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talk 137. 내 취향이 아니야 It's not my cup of tea. cup of tea 좋아하는것, 취향 = 차 한잔 not one's cup of tea =/ one's cup of tea > I don't like it either. > You're just being picky. I'm afraid that's not my cup of tea. Watching sports is not my cup of tea. Scary movies are really not my cup of tea.

talk 136. 그녀는 종종 물려받은 옷을 입는다 She often wears hand-me-downs. hand-me-downs 물려받은 옷 hand something down (자기보다 어린 사람에게) ~을 물려주다 I handed my ring down to my daughter. > She's lucky to have a sister. > Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly. He wears his brother's hand-me-downs. We'll take any hand-me-downs. These dresses are hand-me-downs from her cousins. outgrow |aʊt│ɡroʊ (옷 등에 비해 사람의 몸 등이) 너무 커져 맞지..

talk 135. 이 앱 은 영어 공부에 유용하다 This app is handy for learning English. handy 유용한, 편리한 * hand 손 come in handy 쓸모가 있다, 도움이 되다 > Yeah, but it's too expensive. > Cool. Show me! This boxes are handy for organizing. The map came in handy yesterday. The tips you gave me were really handy.

talk 134. 미안해, 내가 말해 버렸어 I'm sorry I spilled the beans. spill the beans (비밀을) 말해 버리다 =/ keep a secret spill 흘리다, 쏟다 / beans 콩들 > Now everyone will know. > There's nothing we can do now. I can't believe you spilled the beans! Don't spill the beans about it. Someone spilled the beans about the surprise party.

talk 133. 그는 최고의 학교에 들어갔어 He got into a top-notch school. top-notch 최고의 , 최상위의 top 가장 높은, 최고의 / notch 등급, 급수 > I'm not surprised. > Good for him! Your work has been top-notch lately. This hotel has top-notch facility. The service at this restaurant is top-notch.

talk 132. 나는 운동하러 가야 해 I need to hit the gym. hit the gym 헬스장에 가다, 운동하다 = work out hit 치다 / gym 헬스장 hit the books 공부하다 hit the sack 자다 > Me, too. Let's go after work. > You work out a lot these days. I don't have time to hit the gym. I try to hit the gym twice a week. Starting this month, I'm going to hit the gym every day.

talk 131. 너무 만만하게 굴지 마 Don't be such a pushover. pushover (사람) 만만한 사람 , (일) 식은죽먹기, 아주 쉬운 push 밀다 / over 넘어지게 > I'm just trying to be nice. > Well, I want them to like me. She's always being a pushover. This team is a bunch of pushovers. He is a pushover to his daughter.

talk 130. 난 네 뒤에서 흉보지 않아 I don't talk behind your back. behind someone's back ~ 의 뒤에서, ~ 없을 때 behind 뒤에 / back 등 > I hope not! > I know you wouldn't. She was dating my friend behind my back. He gossips about her behind her back. I know they're laughing at me behind my back.