[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/30/2021

1. belt and suspenders (안전하게 하는 방법)

- exercising caution and avoiding of risks

- i.e.) Brian is a very cautious person. He avoids risks whenever possible. Belts and suspenders is his motto.

 

 

 

2. bend over backward

- try extremely hard to do something, usually to help someone with a specific issue

- i.e.) They bent over backward to help me learn this. I will always appreciate the effort they made

 

 

 

3. bent out of shape (화가 많이 난)

- annoyed and upset

- i.e.) There is no need to get so bent out of shape! I didn't say anything that you should be very angry about

 

 

 

4. beside oneself (제정신을 잃은, 이성을 잃고)

- very troubled or anxious and distraught

- i.e.) Alex was beside himself. He was so incredibly upset about his uncle's illness. His uncle had always been like a father to him

 

 

 

5. beside the point (핵심에서 벗어나, 상관없는)

- irrelevant

- i.e.) They dismissed what I said, claiming that it was beside the point. They had already concluded the discussion

 

<Reference>

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