyone else they'd ever met. 

 

5. a bunch of 

- a group of people, animals, or objects

- i.e.) a bunch of friends and I are going on a day trip tomorrow

 

<Reference>

- The book "THE GREAT BOOK OF AMERICAN IDIOMS" BY Lingo Mastery