- Rub their hands with glee
to be very pleased about something, often something bad which has happened to an enemy or opponent.
- crack under the strain
너무 과부화돼서 멈추고 오작동하는것.
If you keep pushing your employees so hard, they'll eventually crack under the strain.
- buckle under ~에 못이겨 무너지다.
The bridge buckled under the weight of the truck and collapsed.
- protracted (예상보다 오래 끈)
usually something unpleasant, that is protracted lasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped.
EX)
For months now people have been gaming out(어떤 일이 일어날지 시나리오 돌려보는 것) what will happen if Trump lost the election, doesn’t concede (인정하다)and refuses to leave the White House. One concern is that he might view the results as invalid and challenge the election in court, which could lead to protracted litigation(소송).