*Idiomatic Expressions
① Don’t have the ‘foggiest idea’~ ;to have no idea about something ;오리무중이다,전혀모름
-I don’t have the foggiest idea where I put my keys.
-I don’t have the foggiest idea about why he would break up with you.
-I don’t have the foggiest idea about the answer to this question.
② To ‘bite off more than you can chew’ ;to take on too many tasks..more than you can handle; 먹을 수 있는것보다 더 많이 먹다, 욕심내다
-Stop biting off more than you can chew.
-I bit off more than I can chew by accepting that promotion.
-Looks like you bit off more than you could chew.
-I try not to bite off more than I can chew.
③ to cut corner ;when sth is done badly, in order to save money or time, taking the shortcut
-When they made this building, they ct corners. Everything is breaking.
-Our company really cut corners while preparing for this exhibit.
-I don’t like to cut corners when I work. I’m a perfectionist.
④ The ‘last straw’ ;To reach the final problem is a set problems; Last chance, 짚푸라기
-My girlfriend is being horrible to me. She forgot my birthday too. This is the last straw!
We’re breaking up!
-This is the last straw. You’re fired.
-My company forgot to pay me three months in a row! This is the last straw.I’m quitting.
⑤ To beat around the bush ;to avoid the main topic; 맴돌며 빙빙돌리고 말을 못하다
(e.x: I ask her about her boyfriend, but she answered something different, didn’t answer about her boyfriend)
-I asked her about her job but she keeps beating around the bush.
-He said he would tell me but he keeps beating around the bush.
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