The Basic Idioms 3-6

The Basic Idioms 3-6

 

원어민들이 자주 사용하는 idiom을 모았습니다.

학습에 부담 없도록 하루 분량을 정리하였습니다.

매일 조금씩 꾸준히 익히시고 많은 도움이 되시기 바랍니다.

 

 

 

• little by little [조금씩, 점점=by degrees]
• gradually
• - Little by little he became accepted by the family

 

• look after ~ [~을 돌보다, ~을 감시하다]
• - I look after the dog. [나는 개를 돌본다.]
• 영국식1 to take care of someone by helping them, giving them what they need, or keeping them safe = take care of
• - You could tell that the horse had been well looked after.
• 2 to be responsible for dealing with something = take care of
• - I’m leaving you here to look after the business until I get back.
• 3 look after yourself spoken used when you are saying goodbye to someone in a friendly way
• 4 can look after yourself to not need anyone else to take care of you
• - Don’t worry about Maisie – she can look after herself.

 

• look at ~ [~을 보다]
• 1 to turn your eyes towards someone or something, so that you can see them
• - The twins looked at each other and smiled.
• 2 to read something quickly in order to form an opinion of it
• - I really can’t comment on the report – I haven’t had time to look at it yet.
• 3 to examine something and try to find out what is wrong with it
• - Can you look at my car? There’s a strange noise coming from the front wheel.
• 4 to study and think about something, especially in order to decide what to do
• - We need to look very carefully at ways of improving our efficiency.
• 5 look at somebody/something spoken used to mention someone or something as an example
• - You don’t have to be smart to be good at music – look at Gary.
• 6 to think about something in a particular way = see
• - I’d like to be friends again, but Richard doesn’t look at it that way.
• 7 not much to look at informal if someone or something is not much to look at, they are not attractive

 

 

• look for ~ [~을 찾다=search], [~을 기대하다=expect]
• - What are you looking for? [무엇을 찾고 계십니까?]
• - I look for you to join us. [나는 자네가 우리에게 가담해 주기를 기대하고 있네.]
• 1 to try to find something that you have lost, or someone who is not where they should be = search for
• - I’m looking for Steve – have you seen him?
• 2 be looking for somebody/something to be trying to find a particular kind of thing or person
• - I’m sorry, we’re really looking for someone with no family commitments.
• be (just) what/who you are looking for
• - ‘Salubrious’! That’s just the word I was looking for.
• 3 be looking for trouble informal to be behaving in a way that makes it likely that problems or violence will happen
• - They walked into a bar looking for trouble.

 

• lose one’s breath [숨이 차다]
• - He lost his breath in running. [그는 뛰어 숨이 찼다.]

 

• lose one’s sight [실명하다=go blind]

 

• lose one’s way [길을 잃다] / bearings
• - He lost his way in the woods. [그는 숲 속에서 길을 잃었다.]
• a) to stop knowing where you are or which direction you should go in
• - I lost my way in the network of tiny alleys.
• b) to become uncertain about your beliefs or what you should do
• - The company seems to have lost its way of late.

 

• lots of ~ [다수의~, 다량의=a lot of~]
• - lots of people 많은 사람
• - lots of wine 다량의 포도주

 

• make a noise [떠들다, 소리를 내다]
• - Don’t make a noise. [소리를 내지 말아라.]

 

• make a study of ~ [~을 연구하다]
• - I am going to make a study of English literature. [나는 영문학을 연구할 작정이다.]
• to try to find out more about a subject

 

• make an effort [efforts] [노력하다=endeavor]
• - He made an effort to finish it by Monday. [월요일까지 끝내려고 노력했다.]

 

• make haste [서두르다=hurry up]
• old use to hurry or do something quickly

 

• make it a rule to do [언제나 ~하기로 하고 있다]
• - I make it a rule to sleep eight hours a day. [나는 하루 8시간씩 자기로 하고 있다.]
• to try to make sure that you always do something
• - I make it a rule never to mix business with pleasure.

 

• make money [돈을 벌다]

 

• make progress [진보하다, 숙달하다]
• - He is making fast progress in English. [그는 영어가 신속히 숙달되고 있다.]

 

• make up one’s mind [결심하다] / make one's mind up
• - He made up his mind to go there alone. [그는 거기에 혼자서 가기로 결심했다.]
• a) to decide which of two or more choices you want, especially after thinking for a long time
• - I wish he’d hurry up and make his mind up.
• make up your mind/make your mind up about
• - He couldn’t make up his mind about what to do with the money.
• make up your mind whether
• - Karen couldn’t make up her mind whether to apply for membership or not.
• b) to become very determined to do something, so that you will not change your decision
• - No more argument. My mind is made up.
• make up your mind to do something
• - He had clearly made up his mind to end the affair.
• make up your mind that
• - I made up my mind there and then that I would never get married.
• c) to decide what your opinion is about someone or something
• make up your mind/make your mind up about
• - I could never really make my mind up about him.

 

• make use of ~ [~을 이용하다=utilize]
• - You should make use of the chance. [너는 그 기회를 이용해야만 한다.]
• to use something that is available in order to achieve something or get an advantage for yourself
• - There is an answering machine for you to make use of.