mesh with
to fit with something
- Currently, your proposed project doesn't mesh at all well with our long-range planning.
- Luc Donckerwolke wants each model to have its own personality, rather than making everything mesh with a central design.
Mellow with age
their aggressiveness, their sarcasm, and their short temper have given way to a more easygoing, genial 상냥한 manner.
- People Really Do Mellow with Age. Contrary to what we may think, getting older is actually not all that bad. There may be financial and emotional challenges, and health conditions may change the way we live. But according to an abundance of research, older people have lower levels of negative affect, or disposition타고난기질, than younger people.
- I don’t think this is necessarily a good thing! Acceptance, for all we know could also mean the older folk actually begin to accept things the way they are and they are exhausted for zest. There is no go-getting and high energy that drives them forward.
- I don’t know. . . seems like everyone I know who is getting older is getting more and more grumpy all the time!
be at the end of your tether (UK) be at the end of your rope (US)
having no more patience or strength left
- Following the comments regarding the poor service from Milk & More last week, I just wanted to add that I opted out of ((단체)에서 탈퇴하다, 손을 떼다.) the company’s internet service and returned to direct communication with our milkman. I think it was because he was a franchisee. My milkman said it was more profitable for him and easier to service his customers if it was not done via the company website. Our postbag suggests that lots of people appear to be at the end of their tether with the M&M website, and this is at least one solution.
pesky
causing trouble; annoying.
- the pesky number ,그놈의 숫자 정말
be taken aback (~에) 깜짝 놀라다[충격을 받다]
you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once.
- When I approached him about it, he blew up at me. I was taken aback by his response, but I remained calm.
Pull an all-nighter
Depriving yourself of sleep to do things that need to be done or you want to do, usually used for studying
Today I haven't been able to finish my homework and actually there's a lot left of it so I think I might have to PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER