일일영어(19)

1. straight from horse's mouth. 믿을 만한 소식통으로부터; to be from a very reliable source.

   I got it straight from the horse's mouth.

 

2. tongue-in-cheek. 농담하다; to be joking or as a joke.

   My tutor makes a lot of tongue-in-cheek remarks, so I always amused.(항상 흥미진진해)

 

3. play it by ear. 내키는 대로 하다; to do something spontaneously without planning.

   What'll we do after that?

   I don't know. Let's play it by ear.

 

4. spill the beans. 비밀을 누설하다; to reveal something, especially something secret.

   He was planning surprise her. but someone spilled the beans.

   What a shame! That was supposed to have been a surprise. 안 됐다.

 

5. bend over backwards. 열심히 하려고 노력하고 있다;

   to try hard to please someone.

I bend over backwards whenever I see my mother-in-law, she treats me very well.