The Basic Idioms 4-4

The Basic Idioms 4-4

 

 

원어민들이 자주 사용하는 idiom을 모았습니다.

학습에 부담 없도록 하루 분량을 정리하였습니다.

매일 조금씩 꾸준히 익히시고 많은 도움이 되시기 바랍니다.

 

 

 

• sooner or later [멀지 않아, 조만간]
• used to say that something is certain to happen at some time in the future, though you cannot be sure exactly when
• - His wife’s bound to find out sooner or later.

 

• speak of ~ [~에 관하여 말하다=talk about~]
• 1 literary to show clearly that something happened or exists
• - Her skin spoke of warm summer days spent in the sun.
• 2 no ... to speak of (also none/nothing to speak of) very little of something or a very small thing
• - There’s been no rain to speak of for several months.

 

 

• speak to ~ [~에게 이야기를 걸다]
• - A foreigner spoke to me. [한 외국인이 나에게 말을 걸었다.]
• 1 to talk to someone who has done something wrong and tell them not to do it again
• - Joe was late again today. You’ll have to speak to him.
• 2 if something such as a poem, painting, or piece of music speaks to you, you like it because it expresses a particular meaning, quality, or feeling to you
• - Modern art just doesn’t speak to me.
• 3 to show that a situation exists or something is true
• - This situation speaks to a need for a better tax system.The party's success speaks to the fact that many people in the US want change.
• 4 to talk or write about something, especially something that needs discussing or dealing with
• - I am qualified to speak to this issue.

 

• spend ~in …ing [~을 … 하는데 소비하다]
• - spend time in reading [독서하는 데 시간을 소비하다]

 

• spend A on B [A를 B에 소비하다.]
• - spend money on clothes [돈을 의복에 소비하다]

 

• stand [step] aside [옆으로 비키다]

 

• start with ~ [~로부터 시작하다=begin with~]

 

• strange to say [이상하게도=strangely enough]

 

• such as ~ [~와 같은]
• - Poets such as Keats are rare. [키이츠 같은 시인은 드물다.]
• used when giving an example of something
• - Cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Snoopy are still popular.
• such as? (=used to ask someone to give an example)
• - 'There are lots of useful things you could do.’ ‘Such as?’

 

• such A as B [B와 같은 A]
• - Such poets as Keats are rare. [키이츠 같은 시인은 드물다.]

 

• such A that B [B할 만큼 A 한]
• - She had such a fright that she fainted. [그녀는 기절하리 만큼 놀랐다.]

 

• suffer from ~ [~을 고민하다, ~으로 괴로워하다]

 

• switch on [스위치를 켜다=turn on]
• to turn on a machine, light, radio etc using a switch
• switch something on
• - The lights switch on automatically when it gets dark.

 

• switch off [스위치를 끄다=turn off]
• 1 to turn off a machine, light, radio etc using a switch
• switch something off
• - The burglar alarm was switched off.Don’t forget to switch off before you go.
• 2 informal  to stop listening to someone
• - He just switches off and ignores me.
• 3 to relax for a short time
• - Switch off by listening to music.

 

• take a person’s advice [아무의 충고를 받아들이다.]

 

• take a [one’s] seat [앉다, 착석하다=sit down]

 

• take a walk [stroll] [산책하다=go for a walk]

 

• take (an) interest in ~ [~에 흥미를 가지다]
• - He takes a great interest in religion. [그는 종교에 매우 흥미를 가지고 있다.]

 

• take away [가지고 가다]

 

• take care of ~ [~를 돌보다], [~을 소중히 하다]
• a) to look after someone or something
• - Who’s taking care of the dog while you’re away?
• take care of yourself
• - The children are old enough to take care of themselves.
• b) to deal with all the necessary work, arrangements etc
• - Her secretary always took care of the details.
• - Don’t worry about your accommodation – it’s all taken care of.
• c) to pay for something – used when you want to avoid saying this directly
• - We’ll take care of the fees.

 

• take place [일어나다=happen], [(행사가) 개최되다]
• to happen, especially after being planned or arranged
• - The next meeting will take place on Thursday.

 

• talk about ~ [~에 대하여 말하다]
• spoken used to emphasize that someone or something is very lazy, cheap, hungry etc
• - Talk about lucky. That’s the second time he’s won this week!

 

• talk A out of B [A를 설득하여 B를 그만두게 하다]
• to persuade someone not to do something
• talk somebody out of doing something
• - Can’t you talk them out of selling the house?

 

• talk over ~ [~에 관하여 토의(의논)하다]
• to discuss a problem with someone before deciding what to do
• with
• - Talk over any worries with your GP.

 

• talking of ~ [~라 한다면]
• - Talking of travel, have you ever been to Athens? [여행이라 한다면, 아테네에 가본 적이 있습니까?]
• spoken used to say more about a subject that someone has just mentioned
• - Talking of Venice, have you seen the masks I bought there last year?

 

• tear down [잡아떼어 벗기다], [(건물 등을) 헐다]
• to destroy a building deliberately
• - A lot of the old tower blocks have been torn down to make way for new housing.

 

• tear up [갈기갈기 찢다=rip up], [잡아 빼다]
• 1 to tear a piece of paper or cloth into small pieces = rip up
• - She tore up his letter and threw it away.
• 2 to remove something from the ground by pulling or pushing it violently
• - the remains of trees that had been torn up by the storm
• 3 tear up an agreement/contract etc to say that you no longer accept an agreement or contract
• - threats to tear up the peace agreement
• 4 tear it up informal
• a) to have fun in an extreme way
• b) to do something, for example play music or dance, very well on a particular occasion