실생활 관용구 — B2 영어 표현

‘실생활 관용구’ 컬렉션의 B2(중상급) 표현 61개예요. 표현마다 한국어 뜻과 쉬운 영어로 된 짧은 정의가 있어요. 표현을 누르면 사전 페이지가 열려요.

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단어	번역	정의
cost an arm and a leg	엄청 비싸다	to be very expensive
twist someone's arm	억지로 설득하다	to persuade someone to do something they are reluctant to do
rack your brains	머리를 쥐어짜다	to think very hard to remember or solve something
get cold feet	겁이 나서 망설이다	to suddenly become too nervous to do something planned
off the top of my head	그냥 기억나는 대로	from memory, without checking or thinking carefully
play it by ear	상황 봐서 하다	to decide what to do as a situation develops, without a plan
get it off your chest	속마음을 털어놓다	to tell someone about something that has been worrying you
bite your tongue	할 말을 참다	to stop yourself from saying something you want to say
a slip of the tongue	말실수	a small mistake in speaking, saying something you didn't mean
head over heels	홀딱 반한	completely in love with someone
give someone the cold shoulder	쌀쌀맞게 대하다	to treat someone in an unfriendly way; to ignore them
the black sheep	집안의 골칫덩이	a person in a family who is seen as bad and different
a dark horse	다크호스	a person whose abilities or plans are unknown and surprise people
the early bird catches the worm	일찍 일어나는 새가 벌레를 잡는다	the person who acts first has the best chance of success
the lion's share	가장 큰 몫	the largest part of something
a fish out of water	물 밖에 나온 물고기	a person who feels uncomfortable in a situation
take the bull by the horns	정면으로 부딪치다	to deal with a difficult situation in a brave, direct way
a bull in a china shop	덤벙대는 사람	a clumsy person who breaks things or handles a delicate situation badly
a can of worms	복잡한 골칫거리	a complicated situation that causes many new problems once you start dealing with it
smell a rat	낌새를 채다	to sense that something is wrong or dishonest
straight from the horse's mouth	당사자한테 직접	directly from the person who really knows
ants in your pants	안절부절못하다	unable to keep still because you are excited or impatient
break the bank	거덜 나다	to cost more money than you can afford
foot the bill	비용을 부담하다	to pay for something, often for other people
tighten your belt	허리띠를 졸라매다	to spend less money because you have less
bring home the bacon	생계를 책임지다	to earn money to support your family
make ends meet	근근이 살아가다	to earn just enough money to cover your needs
the daily grind	단조로운 일상 업무	the boring, repetitive routine of daily work
back to square one	원점으로 돌아가다	back to the starting point after a failure
climb the ladder	출세하다	to move up to higher positions at work
cut corners	날림으로 하다	to do something cheaply or quickly, lowering the quality
in the red	적자 상태	owing money; having spent more than you have
egg on your face	망신을 당하다	looking foolish or embarrassed because of something you did
a hard nut to crack	만만찮은 상대	a difficult problem or person to deal with
food for thought	생각할 거리	something that makes you think carefully
take it with a pinch of salt	걸러서 듣다	to not fully believe something
bite off more than you can chew	감당 못 할 일을 벌이다	to take on more than you can handle
butter someone up	비위를 맞추다	to be extra nice to someone so they help you
the icing on the cake	금상첨화	an extra good thing that makes a good situation even better
sell like hot cakes	불티나게 팔리다	to sell very quickly and in large numbers
the calm before the storm	폭풍 전의 고요	a quiet period just before a time of trouble or intense activity
the ship has sailed	이미 버스 떠났다, 기회를 놓쳤다	it is too late; the opportunity has passed
a close call	아슬아슬한 위기	a situation where something bad nearly happened
under the radar	눈에 띄지 않게	without being noticed
third time's the charm	삼세번 만에 성공	said in the hope that a third attempt will succeed after two failures
out of the woods	고비를 넘긴	no longer in danger or difficulty
better safe than sorry	조심해서 나쁠 것 없다	it is better to be careful than to risk something bad happening
hit the sack	잠자리에 들다	to go to bed
out of the blue	난데없이	suddenly and unexpectedly
in the nick of time	아슬아슬하게 제때	just before it is too late
against the clock	시간에 쫓기며	rushing to finish before a deadline
get your act together	정신 차리고 제대로 하다	to start organizing yourself and behaving effectively
ring a bell	어디서 들어본 듯하다	to sound familiar; to remind you of something
cut to the chase	본론으로 들어가다	to get to the main point without wasting time
a wake-up call	경종을 울리는 사건	an event that warns you to change or take action
hit the roof	노발대발하다	to become extremely angry
blow off steam	스트레스를 풀다	to release anger or energy in a harmless way
jump the gun	성급하게 굴다	to act too soon, before the right time
the bigger picture	큰 그림	the most important facts about a situation and its wider effects
a long shot	가능성이 희박한 시도	an attempt with little chance of success
call the shots	결정권을 쥐다	to be the person in control who makes the decisions

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