Idiom 155: run ragged

지치고 피곤하다라고 할 때 사용하지요. tired대신에 많이 사용합니다.

run ragged = tire = exhaust

I haven't had a day off in 2 months and feel like I'm running ragged.

Idiom 154: put one's finger on

어떠한 사실을 확실히 지적할 때 사용합니다.

put one's finger on = find precisely = remember exactly

She didn't know what was causing the problem, but she finally put her finger on it.

Idiom 153: fly off the handle

발끈하다라고 할 때 사용합니다. 예전에 배웠던 hit the ceiling이란 표현도 같은 뜻이구요.

fly off the handle = get angry

Her mother flew off the handle when she found out that her daughter dropped out of college.

Idiom 152: old flame

상황: 옛애인을 가리킬 때 사용합니다. ex boyfriend or ex girfriend라고도 하죠.

old flame = someone with whom you once had a romantic relationship = former boyfriend or girlfriend

She bumped into an old flame at the shopping mall.

Idiom 151: let someone off the hook

상황: 용의선상에서 벗어나다라고 할 때 쓰는 표현입니다.

let someone off the hook = excuse from a penalty or promise

Because this eas his first criminal offense, he was let off the hook.