일일영어(12)

1. the bottom line. 핵심, 결론; the most important fact of a situation

   The bottom line is that if you want to make more money, you'll have to do things 

   differently.

 

2. It comes in handy. 요긴하다; be useful

   Are you throwing away this plastic containers?

   Those containers will come in handy to pack lunches in.

 

3. a handful. 주체스러운 사람(일). 귀찮은 것; a person, often a child who is difficult to 

   control

   He is a handful but he is very cute.

 

4. been held up 묶이다; to hold somebody or something up means to delay somebody

   or something

   Where are the rest of the dinner guests?

   I think that they are being held up by traffic.

 

5. brush up on 공부를 다시하다; to refresh and review your knowledge of something

   I heard that you are going on a business trip to Spain.

   Yes, and I should brush up on my Spanish.