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20180502

by Olivia Ha 2018. 5. 2.

# feel something in your bones

to be certain that something is true, even though you have no proof and cannot explain why you are certain


  • She knew that something good was sure to happen; she could feel it in her bones.
  • Something was very wrong, she could feel it in her bones, but what was it?
  • He felt sure in his bones that their man would try something tonight.

# While true to a big extent 어느정도는 사실이지만,

  • After seeing our Roundtable conversation in print I realized I need to elaborate my oversimplified response to part of the issue of harassment being pay inequality. While true to a big extent, I don't think my response was as clear as I hoped it would be. Equal pay clearly wouldn't fix ALL of the issues surrounding abuse of power, violating behaviors and much more. The Brit Marling article I referenced at the beginning of this quote is a deeply intelligent and not at all oversimplified look at this issue at large.
  • This also endangers American interests in other regions, although to a lesser extent.

# ingrained 깊이 베어든

I think it's going to be a while. It's deeply ingrained,

# (something) doesn't do (something) justice 실물이 더 낫다/ 오리지널이 훨씬 나아 etc


When a description, a photograph, or a recording of something isn't as great as the original, you can say "it doesn't do it justice".
  • A view was very beautiful, but your photographs of it aren't as beautiful. It doesn't do it justice. 
  • the photo doesn't do you justice..
  • a joke that was originally very funny, but you re-told it incorrectly. It doesn't do it justice. 원래 그 유머 재밌는데 다시 말한 거 재미없어. 진짜의 반도 못따라가.


# inadvertently 모르고,  =accidently

An inadvertent action is one that you do without realizing what you are doing.

  • I inadvertently pressed the wrong button.