Idiom 170: throw cold water on

어떤 일을 하는데 격려하지 않는 경우에 사용하는 표현입니다. 찬물을 끼얹는 경우를 가리킬 때이지요.

throw cold water on = discourage

I really don't want to throw cold water on your business propsal, but I really don't think that it is a good idea.

Idiom 169: put up a good front

어떤 상황에서 그렇지 않은데 그런것처럼 하는 때가 있으실 것입니다. 행복하지 않은데도 행복한 것처럼 할 때 쓰는 표현입니다.

put up a good front = pretend tp be happy = fool people about one's status

Even though she is upset about the fight she had with her friend, she put up a good front and smiled the whole time they were together.

Idiom 168: put down

put down = make someone look bad = criticize

He embarrassed her by putting her down in front of her family.

Idiom 167: lose one's shirt

돈을 잃다란 뜻입니다.

lose one's shirt = lose all one's money

He put his lifetime savings into the restaurant. When it failed, he lost his shirt.

Idiom 166: get in the swing of things

적응하다라는 뜻입니다.

get in the swing of things = adapt or adjust to a new environment

After working two weeks in the new department, I finally got in the swing of things.