실생활에 자주 사용하는,
"이디엄"(day1)
(여기에 올리는 이디엄들은, 영어권의 아이들이 보는 책들중, 자주 사용되는 것들 위주로 올렸습니다)
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이디엄 |
의미 | 용례 |
| Birds of a feather flock together. |
비슷한 취미나 흥미를 가진 친구들끼리 모인다. |
All my friends like to go hiking. I guess we are birds of a feather, flocking together! |
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Black sheep of the family. |
집안에서 가장 말썽을 피우는 사람. |
David is the black sheep of his family when it comes to studying. |
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Raining cats and dogs. |
폭우가 쏟아지는 것. |
All the children cannot go out to play today because it is raining cats and dogs. |
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Kill two birds with one stone. |
한번의 행동으로 두가지 이익을 얻게 되는 것. |
Ivan is a smart boy. He goes to the park to read and watch the children play. He kills two birds with one stone. |
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Catch someone red-handed. |
나쁜짓을 하는 사람을 잡다. |
Jeremy was caught red handed when he tried stealing some cookies from the jar. |
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True blue. |
충성스러운, 신뢰가 깊은. |
Uncle Gerald's dog fought off the wolves and protected him. A dog is always true blue to the end. |
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Cool as a cucumber. |
왠만한 일엔 신경쓰지 않는, 아주 침착한. |
Even thought Barry is scared of acting in front of a crowd, today he was cool as a cucumber on stage. |
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In a pickle. |
곤란에 빠진. |
Not only did the boys not win the game, they lost all their gear, too. They sure are in a pickle! |
