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20180407 idoms

by Olivia Ha 2018. 4. 8.

# rail against

to protest about somebody/something in an angry or bitter way


she railed against me and my company, GNB, for wanting to tear down a beautiful old building:


# on my hands

someone is responsible for dealing with someone or something.

#drill into

to tell something to someone again and again until the person knows it:

주입시키다.


# by the skin of your teeth


you only just succeed in doing it



#the ship has sailed

배 떠났어, 

too late


#see eye to eye 완전히 동의하다.

be in full agreement.

  • I see eye to eye with you on that. 그 부분에 있어서 완전 동의해
  • You and your mother-in-law don't get along. do you? 
    No,, we don't. I guess we just don't see eye to eye. 잘 안맞는 것 같다


# barking up the wrong tree.

suggest a mistaken emphasis in a specific context.


# like riding a bicycle 한 번 배우면 안까먹는 그런거야.

Something that, once learned, is difficult to forget how to do/easy to recall how to do.


#cut the mustard 충분하다. 이정도면 됐다.


  • Luke: Okay, I finally finished vacuuming the house.
    Ella: And I finished washing all the windows.
    Luke: Let’s check each other’s work to make sure it will cut the mustard.
    Ella: That’s a good idea. The cleaning has to be perfect; otherwise, Mom will not be happy.

to be good or effective enough

Give me bigger hammer this little one doesn't cut the mustard,