* (I) can’t complain: things are going okay/fairly well
ex> My health has been better, but I can’t complain.
ex> ‘How are you?’ ‘Oh, I can’t complain.’ 불평할 정도는 아니에요.
* beat/bang one’s head against the wall: to waste time doing something difficult, impossible, or have no chance of success
ex> I’ve been beating my head against the wall trying to teach my cat to roll over.
* walk in the park: something that is easy and pleasant = a piece of cake
ex> Using his new phone is a walk in the park compared to my old one.
* pinch oneself: to ensure that a happy situation isn’t just dream
ex> When I first saw the Eiffel Tower in person, I had to pinch myself.
- too good to be true: 너무 좋아서 믿어지지 않는
- The news is too good to be true.
* come to a head: to reach a point where something must be done; reach a crisis
ex> The dispute between Anne and Jeff came to a head last week.
* jump ship: to leave a post or position, especially in response to difficulty
ex> Many of the sailors jumped ship as soon as they arrived in the Caribbean.
- In ancient times a sailor wishing to leave without authorization would jump over the side when near to land (hopefully unnoticed) and swim for it, hence the expression to jump ship, meaning to abandon your post and desert the ship.
@ I thought that every online business idea was already spoken for.
~ taken/~ claimed/~ staked out
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