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the sword of Damocles / Pyrrhic victory / a wet blanket / beard the lion in his den / sly / on the sly / accomplice / epilepsy / spell out
the sword of Damocles / Pyrrhic victory / a wet blanket / beard the lion in his den / sly / on the sly / accomplice / epilepsy / spell out
2024.06.11the sword of Damocles : any imminent danger(a king seated one of his subjects underneath a swordthat was hanging by a hair, in order to teach him the dangers a king faces)다모클레스의 검 : 급박한 위험(왕의 자리는 항상 위험과 마주하고 있는 곳이라는 사실을 가르쳐주기 위해왕은 그의 부하 중 한 명인 다모클레스를 머리카락 한 올에 매달려 있는 칼 밑에 앉혔다.)ex. Although the president of the company seemed quite secure, he always complained thatthere was a sword of Damocles ha..
eat humble pie / a pig in a poke / a flash in the pan / pour oil on troubled waters
eat humble pie / a pig in a poke / a flash in the pan / pour oil on troubled waters
2024.06.01to eat humble pie : to admit your error and apologize돼지 내장으로 만든 파이를 먹다 : 실수를 인정하고 사과하다(굴욕을 감수하다)ex. After his candidate had lost the election, the boastful campaign manager had to eat humble pie.자신의 후보가 선거에서 진 뒤에, 자신만만했던 선거 본부장은 실수를 인정하고 사과해야만(굴욕을 감수해야만)했다. a pig in a poke : an item you purchase without having seen; a disappointment주머니 안의 돼지 : 보지도 않고 사는 물건, 실망을 주는 것ex. The mail order bicycle t..