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1. twist (someone's) arm
억지로 설득하다
A: Come on, join us tonight!
B: Fine, you twisted my arm.
2. up (someone's) alley
취향에 딱 맞다
A: This movie is right up your alley.
B: Really? Then I’ll watch it.
3. under the weather
몸이 좀 안 좋다
A: You look tired.
B: Yeah, I’m feeling a bit under the weather.
4. make ends meet
생계를 유지하다
A: How’s the new job?
B: It’s okay. Just trying to make ends meet.
5. take (something) with a grain of salt
적당히 걸러 듣다
A: I heard a rumor about Jake.
B: I’d take it with a grain of salt.
6. take a rain check
다음에 하다
A: Want to grab dinner?
B: I’ll take a rain check. Busy tonight.
7. play it by ear
상황 봐서 결정하다
A: What’s the plan for later?
B: Not sure. Let’s play it by ear.
8. wing it
즉흥으로 하다
A: Did you rehearse your speech?
B: Not really. I’ll just wing it.
9. off the beaten path
사람들이 잘 안 가는 곳
A: Where should we travel?
B: Somewhere off the beaten path.
10. blow off some steam
스트레스 풀다
A: You look stressed.
B: I need to blow off some steam at the gym.
11. down to the wire
마지막 순간까지
A: Is the report ready?
B: Not yet. It’s down to the wire.
12. in the home stretch
막바지
A: How’s your project going?
B: Almost done. I’m in the home stretch.
13. in the doghouse
혼난 상태
A: Why is she mad at you?
B: I forgot our anniversary. I’m in the doghouse.
14. at a loss for words
할 말을 잃다
A: What did you say when you heard the news?
B: I was at a loss for words.
15. in the same boat
같은 처지
A: I’m struggling with work too.
B: Looks like we’re in the same boat.
16. pick up the tab
계산을 대신하다
A: Who paid for lunch?
B: Mark picked up the tab.
17. bend over backwards
엄청 노력하다
A: She really helped you.
B: Yeah, she bent over backwards for me.
18. behind the eight ball
곤란한 상황
A: You look stressed.
B: I’m behind the eight ball at work.
19. elbow grease
힘든 수고
A: The kitchen looks spotless!
B: It took some elbow grease.
20. head in the clouds
딴생각하다
A: Are you listening?
B: Sorry, I had my head in the clouds.
21. through thick and thin
좋을 때나 나쁠 때나
A: You two are still close?
B: Yep, we’ve been friends through thick and thin.
22. have your ducks in a row
준비가 잘 되어 있다
A: Ready for the meeting?
B: Yep, got all my ducks in a row.
23. all ears
귀 기울여 듣다
A: I have something to tell you.
B: I’m all ears.
24. get wind of (something)
소문을 듣다
A: How did you know?
B: I got wind of it yesterday.
25. stick your neck out
위험을 감수하다
A: You defended him?
B: Yeah, I really stuck my neck out.
26. out of the loop
상황 파악이 안 된
A: What’s going on?
B: I’m totally out of the loop.
27. When it rains, it pours.
불행이 한꺼번에 닥친다
A: I lost my wallet today.
B: Wow… when it rains, it pours.
28. get (something) off your chest
속마음을 털어놓다
A: You seem worried.
B: I need to get something off my chest.
29. on thin ice
위태로운 상황
A: Your boss looked upset.
B: Yeah… I’m on thin ice right now.
30. throw caution to the wind
모험하다, 조심하지 않다
A: Should we really do this?
B: Let’s just throw caution to the wind.
31. hang on (someone’s) every word
매 말마다 귀 기울이다
A: The kids love her stories.
B: They hang on her every word.
32. mum’s the word
입 다물고 있어라
A: Don’t tell anyone, okay?
B: Mum’s the word.
33. put a pin in it
잠시 미뤄두다
A: Can we finish this later?
B: Sure, let’s put a pin in it.
34. ring a bell
어디서 들어본 것 같다
A: Do you know this name?
B: It rings a bell, but not sure.
35. off the hook
책임에서 벗어나다
A: Am I still in trouble?
B: No, you’re off the hook.
36. pay through the nose (for something)
엄청 비싸게 지불하다
A: How much was the ticket?
B: I paid through the nose for it.
37. bite the bullet
각오하고 해내다
A: I hate going to the dentist.
B: Just bite the bullet and go.
38. in a pickle
곤란한 상황
A: Need help?
B: Yeah, I’m in a bit of a pickle.
39. red tape
관료적 절차, 불필요한 규제
A: Why is this taking so long?
B: Too much red tape.
40. Hindsight is 20/20.
지나고 보면 다 보인다
A: I should’ve done it differently.
B: Well, hindsight is 20/20.
41. look on the bright side
긍정적으로 보다
A: We lost the game.
B: But look on the bright side—we improved a lot.
42. out of your league
너무 수준이 높다
A: She’s amazing.
B: Dude, she’s out of your league.
43. jump on the bandwagon
유행에 편승하다
A: Everyone’s using that app now.
B: Yeah, they all jumped on the bandwagon.
44. cloud (one’s) judgement
판단을 흐리다
A: Don’t let your emotions cloud your judgment.
B: I’ll try.
45. Monday morning quarterback
결과론적 판단을 하는 사람
A: He said you should’ve done it differently?
B: Yeah, he’s such a Monday morning quarterback.
46. weather the storm
위기를 견디다
A: Tough week?
B: Yeah, but I’ll weather the storm.
47. raining cats and dogs
비가 엄청 많이 오는
A: Should we go now?
B: No way, it’s raining cats and dogs.
48. pull some strings
빽을 쓰다, 인맥을 동원하다
A: How’d you get the reservation?
B: I pulled some strings.
49. ballpark figure
대략적인 수치
A: How much will it cost?
B: Roughly? A ballpark figure is $500.
50. toe the line
규칙에 따르다
A: You need to follow the rules.
B: Okay, I’ll toe the line.
51. hit (someone) up
연락하다
A: Need help later?
B: Sure, hit me up anytime.
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