토익에 자주 출제되는 영어 회화 숙어 - A

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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!