2009년 12월 9일 수요일

Idiom 190: bat a thousand

완벽하다라는 뜻입니다.

bat a thousand = have a perfect record

He is so happy that everyone he invited to the party is coming. He's batting a thousand.

Idiom 189: have the heart to

~을 할 용기가 있다란 뜻입니다.

have the heart to = keep secretly ready for the right time

I know there was just a death in her family. I don't have the heart to ask her when she is coming back to work.

2009년 12월 8일 화요일

Idiom 188: tip someone off

알려주다, 경고하다라는 표현입니다.

tip someone off = warn = inform

The buglars were arrested because the police were tipped off.

Idiom 187: throw one's weight around

권력을 휘두르다라는 뜻을 가지고 있습니다.

throw one's weight around = use one's influence in a showy manner

Because she was the boss's daughter, she liked throwing her weight around the office and tell everyone what to do.

2009년 12월 5일 토요일

Idiom 186: out of sorts

활기가 없거나 풀죽은 언짢은 상태를 가리킬 때 사용합니다..

out of sorts = in a bad mood = irritable

I haven't been feeling very happy lately. I am out of sorts.