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글쓴이: EST윤
1. 타협합시다.
I'll meet you halfway.
= Let's go fifty-fifty.
= Let's go halves.

2. 과거사를 왈가 왈부하지 맙시다.
Let's bury the hatchet.
= Let's let bygones be bygones.

3. 쓸데없이 참견하지 마세요.
You'd better keep your nose clean.
= You'd better stay out of trouble.

4. 늦게라도 하는게 안하는 것 보다는 낫죠.
Better late than never.

5. 한 번 시도해 보는 것도 괜찮겠군요.
Maybe you should give it a try.
= Maybe you should just go for it.

6. 다음 기회에 할까요?
Can you give me a rain check?
= I'll take you up on that.

7. 불행 중 다행입니다.
It could be much worse.
= Things could be worse.

8. 그 배우는 한물 갔어요.
The actor is history.
= The actor is no longer popular.
= The actor is a has-been.

9. 딸기가 제철에 들어 섰습니다.
Strawberries are in.
= Strawberries are in season.

10. 정신없이 바빠요.
I'm as busy as a bee.

11. 출퇴근 시간은 어떻게 되나요?
What are your hours?

12. 일이 밀려있습니다.
I'm behind in my work.

13. 점점 나아져 갑니다.
It's getting better little by little.
= It's improving a little at a time.

14. 그녀는 빈둥거리고 있어요.
She's slacking off.
= She's goofing off on the job.

15. 완전히 사면초가예요.
I'm really stuck.

16. 무슨 일이 있는 겁니까?
Are you up to something?
= What are you up to?

17. 큰 일 날 뻔했군요.
That was a close call.

18. 아마도 그녀는 바쁠겁니다.
Chances are she's busy.
= She's probably busy.
= No doubt, she's busy.

19. 그녀는 공상에 잠겨 있어요.
She has her head in the clouds.

20. 왜 그렇게 안절부절 못하죠?
Why are you so uptight?
= Why are you so nervous?