| above board | legitimate, legal. | 공명정대한 |
|---|---|---|
| She knows it shouldn’t be kept a secret. She wants to keep everything above board. | ||
| a close call | a narrow escape from danger or death | 위기일발, 구사일생 |
| The speeding taxi nearly hit her; that was a close call. | ||
| abide by | keep, be faithful to, obey | 지키다, 따르다 |
| I have to abide by the contract I've signed. | ||
| add up | calculate the total of; make sense | 합계를 내다; (주로 부정문 이치(조리)에 맞다 |
| Add up all the money I owe you. His statements in this case don't add up. | ||
| add up to | amount to, total | 합계가 ~이 되다 |
| His total debts will soon add up to over $90,000. | ||
| after hours | after usual business time | 일과후에, 폐점후에 |
| I want you to clean food spills off the table after hours. | ||
| all at once | suddenly, all of a reason, on a sudden | 갑자기 |
| All at once, the boat hit a rock and capsized. | ||
| all but | almost | 거의 |
| The party was all but over when we arrived. | ||
| all in all | considering, everything | 대체로 |
| All in all his condition has improved since he underwent the surgery. | ||
| allow for | consider, take ~into account | ~을 고려하다 |
| You must allow for his youth and inexperience. | ||
| answer for | be responsible for | 책임지다 |
| They have to answer for the President's safety. | ||
| anything but | never | 결코 ~아닌, |
| nothing but | only | 단지 |
| I'll eat anything but dog meat. He is nothing but a cheat. | ||
| apart(aside from | except for, in addition to | ~은 별도로, ~이외에도 |
| Apart from the questions of expense, the project is impracticable. | ||
| The government has plenty of problems to deal with, apart from inflation. | ||
| around the clock | all day and all night | 밤낮으로 쉬지 않고 |
| We worked around the clock to keep the agreed date with the buyer. | ||
| as a rule | usually, on the whole | 통상, 대체로 |
| As a rule vegetable oils are better for health than animal fats. | ||
| as of | starting from, as from | ~부터(시작하여) |
| Our fax number is changing as of April 5. | ||
| as the crow flies | in a straight line | 직선으로 |
| It's just 2 miles from here to town as the crow flies. | ||
| ask for it[trouble] | behave in a way that is sure to result in trouble | (스스로 화를 자초하다 |
| Drinking alcohol before driving is really asking for it. | ||
| ask one out | invite one on a date | 누구에게 데이트 신청하다 |
| I'd like to ask her out, but I'm worried she'd say no. | ||
| at least | not less than; at any rate | 적어도; 어쨌든 |
| It will coast at least then dollars. The hotel was noisy and dirty, but at least it was cheap. | ||
| at length | at last; in detail | 드디어; 상세하게 |
| At length he came backThey spoke at length about the situations. | ||
| at odds with | on bad terms with | ~와 불화관계인 |
| They're constantly at odds with each other. | ||
| at random | without aim | 함부로, 닥치는 대로 |
| The gunman walked into the crowded hall and fired at random. | ||
| at one's wits' (wit's end) | not knowing what to say to do | 어찌할 바를 몰라 |
| Her son keeps getting into trouble, and she is at her wits' end about what to do. | ||
| at the mercy of | wholly in the power of | ~에 좌우되어 |
| The hostage's life was at the mercy of the cruel terrorists. | ||
| attend to | take care of, see to | 처리하다 |
| One secretary attends to all of the paperworks in my office. | ||
| attribute … to~ | ascribe … to~ | …을 ~의 탓으로 돌리다 |
| He attributed his success to his talent and hard work. | ||
| across the board | including everyone or everything. | 전반에 걸쳐 |
| The company had a successful year. All salaries were increased by 10% across the board. | ||
| air one’s dirty laundry in public | discuss personal problems openly. | - |
| He is a very private person. If he has a problem in his family he doesn’t want to air his dirty laundry in public. | ||
| all along | all the time. | - |
| She was accepted into the university, but she knew all along that she’d get in. | ||
| all ears | eager to listen. | - |
| was excited to hear about her vacation. When she told me about it, I was all ears. | ||
| all thumbs | clumsy, unable to fix things. | - |
| Don’t ask me to put that clock back together. I’m all thumbs. | ||
| an arm and a leg | a large amount of money. | - |
| It cost an arm and a leg to fix the stove. | ||
| ants in one’s pants | nervous, anxious. | - |
| He wasn’t sure if he would be chosen to win the award. He had ants in his pants. | ||
| apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, the | being similar to a parent or family member. | - |
| He acts just like his father. You know, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. | ||
| apple of one’s eye | someone special, usually a son or daughter. | - |
| Although he loves his son, his daughter is the apple of his eye. | ||
| at fault | responsible for making errors. | - |
| He is at fault for all the errors on the computer. | ||
| at odds | in disagreement. | - |
| He is at odds with his boss. | ||
| at one’s beck and call | always ready to do what is ordered. | - |
| Whenever she calls him, he’s always helping her. He is at her beck and call | ||
| at one’s wit’s end | anxious, frantic. | - |
| I need to speak with him to finish the report by tomorrow but he’s not available. I’m at my wit’s end! | ||
| at the end of one’s rope | desperate, with nowhere to turn. | 절박한 상황에서 |
| I’ve tried every which way to figure out this problem but I can’t. I’m at the end of my rope! | ||