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◈ 관용어 practice
* don't count your chickens before they hatch. : 김칫국부터 마시지 마라
ex) I spent the money I planned to earn and then the job was canceled.
I shouldn't have counted my chickens before they hatched.
* crocodile tears: 거짓 눈물
ex) I begged and cried to go to the party, but dad said I was crying crocodile tears.
* come up smelling like a rose: 생각지도 않은 행운을 우연히 만나다
ex) Even though my sister forgot to do her chores, last week she still came up smelling like a rose.
* fly-by-night: 사람이나 사업체가 빨리 한몫 잡을 생각만 하는
ex) The store where I bought that defective CD player was a fly-by-night operation.
* fat cat: 배부른 자본가
ex) Maybe we can get some fat cats to contribute money for the new gym.
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