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◈ 많이 알아둘수록 도움이 되는 관용어
* babe in the woods: 경험이 없는 사람
Ex) Tom knew his way around junior high school,
but now in high school he's just a babe in the woods.
* clean as a whistle: 먼지 하나 없이 깨끗한, 아주 안전한, 쉬운
Ex) We proved that he is clean as a whistle,
and therefore he is not the criminal.
* cold turkey: 나쁜 습관을 갑작스럽게 그만둠
Ex) I kicked the TV habit cold turkey.
I took five books out of the library and covered my set with a blanket.
* get away with murder: (저지 당하거나 처벌 받지 않고) 자기 하고 싶은 데로 다하고
Ex) His charm and the fact that he is so likeable often allows him to get away with murder.
* eat your heart out: (~을 갖지 못해) 비통해 하다 (상심하다)
Ex) After Tom lost the plane tickets,
He ate his heart out over the mistake.
* cool as a cucumber: (특히 곤란한 상황에서) 대단히 침착한
Ex) Tom was as cool as a cucumber when he got the award from the President of the U.S.
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