(1731)＜3274＞: lift one's elbow / 술을 마시다

[williamahn(안영득)]

              ***** lift one's elbow *****

                              (술을 마시다)

        Tips=[1]= 우리가 잔을 들어 오리게 되면 팔꿈치가 올려지게 마련이다.

                                       그래서 이 표현은 "술을 마시다"라는 표현으로 쓰인다.

       (1731)(A) I heard you usually leave work

                              around 9 in the evening.

                  (B) Yeah.

                              After a hard days work, I go to a bar,

                              lift my elbows a couple of times, and go to bed.

                       (A) I guess you don't get to spend much time

                             with your family at all.

                    =leave work:퇴근하다   =a hard day's work:고된 하루의 일   =get to: (어떤 결과)에이르다

                                                                     [본문   해석]

                               (A) 대개 밤 9시 반쯤 퇴근한다고 들었어요.

                                      (B) 네, 하루의 힘든 일이 끝나면 바에가서 몆잔하고 잠자리에 듬니다.

                                      (A) 그러면 가족과 지낼시간이 거의 없겠군요.

               Tips=[2]= English Review

                     [in no time / 바로, 곧]

                          (A) So how does it look?

                                   Do you think I'll need to buy a new windshield?

                                     (어때보입니가? 앞 유리를 새로 갈아야 할가요?)

                             (B) No. Luckily, it just a scratch,not a crack. 

                                    I should be able to fix it in no time. 

                                               (아뇨, 살짝 긁혔을 뿐 금이 가지는 않았습니다. 바로 고쳐 드릴 수 있을 거예요.

                                      (A) That's a relief!      (다행이 군요!)

                            [Similar and related expressions]

                       ** I should be able to fix it in a jiffy.**

                                  (당장 고쳐 드릴 수 있을 거예요.)