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* 관용어 *
* follow your nose: 곧장 앞으로 나아가다
ex) When he asked me the way to the cafeteria, I told him to follow his nose.
* get into the swing of things: ~에 익숙(능숙)해 지다
ex) Everyone understood how hard it was to get back into the swing of things after such a long absence.
* dime a dozen: 값싼, 서투른
ex) Tom thought his old Hardy Boys books were rare, but they were a dime a dozen.
* dark-horse candidate: 거의 알려지지 않았던 사람 이지만 예상을 뒤엎고 이긴 후보
ex) Everyone was surprised when Tom won the election because he was a dark-horse candidate.
* cost an arm and a leg: 큰 돈이 들다
ex) It cost him an arm and a leg to go to Hawaii, but Tom really needed the vacation.
* green with envy: 몹시 샘을 내는
ex) He turned green with envy when a friend of his won the lottery.
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