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[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
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/25/2021 1. back to basics - to go back to thinking about the basic elements of something - i.e.) this issue seems to have become quite complex. Let's just try to go back to basics, so that we can better understand it. 2. back to square one (아무 진전없이 원점으로 되돌아가는 것) - back to the beginning of an endeavor - i.e.) everything has gone wrong with the project! We have to go back to square one 3. back to the draw.. 더보기
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/24/2021 1. at the crack of dawn - extreamly early in the morning - i.e.) they need to wake up at what seems like the crack of dawn in order to get there in time 2. at the drop of a hat - right away and without hesitation - i.e.) Juliana was really impatient as she waited for her friends to join her, but they couldn't just come over at the drop of a hat 3. at the end of your rope - reached the limit of e.. 더보기
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/23/2021 1. at-large (잡히지않는, 행방이 묘연한) - at liberty when one shouldn't be. for example, if a criminal has escaped from the authorities and his whereabouts are unknown - i.e.) The news bulletin said that the individual who escaped from prison is still at-large 2. at least - at a minimum - i.e.) it's disappointing that she can't go with you this time, but at least she might be able to next time 3. at logger.. 더보기
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/22/2021 1. as rare as hen's teeth - extremly rare or non-existent - i.e.) no, i have never seen that animal even though it's supposed to live around here. i've found they're as rare as hen's teeth 2. as right as rain (아주상태가 좋은, 왜 비인지는 밝혀지지않음) - it's good or perfect - i.e.) Maggie asked me how my work was going and I told her the truth that it's as right as rain 3. as the crow flies (일직선으로) - either in a.. 더보기
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/21/2021 1. as easy as ABC - very simple and easy - i.e.)don't worry about learning how to ride a bike. it's as easy as ABC once you get going 2. as easy as pie - extreamely easy - i.e.) no problem. i will show you to how to do this tomorrow. don't worry! it's as easy as pie 3. as genuine as a three-dollar bill - fake, as three-dollar bills do not exist - i.e.) Tom was showing us many of his antiques, te.. 더보기
[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 reg.. 더보기
[영단어] 하루에 5개이상 Study Challenge - 01/19/2021 1. an apple a day keeps the doctor away - eating healthfully, for example eating apples, will hlep to preserve good health - i.e.) My co-workers always joke about how I bring an apple for lunch every day. But I tell them that an apple a day keeps the doctor away 2. an old head on young shoulders (경험많은 어른같은 젊은이) - someone who seems to have more perception and wisdom than most other people the sam.. 더보기