"the apple of one's eye" = "~의 눈에 넣어도 아프지 않을 소중한 사람"

"the apple of one's eye"는
"~의 눈에 넣어도 아프지 않을
소중한 사람" 

이라는 뜻을 가진 

이디엄입니다.

 

아래 대화를 통해 그 사용법과

다른 이디엄을 익혀봅시다.

 

 

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Kathy: Get a load of that kid.

She's always in hot water.

 

(get a load of someone

or something: ~을 좀 봐)

 

(kid: 아이)

 

(in hot water: 곤경에 처해서)

 

 

 

Jeff: She's a handful. I think she's spoiled.

She is the apple of her father's eye.*

 

(a handful: 다루기 힘든 사람 또는 동물)

 

(spoiled: 제멋대로 하는, 망처진)

 

 

 

Kathy: You hit the nail on the head!

Her family gets a kick out of her.

 

(hit the nail on the head:

정곡을 찌르다)

 

(get a kick out of someone or

something: ~로부터 기쁨을 느끼다)

 

 

 

Jeff: She keeps them in stitches,

but they give in too much.

 

(keep someone in stitiches:

~를 배꼽을 잡고 웃게 하다)

 

(give in: 양보하다, 넘겨주다)

 

 

 

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* the apple of one's eye

 

=

 

the person who someone loves most

and is very proud of

 

(누군가가 가장 사랑하고

자랑스럽게 여기는 사람)

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(예문)

 

His youngest daughter was

the apple of his eye.

 

(그의 막내딸은 자기의 눈에 넣어도

아프지 않을 소중한 사람이다.)

 

<자료: Cambridge Dictionary>

 

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Excerse 1  Complete the sentences

with the correct idiom.

 

 

a) kids,  b) in hot water,

c) in stitches,  d) give in,

e) spoiled,  f) a handful,

g) hit the nail on the head,

h) apple of his eye, 

i) get a kick out of ,

j) get a load of 

 

 

1. Some people don't like to fight,

so they always ________.

 

2. She's so funny. I'm always ________.

 

3. You think I'm 32! You're right.

You ____________.

 

4. It's a beautiful house.

Once you _____ it, you'll love it.

 

5. That child is terrible. She's the _____.

 

6. Her father thinks she's terrific.

She's the ________ .

 

7. I lost my paycheck. I'm _________.

 

8. That classroom is so noisy.

How many _______ are in there?

 

9. That child is a lot of trouble.

She's _________.

 

10. That child is so intelligent. 

I enjoy listening to him. I ______ him.

 

 

 

Answers

 

1. d,  2. c,  3. g,  4. j,  5. e,

6. h,  7. b,  8. a,  9. f,  10. i

 

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Excerse 2  Rewrite the phrase in italics,

using the proper idiomatic expression.

 

 

1. That child gets too much.

 

2. She's in trouble.

 

3. When she tells a joke,

I'm always laughing.

 

4. She has four children,

but her youngest is someone special. 

 

5. I know you don't want to go to the movies,

but please do what I want for a change.

 

6. I enjoy watching children who are cute.

 

7. I don't want to take all those children

to the park. They are a lot of trouble.

 

8. That's the date I was born.

You guessed correctly.

 

9. That's a child who has a lot of energy.

 

10. Take a good look at that Rolls Royce.

 

 

Answers

 

1. is spoiled,  2. in hot water,

3. in stitches,  4. the apple of her eyes,

5. give in,  6. get a kick out of,

7. a handful,  8. hit the nail on the head,

9. a kid,  10. Get a load of