Keywords: meticulous, insecure, go from A to B, overwhelmed, pick up, sense of, be supposed to
[List of Useful Expressions included here]
- meticulous
- insecure
- go from A to B
- overwhelmed
- pick up
- sense of
- be supposed to
1. meticulous
= 세심한
- The client really liked the meticulous attention to detail in your design.
- If you are too meticulous in your work, you won’t be able to finish it on time.
- He’s so meticulous in everything he does.
2. insecure
= lack of self esteem, fragile
- He feels insecure about his ability to do the job.
- Many young people are insecure about the future.
- It’s very stressful to feel so insecure about my job situation.
3. go from A to B
= A에서 B로 변해간다.
- I go from computer nerd to social influencer.
- My mood went from happy to sad very quickly.
- He went from a entry-level employee to the CEO in just ten years.
4. overwhelmed
= 해야할 일이 너무 많아서 벅차다. 벅차서 어쩔줄 모르다.
- I have so many things to do. I am overwhelmed.
- I’m overwhelmed by everything that I have to do.
- I can understand. This is overwhelming.
= 감동하다, 감정이 벅차 오르다.
- I got overwhelmed when I watched the movie.
- The scene overwhelmed me.
- I’m overwhelmed by you.
- It’s overwhelming. 감정이 극도로 벅차 오르다.
5. pick up
= 전화 받다
- Why don’t you pick up the phone? : I was not in a talking mood.
= 데리러오다
- You are supposed to pick me up at 3 pm.
= 따라잡다
- We gonna have to pick up the pace.
= 다시 시작하다
- I’m going to pick up where we left off last time.
- Let’s pick up where we left off.
- We will pick it up after lunch. (Let’s reconvene after lunch.)
- Let’s pick this up after lunch.
= 상황이 회복/개선되다
- Things are finally picking up.
- Last year was like a roller coaster for us, but I’m glad our sales have finally started to pick up.
= 간단히 사다주다(캐쥬얼하게 표현)
- I’m going to pick you up some coffee.
- I picked you up some soup from a place I know.
= 익히다
- I have just picked up some words here and there.
6. sense of
- She has a good sense of fashion.
- It doesn’t seem that I have a a sense of humor.
- My daughter felt a sense of accomplishment.
7. be suppose to
- You were supposed to have a brunch with me. I’ve been trying to reach you since 8 am.