Double H

TOOTH - TEETH "by the skin of one's teeth" --- The traffic was so heavy I thought I'd miss the train, but I caught it by the skin of my teeth. 거의 실패할 뻔 했으나 성공했을 경우에 사용하는 관용적 표현입니다. "grit your teeth" --- To reach safety I had to grit my teeth and wade through the mud. 매우 어려운 상태임에도 불구하고 뭔가를 하기로 마음을 먹었을 경우에 사용하는 표현입니다. "lie through your teeth" --- I saw him breaking the window. If he denies it, he'..

BRAIN(S) "beat one's brains out" --- My grandmother beats her brains out every evening trying to do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper. 문제를 풀거나 어떤 것을 이해하기 위해 열심인 경우에 사용하는 관용적 표현입니다. "brain like a sieve" --- Oh, I forgot to buy the bread - I've got a brain like a sieve these days. 기억력이 나쁘거나 자주 잊는 경유에 사용하는 관용적 표현입니다. "all brawn and no brain" --- He's an impressive player to watch, but he's all ..

ARMS "arm of the law" --- He fled to South America hoping to escape the arm of the law. arm of the law 이라는 표현은 법의 권위 또는 권한이 확장되는 범위를 나타낼때 사용하는 표현입니다. "chance one's arm" ---Tony knew there was little hope of getting into Harvard but he decided to chance his arm anyway. The population was up in arms over the demolition of the old theatre. 성공할 확률은 낮지만 기회가 되면 뭔가를 시도할 때 쓰는 관용적 표현입니다. "cost an arm and..