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2015년 6월 5일 금요일

PE 6/1 That's Not My Blouse

* look one’s best: to be very well dressed and groomed
ex> The students were asked to look their best on the day their class photographs were taken.

* peculiar: unusual; strange
ex> Sandra stood there for several moments with a peculiar expression on her face.

* on the ball: alert; quick to understand or react
ex> Because the people in my company’s engineering department were on the ball, they solved the problem almost instantly.
ex> I have a hard time waking up, but Erin in on the ball from the moment her alarm goes off.

* bomb zone: a messy, disorganized area
ex> I’ve told Ryan he can’t go out until his room no longer looks like a bomb zone.

* chaotic: being in a state of confusion or disorder
ex> Recent studies indicate that the universe was chaotic in its early stages.

* can’t hold a candle to: to be clearly inferior to someone or something
ex> My old golf clubs are okay, but they can’t hold a candle to the ones Linda has.

* hold it: Saying “hold it” is a direct way to get someone to stop what they’re saying or doing. It is usually followed by a request that they provide an explanation or do something different. A more polite expression to use (especially with strangers) is “excuse me.”
ex> Hold it ma’am. You can’t park here. Didn’t you see the fire hydrant?




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