스트리트 토크 3에서 사용되는 영어 단어 - 제9과

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플래시카드

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퀴즈

to say that someone's opinion or judgment is completely wrong

Ex: If you assume the task is simple , you have another thing coming when you see the detailed requirements .

to repeatedly try to do or achieve something without success

Ex: After several unsuccessful job applications , he felt like he was beating his head against a wall in his quest for employment .

come to think (of|about) it [부사]

생각해 보니

Ex: We were discussing our travel plans , and come to think of it , I might need to renew my passport before the trip .

우리는 여행 계획을 논의하고 있었는데, 생각해 보니, 여행 전에 여권을 갱신해야 할 수도 있겠어요.

in {one's} shoes [구]

in a similar or identical situation to someone else, particularly a difficult or unpleasant one

Ex: Having been in his shoes during a similar crisis , she offered valuable advice on how to cope with the situation .

[let] {sb} have it [문장]

to violently criticize or punish a person over what they did or said

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to [give] it to {sb} straight [구]

to directly tell a person a fact, usually one that is unpleasant

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to [nip] {sth} in the bud [구]

to immediately prevent something, particularly something problematic, before it has time to develop

Ex: She realized that her bad habits were forming , so she decided to nip them in the bud before they got out of control .

to [take] {sth} in stride [구]

to calmly cope with something that is difficult or disturbing

Ex: Despite the setbacks , she took the failures in stride and learned valuable lessons from them .

to [let] {sth} slide [구]

to intentionally not take action or not address an issue or problem, especially when one should have, often resulting in a negative consequence

Ex: She used to be strict but now lets things slide at work .

to [take] {sth} lying down [구]

to suffer or endure something unfair without ever complaining or protesting

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out of the question [구]

not allowed or possible

Ex: Borrowing his friend 's antique car for the road trip was out of the question ; it was far too valuable .

to [turn] over a new leaf [구]

to make changes to one's behavior or mindset in order to become a better and more responsible person

Ex: Apparently he 's turned over a new leaf and he 's not smoking any more .