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above board | legitimate, legal. | 공명정대한 |
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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 meatHe 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. | - |
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. | - |
I’ve tried every which way to figure out this problem but I can’t. I’m at the end of my rope! |