2017년 3월 15일 수요일

food idioms

to put all your eggs in one basket
=risk everything at once (money, opportunity, hopes for the future)
올인하다
분산투자 안하는 것
바구니가 엎어지면 계란이 몽땅 깨지게 됨

to be in a pickle
to be in a bit of pickle
=when someone is in a difficult situation, or someone has a problem
어려운 상황에 처하거나 문제가 생기다.
e.g.
We're in a pickle
We've just locked the keys in the car!
문제가 생겼어.
차 안에 키 꼽고 문 잠가버렸어...

to bite off more than one can chew
=try to do something too difficult for you and you are not able to do it.
감당하지 못하는 어려운 일을 하다

to butter someone up
=you be really nice or friendly to someone, so that you can get something from them
다른 사람에게 친절히 대해서 무엇인가를 얻어내다
아부하다, 아첨하다

in a nutshell
=talk in a really simple way

https://youtu.be/v3Kw51WO6ps



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