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그림으로 보는 오늘의 이디엄(숫자) against all odds(against all the odds) : 역경을 무릅쓰고We were winning against all odds. forty winks : (특히 낮에) 잠시 눈을 붙임I managed to get forty winks after lunch. in two minds : 마음이 이러지도 저러지도 못하는Businesses are often in two minds about such a suggestion. once and for all : 마지막으로 한 번만 더; 최종적으로[완전히]Let us resolve the issue once and for all. behind the eight ball : 불리한 입장에서[인], 궁지에 빠져[빠진]The team was behind.. 2014. 2. 3.
그림으로 보는 오늘의 이디엄(법) the jury is still out : 판단이 유보된 상태이다The jury is out on whether or not this is true. lay down the law : 강압적으로 말하다The judges need to lay down the law. beat the rap : 벌을 안 받고 달아나다He beat the rap because the prosecutor fell down. by the book : (엄격히) 규칙대로She does everything by the book. above board : 공명정대한Our proposals are legal and above board. 2014. 1. 29.
그림으로 보는 오늘의 이디엄(건강) a new lease of life : (병·걱정 따위의) 고비를 넘기고 의욕을 되찾음 To me, the election of Barack Obama feels like a new lease on life. warts and all : (…의) 나쁜 점들까지 모두 A free press, warts and all, is an indispensable component of democracy. ill at ease : 불편해 하는 He is normally an assured performer, but he was most ill at ease today. a shot in the arm : 도움[격려]이 되는 것 Sounds like a shot in the arm for real democracy. .. 2014. 1. 28.
그림으로 보는 오늘의 이디엄(죽음) a matter of life and death : 생사가 걸린 문제This debate really is a matter of life and death. dead in the water : 이미 실패한[성공할 가망이 거의 없는] 사람[계획]His leadership campaign is dead in the water. dead to the world : 세상모르고 잠든The group is still dead to the world. dig one's own grave : 스스로 무덤을 파다, 자멸하다Little did he know he was digging his own grave. 출처 : 구글이미지 kick the bucket : 죽다I'd like to enjoy it all before .. 2014. 1. 27.