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.
2009년 12월 9일 수요일
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.
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.
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.
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.
out of sorts = in a bad mood = irritable
I haven't been feeling very happy lately. I am out of sorts.
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