I got you a glass of wine and I’m having
a club soda. And we have a shrimp
cocktail coming soon.
* club soda: 탄산수
Great. So can you finally tell me what’s
had you grinning like the Cheshire Cat.
* grin like the Cheshire Cat: to smile
broadly
ex> The boy was grinning like the
Cheshire cat after talking to the girl he had a crush on.
cf> The Cheshire cat: a constantly
grinning cat in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
I told you I had a doctor’s appointment
today, right? He gave me some news that caught
me by surprise.
* catch someone by surprise: to startle
someone
ex> The burglar was caught by
surprise when he found someone home at the house he was robbing.
I’m better
than okay. I’m great. In fact, all four of us are great.
* better than okay: exceptionally good
ex> Although the day started out
badly, it ended better than okay for Shannon.
I’m afraid I’ve missed the point.
* miss the point: to fail to understand
the most important part of something
ex> Tony completely missed the
point of why his father was upset with him and repeated the same mistake
again.
Twins? This deserves a real celebration!
Let’s go out and paint the town red!
* paint the town red: to have an
exciting evening, usually involving dancing and drinking.
ex> After the premiere of the play,
the whole cast went out and painted the town red.
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