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比喩的なイディオムと決まり文句
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red herring から the tip of the iceberg まで、12の生き生きとした比喩表現を、正しい形と適切な場面で使えるようにします。
どのイディオムが合う？
各文を最もよく完成させるイディオムを選びましょう。
- The detective realised the muddy footprints were ___, laid to lead the search away from the real culprit.
- Everyone knew the company was losing money, but nobody dared mention it; it was ___ at every meeting.
- Working from home has been ___: I save two hours a day, but I miss my colleagues.
- The complaint about the late bus turned out to be ___; by lunchtime everyone had forgotten it.
- The three errors we found are only ___; the audit will probably reveal hundreds more.
- Do not ___ just because last year's sales were a record; the market is changing fast.
- Halfway through the long essay, Aiko began to ___ and could barely finish the paragraph.
- The contractor was accused of trying to ___ by using cheaper materials than those specified.
慣用表現を完成させよう
このリストの語を1つずつ使って、各イディオムを完成させましょう：nettle, squib, stone, lines, steam, corners, laurels, teacup。各語は1回だけ使います。
- After weeks of excited publicity, the grand reopening was a damp ___: hardly anyone came.
- The inspector promised to leave no ___ unturned in her search for the cause of the leak.
- The sender was clearly angry, though you had to read between the ___ to see it.
- Having put off the difficult conversation for months, she finally decided to grasp the ___.
- I would never cut ___ on safety checks, however tight the deadline.
- The campaign started brightly, but after six weeks it began to run out of ___.
- The row over who should wash up was a storm in a ___; they had forgotten it by morning.
- The former champion was warned not to rest on her ___.
解答
どのイディオムが合う？
- b) a red herring真実から注意をそらすものは red herring です。
- a) the elephant in the room誰もが話題にするのを避ける明らかな問題は the elephant in the room です。
- d) a mixed blessing良い面と悪い面の両方があるので、mixed blessing です。
- c) a storm in a teacup些細なことへの大騒ぎですぐに収まるものは storm in a teacup です。
- a) the tip of the icebergはるかに大きな問題の目に見えるごく一部は the tip of the iceberg です。
- b) rest on your laurels過去の成功に安心して気を抜くことは resting on your laurels です。
- d) run out of steam終える前に気力を失うことは running out of steam です。
- c) cut corners節約のために安くて質の低い方法を選ぶことは cutting corners です。
慣用表現を完成させよう
- squibA damp squib は、期待されたよりずっと印象の薄い出来事のことです。
- stoneTo leave no stone unturned は「あらゆる手を尽くす」という意味です。
- linesReading between the lines は、言外の意味を読み取ることです。
- nettleTo grasp the nettle は「困難に大胆に立ち向かう」という意味です。
- cornersTo cut corners は、手間を省くために安く、またはいい加減に済ませるという意味です。
- steamRunning out of steam は、気力や熱意を失うことです。
- teacup / tea cupA storm in a teacup は、小さなことへの大騒ぎです。
- laurelsTo rest on your laurels は、以前の成功に安心して気を抜くことです。