Idiom 173: odds and ends

잡동사니란 뜻을 가진 표현입니다.

odds and ends = miscellaneous

You can refer to a disorganized group of things of various kinds as odds and ends.

I have some odds and ends around my house that I would like to sell.

Idiom 172: mean business

진정이다...라는 표현으로 I'm serious라고 많이 쓰죠. 같은 뜻으로 많이 사용하는 표현입니다.

mean business = be serious

He told his son that he had to finish all of his homework before he went out to play and he meant business.

Idiom 171: pinch pennies

지출을 극도로 줄이는 것을 가리킵니다. 특히 요즘같이 경기가 좋지 않을때 현명한 방법이겠지요.

pinch pennies = be thrifty, careful how you spend money

If you spend your time pinching pennies, eventually, you'll have a lot of money.

Common error 59: imply vs. infer

imply: to hint at it 의미하다, 암시하다
She IMPLIED that there were strong moral objections to his appointment but didn’t say so in so many words.

infer: to draw a conclusion 추론하다, 추리하다
Am I to INFER from what you say that he is unsuitable for the post?

Common error 58: imaginary vs. imaginative

imaginary: existing only in the imagination 상상의, 가공의

imaginative: showing or having a vivid imagination, being creative, origin 상상의, 상상력이 풍부한, 상상하기 좋아하는