1. feel up to ~ ing(할 수 있다고 느끼다= feel like one can do something) - I am supposed to take part in the ceremony, but now I don't feel up to it
2. no use ~ ing (쓸모 없는, 소용없는= useless to, it is of no use to) - I have no use for your advice
3. get up the nerve (용기를 내다=become brave) - I can't get up the nerve to sell goods to people
4. occur to one (문득 머리에 떠오르다=come to mind, come into one's mine) - A fresh idea occurred to me
5. for a change (기분 전환으로=as a diversion, as relaxation) - This summer, why don't we go to the mountains for a change
6. as far as one is concerned (의 의견으로는, 에 따르자면=regarding to someone) - As far as I am concerned, I have no objection to the plan
7. have in mind (생각하고 있다. 마음에 두다=think of something, have an idea in one's mine) - I really don't know what does my husband have in mind
8. get(or give) one a hard time (에게 고통을 주다=bother, put someone to trouble) - Since I defeat John at car play, he has given me a hard time
9. on the dot (정각에=exactly on time) - If you don't come to work on the dot, the boss will not trust you
10. sick in bed (병상에 누운=taking to one's bed) - I'll tell her that you are sick in bed you can't keep your promise with her
11. out of one's mind (제정신이 아닌, 이성적이지 못한=mad, insane) -She is beautiful and attractive, but seems to be out of her mind
12. for good (영원히=forever, permanently) - He left home for good atfer finishing school
13. run around (여기저기 돌아다니다=go to many places) - I had to run around today to do shopping
cf> The married man has run around(바람피다) with another woman
14. see you to (까지 배웅하다) - I'll see you up to bed
15. just in time (겨우 시간에 맞춘, 거의 늦을 뻔한) - Hurry, and you'll be just in time
16. fed up with (참기 힘든, 싫증난=bored with, disgusted with) - Mary gets fed up with her boyfriend easily and finds some other guy
17. talk one into (설득하다=persuade, convince) - I couldn't talk him into going fishing with me
18. get one's (own) way (타협하지 않고 자기 방식대로 하다=do things freely) - If you get your own way, I won't support you any more.
19. in advance (미리, 앞서, 우선=beforehand, in anticipation, ahead of time) - As it is weekend(주말이므로), you have to make reservation in advance
20. do one a favor (부탁을 들어주다, 돕다=comply with somebody's request, accede to somebody's request, help somebody) - I really want to do you a favor but I don't have time
21. sick and tired (신물이 나는=disgusted, tedious, wearsome, tire-some) - I am sick and tired of the hot weather in this city, let's move to the north
22. run along (출발하다, 떠나다=leave, depart) - I must run along now not to miss the last train
23. put one on (놀리다, 농담하다, 과장하다=trick, tease, feign) - He wasn't serious and he was just putting her on(속이다)
24. fix one up (남녀를 소개하다, 주선하다, 마련해주다-arrange, provide for) - I fixed up everything this morning, you'll find your schedule and tickets inn this envelope
cf> It'll be too expensive to fix up(고치다) that old car
25. have a fit (몹시 화를 내다=get angry) - When Bob told he would marry an actress, his parents had fits
cf> My roommate at the dorm had a fit(갑자기 병이 들다=get sick suddenly, become ill all of sudden) last night
26. keep one company (친구가 되다=make friend, become acquainted, associate, have relations) - You should not keep company with such a bad guy
27. crack one up (극구칭찬하다, 을 웃기다=praise highly, describe favorably) My new motocycle is not all it is cracked up to be
28. make it up to (에게 세진 것을 갚다, 보상해주다=pay back, return) - I'll make it up to you
29. take one out (데이트하다, 데리고 나가다) - I took a person out of a room
30. in line (줄을 서서 차례를 기다리는=in alignment, straight) - A large number of students were waiting in line for the distribution of admission tickets in front of the museum
31. make a difference (문제가 되다, 차별을 두다=change the nature of something or a situation, be important, matter)- His good impression made a big difference in the negotiation
32. come within this much of (거의 할 뻔하다)
33. catch one's breath (숨을 돌리다=take a short rest, pause for breach, rest for a moment) - Let him catch his breath before explaining what has happened
34. be eager to (을 열망하다=enthusiastic about, anxious to do, longing for) - Jean is eager to pass the audition to be a musical actress
35. call attention to (주의를 집중시키다=pay attention to, attend to, observe and listen to closely) Call attention to what you're doing
36. cast a spell on (에게 마법을 걸다) - Wait, so all he has to do is cast a spell on her?
37. pull out (뽑아내다=take out) - He pulled out a knife and opened the box with it
38. go wrong (잘못되다=fail, bear a bad result) - I am afraid something has gone wrong with him
39. cure of (을 치료하다=treat for) - A doctor cures a person of a disease
40. call out (소집하다=call, convoke, summon) - As an unexpected accident took place, they called out police reserves
41. spit on(or at) (침을 뱉다, 모욕하다)-He spits at me
42. have a quarrel with someone (싸움을 벌이다) - I have a quarrel with my wife
43. have(get) the hiccups (딸국질이 나오다) - I have the hiccups all of sudden
44. watch over (보살피다=guard, take care of) - Don't worry because God will watch over us
45. dance with joy (껑충껑충 뛰면서 기뻐하다) - My heart danced with joy
46. make up one's mind (결심하다=make a resolution, decide determine, make a decision, resolve) - Make up your mind to get up earlier in the morning
47. draw up (계획을 세우다, 작성하다=draft, write, put in writing, pla) - The lawyer drew up the document for the new case
48. be back at(or to) (다시 시작하다=back to the beginning) - As we lost the appeal court, it is back to square one
49. set out (출발하다=leave on a trip, make a voyage) - Long time ago, the pilgrims set out for the New World
50. bid(or say) farewell to ... (이별을 고하다) - I said farewell to her
51. shake off (털어 내다=draw apart, keep apart, puul apart) - Shake the snow off your coat before you come in the house
52. bolster up (지원하다=make someone feel more confident, especially praising them) - If the parents bolster up their children, they will earn higher records
53. dispense with (없이 지내다, 할 수고를 덜다=do away with, manage with) - The new technique dispenses with much human labor
54. sing in tune (곡조에 맞게 노래를 부르다) I sing in tune for the children
55. send off (발송하다) - He was given a good send off
56. call on (방문하다=visit briefly, pay a visit to, go on a visit to) - I was supposed to(예정이었다) call on you yesterday, but I had some other urgent things
57. cut down (나무를 베어 넘어뜨리다, 타도하다, 무찌르다=overthrow, topple, defeat) - They cut down all the trees to build villas for the rich
58. look forward to ~ ing(고대하다=be eager for, expect) - We are looking forward to hearing from you. They look forward to the time when John will get well enough to come home
59. many snows ago (오래 전에-long time ago) - I used to play hide and seek many snows ago, but now I don't
60. put across (속이다, 해내다=carry out with success) - Jack put across a big event on which his company's fate depended
cf> He put me across(강을 건네주다) the river, You can't put that across(납득시키다) me
61. a hail of (빗발치는) - The victim was hit by a hail of bullets
62. flake down(or out) (잠자리에 들다-crash out, suddenly fall asleep) - The little boy was exhausted from playing outside all day and just flaked out on the sofa
63. be snowed in up(or under) (눈에 갇히다=block up or trap by much snow, keep inside) - In every winter, people in the village on the foot of the high mountain are snowed in for many days
64. stick out (두드러지다, 명료하다=be very obvious, be conspicuous) - Her style of fashion is unique and she always sticks out
cf> John can't run fast, but he will stick out(해내다) the race even though he will be the last
65. send off (빛 혹은 연기를 내다, 발산하다) - Our energy are sending off by running around in the playground
66. make it (해내다) If you clean the house for me, I will make it worth your while(그일을 보람있게 해 주겠다)
cf> make it snappy(서두르다=make haste, move quickly)
67. in support of (지지하여, 찬성하여=give one's approval) - I am in suppor of your opinion
68. keep away from (멀리 떨어지다=stay at a distance from, not go near somebody or something) - I told the children to keep away from the stray dogs
69. get rid of (제거하다, 없애다, 내버리다, 에서 벗어나다=remove, escape from, take off, exclude) - You should get rid of your past and start all again
70. stem from (기원을 두다=develop as a result of something) - His illness stems from overwork
71. go(or get) back to (거슬러 올라가다) - I go back to the salt mines(일로 되돌아가다)
72. let on (가장하다, 인 체하다=pretend, feign) - She let on that she was sick
cf> I didn't let on(누설하다) that he had seen her
73. see an eye to eye (동의하다=agree completely in viewpoint, hold exactly the same opinion) - I haven't seen eye to eye with the teacher on that topic
74. thumbs up (찬성하다) - I give a thums up to her
75. agree on (동의하다=be in accord with, conform to) - After a long discussion, we agreed on the terms of the contract
76. clear up (밝히다=become clear) - The weather cleared up as if there had been no storm
77. tot up (더하다, 합계가 되다=add up, total up, add together numbers or amounts of money in order to find the total) - Tot these numbers up and and make sure it matches with the total amount in this paper
78. from sun to sun (하루 종일) From sun to sun(일출에서 일몰까지)
79. star it (주연을 하다) - She always stars it in the troupe(극단)
80. run to earth( or ground) (샅샅이 캐어내다, 궁지에 몰아넣다=find somebody or something after a long and different search) - I ran the old book shop to ground at the end of the long shopping mall
81. all too soon (덧없이) - The picture ended all too soon
82. miss out (놓치다, 경험하지 못하다=fail, lose or not take a good chance, miss something good) - It is useless for you to regret that you missed out by not joining us
83. in one breath (즉시, 한숨에, 일제히, 동시에=in the same breath, without waiting) - Jenny complains her husband is selfish, but in the same breath she says he is warm at heart
84. protect A from(or against) B (A를 B로부터 보호하다) - Protect a person againgst danger
85. pass out something right and left (여기저기에 나눠주다)
86. ward off (물리치다, 막다=prevent something bad, fend off) - We can ward off some diseases merely by doing some exercise
87. contribute to (기여하다=render services, be conductive to) - The invention of the jet engine has contributed to the advancement of modern travel
88. dote on(or upon) (맹목적으로 사랑에 빠지다=show much, or too much, affection for, center one's affection on) - Mary's parents dote on her, because she is their only daughter
89. on draft (직접 통에서 따른) - Beer on draft(생맥주)
90. up a storm (극도로, 잔뜩) - It's blowing up a storm
91. break into (터뜨리다=suddenly begin to do something) - When people watched the movie seriously, a boy broke into laughter
92. breeze in(or into) (남의 이야기에 참견하다, 물쑥 들어오다=come into a place cheerfully) - I'd just woke up from sleep when Linda came breezing in with a broad smile
93. wind along (굽이 지다, 꾸불거리다) - The road winds along the river
94. out of the question (문제가 되지 않는, 논외의, 불가능한=not to be discussed at all, impossible, impracticable) - It is out of the question for me to build a new house until my income increases
cf>It is out of question(틀림없이=surely, no doubt) that he will make a great figure in the end, as he is clever and diligent
95. do away with (제거하다)=get rid of, abolish, remove, bring to an end) - Society must do away with racial discrimination as soon as possible
96. take a nap (낮잠 자다) I will be taking a nap tomorrow afternoon
97. be in a fix (진퇴양난이 되다=in a jam, in a hole, in a mess, in a spot, in a pickle) - Jim found himself in a fix by not paying the bank loan
98. take ten (십분 가량 휴식하다=have a short rest) - After two hours of work, you can take ten(-take a break)
99. dressed to the nines (굉장히 화려하게 치장하다=in gala dress, in one's best dress) - Where are you going to dressed up to the nines like that?
100. by long all odds (모든 점에서, 십중팔구-outstandingly, certainly, without question) - By long all odds we should win, as we have such a good coach