English Expression & Idioms W1 - May 25th, 2021

No.	Expressions/idioms	Explanations
1	Speak of the devil	When a person appears just after being mentioned. 호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다. (얘기하는 중 얘기 당사자가 나타남)     . You speak of the devil, and he appears.   . Speak of the devil, now he is here.
2	Pet peeve	극혐 (꼭 극혐이 아니거나 소소한 것에도 사용 가능함)   . My pet peeve is people who eat too fast. . What are your pet peeves? . The doctors ranked this behavior as one of their biggest pet peeves. . My biggest pet peeve is making noise.
3	Pet please	Your life’s simple pleasures  / Pet peeve의 반대 : 좋아하는 것   . One of my pet please is to take a nap after lunch. .
4	Hit the nail on the head	Exactly right. 못으로 머리를 맞추다, 정곡을 찌르다.   . You’ve hit the nail on the head. . It looks like he hit the nail on the head. . I think David hit the nail right on the head when he said that kids won’t want to buy it.
5	The benefit of the doubt	(증거 불충분의) 무죄 추정, 유리한[선의의] 선택   . They gave him the benefit of the doubt.                   그들은 그를 한번 더 믿어보기로 했다. . He deserves the benefit of the doubt.                          그는 믿음을 받아 볼 만 하다. . I want to give my cousin the benefit of the doubt.      난 내 사촌을 믿어보고 싶어.  . I’m glad the teacher gave me the benefit of the doubt.
6	Happy belated birthday	조금 늦었지만 생일 축하해.
7	Newly weds	신혼부부 . We toasted to the future of the newlyweds.              신혼부부의 앞날을 축복하며 건배했다. . We feel like we’re newlyweds and on a date all the time. . We provide a complimentary bottle of wine to (all) newlyweds.