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¡ß 1. Let the cat out of the bag
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I was trying to keep the party a surprise, but Jake let the cat out of the bag.
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¡ß 2. Kill two birds with one stone
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¼³¸í: µ¹ Çϳª·Î »õ µÎ ¸¶¸®¸¦ Àâ´Â´Ù´Â Àǹ̷Î, ÇϳªÀÇ ÇൿÀ¸·Î µÎ °¡Áö ¼º°ú¸¦ ¾ò´Â »óȲ¿¡ ¾¹´Ï´Ù.
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By studying on the train, I kill two birds with one stone.
±âÂ÷¿¡¼ °øºÎÇϸé À̵¿ÇÏ¸é¼ °øºÎµµ ÇØ¼ Àϼ®ÀÌÁ¶¿¹¿ä.
By walking to work, I kill two birds with one stone: I save money and get exercise.
Á÷Àå±îÁö °É¾î°¡¸é µ·µµ ¾Æ³¢°í ¿îµ¿µµ µÅ¼ Àϼ®ÀÌÁ¶¾ß.
¡ß 3. The elephant in the room
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¼³¸í: ³Ê¹« ¶Ñ·ÇÇÏÁö¸¸ ¹Î°¨Çϰųª ºÒÆíÇØ¼ ÇÇÇÏ´Â ÁÖÁ¦¸¦ ¸»ÇÒ ¶§ »ç¿ëÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
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No one mentioned the elephant in the room — the fact that the company is losing money.
¾Æ¹«µµ ȸ»ç°¡ ¼ÕÇØ¸¦ º¸°í ÀÖ´Ù´Â »·ÇÑ »ç½Ç¿¡ ´ëÇØ ¸»ÇÏÁö ¾Ê¾Ò¾î¿ä.
The budget cut was the elephant in the room during the meeting.
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¡ß 4. A fish out of water
¶æ: ¸Å¿ì ¾î»öÇÏ°í ºÒÆíÇÑ »óȲ¿¡ ÀÖ´Â »ç¶÷
¼³¸í: ¹° ¹Û¿¡ ³ª¿Â ¹°°í±âó·³, Àͼ÷ÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀº »óȲ¿¡¼ ¾îÂîÇÒ ¹Ù¸¦ ¸ð¸£´Â »ç¶÷À» Ç¥ÇöÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
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At my new school, I felt like a fish out of water.
»õ Çб³¿¡¼´Â Á¤¸» ¾î»öÇÏ°í ºÒÆíÇß¾î¿ä.
¡ß 5. Cry wolf
¶æ: °ÅÁþ °æ°í¸¦ ¹Ýº¹Çؼ ÁøÂ¥ÀÏ ¶§ ¹ÏÁö ¾Ê°Ô ÇÏ´Ù
¼³¸í: ½ÇÁ¦·Î´Â À§ÇèÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ¸¸é¼ ÀÚ²Ù À§ÇèÇÏ´Ù°í ÇÏ¸é ³ªÁß¿¡ ÁøÂ¥ À§±âÀÏ ¶§ »ç¶÷µéÀÌ ¹ÏÁö ¾Ê°Ô µË´Ï´Ù.
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If you keep crying wolf, no one will believe you when you really need help.
°ÅÁþ °æ°í¸¦ °è¼ÓÇϸé ÁøÂ¥ µµ¿òÀÌ ÇÊ¿äÇÒ ¶§ ¾Æ¹«µµ ¹ÏÁö ¾ÊÀ» °Å¿¹¿ä.
¡ß 6. Hold your horses
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¼³¸í: ¸»À» ¸ØÃßµíÀÌ, ÈïºÐÇϰųª ±ÞÇÏ°Ô ÇൿÇÏ´Â »ç¶÷¿¡°Ô ÁøÁ¤Ç϶ó°í ¸»ÇÒ ¶§ »ç¿ëÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
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Hold your horses! We haven¡¯t even decided where to go yet.
ÁøÁ¤ÇØ! ¾ÆÁ÷ ¾îµð·Î °¥Áöµµ Á¤ÇÏÁö ¾Ê¾ÒÀݾÆ.
¡ß 7. Busy as a bee
¶æ: ¸Å¿ì ¹Ù»Ú°Ô ¿òÁ÷ÀÌ´Ù
¼³¸í: ²Ü¹úó·³ ²÷ÀÓ¾øÀÌ ¹Ù»Ú°Ô ÀÏÇÏ´Â ¸ð½ÀÀ» Ç¥ÇöÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
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She¡¯s always busy as a bee, helping everyone at the office.
±×³à´Â »ç¹«½Ç¿¡¼ Ç×»ó ³²À» µµ¿ì´À¶ó ¹Ù»Ú°Ô ¿òÁ÷¿©¿ä.
¡ß 8. Let sleeping dogs lie
¶æ: ¹®Á¦¸¦ °Çµå¸®Áö ¾Ê°í ³»¹ö·ÁµÎ´Ù
¼³¸í: ÀÌ¹Ì Áö³ª°£ ¹®Á¦¸¦ ´Ù½Ã ²¨³»¾î ÀÏÀÌ Ä¿ÁöÁö ¾Êµµ·Ï ±×³É µÎ´Â °ÍÀÌ ³´´Ù´Â Ç¥ÇöÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
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Don¡¯t bring up that argument again. Let sleeping dogs lie.
±× ¸»½Î¿òÀº ´Ù½Ã ²¨³»Áö ¸¶. ±×³É µÎ´Â °Ô ³ª¾Æ.
¡ß 9. The lion¡¯s share
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¼³¸í: »çÀÚÀÇ ¸òÀ̶ó´Â Àǹ̷Î, ¹«¾ð°¡ÀÇ ´ëºÎºÐÀ̳ª °¡Àå Å« ºÎºÐÀ» Â÷ÁöÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ» ¸»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
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He took the lion¡¯s share of the credit for the project.
±×´Â ±× ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °ø·Î¸¦ ´ëºÎºÐ Â÷ÁöÇß¾î¿ä.
She took the lion¡¯s share of the inheritance.
±×³à°¡ À¯»êÀÇ ´ëºÎºÐÀ» °¡Á®°¬¾î¿ä.
¡ß 10. A copycat
¶æ: Èä³»ÀïÀÌ, ³²À» ±×´ë·Î µû¶óÇÏ´Â »ç¶÷
¼³¸í: ¿ø¼þÀÌó·³ Èä³» ³»´Â »ç¶÷À» °¡¸®Åµ´Ï´Ù. º¸Åë ºñÆÇÀûÀÎ ´µ¾Ó½º°¡ ´ã°Ü ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
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Stop being a copycat and think for yourself!
±×¸¸ Èä³» ³»°í ³Ê ½º½º·Î »ý°¢ÇØ ºÁ!
¡ß 11. Cat got your tongue
¶æ: ¿Ö ¸»ÀÌ ¾ø¾î¿ä? ¿Ö ÀÌ·¸°Ô Á¶¿ëÇØ¿ä? (³î¶ó°Å³ª ´çÈ²ÇØ¼ ¸»ÀÌ ¾ø´Â »óȲ)
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Why are you so quiet? Cat got your tongue?
¿Ö ÀÌ·¸°Ô Á¶¿ëÇØ? ¸»¹®ÀÌ ¸·Çû¾î?
¡ß 12. Ants in your pants
¶æ: ³Ê¹« µé¶°¼ °¡¸¸È÷ ÀÖÁö ¸øÇÏ´Â »óÅÂ
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He had ants in his pants before his big presentation.
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¡ß 13. Can of worms
¶æ: ¼Õ´ë¸é ¹®Á¦°¡ Ä¿Áú ¼ö ÀÖ´Â »óȲ
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Discussing politics at dinner opened a real can of worms.
Àú³á½Ä»ç Áß Á¤Ä¡ ¾ê±â¸¦ ²¨³Â´õ´Ï ÀÏÀÌ Ä¿Á³¾î¿ä.
¡ß 14. The bee¡¯s knees
¶æ: ÃÖ°í·Î ¸ÚÁö°í ÈǸ¢ÇÑ °Í
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This new phone is the bee¡¯s knees!
ÀÌ »õ ÈÞ´ëÆù ÁøÂ¥ ÃÖ°í¾ß!
¡ß 15. Butterflies in your stomach
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I always get butterflies in my stomach before an exam.
½ÃÇè º¸±â Àü¿¡´Â Ç×»ó ±äÀåµÅ¿ä.
¡ß 16. Black sheep
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He¡¯s the black sheep of the family — always causing trouble.
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