* lose
it: to become emotionally uncontrolled or insane
ex> Norm lost it when I told
him that I’d spilled a milkshake in his car.
* no
less: most importantly; impressively
ex> My daughter even received a congratulatory
note from the president of her company, no less.
ex> On our first date, Kevin took me
to the fanciest French restaurant in town, no less.
* mean
the world to one: to be of the highest importance or emotional value to one
ex> It meant the world to Daryl
to be asked to join the expedition to the meteor crash site.
Note> At this point in my career, My
daughters means the world to me.
* naysayer:
one who is skeptical or cynical
ex> Patty’s success at the music
awards show silenced all the naysayers who doubted her.
* humdrum:
boring; dull; lacking variety
ex> My first job was rather humdrum,
so I kept myself amused by imagining that my coworkers were superheroes in
disguise.
* make
one’s head spin: to cause one to become dizzy or confused
ex> I’ve been trying to help my son
with his math homework, and it’s making my head spin.
* take the cake: 압권이다
To say that something takes the cake can mean that it is either remarkably good
or bad. The equivalent expression take the biscuit is used in Britain and
Australia.
ex> You’ve done a lot of dumb things,
but that takes the cake.
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