(1245)＜3076＞: hand over fist / 빠른 속도로

[안영득]

                  ***** hand over fist ******

                                 (빠른 속도로)

             Tips=[1]= 선원들이 빨리 번가라가며 로프를 잡아 당기는 모습에서

                                           유쾌한 이 표현은 "빠른 속도"라는 뜻이 된다.

                                           돈을 단기간에 빨리 번다는 것을 기억하세요.

                 (1245)(A) Hey, you remember Mike, right? 

                                 He was one of our classmates

                                 back in high school.

                           (B) Yeah, I remember him. 

                                  He started his own business, didn't he? 

                                  How's it doing?

                           (A) Incredibly well, actually! 

                                 I heard that he's making money hand over fist.

                                       =classmate:급우     =back:과거의       =incredibly:놀랍게도    

                                       =make money:돈을 벌다

                                                                [본문   해석]

                          (A) 마이크 기억나지? 고등학교때 같은 반이였든 친구 말이야.

                                  (B) 응, 기억하지. 사업시작했다고 했잔아. 잘되고 있니?

                                  (A) 엄청 잘 된다고 하드라고! 듣기론 돈을 빠르게 쓸어 모으고 있다든데.

                      Tips=[2]= English Review

                         [ Cut (someone) off / ~의 말을 중간에 끊다]

                               (A) What did the boss say about your new idea?

                                          (상사분이 그쪽이 낸 아이디어에 대하여 뭐라고 하시던가요?)

                                  (B) He didn't even listen to it. 

                                        He cut me off before I could explain it fully.

                                           (제 이야기은 아예 귀담아 듣지도 않아요. 제가 끝까지 설명하기도 전에 말을 끊으시더라구요.)

                                  (A) Oh, that's terrible. Maybe you could email him a proposal?

                                            (저런, 너무하셨네요. 상사분에게 이메일로 제안서를 보내보시면 어떻겠어요?)

                            [Similar and related expression‎]

                           ** He interrupted me before I could explain it fully.**

                                    (제가 끝까지 설명하기도 전에 말을 끄놓어버리시든걸요.)