이럴수도 없고 저럴수도 없다.

-I have no choice. I'm stuck. I'm between a rock and a hard place.

이번 일은 비밀

-This assignment's confidential.

이봉주선수는 마라톤에서 금메달을 땄다.

-Lee ran away with marathon gold.

이 엘리베이터는 열명이 정원인데 2명이 초과하여 올라가지 못해요.

-This elevator is full, two people is over.

일기를 살펴보자.- Let's go through the weather.

일차선 -1st lane; 이차선 -2nd lane.

입덧 -Morning sickness; square off.

 

임신복 maternity clothes.

I think they're talking on the phone. You know what. I'm glas you passed that stage.

입덧이 심하다 My wife has a bad case of morning sickness.

입덧이 심해요. She has severe morning sickness

입에 맞느냐? Does this taste OK? Do you like it?

입이 마른다(아프거나, 긴장해서). My mouth fills like cotton.(is very dry.)

잠이 쏟아진다. 눈꺼풀이 감긴다.

-My eyelids are droopy(weighs one ton), I can't keep my eyes open.

장난전화 걸려왔어요.

-That was a prank call. That was someone playing a joke over the phone.

쟤는 입이 가벼워.

-He is a blabber mouth. He has loose lips.

저것이 세번째이다.

-That makes number three.

전력투구하다. -Dig deep inside. (Keep hard)

정전중 It's a blackout. It's a power failure. The power is out.

제눈에 안경 -Beauty in the eyes of the beholder.

조심하십시오. -Be careful of something.

Pay attention to something.신경써라.

Take note of something 신경쓰고 주의하다.

조퇴했는데요. He took off the rest of the day. He took off early. He left early. He had a half day off.

주의 환기: You wouldn't believe it, Let's just say ∼ 믿지 않으시겠지만요,

죽이 척척 맞는구먼. You guys have good chemistry. You guys ar like two peas in a pod.

지뢰밭 mine field.

직업에는 귀천이 없다. There are no good or bad jobs(occupations).

짐작 해봐. Take a guess.

집떠나면 고생이다. There's no place like home.

짓궂군요. You're a quite comedian!

짚신도 짝이 있다. Every Jack has his Jill

짠순이다. She is such a penny pincher.

창문에 성애가 끼었다. The window is frosted over.

창피(무안)주지 말아라. Don't embarrass me. 망신시키지 마라. Don't make me look bad.

청출어람 When students are better than teacher, we call it 청출어람.

추위를 잘 타시나요? Are you sensitive to cold?

축 늘어진 악수를 하지 않도록 해라 Make sure you don't shake hands like a dead fish.

Don't do ∼ 보다 한층 부드러운 표현

Make sure you shake hands firmly. You'll knock'em dead. 깊은 인상을 심어줄거다.

충고하는 법 Why don't you just quit smoking./ It'll be nice to quit smoking./ I was wondering if you'd ever think of quitting smoking./ I think it might be a good idea to quit smoking./ Maybe you'd better quit smoking.

크리스마스가 싫다니! Boy, you're a real Scrooge/ Call it what you like(흉볼려면 봐라)(You call me Scrooge, that's OK)/ But don't you get into the Christmas spirit?

클린턴은 상원에 탄핵되었다. Clinton was impeached by the House of the Representatives.

퇴출은행 failed bank/ My bank is bankrupt(closed)

파악하고 있는(전과가 있는) kidnappers들이다. These're known kidnappers.

하나밖에 모르는구나. You got a one track mind.

하늘에 별따기 one in a million.

한국사람 정서에 맞다. That song/music goes well with (matches) Korean sentiments/feeling.

한글이 깨졌어요. I got your e-mail, but Korean was unreadable.

한치수 큰걸로 주세요. Could you give me one a size bigger? Can I have the next size up? Can I have this in the next larger size?

할일 있어요. A: What's up? B: Nothing much. B': I got a job

해가 서쪽에서 뜬다면, 그런일이 있겠지요. 그런일이 있으면 성을 갈겠다.

That will be the day. I'll see about it.

해고되다. be fired, get the ax. 그가 해고되었다. He got the ax. 해고시켰다. give him the ax.

홀로서기를 할 때까지: Until he get back his feet.(Until he just find his feet)

화가 났다. I'm steamed. I'm kicked off. (부글부글 끓어오른다)

화장실이 재래식이예요. The toilet is a conventioanl one. It's a conventional toilet.

화장이 받지 않는다. I'm having a bad make-up day. Something is wrong with my make-up.

화해합시다. Let's not let that argument we had last time keep us apart.(=Let's just make up)

훌륭하게, 당당하게 We'll come through economic problems with flying colors.

힘내세요. Stay strong.