English Expression & Idioms W5 - April 22th, 2021

No.	Expressions/idioms	Explanations
1	Don’t’ mention it.	You’re welcome like no need to thank me . Nick, thank you for being such an amazing teacher! Oh, don’t mention it! It’s my pleasure!
2	From scratch	From zero, from the very beginning . My mother makes the best pizza from scratch. . When I moved to Canada, I started my life again from scratch. . We built our new house from scratch. . I started learning French from scratch. Because I’ve never learned about it before.
3	Out of this world	Amazing, fantastic, wonderful, delicious . My mom’s pizza is out of this world. . That movie was out of this world. . The beaches in Greece are out of this world.
4	You can say that again.	Something very true. I strongly agree. . The weather in Montreal is always crazy and unpredictable!    Yeah! You can say that again! . Teacher gave me a lot of homework. And I have to take a exam tomorrow. I’m very exhausted.  Yeah! You can say that again.
5	Roll up one’s sleeves	Get prepared to wok hard . Let’s roll up our sleeves and get down to business!               Down to business : get started . Tomorrow, we’re taking a test. It’s time to study. Let’s roll up our sleeves.
6	Ballpark figure Ballpark number	Estimation or approximate number . I asked my mechanic how much it would cost to fix my car. He said it would be in the ballpark of 2 to 3 thousand dollars. . Did you count all the people in the restaurant?    No, I just ballparked it. . How much do you want for your car?    I can’t say. Make me an offer.    I don’t know. Come on, give me a ballpark figure that you would accept. . Before I go on a summer vacation, I always try to guess the expense in the ballpark.
7	To jump the gun	To react too early usually without all the information . John saw his wife at the restaurant, having a nice lunch… with his best friend!!! He immediately went inside an told them that he saw them and he is very angry that they betrayed him! John starts to yell and scream!   That’s when John’s wife informs him that they are secretly planning his surprise birthday party and that he just blew it for them! John really jumped the gun!   è John jumped to conclusions in this example.
-	Make an ass out of one	웃음거리가 되다. 바보짓을 하다,   . I made an ass out of myself at the meeting. Standing up and the forgetting the question. . John always makes a completely ass (out) of himself when he’s had too much to drink. . You made an ass out of me! How dare are you?
8	Sit tight	Wait patiently and comfortably         차분히 앉아서 기다려 . Welcome to our dental clinic, please sit tight, the doctor will be with you soon. . I know you have lots of questions for her. But, sit tight until she comes back.