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[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 02/01/2021 1. beyond the pale (울타리를 벗어난) - outside of the limits of socially or morally acceptable behavior - i.e.) the way they acted was truly beyond the pale. it was simply unacceptable. don't you agree? 2. big cheese - a very important person, especially the most important person in an organization - i.e.) the boss is the big cheese in our company. she's the person who decides what gets done 3. big fis.. 더보기
맨하탄 드라이브 Another COVID19 주말, 날씨는 대체로 화씨 15~25도(섭씨 영하10 ~ 영하3도) 사이로 추웠지만, 햇볕이 좋아서 집에만 있기엔 너무나 따분했다. 아침부터 아이들을 씻기고, 맨하탄에 드라이브가서 커피에 간식거리라도 사오자는 기분으로 무거운 몸을 움직였다. 검색하다가 Laudree (라뒤레) 라는 마카롱이 유명한 곳을 찍고 출발했고 약 40분걸려 도착! 도착해보니, 거리는 한산했으나, 내부엔 손님들이 꽤많았다. 특히, 테이블 예약해서 식사하는 손님들도 제법많았다. 아직은 실내에서 먹는 것은 안되고, 뒷뜰 정원이 있었는데, 거기서 다들 자켓과 모자를 쓰고, 아침을 즐기고있었다. 내부는 이쁜 화장품을 파는 가게쯤이 연상되는 그런 곳이었다. 케이크들이 이쁜자태를 뽐내며 주인을 기다렸지만,,, 다행.. 더보기
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/31/2021 1. bestie - best friend - i.e.) we're really good friends. she's my bestie, actually 2. bet the ranch (= bet the farm, 올인하다) - to risk everything on an endeavor that you believe will be successful - i.e.) I tried to convince David to think more carefully about what he was doing. it's very dangerous to bet the ranch in that way. he could lose everything. 3. better late than never - it's preferabl.. 더보기
[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. be.. 더보기
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/29/2021 1. bed head - hair that is messy after sleeping on it - i.e.) I had really bad bed head this morning. my hair was sticking up all over the place when i got up to brush my teeth! 2. bed of roses - a blissfully happy and comfortable situation - i.e.) it's a good job, but don't expect it to be a bed of roses. it's quite difficult in many ways 3. before you know it - very soon - i.e.) the town is on.. 더보기
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/28/2021 1. hold you back - to spend a lot of time thinking or talking about something unpleasant - i.e.) What may hold you back from giving is believing no one would value what you give - i.e.) He shows his physical challenges do not hold him back. 2. dwell on it (필요이상으로 어떤것에 집착하다) - to think or talk for too long about something - i.e.) let's not dwell on the past 3. beat the bushes - to search thorough.. 더보기
[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. th.. 더보기
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/26/2021 1. bad hair day (운이 안좋은 날) - hair is not looking as good as one would like - a day on which someone's hair does not look good. This expression is also used in a broader sense to mean that everything seems to go wrong on that day. - i.e.) Zack said he was having a very bad hair day. it was sticking up all over the place and he couldn't seem to tame it - i.e.) it seems i have a bad hair day. it's .. 더보기

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