4월26일 리차드 영어 The elephant in the room

<The elephant in the room> The elephant in the room was his mother-in-law. =main problem/ something that won’t go away Mum let him off the hook because he had been a good boy. =a second chance/ didn’t punish him a hooker= sex worker The thick smoke from the fire suffocated the victims. =stopped air getting to there He was suffocated by being kept inside all day. =feels restriced/ bored Many people are trying to tackle the high cost of living. =fight/ solve The cars hit each other head-on. =directly He faced the problem head-on. During peak traffic, there is a lot of congestion. =highest point He’s at the peak of fitness. He reached the peak of the mountain. =top Speaking English can be awkward at time. =difficult He’s being awkward. He put me in an awkward position. =difficult, embarrassing He hitched a ride from his friend. =asked for a ride He got hitched last week. =got married (slang) His pain developed a hitch. =problem A hitch-hiker The MP was known for his rhetoric. =high/emotional sppeches He asked a rhetorical quesstion. =no answer expected He answered the question broadly. =in great detail wide= broad What a broad! (woman) He backed away from supporting Labour. =changed attitude His stance on gay rights is well-known. =attitude, opinion, point of view He adopted a threatening stance in front of his teacher. =physical position/body language vacant look, blank look The school tightened up its uniform rules. =made stricter He’s tight: Stay away from him. =drunk/ mean with money (tightwad) Times are tight. =difficult/ expensive He stopped drinking cold turkey. =immediately/ no reduction He’s a turkey. =idiot He stalled for a few minuites before answering the question. =tried to gain time The plane stalled and fell out of the sky. =lost speed He suspected a two-week holiday would be expensive. =believed, thought, felt He suspected his friend of stealing some money. =thought This building is suspect. =dangerous, doewn’t feel good, not good, unsafe anti= against  post= for   con= against   pros and cons His behaviour doesn’t sit well with his mum. =is not acceptable He ran with the current policy. =accepted, supported He took the radical step of getting married. =very dramatic/ changing He’s a radical. =wants big change He made a big call by immigrating to NZ. =decision He was called out by the bully. =challenged Most teninis players have a sweet spot on their racquets. = a good place for the ball to hit He put on a fresh shirt. =new, clean Some men are fresh towards women. =cheeky, sweet talking trying to get on a date He’s in a gloom mood.= sad, depressed Out of the gloom came a car. =darkness (no light) He’s all gloom and doom. =very very pessimistic He shifted house last week. =moved to a new house Shift your ass. =Get out of here. Move! His birthday coincides with his wedding date. =is on the same day The grass is greener on the other side. =Somewhere is better. He trumpeted his success. =boasted about loudly His unprecedented success was trumpted around the world. =never seen before, never equalled before