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20180403 Idioms with Nick

by Olivia Ha 2018. 4. 4.

Idioms with Nick 


#cut somebody some slack 나 좀 봐줘

not to be so critical 살살해, 좀 봐줘 

to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time: 

  •  "Andrew's late again." "Cut him some slack - his wife just had a baby."
  • I need you to finish three projects by the end of next week.They're very important.
    Can't you cut me some slack? I'm already overwhelmed with work. Give some of this work to someone else, will you? 나 좀 봐주면 안돼?
  • After a successful date, all Blake Colman had to do to guarantee himself a few more days* with fellow Bachelor in Paradise contestant Laurina Fleure at last night's rose ceremony was say her name. "Lenora."

    You do have to feel for Blake. We've all been there (although probably not during a nationally televised, PG-rated orgy). The experience of forgetting someone's name is an awful one: you know you are making them feel bad, and you know you look like a bad person.

    But, what should you do?

    Psychologist and dating coach Jacqui Manning says honesty is important, and you should cut yourself some slack, 너자신을 너무 나무라지 말고 as stressful situations (like dates, or reality television elimination scene shoots) can cause your memory to not operate as well as you would like.
    https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/what-to-do-when-you-forget-someone-s-name-20180404-p4z7o2.html

#cut corners


undertake something in what appears to be the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, often by omitting to do something important or ignoring rules. 


# speak of the devil 

호랑이도 제말하면 온다

https://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/speak_of_the_devil.asp

*slingshot


#best of both worlds

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/7op7im/you_get_the_best_of_both_worlds/

a situation in which you can enjoy the advantages of two very different things at the same time: She works in the city and lives in the country, so she gets the best of both worlds.



#last straw

the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation:
the final irritation or problem that stretches one's endurance or patience beyond the limit.

 

  • She's always been rude to me, but it was the last straw when she started insulting my mother.

# your guess is as good as mine


something you say when you do not know the answer to a question: 


"What's he doing?" "Your guess is as good as mine."