* come to grips with: to
accept or handle something difficult
ex> Knowing that she would still be able to visit them helped the
kids come to grips with Ms. Bennett’s departure.
ex> The government eventually came to grip with the loss
of revenues from natural resources.
Note> If a person comes to
grips with a problem, he is facing reality and is ready to do battle. Maybe
like two wrestlers grip each other.
* open a can of worms: to
do something that unintentionally creates a problem
ex> We really opened a can of worms when we had that
carpenter look inside our walls.
* course of action: a way
of proceeding with something
ex> Tamara realized that the best course of action was to
tell her father about the lama.
* cook the books: to
intentionally record false financial information
ex> The movie is about the corrupt prison warden who had been cooking
the books for years.
Note> What does cooking have to do with books? Well, the phrase
is an allusion to changing the ingredients (figures or numbers) to make another
meal (accounting book or records).
* jeopardize: to put
something in danger or at risk
ex> I knew I was in an unhealthy relationship when it started to jeopardize
my career.
* catch up: to reach the
same position as something that was ahead
ex> Elizabeth has already sold fourteen units, but I’m determined
to catch up to her.
* rash: 성급한, 조급한
As a noun, this word has two additional meanings. One is a reddish
patch of skin caused by disease or abrasion. The other is a series of similar
events happening in close succession, e.g. a rash of car thefts in the area.
ex> A: We should take away his computer and forbid him from going
out with his friends for two weeks.
B: That’s much too rash, Sonya. We don’t even know if he
actually did the things he’s been accused of.
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