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영어 필수 관용표현이 너무 많은 것 같다. 대략 필수적인 관용표현만 정리해도(막힘 없이 미국 애니나 드라마를 볼 정도) 20000개는 될 것 같다. 한국어와 영어가 애시당초 생각하는 방식이 달라서 그런지 모르겠는데, 아주 단순한 것까지도 관용표현으로 정리하지 않으면 안 될 정도로 그 수가 많다. 쉬운 단어들을 조합해서 표현을 만드는 게, 마치 한자를 외우는 정도로 그 수가 많다. 따지고 보면 영어는 여러가지 의미로 골때리는 언어다. 영어 사전을 검색해서 찾아보면 실제 화용하고는 거리가 한참 먼, 엉터리 의미들만 적혀 있다. 한국의 영어교육 또한 정답을 추구하는 주입식, 사전식 교육만 옳다고 생각하니, 진짜 영어를 절대로 배울 수 없다는 점도 문제다. 영어라는 자체가 규칙성이 안드로메다로 가버..

mind your own business — 너 일이나 신경 쓰다→ Mind your own business.(A) change (A's) mind — (A가) 마음을 바꾸다→ I changed my mind.(A) make up (A's) mind — (A가) 마음을 먹다→ I finally made up my mind.(A) cross (someone's) mind — (A)가 머리속에서 스쳐 지나가다(생각이 들다)→ It crossed my mind that she might be lying.(A) slip (someone's) mind — (A)가 머릿속에서 미끄러지다(깜빡 잊다)→ I meant to call you, but it slipped my mind.(A) slip (someone's..

(someone's) heart sinks — 가슴이 철렁 내려앉다→ His heart sank when he realized he had lost his passport.(someone's) heart goes out to (someone) — (누군가가) 안타깝게 생각하다→ My heart goes out to the victims.take heart — 힘 내다→ Take heart. Things will get better.lose heart — 의욕을 잃다→ Don't lose heart after one failure.have a change of heart and (V) — 생각이 바뀌어서 (V)하다→ She had a change of heart and decided to stay.foll..

(A) put (A's) foot down — (A가) 단호하게 거부하다→ You have to put your foot down sometimes.(A) put (A's) foot down and (V) — (A가) 단호하게 (V) 하다→ My dad finally put his foot down and banned gaming on weekdays.(A) get back on (A's) feet — (A가) 다시 일어서다→ She will get back on her feet soon.(A) think on (A's) feet — (A가) 순발력 있게 대처하다→ You need to think on your feet in that job.(A) be on (A's) feet — (A가) 서 있다→ I..

face reality — 현실을 직시하다→ Sooner or later, you'll have to face reality.face the problem — 문제를 직시하다→ We can't keep avoiding it. We need to face the problem.(A) face (A's) fears — (A가) 자신의 두려움을 직시하다→ She finally decided to face her fears.face the consequences — 대가를 치르다→ If this fails, we'll have to face the consequences.(A) face off against (B) — (A가) (B)와 맞붙다→ Korea will face off against Japan in ..

catch (someone's) eye — (누군가의) 시선을 사로잡다→ That poster immediately caught my eye.keep an eye on (something) — (무언가를) 지켜보다→ Can you keep an eye on my bag for a minute?keep a close eye on (something) — (무언가를) 유심히 지켜보다→ They're keeping a close eye on the weather.turn a blind eye to (something) — (무언가를) 못 본 척하다→ They turned a blind eye to the problem.give (someone) the side eye — (누군가를) 이상하게 보다→ She g..

at the head of (something) — (무언가)의 맨 앞에→ He was standing at the head of the line.be at the head of (something) — (무언가)의 맨 앞에 있다(리드하다)→ He's at the head of the research team.be stuck in (someone's) head — (누군가의) 머릿속에서 계속 맴돌다(오랫동안 생각나다)→ That melody has been stuck in my head all day.stick in (someone's) head — (누군가의) 머릿속에 박혀 있다(자주 생각나다)→ His words really stuck in my head.(something) click in (som..

hand (someone) (something) — (누군가에게) (무언가를) 주다(손으로 건네주다)→ She handed me the keys.hand in (something) — (무언가를) 제출하다→ I handed in my report late.hand over (important thing) — (중요한 것을) 넘기다→ He handed over the documents.lend a hand — 도와주다→ Can you lend me a hand?need a hand — 도움이 필요하다→ Do you need a hand with that?by hand — 손으로 직접→ The letter was written by hand.get out of hand — 감당할 수 없게 되다→ Things..

leave it — 그냥 둬 → Leave it. I'll handle it. leave (someone) alone — (누군가를) 혼자 있게 두다 → Just leave me alone for a while. leave (something) behind — (무언가를) 두고 오다 → I think I left my wallet behind. leave it for later — 나중으로 미루다 → Let's leave it for later. leave it up to (someone) — (누군가)에게 맡기다 → I'll leave it up to you. leave room for (something) — (무언가를) 위한 여지를 남겨두다 → We should leave room for chan..

try (A's) luck — (A)의 운을 시험하다(될지 안 될지 모르지만 해보다)→ He moved overseas to try his luck.(A) try (A's) best — (A)가 하는 데까지 해보다→ I'll try my best.try to hold it together — 침착하려고 하다→ She tried to hold it together during the funeral.try not to (V) — (V)하지 않으려고 하다(인내하다)→ I tried not to laugh.try to (V) — (V)하려고 하다(노력하다)→ He tried to stay calm.try anything — 뭐든 해보다(어떻게든 해보다)→ I'll try anything.try anything..