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→ outside opinion

 : other people's opinion, not the person being around me

 > I just need an outside opinion as to what might be the most "normal" thing to do in my situation.

→ lay off

 : stop doing something

Hope against hope

 : stop hoping

 > Should I lay off and hope against hope that he'll suddenly call about something?

→ protocol 

 : right procedure to promise thing, not regulation

 >  What is the right protocol?

→ on a pretext

 : He got invitation but making excuse, didn't come 구실을 만들어

 > show up on your area on a pretext.

→ figure out

 : sort out

 > Even a shy person will figure out how to be bold if he's interested in someone.

→ getting in touch

 = keeping in touch

→ Cheat on sb with 

 > I found out that he cheated on me with a mutual friend.

→ Mutual friend

 : My friend knows my other friends. three of them including me are friends each other.

→ feel compelled

  :강박관념을 느끼다(feel guilty), ~를 해야할것같다.

 > They only shared a kiss, but he felt horrible about it and felt compelled to tell me about it.

→ be apart

 : feel very far 떨어져 있다. (* be apart from )

 > While we were apart, I started getting closer with a friend of mine I have a had a crush on.)

 > I guess you could say that I have a little crush on him.

→ getting closer

 : get to know him better

 > I started getting closer with a friend of mine who U have had a crush on.

→ get back together

 : 재회하다

 > The day after my boyfriend and I got back together, she confessed to me that sh had liked me for a long time.

→ pursue a crush

* pursue a happiness, pursue a goal, pursue a dream

 >Do I leave the man who hurt me to pursue a crush ?

→ allow the crush to pass

 =Let it (the crush) go

 >Do I stay with the one I love and allow the crush to pass?

→ commit 

 : devote, dedicate

 >IF you want your relationship with your boyfriend to succeed, then you need to commit to it.

→ regardless of 

 =even if *regardless of 막론하고>regardless of sex and age

 > regardless of whatever other temptations you face.

 > Regardless of whatever age I look, my real age doesn't change in real.

→ tend to be temporary 

 : 금방 들어왔다 금방 나가는것인냥

 > Money in my account tend to be temporary.

 > Crushes tend to be temporary in nature.

→ flicker

 :ⓥ 깜박거리다 

 > flicking bulb

 >Only to become memories that briefly flicker to life ate college reunion.

→ Reunion

 : 동창회

→ Sick like a dog / sick as a dog

refers to someone being very sick, vomiting a lot.

: He's been sick like a dog.

→ chick flick

refers to a film genre that women lead the main character, usually have a romantic or sentimental relationship or love,

: These movies such as Legally Blonde, Bridget Jones's Diary The Devil Wears Prada, Love Actually are my favorite chick flick.

: I love watching a chick flick.

→ Don't be a chicken.

=Don't be a coward. 

When people try to catch a chicken, it runs away. Probably that's why.

: You can do that. Don't be a chicken.

→ Curiosity killed the cat.

=not your business

Too much curiosity is dangerous.Do not try to know too much.

: Do you want me to share my private life publicly? Curiosity killed the cat.

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→ Don't let the cat out of the bag.

It's warning not to reveal the secret. Keep the secret.

: You are the only one knowing my secret. Don't let the cat out of the bag.

→ It's raining cats and dogs.

To rain very heavily or steadily

: We canceled our picnic because it rained cats and dogs.

→ Let sleeping dogs lie.

Do not intrigue trouble. ; Leave something alone if it might cause trouble. 

: Jane- Should I ask the boss if he's upset at my coming in late in the mornings?

  Jill- If he hasn't said anything about it, just let sleeping dogs lie.

→ Every dog has its day / Every dog has his day

Everyone gets a chance eventually. 

: Don't worry, you'll get chosen for the team. Every dog has its day. 

: You may become famous someday. Every dog has his day.

→ I feel like a fish out of the water.

Someone who is uncomfortable in a particular situation.

→ Hold your horses.

Don't hurry.

Used to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion about something.

: Just hold your horses, Bill! Let's think about his for a moment.

→ I can smell a rat.

Something bad is going on, happening

Recognize that something is not as it appears to be or that something dishonest is happening.

: He's been working late with her every night this week. - I smell a rat!

→ He's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Someone who hides malicious intent under the guise of kindliness

A person with a pleasant and friendly appearance that hides the fact that they are evil.

→ You always work like a dog.

=to work very hard

: You can work like a dog and still not make ends meet.

-Wholesaler 도매상

 : UK's leading wholesaler of imitation fruit

-Join us

 : You're joining us in the middle of the action.

-Calm sb down

 : She'll have to calm him down.

-cope 

 : She could cope brilliantly here or this could be a horrible mess.

-mean it 진심이다.

 : You're going to have to apologise and how that you really mean it

-be meant to do ~하기로 되어 있다. 英 (=be supposed to do)

 : I was meant to receive 8,000 plastic grapefruits from Tip Top Trading.

 ( : It occurs to me that I'm meant to take a Toeic Exam  Next Sunday.) 

-The delivery was made on~ ~요일날 배달되었다

 : The delivery was made on Tuesday.

- be unacceptable 납득할 수 없다.

 : That's totally unacceptable.

- must've been very inconvenient

 : That must have been very inconvenient for you.

-You have my word. 약속하다(vow)

 : You have my word that we will sort this out.

-make up for ~에대해 보상하다

 : We can do something to make up for the inconvenience.

- sort out (=organize)정리하다, 해결하다

 : You have my word that we will sort this out.

-include sth ~를 추가하다

 : We could include some of our latest edition imitation oranges to make up for the  inconvenience.

-Present sth to sb ~을-에게 발표하다

 : We could present it to you more formally in couple of weeks when it's ready for  release...?

- be spelled 쓰여있다, the same forwards and backwards

 : It's spelled the same forwards and backwards.

-look forward to sth (-ing) 고대하다

 : I look forward to working with you.

-What a success!

-come away 나가다

 : Mr. Lime has come away a very happy customer!

- from scratch 아무런 사전 준비없이

 * make sth from scratch 아주 처음부터 시작하다, 기초적인 재료에서 시작하여~을 만들다.

 : I had to make the work from scratch as I had erased it by mistake.

-drive me off

 : He drove me off.

 : Thanks for your offer to drive me home.

-turns out  나타나다, 알고보니, 결과가 나오다

 : Turns out this isn't the first departure.

 : It turns out that some people want this very much.

-Give me a shot.

-Feel pain all over my body. / feel tired all over 몸살나다

 : I feel pain all over my body.

 : I feel tired all over.

- sleep-deprived  ⓐ잠이 부족한

 : One of the favorite food people ate when they were sleep deprived was ice cream.

 : I'm a big fan of coffee.I drink much more coffee when I'm sleep deprived.

- sustainable 지속가능한

 : an environmentally sustainable society 환경적으로 지속가능한 사회

- stick 고수하다

 : They were more likely to stick.

- memoir [^|memwɑ:(r)] 회고록,에세이 / autobiography 자서전

- eat portions / eat portions 먹는양

 : I ate smaller portions, drastically reduced my alcohol intake. (intake 섭취량)

 : His eating portions recently have been reduced.

- greasy food 기름투성이의 

- turn-off 신경을 끊다, 더이상 귀를 기울이지/생각하지 않다. =unattractive 

 : members are changed in the English clubs so I just turned off that society.

 : I couldn't understand the lecture so I just turned off.

- egotistical  =self-centered

- hit on sb 헌팅하다,수작걸다=flirt sith sb

 : He hit on my friend.

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-How come you to do...?-How come you to do...? 어째서 그렇게 하는가?

 :How come you to say that? 어째서 그런 소리를 하는거지?

- You'll be sorry 후회할꺼야 

 :You'll be sorry if you don't shift your jobs.

-You'll be sorry for/ about

 :You'll be sorry for absence

 :You'll be sorry about what you talked.

- procrastinate 미루다(해야할일을)

- Custome 관습,풍습

 :Bowing is a long time custom on Lunar New Year's day in Korea.

- Newly born baby (=New Born baby)

- Money-gift / Cash-gift

- health related gift

- Ginseng gifts, Ginseng product

- Various types of food

- Not everyone is as understanding as you. 모든 사람이 너처럼 이해심이 많지는 않아

  *understanding a. ( as형용사as )

 : Not everyone is as punctual as you study English.

 : Not everyone is as bad as you think.

-The way I did

 : I feel sorry for criticising you the way I did.

 : I feel sorry for hurting people the way I did.

-brought up 꺼내다(말을)

 : You brought up (made) many good points. 

-It's a shame. 안타깝네요

-I don't get it. 이해가 안돼요

 : I don't get how you did it.

 : I don't get it how it happened.

- I was wondering 궁금하더라고, 궁금했었어 / I wonder 궁금해

 * X I'm wondering 은 잘 사용하지 않는다

 : I was wondering why I got hired.

 : I was wondering why he quitted the company.

 : I was wondering why people don't like him.

 : I was wondering if you could help me.

 : I was wondering if you could come to the party.

 : I wonder whether he's at home.

 : I wonder whether he wants to go back home.

-Perhaps, it has to do with weather 날씨와 관련된 것이였어.

 : I think It has to do with the credit crunch.

 : It has to do with a government project.

→ Run out of battery

  > I run out of my phone battery. (0% Battery)

  > I'm running out of my phone battery. (It's getting reduce, not 0%)

→ charge my phone batter

  > I need a cell phone to charge real fast.

→ Classy 고급스러운

  * 비교급 Classier , more classy 둘 다 사용가능

  >Oh, it's a classy place. 

  >It's a classy restuarant.

  >I think black is real (really) classy.

  >You looked classier today.

→ Fell off  붙어 있던게 떨어니다 (분리의 의미)(fall-fell-fallen)

  > The leg of the toy fell off.

→ take a good picture 사진이 잘 나오다

  > It's important to pick a phone taking a good picture.

  > My phone is fitted with a nice camera taking a good picture.

→ I wasn't sure whether ~인지 확실치 않아

  > I wasn't sure whether I could do that.

  > I wasn't sure whether he liked me.

→ I am not sure whether ~인지 확실치 않아

  > I'm not sure whether we can wait that long to pay our rent.

  > I'm not sure whether that has actually happened.

→ What's called~  ~라고 부르는거다

  > It's what's called a wireless charger.

  > This is what's called a win-win situation.

  > What's called? 그게 모라고?

  > What's this called in English?

→ Make sense 그말이 맞네

  > I guess that makes sense.

→ That doesn't explain~ 그걸로는 설명이 안 된다.

  > That doesn't explain your absence.

  > That doesn't explain what happened with me.

  > That doesn't explain it all.

  > That doesn't explain why you were late last night.

→Carry sth in ~을 담아가다

  > Can I have a shopping bag? I need something to carry my purchases in.

  > Oil is carried in a barrel.

  * put sth in a bag ~을 봉지에 담다.

  > Could you put my purchases in this bag?

→ head to ~로 간다(go보다 빈번히 사용)

  > I'm heading to a flea market.

→ Can I interrupt? 

  > Can I interrupt you just for a mintute?

  > Can I interrupt for a moment?

  * Sorry to interrupt but...

 >I'm sorry to interrupt but I have to say something right now.

→ What a coincident ! 이런 우연이

→ Pour one's heart out / Pour out one's heart 마음을 털어 놓다.

  > Pour your heart out to her. 

  > He pours out his heart to me.

  > I wasn't sure whether he poured his heart out to me.

  > She poured her heart out, but I didn't know what to say.

→ get well message 빨리 낳으라는 메세지

  * get well soon 빨리 낳으세요

  * Happy Birtheday message

  * Conglatulations message = Congratulatory message

→ Enteritis [_|entə^|raɪtəs] 장염

  > I have an enteritis.

→ mild / severe  증세의 설명 양호/심각

 > My mom had kidney cancer so get a surgery. Luckly, she wasn't severe.  

 > I think I catch a mild cold.

→ I have a high fever.

  > I think you have a fever.

→ You don't look so good. 너 아파보여

→ I naver though I would enjoy sth

  > I never though I would go to church in my life.

  > I never though I would  enjoy saving money.

→ I'm used to him snoring. 나는 그가 ~하는거에 익숙해져있다.

  > I'm used to him nagging at me.

  > I'm used to her being fickle.

  * I'm used to going early.

→ drastic 과감한 , 급격란 , 극단적인

  > You don't need a drastic decision to lose weight.

I agree

That's true

That's for sure

You can say that again 

Tell me about it

You're right

That's the truth

If You Ask Me...

내 개인적인 생각으로는

My boots leak and my feet are wet. 

leak 세다

My feet are aching 발이 아파

fight back tears

눈물을 참다

> He just fought back tears. He had to hide his sorrow.

그는 단지 눈물을 참았다. 그는 슬픔을 숨겨야만 했다.

tear up 

눈물이 핑돌다

> Really, I'm starting to tear up here. 

shed tears 

눈물을 흘리다

> I didn't cry, just shed tears.

※shed; 흘리다

> Shed sweat 땀을 흘리다

sob 

[sɑ:b] 흐느끼다 (조용히)

> I don't cry. My style tends to sob.

weep

 [wi:p]눈물을 흘리다

> He wept for joy.

> She wept bitter tears of disappointment.

> I wept to see him looking so sick.

cry 

울다

> He cried as soon as he listened to the news.

bawl  

[bɔ:l]크게 엉엉울다

> The baby started to bawl all of a sudden.

wail 

통곡하며 울다

> My brother wailed over the phone at the night.