English/Expression . Idioms (68) 썸네일형 리스트형 English Expression & Idioms W8 - May 14th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 By a hair By a small difference, very close, by a very small margin . I ran like crazy to catch the bus so that I wouldn’t be late for my exam. Thankfully, I made it by a hair! . I forgot paying house rental fee. The last day, I just paid it by a hair. 2 Live with it Accept it, deal with it . You failed the exam and you must repeat the course. Stop complaini.. English Expression & Idioms W8 - May 13th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 Way to go! Well done! Good job! That’s the way to go! You rock! Thumbs up! . Everyone passed the exam. Way to go! . I got a job! Way to go! 2 To lend a hand To give a hand, to help out . Our parents lent us a hand during our first year of marriage. . My kids’ room was very messy. I lent them a hand to clean their room. . When my daughter folds a paper, her b.. English Expression & Idioms W8 - May 12th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 Selling like hotcakes Selling very quickly and successfully 날개 돋친 듯이 팔리다. . The new iPhone is selling like hotcakes. . These jeans are my fist product I designed but is was selling like hotcakes. 2 a tall order A big and sometimes difficult task . Teaching English to immigrants and new arrivals to Canada can sometimes be a tall order, but it’s also a lot of .. English Expression & Idioms W8 - May 11th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 To get the hang of it To get used to something . At first, skating can be difficult but after a while, you get the hang of it. . When I arrived in Canada, everything is unfamiliar with me but now I get the hang of it. 2 To learn/teach s/o the ropes To train s/o, to teach s/o what they need to do their “job” better, can be about life too. . When I first start.. English Expression & Idioms W7 - May 07th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 To pull an all-nighter To do s/t ALL NIGHT (usually work, study, related…) . OMG! I forgot about tomorrow’s exam. I’m going to have to pull an all-nighter tonight just so I can pass it. 2 Be/look like a basket case To be useless . When the doctor called me and left me a message that he urgently needed to speak with me, I turned into a basket case. . I planne.. 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 bana.. English Expression & Idioms W7 - May 04th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 All the rage Very popular, very trendy and in style . When I was a kid, ripped jeans were all the rage. Actually, I think that might still be in style! . In my native country, inline skating is all the rage. There are lots of private clubs. 2 To be in good hands To be in good, competent care . I’m very nervous about my upcoming surgery, but at least I know t.. English Expression & Idioms W6 - April 30th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 Things are looking up. Things are starting to get better. . Last year, many people were down in the dumps because of the quarantine and Covid-19 situation. Fortunately, after more than a year, things are starting to look up again! 2 To bite off more than you can chew Attempting to do a lot more than you can physically or logically do - 씹을 수 있는 것보다 더 많이 베어물다... 이전 1 ··· 5 6 7 8 9 다음