* (give one the) third degree: to interrogate someone harshly
ex> The police gave the suspect the third degree, but eventually released him.
ex> My wife began to give me the third degree when I got home.
Note> The term may have been coined by the Chief of Police for Washington, DC (1898-1915). He divided police procedures into the arrest as the first degree, transportation to jail as the second degree, and interrogation as the third degree.
* straightforward: easy to understand; not complicated; honest
ex> We need to develop a straightforward procedure our employees can follow.
* happy camper: one who is satisfied or content
ex> My sister did her best to make sure we were all happy campers.
* hassle: something that is troublesome or annoying
ex> This will save users the hassle of changing ink cartridges.
* hard-earned: gained through a lot of effort
ex> Don spent his hard-earned money on a new saxophone.
* collect/gather dust: to be unused or neglected
ex> My tennis racket is collecting dusts.
@ Just like that? 그게 다예요?
Is that it? /Simple as that? /That’s all there is to it?
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