[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/27/2021

1. bear in mind / keep in mind

- remember something, especialy while thinking about something else

- i.e.) it's true that we lost the game, but keep in mind that the other team cheated

 

2. beat a hasty retreat (황급히 달아나다) 

- to leave really quickly, especially to flee a different situation

- i.e.) Ethan and Michael jumped out of their seats when they realized how tricky the situation had become. they beat a hasty retreat

 

3. beat around the bush (돌려서 말하다, 요점을 피하다)

- trying to avoid saying something directly, often because the truth is uncomfortable

- i.e.) don't beat around the bush! just tell me what you want to say

 

4. beat someone to the draw (선수치다, 남보다 먼저 하다)

- you do something before someone else manages to

- i.e.) Joshua was determined to practice hard and beat his brother to the draw when it came to getting on a baseball team

 

5. beat someone to the punch (선수치다)

- to accomplish something before someone else does 

- i.e.) I am so frustrated! I thought I was the first one to think of this idea, but it turned out that Mason beat me to the punch.

 

<Reference>

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