English Expression & Idioms W5 - April 19th, 2021

No.	Expressions/idioms	Explanations
1	Bright ad early	Early in the morning / (sometimes means first thing) . My newspaper always gets delivered bright and early I the morning. . He goes to gym bright and early on weekends.
2	To not sleep a wink	To stay awake all night without even one moment of shut-eye   한숨도 못자다. . I was so nervous last night about today’s job interview that I didn’t sleep a wink. . Tomorrow I’ll take a exam and I didn’t study at all. Maybe I won’t sleep a wink tonight.
3	Fat chance	No way (sarcastic) . (A) Hey! You think the boss is gonna give us a raise this year or what?    (B) Fat chance! . (A) I had a good dream. I’ll buy a lottery!                                                         (B) Fat chance!
4	I don’t have a clue.	I have no idea. I don’t know . Did the guy pass his exam? I have no clue. (I don’t have a clue). . The child ran in the café. I don’t think his parents have a clue on his behavior.
5	Crash course	Quick intensive course / unplanned . I want to cook dinner for my friends this weekend but I don’t really know how to cook. My mom will pass by tonight to give me a crash course on cooking. . He has to go on a business trip next month. So, he registered English crash course.
6	Mixed feelings	To have a combination of feelings   . When I broke the news to my family, that I’d be moving to Canada, they had some mixed feelings.  . I hate him because he always makes fun of me. But, when I heard that he will moved to other country, I had mixed feelings.
7	A happy camper	Someone very happy / satisfied . I bought my sons some new baseball shoes yesterday. They were very happy campers. . John was late for work again. The boss is really not a happy camper right now. John’s on thin ice and going to get the ax real soon!
8	Needless to say	Obviously                              말할 필요도 없이 . bob’s grandfather died last week. Needless to say, he’s down in the dumps and needs some time to mourn his loss. . He didn’t study math. Needless to say, he failed the exam.