English Expression & Idioms W7 - May 06th, 2021

 

No.	Expressions/idioms	Explanations
1	Love at first sight	To fall in love instantly                        (You had me at hello.          - from movie ) . When John first met Mary, it was love at first sight.
2	To be nuts about s/o [s/t]	To be crazy about / to love very much . The students are nuts about their English teacher! They just love learning in his class!                                                                         really, simply . He yelled at his boss   * To be nuts, to be bananas – he’s going nuts, he’s going bananas.
3	To crank out	To produce, to make . McDonald’s cranks out millions of burgers each day! . A customer ordered 1,000 cookies. We need to crank them out by Monday morning!
4	Crunch time	To period of time where you must produce something (often in a short period of time) . We have 3 exams next week soon [right around the corner]. We need to buckle down and hit the books or else this whole semester will be a lost cause. Come on, it’s crunch time! Let’s roll up our sleeves and get down to business!
5	One-track mind	To always think about and talk about one thing . John is always talking about sports, sports and more sports. That guy really has a one-track mind. . I quit the job even though I have to raise my children. These days, I have one-track mind for making money.
6	To plug away	To keep doing something even when it is something boring or hard to do          ~을 꾸준히 하다 (keep doing s/t      / stick to : don’t quit s/t) . At first, learning English was not easy for me but I kept plugging away with my courses, watching TV and learning new expressions. Today, I can speak and understand so much better than when I first started. . I was very nervous about job interview. So, I kept plugging away practicing it based on expected questions. Now. I feel better than when I started it.
7	To make out (making out)	Passionate kissing . John and Mary are head over heels in love with each other. They are always making out every time they spend time together.   * hang out              : to spend time somewhere or with someone * hang around       : to spend time around someone or somewhere