idiom은 내가 쓰지는 못하더라도 상대방이 썼을때 무슨 뉘앙스인지 알고는 있어야 해라는 구슬쌤의 말을듣고
회사에서 자주 쓰이는 idiom을 아침마다 하나씩 포스팅 하면서 공부해야겠다
1. I'm all ears
:열심히 귀 기울이고 / 집중하고 있으니 말해봐.
collins 사전: if someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
내가 너의 말에 들을 열의가 있다. 준비가 되었다 라는 뜻
=The floor's yours = You have the floor
A:I actually have an ulterior motive for coming here tonight. I need to ask you a favor.
(부탁할게 있을때, 용건이 있을때, 다른목적이 있을때 an ulterior motive)
B: I'm all ears => Well, shoot = Feel free to shoot me an email = Shoot me the address
2.play it by ear
:사전 계획을 세우기보다는 그때그때 상황을 봐가며 결정/처리/대처하다
캠브릿지 사전: to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than acting according to plans made earlier
It's too early to make that call. Let's just play it by ear
A:What are you gonna say?
B:I'll just play it by ear.
I don't wanna sound too over-rehearsed.(너무 짠것처럼 보이기 싫으니까)
3.on the nose
:정확히, 조금도 어김없이, 뻔한
exact/precise, unimaginative
20 minute, on the nose!(20분 정확히 맞췄네요!)
A: So what did you think?
B: Honestly, a little on the nose, not my cup of tea(너무 뻔해서 내취향은 아니였어요)
It's not everyone's cup of tea
4.It caught me off guard.
:(예상치 못한일) 당황했어, (방심한 사이에 허를 찌르듯) 생각도 못했어.
to surprise someone, esp. in a way that makes the person feel confused or uncertain.
I honestly didn't see it coming.(그렇게 될줄 몰랐어) <=> I saw that coming(그럴줄 알았어)
I should have seen this coming(이렇게 될거란걸 알았어야 했는데)
It caught me completely off guard