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red herring부터 the tip of the iceberg까지 생생한 비유 표현 열두 개를 알맞은 형태와 알맞은 상황에서 사용합니다.

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  1. The detective realised the muddy footprints were ___, laid to lead the search away from the real culprit.
    • a) a storm in a teacup
    • b) a red herring
    • c) the tip of the iceberg
    • d) a mixed blessing
  2. Everyone knew the company was losing money, but nobody dared mention it; it was ___ at every meeting.
    • a) the elephant in the room
    • b) a red herring
    • c) the tip of the iceberg
    • d) a mixed blessing
  3. Working from home has been ___: I save two hours a day, but I miss my colleagues.
    • a) a storm in a teacup
    • b) the tip of the iceberg
    • c) the elephant in the room
    • d) a mixed blessing
  4. The complaint about the late bus turned out to be ___; by lunchtime everyone had forgotten it.
    • a) a mixed blessing
    • b) the elephant in the room
    • c) a storm in a teacup
    • d) a red herring
  5. The three errors we found are only ___; the audit will probably reveal hundreds more.
    • a) the tip of the iceberg
    • b) a storm in a teacup
    • c) a red herring
    • d) a mixed blessing
  6. Do not ___ just because last year's sales were a record; the market is changing fast.
    • a) run out of steam
    • b) rest on your laurels
    • c) grasp the nettle
    • d) cut corners
  7. Halfway through the long essay, Aiko began to ___ and could barely finish the paragraph.
    • a) leave no stone unturned
    • b) grasp the nettle
    • c) read between the lines
    • d) run out of steam
  8. The contractor was accused of trying to ___ by using cheaper materials than those specified.
    • a) rest on his laurels
    • b) grasp the nettle
    • c) cut corners
    • d) leave no stone unturned

관용구 완성하기

이 목록에서 단어를 하나씩 골라 각 관용구를 완성하세요: nettle, squib, stone, lines, steam, corners, laurels, teacup. 각 단어는 한 번씩만 사용합니다.

  1. After weeks of excited publicity, the grand reopening was a damp ___: hardly anyone came.
  2. The inspector promised to leave no ___ unturned in her search for the cause of the leak.
  3. The sender was clearly angry, though you had to read between the ___ to see it.
  4. Having put off the difficult conversation for months, she finally decided to grasp the ___.
  5. I would never cut ___ on safety checks, however tight the deadline.
  6. The campaign started brightly, but after six weeks it began to run out of ___.
  7. The row over who should wash up was a storm in a ___; they had forgotten it by morning.
  8. The former champion was warned not to rest on her ___.

정답

어떤 관용구가 맞을까요?

  1. b) a red herring진실에서 관심을 돌리게 하는 것은 red herring입니다.
  2. a) the elephant in the room모두가 이야기하기를 피하는 뻔한 문제는 the elephant in the room입니다.
  3. d) a mixed blessing좋은 효과와 나쁜 효과를 모두 가지고 있으므로 mixed blessing입니다.
  4. c) a storm in a teacup사소한 일로 일어났다가 금방 사라지는 소동은 storm in a teacup입니다.
  5. a) the tip of the iceberg훨씬 큰 문제 중 눈에 보이는 작은 일부분은 the tip of the iceberg입니다.
  6. b) rest on your laurels과거의 성공에 안주하는 것은 resting on your laurels입니다.
  7. d) run out of steam끝내기 전에 힘을 잃는 것은 running out of steam입니다.
  8. c) cut corners돈을 아끼려고 더 싸고 품질이 낮은 방법을 택하는 것은 cutting corners입니다.

관용구 완성하기

  1. squibA damp squib은 사람들이 기대한 것보다 훨씬 덜 인상적인 행사입니다.
  2. stoneTo leave no stone unturned는 가능한 모든 것을 시도한다는 뜻입니다.
  3. linesReading between the lines는 말로 드러나지 않은 의미를 찾아낸다는 뜻입니다.
  4. nettleTo grasp the nettle은 어려움에 과감하게 맞선다는 뜻입니다.
  5. cornersTo cut corners는 수고를 덜기 위해 싸게 또는 대충 한다는 뜻입니다.
  6. steamRunning out of steam은 힘과 열의를 잃는다는 뜻입니다.
  7. teacup / tea cupA storm in a teacup은 작은 일을 두고 벌이는 큰 소동입니다.
  8. laurelsTo rest on your laurels는 이전의 성공 때문에 안주한다는 뜻입니다.