break even : 본전치기 하다
to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity.
whip up : (식사,요리를) 잽싸게 만들어 내다.
to make food or meal very quickly and easily.
[DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 3X19]
Male Customer: "So can you still cook with the power out?"
Lynette: "Of course! Absolutely! "
She heads back to the kitchen, where Rick is
Lynette: "Please, please, tell me we can still make pizza."
Rick: "No dice. Some genius installed pizza ovens with electric starters."
Lynette: "Oh, this is awful. On a good night, we barely break even. Tonight is gonna kill the whole week."
Rick: "Not necessarily. The stovetop's gas. I bought pasta for the staff dinner. You give me ten minutes, I'll whip up a spaghetti carbonara that'll knock their socks off."
Lynette: "Oh, my god! You are a lifesaver! "
** no dice : 안돼.
** knock someone's socks off : 깜짝놀라게 하다, 감동을 주다, 큰 영향을 미치다.
첫댓글 I barely managed to break even.
I know how to whip up a delicious meal.