영영 뜻

한글 뜻 

 sink in

understand 

이해하다 

 talk back

answer in a rude way,

esp. to a teacher or parent 

말대꾸하다 

 hit the spot

satisfy and refresh 

시원하게 하다 

 neck and neck

even 

막상막하 

 cut corners

economize, perhaps excessively 

극도로 절약하다 

 eat out

eat in a restaurant 

외식하다 

 get around to doing

finally manage to do 

어떻게든 해보다 

 have rocks in one's head

be crazy 

미치다 

 push around

treat very badly 

못살게 굴다 

 trade in

exchange the old for the ne

(and get a discount) 

신제품과 교환하다 

 step on it

hurry up 

서두르다 

on pins and needles 

very nervous 

매우 초조한 

 taper off

reduce gradually 

차차 끊다 

 rain or shine

always 

비가오나 눈이오나 

pop the question 

propose marriage 

청혼하다 

on the blink 

not working properly 

고장난 

a big wheel 

a VIP 

중요인물 

 come in handy

useful 

유용하다 

 go in one ear and come

out the other 

not pay any attention to 

한 귀로 듣고 한 귀로 흘리다 

 take it or leave it

buy it as it is, or go buy somewhere else 

사던 말던 

tied to one's mother's

apron strings  

too dependent on one's mother 

엄마 치마 폭에 싸여 있는 

bite off more than one can chew 

attempt too much 

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