2010.3.19
Happy Friday. Here are the expressions for today.
Have a good day and relaxing weekend.
Idiom: Find your feet. (제자리를 잡다)
Meaning: When you are finding your feet you are in the process of gaining experience and confidence.
(당신이 'find your feet'한다고 할 때 당신은 새로운 경험과 자신감을 얻는 과정에 있는 것을 말함)
Sentence: The first few months he was finding his feet at a new job in a foreign country.
(처음 몇 달 간 그녀는 외국의 새로운 직업에서 제 자리를 잡는 데 시간을 보냈다.)
General Expression: tacky (adjective) (싸구려 같은)
Meaning: Of cheap quality or bad taste.
(A person can be tacky, but so to can a piece of clothes, someone's make-up etc.)
값싼 품질이나 나쁜 취향 (사람 자체가 tacky할 수도 있고, 옷이나 화장등도 tacky할 수 있음)
Sentence: She wore such a tacky outfit, but it suits her personality.
그녀는 촌스런 옷을 입었다. 그런데 그게 그녀 성격과 잘 맞는다.
Movie Quote: You're gonna need a bigger boat. - Martin Brody played by the actor Roy Schneider in Jaws.
당신은 더 큰 보트가 필요할 거예요 -영화 Jaws 조스에서 Martine Brody의 대사