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2016년 10월 27일 목요일

PE 10/24 Not So Fast, Mitch


Hey! That guy just pulled into a handicapped parking spot like he owned it! I have half mind to go over there and tell him to move.
* pull into: to drive a vehicle into a stopping place
ex> Let’s pull into that restaurant with the red sign.

* have half a mind to do something: to be almost angry or annoyed enough
ex> I have half a mind to make you rewrite this entire report.
ex> My mom said she had half a mind to ground me.

Don’t be such a busybody! Who appointed you the defender of the parking lot?
* busybody: one who is too concerned about the actions of others
ex> Some busybody told my parents what we were doing in the park.

* put one’s foot in it/one’s mouth: to say something tactless or embarrassing
ex> I put my foot in my mouth when I asked Jane when her baby was due.

You have every reason to feel sheepish. That'll teach you to mind your own business.
* sheepish: embarrassed at having made a mistake
ex> My boyfriend felt sheepish about running out of gas.

* mind one’s own business: to focus only on one’s own affairs; not be nosy
ex> That man told me to mind my own business when I told him his shoe was undone.

@ Before you give him a dressing-down, : 가서 비난하기 전에
reprimand him,  /upbraid him,  ~ /give him a tongue-lashing, ~

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