[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 02/02/2021

1. bigger bang for your buck

- more value for money

- i.e.) the salesperson directed me to a fridge different from the one i had originally wanted to buy. He claimed that it offered better features and bigger bang for my buck

 

2. bigwig (저명인사, sarcastic하게도 가끔 쓰임)

- a powerful person with a high position in a corporate structure

- i.e.) everyone knows that the CEO is the most important bigwig in any company

3. bird's-eye view

- a broad and expansive view of a place or something

- i.e.) the helicopter ride was a lot of fun! We got a bird's-eye view of the entire town!

4. birds of a feather flock together (같은 깃털의 새들은 함께 모인다. 유유상종)

- Friends are often alike (usually used in a negative sense)

- i.e.) They weren't surprised that the group of friends exhibited similar personalities. after all, birds of a feather flock together

 

5. bite off more than you can chew (무리하다)

- to take on a task that you're unable to finish

- i.e.) we weren't surprised when Barbara and Matthew couldn't finish the task. They'd bitten off more than they could chew.

 

<Reference>

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