[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/20/2021

1. are you kidding me?

- are you joking? often said to express disbelief, even if the speaker doesn't think that the other person is joking

- i.e.) are you kidding me? i can't believe that what you just said is true. is it?

 

2. armchair quarterback

- a person who offers opinions and advice but shows no evidence that they actually have any necessary knowledge and/or skill. especially used with regard to American football

- i.e.) Bob wouldn't keep quiet during the bootball game; he constantly talked about what the players were doing wrong. He's such an armchair quarterback.

3. armed to the teeth

- to be heavily armed

- i.e.) I watched that war movie I mentioned last night. All the characters were armed to the teeth

 

4.around-the-clock (24시간내내)

- at every time of day and night

- i.e.) Their boss seems quite unreasonable. it appears he expects an immediate response frm them around-the-clock.

 

5. as busy as a bee

- very busy

- i.e.) i'm as busy as a bee this morning. I've run lots of errands and completed lots of tasks

 

<Reference>

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