외고대비 필수 단어 자료
a case in point : an example that proves something 비근하며 단적인 예
2. a clean sweep : to do something completely; 완승
3. a close call : a narrow escape from a dangerous situation ,위기를 간신히 모면함
4. a Dear John letter : a break-up letter sent by a girl to her boyfriend ,절교장, 파혼장
5. a dime a dozen : easy to come by ,싸구려, 흔해 빠진
6. a drop in the bucket : very little 극히 소량
7. a far cry from : not similar to ,~와 현격히 다른
8. a man of one's word : the man who can be trusted ,약속을 잘 지키는 사람
9. a matter of course : the usual way 뻔한 일
10. a mixed blessing : something good that has bad features; 희비가 엇갈리는 일, 좋기도 하고 나쁘기도 한 일
11. a pain in the neck : an annoying or troublesome person or thing; 눈의 가시같이 거슬리는 존재
12. a pat on the back a gesture of praise or encouragement; 칭찬
13. a piece of cake something that can be easily done; 쉽게 풀리는 일
14. a quick fix a fast remedy; 즉흥적 해결책, 미봉책
15. a slap in the face an embarrassing insult; 모욕
16. a steal: a bargain 횡재, 헐값
17. a sweet tooth a strong liking for cakes and candy; 단 음식을 몹시 좋아함
18. a tall order a very difficult or formidable task, requirement, or demand; 어려운 주문
19. a tempest in a teapot great excitement about something not import!!ant; 사소한 일로 벌어진 대소동
20. a walk in the park something that can be easily done; 매우 쉬운 일, 거저 먹기
21. a wet blanket a person who keeps others from enjoying life; 흥을 깨는 사람
22. a white lie a lie told without intention of malice; 선의의 거짓말
23. act one's age behave in a manner appropriate to one's maturity; 나이값을 하다
24. add fuel to the fire make a bad matter worse; 엎친데 덮친 격, 불난집에 부채질하다
25. age before beauty (양보할 때 농담으로 하는 말) 미녀보다 노인먼저
26. all ears very eager to hear; 열심히 귀담아 듣는
27. all for it totally in agreement; 전적으로 동감하여
28. all in a day's work not harder than usual; 일상적이고 평이한
29. all thumbs awkward or clumsy with your hands; 일손이 아주 서툰, 재주가 없는
30. an act of God something out of one's control; 불가항력적인 일
31. an eager beaver a person who is always willing to work or do anything extra; 열심히 일하는 사람, 일벌레
32. and then some and much more besides; 그 외에도 많이
33. antsy over-active; 안절부절못하는, 좀이 쑤시는
34. around the corner coming very soon; 바로 목전에 닥친
35. as easy as pie extremely easy to do; 매우 쉬운
36. as is often the case as it is often that way; 종종 그렇듯이
37. ask for it bring something bad upon yourself 화를 자초하다.
38. at gunpoint under threat of being shot; 총으로 위협을 받으면서
39. at large free from restraint or confinement; (범인 따위가) 붙잡히지 않고 있는
40. at one's service prepared to obey your command; 바라는 대로,
41. at the eleventh hour just at the last moment; 아슬아슬하게, 막판에
42. bark up the wrong tree choose the wrong course of action; 헛다리짚다
43. be broke be without money; 무일푼이다, 파산하다
44. be my guest feel free, help yourself; 편안하게 행동하다
45. be up and running be ready to use; 사용 가능한
46. bear[hold] a grudge be unforgiving; 원한을 품다
47. beat around the bush talk indirectly, thereby avoiding the point; 변죽만 울리다, 돌려서 말하다
48. beat it go away; 꺼져
49. Beats me I have no idea.; 잘 모르겠다.
50. Beggars can't be choosers You should take whatever you can get.; 궁한 처지에 이것저것 가릴 수 없다.
51. behind bars in prison; 감옥에 갇혀 있는
52. bent on determined or set on something; ∼할 결심인
53. bent out of shape needlessly worried about something; 지나치게 걱정하는
54. better late than never better to do it late than not at all; 늦더라도 하지 않는 것보다는 낫다
55. better left unsaid better not to talk about that; 말하지 않는 것이 낫다
56. beyond one's wildest dreams like nothing one could have imagined; 생각보다 훨씬 좋은, 기대 이상인
57. Birds of a feather flock together 유유상종
58. bite off more than one can chew 분에 넘치는 [힘에 겨운] 일을 하려고 하다
59. bite the bullet deal with it and forget about it; (고통이나 불행을) 참고 견디다
60. black out faint, fall unconscious; 기절하다
61. black sheep of the family 집안의 말썽꾸러기
62. blow one's top become extremely angry; 극도로 화가 나다
63. blow the whistle on betray; 밀고하다
64. boil down to basically come down to, amount to; 결국 ~이 되다
65. brag about boast about something; ~을 자랑하다
66. break a leg! Good luck on your performance! 잘 되길 빌게! 잘 해봐!
67. break someone's hearts discourage greatly; 마음의 상처를 주다
68. break the ice 처음의 서먹서먹한 분위기를 극복하다
69. bring down the house get a standing ovation; 우레와 같은 갈채를 받다
70. bring home the bacon earn the family living; 생계를 꾸려나가다
71. burn the midnight oil 밤을 새거나 늦은 시간까지 공부[일]하다
72. butter up try to get the favor of a person through flattery; 아부하다
73. butterflies in one's stomach 가슴이 조마조마한, 떨리는
74. by the skin of one's teeth by a narrow margin; 간신히, 아슬아슬하게
75. by word of mouth passed from person to person: 구전으로
76. call it a day stop working for the day, go home; 하루 일을 마치다, 퇴근하다
77. call it quits to discontinue what you're doing; 일을 멈추다
78. call one names say unkind words about or when speaking to someone; 욕하다
79. call the shots to give orders; 명령을 내리다
80. call to order open a meeting formally개회하다
81. can't make heads or tails of something find something confusing and illogical; 전혀 이해하지 못하다
82. can't take it be unable to deal with a situation; 현 상황을 참기 힘들다
83. carry too far overdo something; 도가 지나치게 ~하다
84. catch one off guard approach someone unexpectedly; 방심한 틈에 공격하다
85. check in[into] register (at a hotel); 투숙하다, 등록하다
86. check something out take a look at something; ~을 조사해보다, ~을 확인해보다
87. clean as whistle stop working for the day, go home; 하루 일을 마치다, 퇴근하다
88. come apart at the seams lose self-control; 자제력을 상실하다
89. come back empty-handed return with nothing; 빈손으로 돌아오다
90. come in handy to prove useful; 유용하다
91. come of age reach full development; 성년이 되다
92. come out of nowhere appear suddenly and unexpectedly; 불쑥 출현하다
93. cool as a cucumber very calm; 침착한, 냉정한
94. cost (someone) an arm and a leg cost a lot; 엄청난 대가를 요구하다, 굉장히 비싸다
95. crocodile tears pretended grief; 거짓 눈물
96. cross one's mind 갑자기 떠오르다, 뇌리를 스치다다
97. cut corners do less than a thorough job; 지름길로 가다
98. cut it out stop doing something that's annoying; 그만 둬, 집어 치워
99. cut short end early before it is finished; 단축하다
100. on the cutting edge using the most recent technology; 가장 최신 기술의
dawn on to become clear to; ∼에게 명확히 이해되다
days are numbered will not be or have much longer; 시간이 얼마 남지 않다
deep-seated: very deep 깊이 뿌리 박힌, 고질적인
do as one sees fit do what you think is necessary; 좋을 대로 하다
do time serve a sentence in prison; 복역하다
Don't be such a stranger. Please visit more often.; 좀 더 자주 들르세요.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch[they've hatched]. 떡 줄 사람은 생각도 안는데 김칫국부터 마신다.
Don't get me wrong. Don't misunderstand me.; 오해하지 마세요
Don't I know you from somewhere? Haven't I seen you before?; 우리가 어디서 만났던가요? 우리가 구면인가요?
Don't you see? Can't you understand?; 정말 모르겠어?
dos and don'ts things you can and can't do; 할 일과 하지 말아야 할 일
double trouble big trouble; 큰 골칫거리
down in the dumps depressed, blue; 침체된, 우울한
down on all fours down on his hand and knees; 엉금엉금 기어서
down the drain wasted, done for no reason; 낭비된, 허사가 된, 수포로 돌아간
drag on and on pass very slowly; 질질 끌다
drag one's feet delay; 필요 이상으로 지연하다.
dress one down scold; 야단치다
drive a hard bargain make an agreement to your advantage; 흥정을 잘하다
dying to strongly desiring to; ~하고 싶어 못 견디다[안달이 나다]
easy as pie very simple; 아주 간단한
easy come, easy go easily gained and just as easily lost; 쉽게 얻은 것은 쉽게 없어진다
Easy does it! Don't do anything too fast or too hard!; 신중하게 하라!
eat crow admit you are mistaken or defeated; 실수를[패배를] 인정하다
eat one's hat ~라면 손에 장을 지지겠다
edge out win by a small margin; 근소한 차이로 이기다
egg on stir up; 선동하다
Every cloud has a silver lining. Every trouble has something hopeful in it.; 쥐구멍에도 볕들 날 있다
face the music accept your punishment; 자진하여 책임을 지다
face-to-face directly and in person; 직접 얼굴을 맞대고, 맞대면하여
fair and square honestly; 공명정대하게
far-fetched difficult to believe; 믿기 어려운, 황당한
farm out send work to other people to do; 일을 다른 사람에게 맡기다, 하청주다
feel down in the dumps feel sad or gloomy; 낙담하다, 의기소침하다
feel down in the mouth feel gloomy and depressed; 우울하다, 낙담하다
feel left out feel isolated and neglected; 소외감을 느끼다
feel small feel ashamed and embarrassed; 풀이 죽다
feel under the weather feel sick; 몸이 아프다
feel up to feel able to do something; ~을 해낼 것 같이 느끼다
few and far between uncommon and infrequent; 아주 드문
fiddle with waste time playing or fooling with; ~을 만지작거리다
first and foremost first and most import!!ant; 무엇보다도, 맨 먼저
fix up with arrange a date for one; 만나도록 주선해주다
fizzle out end in failure; 수포로 돌아가다
follow in one's footsteps ~의 자취를 따르다, ~의 전례를 따르다
follow suit do the same thing as someone else; 선례에 따르다
for a song at a low price; 헐값으로
for all I know from what I understand; 내가 알기로는
for real seriously; 심각한, 진지한
for the best part of for most of; 대부분의
for the birds of no value; 시시한, 무의미한
foul up ruin by stupid mistakes; 어처구니없는 실수로 망쳐놓다
Freeze! Don't move!; 꼼짝 마!
from out of the blue unexpectedly, without warning; 예기치 않게, 느닷없이
from scratch from the beginning; 무로부터, 혼자서 도움 없이
full of vinegar full of energy; 기운이 넘치는, 정력이 넘치는
gear up for prepare or ready to do; ~할 채비를 갖추다
get a grip on oneself calm down and control oneself; 자신을 제어하다
get a move on hurry; 서두르다
get a raw deal be treated unfairly; 부당한 대우를 받다, 푸대접받다
get carried away get overly excited; 매우 흥분하다, 넋을 잃다
get cold feet lose courage; 용기를[배짱을] 잃다
get started on the most import!!ant things 본론으로 들어가다
get down to the nitty-gritty discuss the import!!ant details; 본론으로 들어가다
get off the ground get started, start to be successful; 출발하다, 성공적으로 시작하다
get off the hook escape trouble; 곤경에서 빠져 나오다
get out of hand become uncontrollable, become chaotic; 수라장이 되다, 통제 불능이 되다
Get real! Be realistic!, Don't be naive!; 정신 차려!
get the hang of something learn how to do something; ~하는 방법을 터득하다
get the picture fully understand; 잘 이해하다
get the upper hand get control or power over; 우위를 얻다
get to have a chance to; ~할 기회를 갖다
get to the bottom of find the real cause; 진상을 철저히 조사하다
give (someone) a cold shoulder act unfriendly toward someone, ignore; 무시하다, 냉대하다
give a free hand to permit to make their own decisions; 결정권을 주다
give a hard time give trouble by what you do or say; 말이나 행동으로 괴롭히다
give a lift give a ride in car; 차에 태워주다
give-and-take a sharing between two parties; 양보, 타협
give one the go-ahead give permission; 승낙하다
give the benefit of the doubt believe to be innocent even if you're not sure; (의심은 가지만) 일단은 믿어보다
give the green light allow; 허가하다, 청신호를 보내다
go belly-up go bankrupt; 파산하다, 망하다
go broke become penniless; 빈털터리가 되다, 파산하다
go Dutch share expenses, go halves: 각자 지불하다
go easy on not be hard on; 가혹하지 않게 하다, 심하게 다루지 않다
go fifty-fifty divide equally; 절반으로 나누다
go for it aim for with great effort; 추구하다, 노리다
go through experience often with difficulty; 완수하다, 끝내다, 견디다
good-for-nothing worthless; 쓸모 없는
goof off be lazy; 게으름 피우다
gotchya (I got you) I understand; 알았어
grab a bite get something to eat; 간단히 먹다
green inexperienced; 미숙한, 초보의, 풋내기의
grin and bear it do it without complaint; 고통·실망 등을 웃으며 참다
grow on increase a liking for due to habit; 하다보니 점점 더 마음에 들게 되다
half-baked not thought out thoroughly; 어중간한, 어설픈
hammer out produce by hard work; 어렵게 ~을 이루어내다
hands-on applied and not theoretical; 실제적인, 실용적인
hang in there don't give up or lose courage; 견뎌내라, 버텨봐라
hard feelings anger, bitter feelings; 분노