* spring for: to buy or pay for
something, often for someone else
ex>
If you’ll drive us to the concert, I’ll spring for dinner.
* dive in: to start doing something
suddenly and energetically, without hesitating to think
ex>
When we saw what they were doing, we all dove in and started pushing on
the boulder as hard as we could.
* nothing to sneeze at: too significant
to be ignored
ex>
They offered me a salary that was nothing to sneeze at, but the commute
was too long.
* obligated: compelled by a sense of duty
ex>
Under the terms and conditions, you are obligated to buy ten more at the
regular price.
* fleece: to get a large amount of money
from someone by tricking or overcharging them
ex>
Take a close look at the bill to make sure they aren’t trying to fleece
us.
Note>
The noun fleece refers to a sheep’s
coat of wool, and the verb to fleece
originally meant to remove that coat by shearing the sheep. It’s easy to see
how this verb was later applied to the idea of taking one’s money.
* pattern (something) after: to make
something by following an existing example
ex>
Many of New York’s older buildings were patterned after European
designs.
* mess with:
~을 방해하다, 망치다
This
expression is fairly informal. When used in the negative in reference to a
person, it can imply that the person is prone to anger or is dangerous, e.g. “Don’t
mess with Victor: he has very little
patience.”
ex>
Let’s lock the classroom door when we go. We don’t want anyone to mess with
our masterpiece.
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