* steer clear of: to avoid
ex>
My doctor told me to steer clear of processed meats and dairy products.
* words of wisdom: good advice
ex>
What words of wisdom does that book have for people who want to travel
alone?
* dump: to discard; break up with; empty
carelessly
ex>
Lisette dumped her suitcase’s contents onto the living room floor and
left with the empty bag.
Note>
Dump is both a noun and a verb, and
the verb is the older form by several centuries. It probably comes from
Scandinavian languages, and originally meant “to throw down with force.”
* devastated: destroyed; ruined; overcome
by grief
ex>
The geological record shows that the region has been devastated by major
eruptions several times.
Note>
The root of devastate is the Latin
word vastare, which means “laid to
waste” or “destroyed.” Devastate
shares its origin with the word waste.
* carry on: to continue
ex>
We carried on through the rain, stopping only once to eat some snacks in
the shelter of a shallow cave.
* when the going gets tough: when things
become difficult
ex>
I know I can count on you to support me when the going gets tough.
* drive one up
the wall: 매우 짜증나게 만들다, 몹시 화나게 하다
ex>
If being driven up the wall is too strange for you, you can also be driven
around the bend, which means the same thing. British speakers tend to use a
different variation: drive one round the twist.
ex>
It was driving me up the wall, so I’m taking a break from it.
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