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[Daily Expression] Seems to come out! 나올 것 같아.
매일 11시와 함께 하는 Daily Expression Seems to come out! 나올 것 같아. seem to do/be/have something ~처럼 보이다, ~인 것 같다 used to make what you say about your thoughts, feelings, or actions less strong (Oxford Learner's Dictionaries) Examples You seem to like kids. They seem to like you. 너는 아이들을 좋아하는 것처럼 보여. 그들은 너를 좋아하는 것처럼 보여. Yeah. 그래. (Grey's Anatomy - True Colors) Seems to be stuck. 뭔가 들러붙은 거 같아요. [ NERVOUS ..
2023.03.21 -
[Daily Expression] I'm all ears. 귀 기울여 들을게.
매일 11시와 함께 하는 Daily Expression I'm all ears. 귀 기울여 들을게.be all ears 열심히 귀를 기울이다 idiom to be waiting eagerly to hear about something (Cambridge Dictionary) Examples I'm all ears - tell us what they had to say. (Cambridge Dictionary) 잘 듣고 있으니 우리에게 그들이 말했던 것을 우리에게 말해봐. Go ahead, I'm all ears. (Longman English Dictionary) 계속해봐, 귀 기울여 듣고 있어. Everyone was all ears as soon as I mentioned a cash prize. (..
2023.03.18 -
[Daily Expression] We'll just play it by ear and hope for the best. 그냥 사정 봐 가면서 처리하고 결과가 잘되길 바라는 거죠.
매일 11시와 함께 하는 Daily Expression We'll just play it by ear and hope for the best. 그냥 사정 봐 가면서 처리하고 결과가 잘되길 바라는 거죠. play it by ear 사정을 봐 가면서 처리하다, 그때그때 봐서 처리하다 phrase to decide what to do as a situation develops rather than planning what you will do before you start (macmillan dictionary) Examples We don’t know how many people are going to come, so we’ll play it by ear. (macmillan dictionary) 우리는 얼..
2023.03.17 -
[Daily Expression] I think I reached the breaking point. 저는 한계에 도달한 것 같습니다.
매일 11시와 함께 하는 Daily Expression I think I reached the breaking point. 저는 한계에 도달한 것 같습니다. breaking point If something or someone has reached breaking point, they have so many problems or difficulties that they can no longer cope with them, and may soon collapse or be unable to continue. (Collins Dictionary) Examples Come on, let's get you home. 어서, 너를 집에 데려다 줄게. No. I've reached my breaking point...
2023.03.16 -
[Daily Expression] Hey, read the room. 분위기 좀 파악해. (눈치 좀 챙겨.)
매일 11시와 함께 하는 Daily Expression Hey, read the room. 분위기 좀 파악해. (눈치 좀 챙겨.) read the room (= read the table) (사람들의 생각, 감정 등을) 파악하다 idiom to be or become aware of the opinions and attitudes of a group of people that you are talking to (Cambridge Dictionary) Examples Read the room, James. No one here is interested in talking politics right now. (THE FREE DICTIONARY) 분위기 좀 파악해, James. 지금 여기 아무도 정치에 대해..
2023.03.15 -
[Daily Expression] I gotta go. 난 가야겠다.
매일 11시와 함께 하는 Daily Expression I gotta go. 난 가야겠다. gotta 해야 한다 spoken informal a short form of ‘have got to’, ‘has got to’, ‘have got a’, or ‘has got a’, which most people think is incorrect (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) I gotta go. = 1. I have got to go. 2. I've got to go. 3. I got to go. 4. I gotta go. Examples I gotta say. 솔직히 말하면 I gotta pee. 오줌 마려워. I gotta run. 빨리 가봐야 해. I g..
2023.03.14