The Intermediate Idioms 2-2

지적 탐구를 위한 idiom을 모았습니다.

학습량에 부담 없도록 하루 분량을 정리하였습니다.

매일 꾸준히 익히시고 많은 도움이 되시기 바랍니다.

The idioms for intellectual inquiry are gathered here.

They are organized as much as the amount of daily learning so that there is no burden.

Please get a lot of help, learn steadily every day.

bear fruit [열매를 맺다, 성과를 올리다]
a) if a plan, decision etc bears fruit, it is successful, especially after a long period of time
- Charles’s diplomacy eventually bore fruit.
b) if a tree bears fruit, it produces fruit

bear [behave] oneself [행동하다=conduct oneself]
conduct yourself
formal to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people judge you by the way you behave
- The players conducted themselves impeccably, both on and off the field.

behind a person’s back [아무가 없는 곳에서, 그늘에서]
- They were speaking ill of him behind his back. [그들은 그가 없는 곳에서 그의 험담을 하고 있었다.]
if you do something behind someone’s back, you do it without them knowing
- I don’t like the idea of the two of them talking about me behind my back.
- I should have realized that he’d go behind my back (=do something without telling me).

beside oneself [제 정신을 잃고, 흥분하여]
- He was beside himself with rage. [그는 화가 나서 제 정신을 잃었다.]
be beside yourself
to be feeling so angry, excited etc that you find it difficult to control yourself
- The poor girl was almost beside herself.
be beside yourself with anger/excitement/rage etc
- Mom and Dad will be beside themselves with worry.

beside the mark [point] [과녁을 벗어나]
to not be directly connected with the main subject or problem that you are talking about
- He’s very charming, but that’s beside the point.

between ourselves [you and me] [이것은 비밀인데, 우리끼리만의 이야기이지만]
- Between ourselves, he is a liar. [우리끼리만의 이야기이지만 그는 거짓말쟁이다.]
between you and me(also between ourselves) spoken used before telling someone something that you do not want them to tell anyone else
- Between you and me, I think Schmidt’s about to resign.

break a person’s heart [사람을 비탄에 잠기게 하다]
- The news broke her heart. [그 소식은 그녀를 비탄에 잠기게 했다.]
to make someone very unhappy by ending a relationship with them or doing something that upsets them a lot
- He broke my heart when he left me.
- It’ll break your father’s heart if you tell him you’re giving up college.

break in [길들이다, (특히 말을) 훈련시키다], [~에 뛰어들다=break into ~]
- Burglars broke in. [도둑이 뛰어 들었다.]
1 to enter a building by using force, in order to steal something
- Thieves broke in and stole £10,000 worth of computer equipment.
2 to interrupt someone when they are speaking
on
- I didn’t want to break in on his telephone conversation.
with
- Dad would occasionally break in with an amusing comment.
3 break something in to make new shoes or boots less stiff and more comfortable by wearing them
- I went for a walk to break in my new boots.
4 break somebody in to help a person get used to a certain way of behaving or working
- She’s quite new to the job, so we’re still breaking her in.
5 break something in to teach a young horse to carry people on its back
- We break the horses in when they’re about two years old.

break into ~ [~에 뛰어들다=break in], [갑자기 ~하여대다]
- He broke into laughter. [그는 갑자기 웃어댔다.]
1 to enter a building or car by using force, in order to steal something
- Someone broke into my car and stole the radio.
- Her house was broken into last week.
2 to become involved in a new job or business activity
- She made an attempt to break into journalism.
- It’s a profession that is very hard to break into.
- Many British firms have failed in their attempts to break into the American market.
3 to start to spend money that you did not want to spend
- I don’t want to break into my savings unless I have to.
4 break into a run/trot etc to suddenly start running
- He broke into a run as he came round the corner.
5 break into a smile/a song/applause etc to suddenly start smiling, singing etc
- Her face broke into a smile.
- The audience broke into loud applause.

break out [(사건,전쟁,화재 등이) 일어나다]
- A fire broke out during the night. [밤 사이에 화재가 일어났다.]
1 if something unpleasant such as a fire, fight, or war breaks out, it starts to happen
- I was still living in London when the war broke out.
- Does everyone know what to do if a fire breaks out?
- Fighting broke out between demonstrators and the police.
2 to escape from a prison
of
- Three men have broken out of a top-security jail.
3 to change the way you live because you feel bored
of
- She felt the need to break out of her daily routine.
4 break out in spots/a rash/a sweat etc if you break out in spots etc, they appear on your skin
- I broke out in a painful rash.
- My whole body broke out in a sweat.

bring about ~ [~을 초래하다, 일으키다]
- Gambling brought about his ruin. [도박이 그의 파멸을 초래했다.]
to make something happen = cause
- How can we bring about a change in attitudes?
- A huge amount of environmental damage has been brought about by the destruction of the rainforests.

bring out ~ [~을 분명히 하다, 세상에 내놓다], [~을 출판하다=publish]
- bring out the meaning [뜻을 분명히 하다.]
1 to make something easier to see, taste, notice etc
- The spices really bring out the flavour of the meat.
- Fatherhood seems to have brought out the caring side of him.
2 to produce something that will be sold to the public
- He’s bringing out a new album next month.
3 to take something out of a place
- Jenny opened the cupboard and brought out a couple of bottles.
4 bring out the best/worst in somebody to make someone behave in the best or worst way that they can
- Alcohol just brings out the worst in her.
5 bring somebody out of himself/herself to make someone feel more confident and able to talk to people
- Changing schools has really brought her out of herself.

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