Anyway, I need to knuckle down and finish this report. If there’s no fire, I don’t
have to leave, right?
* knuckle down: to concentrate on one’s
work
ex> We knuckled down and built
a shelter when we saw the clouds rolling in.
ex> If you knuckle down for a
few hours a day, you can learn English in less than a year.
No, you have to leave. If not, the fire
department will give our company a failing grade and that could lead to a fine.
And you’d be the one to answer for
it.
* answer for: to take the blame for something;
suffer the consequences for one’s actions
ex> The stock trader was asked to answer
for the discrepancies in his monthly report.
First, you need to snap out of it and stop hitting
the panic button. And second, we should just walk to the back stairs and
leave the building.
* snap out of it: to quickly come out of
a bad mental state
ex> You’re going to find another job,
so snap out of your depression.
* hit the panic button: to suddenly be
unable to cope with a situation
ex> At the slightest sign of
turbulence during the flight, the old lady hit the panic button.
Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s get
out of this place and fast! And when we find Tony, I’m gonna go ballistic on him.
* go ballistic: to lose one’s temper
toward another person
ex> Tom’s basketball coach tended to go
ballistic when the team lost because of stupid errors.
답글삭제1. Most students don’t knuckle down to their studies until the final exam time.
2. The CEO answered for the company’s wrongdoings by resigning.
3. She snapped out of her fear when she saw the lights in the distance.
4. Courtney tends to hit the panic button whenever she is running late.
5. Don’t go ballistic on me for a simple mistake.