오늘의 표현 7편

EiK Podcast 99: 오늘의 표현 7편 최근에 제 트위터를 통해서 배포한 표현 10 개를 묶어서 올립니다.평상시에 휴대폰으로나 이메일을 통해서 하루에 하나씩 이런 표현 연습을 받고 싶으면 @EnglishinKorean에 가셔서 팔로잉하시면 됩니다. ~ is starting to pay off: ~ 한 보람이 있다. I was able to read some Chinese characters I saw today. Those hanja lessons are starting to pay off. My friend said she was able to understand the lyrics to my song. I guess those Korean lessons she’s been taking are really starting to pay off. My foot fell asleep. 발이 저려요 / 쥐났어요. Sitting on the floor in that awkward position (불편한 자세) for so long made my foot fall asleep. When I first came to Korea, one of the hardest things about sitting on the floor was that my foot kept falling asleep and I couldn’t stand up after finishing a meal. Hypochondria: 건강염려증. I love my brother, but he suffers from some serious hypochondria. He’s always worried that he has some rare disease. Living with a hypochondriac can be a trying experience. To keep one’s cool: 평정심을 유지하다. 예문: He has a remarkable ability to keep his cool, even under immense pressure. With people watching your every move right now, it’s even more important that you keep your cool. To make ends meet: 빚 안 지고 살아가다. 예문: Many Americans have struggled to make ends meet since the economic downturn of 2008. I just haven’t been able to make ends meet since I lost my job. We really lucked out: 운이 정말 좋았다. We didn’t have reservations, but the restaurant had a last-minute cancellation. We really lucked out. I thought we were going to miss the start of the game but there was no traffic today and we made really good time. I guess we lucked out. My neck of the woods: 우리 동네. 예문: The staff party (회식) is in Shinchon? Great! That’s my neck of the woods. There’s a new Apple store opening in Ilsan? How convenient! That’s my neck of the woods. To open up to someone: 누군가에게 털어놓다. It’s so nice to finally have someone I can open up to about all the stress I’ve been under recently. I think she just really needs someone she can open to. These emotions have been pent up inside of me for years now. I wish I could just open up to someone. To bite the bullet: 울며 겨자 먹기. All the cheap seats to LA are sold out. I guess I’ll just have to bite the bullet and pay full fare. I really hate asking my parents for money, but I’m completely broke. I guess I’ll just have to bite the bullet and ring up my dad. To burst out laughing: 빵 터지다. I was trying to keep a straight face (웃지 않으려고 하다) during my friend’s presentation, but I burst out laughing. 동의어: to bust out laughing The priest had a funny slip of the tongue during the homily and I couldn’t stop myself from bursting out laughing. He’s a self-made man: 그는 자수성가한 사람이다. 예문: At first I thought he was born into wealth, but I recently found out that he’s a self-made man. Thanks to my father’s utter lack of help, I can at least be sure that if I succeed in life, I’ll be a 100 percent self-made man.