worked up

Emotionally aroused; excited What is she so worked up about? They got all worked up over the basketball game. It's easy to get worked up when you're tired and everything seems to be against you. A short story My overly-attached 11-year-old cat wanted attention while I was in a heated argument with my friend. Worked up from the fight, I raised my voice and said, "Not now, go away!" He(the cat) ra..

2022.06.05

so be it

The phrase “so be it” used to say that one is resigned to the fact that one can do nothing to change something: If he insists on going, so be it. If she wants to spend all her money on shopping, so be it. Sue realized she was the only victim on the program. Well, so be it. A discussion between two friends Friend1: I was really looking forward to dinner on Saturday, but I’m flying to Bangkok on F..

2022.06.04

go figure

The phrase 'Go figure' is used to say that something is surprising or hard to understand: After losing their first three games, they won the next then. Go figure! I had no idea the engine would explode if I didn't change the oil in the car. Go figure! It's a terrible movie and it made $300 million. Go figure! A discussion between mother and daughter Mother: How was Sue's party? Daughter: It was ..

2022.06.04

bonkers

mad, crazy The fans go bonkers. I feel like I'm going a bit bonkers to be honest! She does sound a little bit bonkers, finding it too hard to look at zoo animals. A short story I found out that my mom is planning on going to my high school's board meeting to complain about her latest boogeyman, Critical Race Theory, being taught. I graduated 17 years ago. She doesn't really know what it is, eith..

2022.06.02

hear someone out

to listen to someone who wants to tell something I know you don't agree but hear me out. Jane was tired of his excuses and made it clear that she had no interest in hearing him out. You keep interrupting me. Please listen and hear me out. I have a very good suggestion. A short story My girlfriend is giving me the silent treatment and is making me sleep on the couch, all because I said I loved my..

2022.06.02

pitch in

1. vigorously join in to help with a task or activity: We must all pitch in and do our part. Get the whole family to pitch in and help make your recycling habit a permanent one. If our kids have extra-curricular activities that involve practice at home or have to be driven places often, are you willing to pitch in and help? Michael Kimmel makes the surprising, funny, practical case for treating ..

2022.05.30

might as well

Might/May as well + do If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unvilling to do it. Both the phrases ‘may as well’ and ‘might as well’ are interchangeable. ‘Might as well’ ‘May as well’ 두 표현은 같은 의미를 가지고 있다. 꼭 무언가를 하고 싶은 것은 아니지만 더 나은 대안이 없어서 ‘무언가를 하는 것이 좋..

2022.05.29

that figures

It/That figures used for saying that something seems reasonable Hanging it upside down sounds like a weird idea, but it figures. It figures that she’d be mad at you, after what you did. used to say that something that happens is expected or typical, especially something bad It rained the whole weekend. Oh! that figures. He's complaining again. That figures. "That figures" meaning | Video This vi..

2022.05.29

count (somebody/something) as something

To see or interpret someone or something in a particular way: I count my daughter as my greatest blessing in life. You should count this as a major accomplishment—freshmen hardly ever get published in the literary magazine. It counts as a carry-on.

2022.05.26

lay low

Keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention: At the time of the murder he appears to have been lying low in a barn. We're trying to lay low and not attract the attention of the Watchers. The robbers knew they had to go on the lam and lay low for a while to avoid being caught.

2022.05.26

come by

Call casually and briefly as a visitor: His friends came by. Do you want to come by for tea and cookies? He's supposed to come by this afternoon. Nimmi Gowrinathan, Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Manage to acquire or obtain something: Cameron managed to come by some cheap tickets to Rome. Cheap organic food is still difficult to come by. A good job is hard to come by. Could you survive the real Twili..

2022.05.26

smack-dab

exactly, precisely: Here I am in Bolivia, smack dab in the heart of South America. The Mid-Central is smack dab in the middle and is best done over a 2-3 day trip. A visit to the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California will take you to the shopping area of the park, which is called Main Street, U.S.A. Smack dab in the middle of Main Street, U.S.A. is New Century Timepieces. TEDxWomen -- Jan..

2022.05.26