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UNDER SOMEONE’S NOSE (phrase) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary

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OUT OF THIN AIR | Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

out of thin air 의미, 정의, out of thin air의 정의: 1. from nothing: 2. from nowhere or from nothing: . 자세히 알아보기.

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under someone’s nose

if something happens under your nose, it happens in a place or situation where you should notice it, but you do not

 They were dealing drugs right under the noses of the police.

 

out of thin air

from nothing:

 I can't come up with €10,000 out of thin air.

 

get blood out of/from a stone

to make someone give or tell you something, when it is extremely difficult because of the character or mood of the person or organization you are dealing with:

 Persuading Chris to buy a round of drinks is like getting blood from a stone.

 

against all odds

가능성이 없다

 

Behave Yourself

얌전히 굴어!

 Don't do anything bad, act appropriately

 

in style 유행이다, out of style 유행이 지났다

 

flunk

to fail an exam or course of study:

 I flunked my Biology exam.

 

turn in 고발하다, turn myself in 자수하다

 

put up to

(put someone up to something) to encourage someone to do something stupid or wrong

 One of the older boys must have put him up to it.

 

knock it off

used to tell someone to stop doing something that annoys you:

 Oh, knock it off Alex, I'm really not in the mood for your jokes.

 

I can tell by ~만 봐도 알 수 있어

 

Are you up for it

"Are you up for it?" means, "Do you want to do it?" or "Are you willing to do it?"
"Are you up to it?" can also mean something similar but it also implies, "Are you able to do it?" while the other does not.

 

feel up to something

to have the energy to do something:

 I don’t feel up to going out tonight.

 

errand

a short journey either to take a message or to take or collect something:

 I'll meet you at six, I've got some errands to do/run first.

 run an errand 심부름을 하다, 볼일을 보다

 

chicken out

 

a long shot 어떤 일이 가능성이 희박하다,

 

Think on one’s feet

think on your feet

to think of ideas and make decisions very quickly 

 In this job you need to be able to think on your feet.

“Yeah, you’re right. A good salesman must be able to think on their feet. 맞아. 좋은 영업사원은 스스로 빠른 판단을 내릴 수 있어야 해”

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