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제가 아이랑 어떤 책을 읽다가
그 안에 이디엄들이 난무 ㅎㅎ허여 찾아보게 되었던 것 중 동물에 관한 것입니다.
글밥이 높아질 수록 이디엄을 많이 알면 읽는데 상당히 도움이 되는것 같어요.
파일첨부 했어요.
익숙한 표현들이 많이 보이네요.
| Idiom | Meaning | Example Sentence | |
| ants in one's pants | unable to sit still or remain calm out of nervousness or excitement | Lisa had ants in her pants the day before her interview. | |
| (the) birds and the bees | *** education | I learned about the birds and the bees when my baby brother was born. | |
| cat nap | a short sleep | I'm going to have a cat nap while you're cooking dinner. | |
| cat's got one's tongue | said about someone who doesn't speak (usually due to shyness) | It looks like the cat's got your tongue, Lucy. Are you always this quiet? | |
| chicken out | to decide not to do something out of fear (usually just before) | I was going to take a ride on Geoff's motorcyle, but I chickened out when he gave me a helmet to wear. | |
| clam up | become quiet suddenly | Arthur clammed up when I asked him about his family. | |
| copy cat | a person who does the same thing as someone else | My sister is such a copy cat. First she bought the same car as me, and now she's applying to my school. | |
| dog days | very hot days | I sleep in the basement during the dog days of August. | |
| dropping like flies | dying/giving up quickly | My roses are dropping like flies in this early frost. | |
| eager beaver | a person who is excited about doing certain work | Ever since he got his new drill set my husband has been an eager beaver around the house. | |
| fishy | odd, suspicious | I knew something fishy was going on when I saw all of my friends' cars in my mom's driveway. | |
| have a cow | get extremely upset (often over something minor) | My teacher had a cow when she realized nobody had done the homework. | |
| hold your horses | wait and be patient | Hold your horses! I'll be done in the washroom in a minute. | |
| holy cow! | Wow, I'm surprised! | Holy cow! I can't believe you ate everything on your plate. | |
| horse around | play roughly | If you're going to horse around, please go outside. | |
| get the lion's share | get the greatest percentage | My aunt got the lion's share of the inheritance. | |
| in the dog house | in trouble with another person | I don't think Marsha is coming out tonight. She's still in the dog house for forgetting Aaron's birthday. | |
| kill two birds with one stone | get two things done at once | If you pick the groceries up when you drop George off for his shift, you will kill two birds with one stone. | |
| kitty corner | diagonal direction | The gas station is kitty corner to the library. | |
| let the cat out of the bag | reveal a secret | Who let the cat out of the bag about the surprise party? | |
| (a) little bird told me | I heard something (usually secretive or unknown) from someone (not named) | A little bird told me that you are thinking of quitting your job. | |
| make a beeline | go straight for something | My grandma made a beeline for the smoking room as soon as she got off the airplane. | |
| monkey see, monkey do | silly/unintelligent people tend to copy each other's actions | Our one-year-old is saying bad words now. I told my husband, "Monkey see, monkey do!" | |
| nest egg | money saved for the future | We have a nest egg that we might have to use if Jim goes on sick leave. | |
| pig out | eat a lot of something | I pigged out on pancakes so I don't have room for lunch. | |
| raining cats and dogs | raining heavily | I forgot my umbrella, and it was raining cats and dogs. | |
| rat race | fierce, competitive struggle for power, position etc | I'm ready to leave this rat race and retire in Mexico. | |
| smell a rat | begin to suspect trickery etc | I asked my brothers not to tell my parents that I went out, but I could smell a rat as soon as I opened the door. | |
| straight from the horse's mouth | directly from the original source | I know Jenny is pregnant, because I heard it straight from the horse's mouth. | |
| take the bull by the horns | face a challenge or danger boldly | If you really think you deserve a promotion, you'll have to take the bull by the horns. | |
| until the cows come home | for a very long time | I could eat pizza and ice-cream until the cows come home. | |
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초코님글과 준서맘님 답변으로 인해 유아게시판의 레벨이 갑자기 업된 듯한 느낌입니다.
역시 준서가 나이가 좀 있다보니 이제 준서맘님도 꽤 높은 레벨의 단어들을 섭렵하고 계시는군요.
저번의 아마존 단어들도 제가 머리를 한 대 얻어맞고 열심히 종이에 적어두었는데, 언제 다 외울라나 몰라.^^
좋은 정보 감사해요.