룩룩잉글리쉬

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매 에피소드마다 3개의 실제로 원어민이 즐겨 사용하는 표현을 룩쌤과 원어민쌤이 설명하고, Tip of the Day 라고 해서 영어공부하는데 필요한 tip 을 알려드립니다. 모든 내용은 www.lukelookenglish.com 의 idiom/slang 에서 공부할 수 있어요.

  1. 08/12/2015

    룩룩잉글리쉬 55 - Mary's Choice (3탄)

    1. Once in a blue moon very rarely "I'm very careful about what I eat so it's only once in a blue moon I eat fast food." 2. Sit on the fence - indecisive / cf.wishy-washy, flip-flop delay making a decision She criticized members of the committee for sitting on the fence and failing to make a useful contribution to the debate. 3. fake it till you make it

    18 min

  2. 07/27/2015

    룩룩잉글리쉬 54 - Mary's Choice (2탄)

    Episode 54 1. Give the benefit of the doubt Regard someone as innocent until proven otherwise / to decide you will believe someone or something ex) Let's give her the benefit of the doubt and assume that she's right. The American people are usually willing to give the government the benefit of the doubt. 2. Jump on the bandwagon (-) to follow the trend/sth. popular in advance. ex) Many celebrities jump on the bandwagon so that the fashion critics of theirs may be positive. 3. Miss the boat - lose out Pay attention, John, or you'll miss the boat and not learn algebra. I sent off my university application at the last minute and nearly missed the boat.

    14 min

  3. 07/12/2015

    룩룩잉글리쉬 53 - Mary's Choice (1)

    1. all talk, (no action) – put your money where your mouth is talk is cheap! cf. actions speak louder than words 2. Beat around the bush - Avoiding the main topic. (taboo, sensitive topic) Don’t beat around the bush - Don’t sugarcoat it. blunt, straight forward, get to the point! Cut to the chase! 3. Grass is greener on the other side

    17 min

  4. 07/04/2015

    룩룩잉글리쉬 52 - War, weapons 관련 표현 (3)

    1. Loose cannon A person who is very difficult to control and unpredictable is a loose cannon. 2. long shot - wild guess / gamble If something is a long shot, there is only a very small chance of success. ex) Our solution is a long shot, but we'll try it and hope it works. 3. under the gun under pressure; under scrutiny ex) The reporter was under the gun for that article on taxes

    16 min

  5. 06/25/2015

    룩룩잉글리쉬 51 - War, weapons 관련 표현 (2)

    1. Bury the hatchet If you bury the hatchet, you make peace with someone and stop arguing or fighting. ex) Let's stop arguing and bury the hatchet. syn. 화해하다 – make up / reconcile / settle one's differences/ make peace 2. double edged sword something that causes both advantages and problems ex) His great intelligence was a real double-edged sword because he never felt he could communicate with ordinary people. cf. double whammy - a two part difficulty, a dual disadvantage ex) The high cost of health care and his lack of medical insurance was a double whammy. 3. Drop a bombshell suddenly tell someone a piece of news that upsets them very much ex) Her husband dropped a bomb over dinner. 'I'm seeing another woman,' he said.

    15 min

  6. 06/18/2015

    룩룩잉글리쉬 50 - War, weapons 관련 표현 (1)

    1. Jump the gun – jump to conclusion - to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it Syn : Without a second thought, on the spot, on the spur of the moment, improvise, play it by ear ex) Don’t jump the gun before you know the situation fully. 2. stick to one's guns to refuse to change your ideas although other people try to make you change them ex) I'll stick to my guns on this matter. I'm sure I'm right. My parents want me to study accounting, but I'm sticking to my guns and majoring in philosophy. 3. pull the trigger You need to stop thinking about it, man. Just pull the trigger! + quick on the trigger You got the right answer before anyone else. You’re really quick on the trigger. / think on your feet

    19 min

  7. 06/11/2015

    룩룩잉글리쉬 49 - Business 관련 표현 (4)

    1. back to the drawing board - start something over again, and go back to the planning stage of something. (=back to square one) ex) The prototype wasn't successful. We have to go back to the drawing board. 2. catch someone off guard - surprise someone by doing something that he or she was not expecting. (take @ by surprise) *I was taken aback by that comment! ex) Mike was caught off guard when they asked him to direct the meeting. 3. corner a market - dominate a particular market. Apple has cornered the market on mac book. They have a very large percentage of market share. (big player, key player)

    18 min

  8. 06/04/2015

    룩룩잉글리쉬 48 - Business 관련 표현 (3)

    Business 관련 표현 (3) 1. 매우 심한 경쟁 – cut throat competition, stiff competition, fierce competition, dog-eat-dog, survival of the fittest ex) In business school, the competition was cut-throat. 2. ahead of the curve (more advanced than the competition.) / ahead of the game, ahead of the pack ex) I’m investing a lot of time and money in research and development so I can stay ahead of the curve. 3. at stake - at risk ex) I’m a little nervous about giving this presentation. There's a lot at stake. The stakes are high. ex) a game show question might be easy at home, but when the stakes are so high you might be less sure in the studio.

    18 min
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매 에피소드마다 3개의 실제로 원어민이 즐겨 사용하는 표현을 룩쌤과 원어민쌤이 설명하고, Tip of the Day 라고 해서 영어공부하는데 필요한 tip 을 알려드립니다. 모든 내용은 www.lukelookenglish.com 의 idiom/slang 에서 공부할 수 있어요.

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    룩룩잉글리쉬
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2015
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
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