<P><STRONG>Play it by ear</STRONG> : Decide what to do or say according to a situation as it develops.</P>
<P>(상황에 따라 적절하다. 임기응변하다)</P>
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<P>If you <B>play it by ear</B>, you act by responding a situation as it happens, rather than following a plan you made in advance.</P>
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<P>A : Did you make a plan for today's interview?</P>
<P> (오늘 인터뷰 계획을 짰습니까?)</P>
<P>B : No, I didn't. Let's just go and<B> play it by ear</B>.</P>
<P> (아니요. 상황에 따라 적절히 합시다.)</P>
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<P>A : Did you prepare the data for tomorrow's meeting?</P>
<P> (내일 회의 자료 준비했습니까?)</P>
<P>B : I've no time to collect the data, so I will have to <STRONG>play it by ear.<BR> </STRONG> ( data 수집할 시간이 없습니다. 그러니 임기응변으로 할 수 밖에요.)</P>
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<P><STRONG>* </STRONG>He decided to <STRONG>play it by ear</STRONG> on their first date.</P>
<P> (그는 그들의 첫번째 데이트를 상황에 따라서 하기로 결심했다.)</P>
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<P><STRONG>Have a nice day! </STRONG></P>
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첫댓글Our company will be finished summer vacation by this weekend. But foreign clients will leave at thursday.. I asked for postpone my vacation to next week to my boss. He answer "No".. I asked "Why not Sir" He will be scheduled visit to China with me or alone next week.. Woop.... Oh. MY god... My wife said that honey. Play it by ear... Joseph. What should I do ?..
첫댓글 Our company will be finished summer vacation by this weekend. But foreign clients will leave at thursday.. I asked for postpone my vacation to next week to my boss. He answer "No".. I asked "Why not Sir" He will be scheduled visit to China with me or alone next week.. Woop.... Oh. MY god... My wife said that honey. Play it by ear... Joseph. What should I do ?..
It's a pity that you can't enjoy your summer vacation, but you'd better follow your wife's suggestion.
OK.. Joseph..