Idioms ESL-Lab, 2022-09-27

[Easy - Homestay in the USA]

roomie (noun): informal for roommate
– Our roomie never cleans the kitchen and leaves his dishes in the sink.

laid-back (adjective): easy-going, casual, or relaxed personality, 느긋한, 태평스러운
– My teacher is very laid-back about everything. I can turn in my homework late, and she doesn’t mind at all.

 

[Easy - Hotel Reservations]

“roll out the red carpet” = give very special treatment to welcome guests
“The nice thing about the hotel is that they always roll out the red carpet for their guests.”

• kitchenette (noun): a very small kitchen
  – My first apartment was very small and only had a kitchenette.

I’d like to reserve a table for three for eight o’clock.    8시에 세 사람이 식사할 자리를 예약하고 싶어요

I’d like to reserve a room for two on the 21st of March.

Are you all booked that night?

How do you spell your last name, Mr. Maexner?

 

[Easy - Hotel Room Services]

“overeat” = eat too much          “I really overate at lunch, so I think I’ll skip dinner.”

 

on the side (phrase): food served separate from other food
– We all ordered a salad with dressing on the side.
- What kind of dressing?    How about Ranch? But I’d like it on the side.

 

 How long will it take? it shouldn’t be more than about 30 minutes.

 

[Easy - Immigration and Customs]

“roll with the punches” = adjust to difficult situations : 힘든 상황에 적응하다
“Living in a new country can be hard, but sometimes you just have to roll with the punches.”

what is the purpose of your visit?  I’m here to attend a teaching convention for the first part of my trip, and then I plan on touring the capital for a few days.

where will you be staying?

 

 

[Easy - Missing Children]

• tan (adjective): a light brown  (황갈색)
  – My brother is the man wearing the tan shirt.

“come apart at the seams” = become very emotionally upset  (come apart : 부서지다, 흩어지다)
“My wife came apart at the seams when she found out our daughter was lost in the mountains.“