뉴 10분영어 제 60회
1. be hard to swallow 어떤 일을 믿거나 받아들이기 곤란하다
His suggestion to cut spending is hard to swallow.
2. be getting there (목표에 도달하려고) 진행하고 있는 중이다
A: Did he finish the report?
B: Not yet, but he's getting there.
3. let it pass 성가신 일에 반응하거나 대답하지 않고 그대로 두다
They said several wrong things about our company, but l let it pass.
4. tackle the problem[issue] 문제[쟁점]을 다루다
Politicians should tackle the problem of school violence.
5. the big picture 상세하지 않고 포괄적인 상황
lt's important to consider the big picture.
6. touch base 누군가와 연락을 취하여 정보를 교환하다
Please touch base with me next week.
Let's touch base about this issue offline.
7. across the board 전면적으로
Salaries at our company were reduced across the board.
8. the bottom line 결정적인 정보, 의논 또는 고려의 결과
What's the bottom line?
The botton line is that the repair will cost fifty-five dollars.
9. a wake-up call 경종, 긴급한 주의
The company'spoor results were a wake-up call to the directors.
10. in the short[long] run 단기[장기]적으로
There will be some challenges in the short run, but in the long run, we expect our sales to increase.
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