* get
emotional: to become upset, sensitive, or sentimental
ex> My grandmother gets emotional
when I talk to her now.
ex> One of the candidates got
emotional during the interview.
* go/be
through: to experience, especially with difficulty
ex> She knew she could do anything
because she’s been through a lot.
* School
of Hard Knocks: learning through difficult or negative experiences
ex> My father used to say he studied
at the School of Hard Knocks.
* knuckle
sandwich: a punch in the mouth; 주먹 한 방
ex> That taxi driver threatened to
give me a knuckle sandwich.
* for
real: truthfully; actually
ex> Benny says he hurt his leg for
real this time.
ex> Are we going to go to Europe this
summer for real?
* sugarcoat:
to make something seem less harsh than it is
ex> He did his best to sugarcoat
the situation for his kids.
* Today’s Expression> So my gift
to you is to tell you about the real world through my eyes.
= as I see it; from my perspective; in
my view
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