본문 바로가기

영어회화

11_27 미드 표현 정리

This Just In is a phrase told by anchormen when an important piece of news has just arrived while on the air.

Being to awestruck, to shocked to comprehend anything
" man, im still reeling form last night" 
i cant beleive she is still reeling from what he said"

I'm still reeling from the last time you were on the news



fine kettle of fish

difficult or awkward situation; a mess. Primarily heard in US. Well, that's a fine kettle of fish. I thought I paid thecredit card bill, but it turns out that I missed the due date by a week.



fuzz·y
/ˈfəzē/
adjective
  1. 1.
    having a frizzy, fluffy, or frayed texture or appearance.
    "a girl with fuzzy dark hair"
    synonyms:frizzyfluffywoollyMore
  2. 2.
    difficult to perceive clearly or understand and explain precisely; indistinct or vague.
    "the picture is very fuzzy"
    synonyms:

    blurryblurredindistinctunclearblearymistydistorted, out of focus, unfocused, lacking definition, nebulousMore




    Turning into mush
    Definition of one's brain turns into/to mush. —used to say that one is unable tothink clearly or well I was so tired my brain turned into/to mush.
    I think mono turned my mind to mush


    nip sth in the bud

    to stop something before it has an opportunity to become established:

    Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough.
    It's important to nip this kind of bullying in the bud.


    you're probably right to nip that speech problem in the bud (상대방 말에 동의함. to v 하다는 거에 대해서)
    lispverb [ I ] 
    UK  /lɪsp/ US  /lɪsp/

    to pronounce "s" and "z" sounds like "th"

    groomedadjective 
    UK  /ɡruːmd/ UK/ɡrʊmd/ US  /ɡruːmd/ UK/ɡrʊmd/

    having a clean and neat appearance that is produced with care:

    His mother was always impeccably groomed.
    scruffyadjective 
    UK  /ˈskrʌf.i/ US  /ˈskrʌf.i/

    C2 untidy and looking a little dirty :


    grungyadjective 
    UK  /ˈɡrʌn.dʒi/ US  /ˈɡrʌn.dʒi/ informal

    (of a personfeeling tired and dirty, or (of a thing) dirty:






  3. smug
    /sməɡ/
    adjective
    1. having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
    Alex is a smug sister

hop out - get out of quickly; "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car"




someone who is well read has read many books and has a lot of knowledge.



To "carb up" means eating large amounts of carbohydrates -- your body's main fuel source. Also called "carbo-loading," the tactic is used to enhance athletic 
co·zy
/ˈkōzē/
adjective
  1. 1.
    giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation.



why don't we go beget it on

우리 애나 하나 더 만들까?


I'm not going to fool around with someone dressed like Jejus


Definition of fool around. intransitive verb. 1 : to spend time idly, aimlessly, or frivolously. 2 : to engage in casual sexual activity.



im·promp·tu
/imˈpräm(p)ˌt(y)o͞o/
adjective & adverb
  1. 1.
    done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.
    "an impromptu press conference"
    synonyms:unrehearsedunpreparedunscriptedextempore, extemporized, extemporaneousimprovisedspontaneousunplannedMore
noun

sue

[soo]
See more synonyms for sue on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with object), sued, su·ing.
  1. to institute process in law against; bring civil action against:to sue someone for damages.

and sued the parents



yank (one's) chain

To tease one, often by trying to convince them of something that isn't true. Quit yanking my chain, I know there isn't aHollywood director calling me right now. love yanking my sister's chain—it's almost too easy to fool her.
See also: chainyank

brother can't yank a brother's chain? you trippin?


baff·ling
/ˈbaf(ə)liNG/
adjective
  1. impossible to understand; perplexing.



take (one's) chances

1. To seize and make the most of opportunities as they present themselves. It was a heartbreaking loss, but we haveno one to blame but ourselves—if you don't take your chances in a game, you're never going to succeed.
2. To try to do something that carries a high risk of having a negative or unfortunate outcome. A: "You know that thisdeal could bankrupt the company, right?" B: "But if it works, it will make us a fortune. Let's take our chances."
See also: chancetake

모펨 에서 2번 의미로 쓰임
필이 호텔에서 전갈나올거라하자
헤일리가 I'll take my chances