* (first)
dibs: a statement of claim on something that has no prior claimant
ex> I’m going to offer Darby first
dibs on the last piece of pie because she helped me bake it.
* to
the tune of: amounting to a specified large amount of money
ex> By the end of the decade, the
country was in debt to the tune of four trillion dollars.
* home
away from home: a place where one is as comfortable as in one’s own home
ex> That cottage was our home away
from home every summer during my childhood.
* skid
row: a poor part of a city that is inhabited by vagrants; a state of poverty
ex> I need to find a better job and
pay off my debts before I end up on skid row.
ex> That area was a typical skid
row, with plenty of alcoholism and petty crime.
Note> The term “Skid Road” or “skid
row” was an actual road in Seattle, Washington during the late 1800’s. It was
the main street in which logs were transported. It became a sketchy stretch of
street that loggers began to call “Skid Road.” It was the dividing line between
the rich people of Seattle and the mill workers along with the poor population
of the city.
* up
to snuff: meeting the required standard
ex> The range that came with my
sister’s house wasn’t up to snuff, so she bought a new one.
* meltdown:
an emotional breakdown due to fatigue or stress; a disastrous decline or
collapse
ex> I’d better get some food into my
two-year-old before he has another meltdown.
ex> Some people claim that the
regulatory organization is necessary to prevent economic meltdown.
* fortuitous: 우연한, 행운의
The adjective fortuitous is often confused with the adjective fortunate, which means “something good
or unforeseen” or “having good luck.” Fortuitous
events aren’t necessarily positive ones, although the word is usually used that
way.
ex> That was fortuitous. You
could have been stuck up there all afternoon.
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