The Basic Idioms 4-6

The Basic Idioms 4-6

 

원어민들이 자주 사용하는 idiom을 모았습니다.

학습에 부담 없도록 하루 분량을 정리하였습니다.

매일 조금씩 꾸준히 익히시고 많은 도움이 되시기 바랍니다.

 

 

 

• to tell the truth [사실을 말하자면]
• - To tell the truth, I don’t like her. [사실을 말하자면 그녀를 좋아하지 않는다.]
• used to emphasize that you are being very honest
• - I don’t really want to go out, to tell the truth.

 

• to the east of~ [~의 동쪽에]
• cf. in [on] the east of ~ [~의 동쪽에]

 

• too ~ to do [너무 ~해서 ~할 수가 없다, ~하기에는 너무~하다]
• - It’s too hot to work. [너무 더워서 일 할 수가 없다.]

 

• turn a deaf ear to ~ [들으려고 하지 않다=do not listen to~]
• - He turns a deaf ear to our advice. [그는 우리의 충고를 들으려고 하지 않는다.]
• to be unwilling to listen to what someone is saying or asking
• - The factory owners turned a deaf ear to the demands of the workers.

 

 

 

• turn around [되돌리다, 획 방향을 바꾸다]
• turn around (also turn round 영국식) 
• 1 if a business, department etc that is not successful turns around, or if someone turns it around, it starts to be successful
• - The company turned around from losses of £1.4 million last year to profits of £26,800.
• 2 if a situation, game etc turns around, or if someone turns it around, it changes and starts to develop in the way you want
• - After I met him, my whole life turned around.
• 3 turn around and say/do etc something spoken to say or do something that is unexpected or that seems unfair or unreasonable
• - You can’t just turn around and say that it was all my fault.
• 4 to consider an idea, question etc in a different way, or change the words of something so that it has a different meaning
• - Let’s turn the whole idea around and look at it from another angle.
• 5 to complete the process of making a product or providing a service
• - We can turn around 500 units by next week.
• 6 every time somebody turns around spoken very often or all the time
• - Every time I turn around he seems to be checking up on me.

 

 

• turn on [off] [(수도, 가스 등을) 틀다(잠그다), (전등, 라디오를) 켜다(끄다)]
• turn something on to make a machine or piece of electrical equipment such as a television, engine, light etc start operating by pushing a button, turning a key etc = switch on / ↔ turn off
• - Jake turned on his computer and checked his mail.
• 2 turn something on to make the supply of water, gas etc start flowing from something by turning a handle ↔ turn off
• - He turned on the gas and lit the stove.
• 3 turn on somebody also turn upon somebody to suddenly attack someone, using physical violence or unpleasant words
• - Peter turned on Rae and screamed, ‘Get out of my sight!’
• 4 turn on something also turn upon something if a situation, event, argument etc turns on a particular thing or idea, it depends on that thing
• - As usual, everything turned on how much money was available.
• 5 turn somebody on to make someone feel sexually excited
• - The way he looked at her really turned her on.
• 6 turn somebody on to interest someone, or to make someone become interested in something
• - Science fiction just doesn’t turn me on.
• 7 turn on the charm also turn it on to suddenly start to be very nice, amusing, and interesting, especially in a way that is not sincere
• - Simon was good at turning on the charm at parties.

 

• under one’s arm [겨드랑에 끼고]

 

• under the sun [지상에, 이 세상에]

 

• up and down [이리저리], [상하로]
• cf. ups and downs [오르내림, 일진일퇴]
• a) backwards and forwards
• - Ralph paced up and down the room, looking worried.
• b) if someone is up and down, they sometimes feel well or happy and sometimes do not
• - Jason’s been very up and down since his girlfriend left him.
• c) to a higher position and then a lower position, several times
• - They were all jumping up and down and screaming excitedly.
• look somebody up and down (=look at someone in order to judge their appearance or character)
• - Maisie looked her rival up and down with a critical eye.

 

• used to do [원래는 (이전에는)~했(있) 었다.]
• There used to be a cottage here. [여기에는 원래 오두막이 있었다.]
• 1 if something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now
• - He used to go to our school.
• did not use to do something
• - You didn’t use to eat chips when you were younger.
• used not to do something 영국식
• - You used not to fuss like this.
• never used to do something spoken
• - It never used to bother me.
• did somebody use to do sth?
• - Did you use to go to church regularly?
• 2 if a particular situation used to exist, it existed for a period of time in the past, but does not exist now
• - Jimmy used to be a friend of mine.
• did not use to be/do something
• - Why are you so bad-tempered? You didn’t use to be like this.
• did somebody/something use to be/do sth?
• - Did this building use to be a hotel?

 

• wait for ~ [~를 기다리다]
• He is waiting for her. [그는 그녀를 기다리고 있다.]

 

• wear away [(시간이) 지나다, (때를) 보내다], [닳아 없어지다(없애다)]
• to gradually become thinner or smoother, or to make something become like this, because of rubbing or touching
• - The leather is starting to wear away at the seams.
• wear something away
• - Most of the grass had already been worn away by the spectators.

 

• what is called [소위]
• He is what is called a snob. [그는 소위 속물이다.]

 

• What is the matter with ~? [~은 어찌 된 일인가?]
• What’s the matter with you? [어찌 된 일인가?]

 

• with difficulty [ease] [간신히, 겨우(쉽게)]
• He can read Greek with ease. [그리스 말을 쉽게 읽을 수 있다.]

 

• with [in] regard to ~ [~에 대해서는, ~에 관해서는]
• With regard to the matter, I’ll write you a letter. [그 일에 관해서는 편지를 쓰겠다.]

 

• year after year [매년, 해마다] / year in, year out
• every year for many years
• - Many birds return to the same spot year after year.
• year by year as each year passes
• - Business has steadily increased year by year.