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日常生活のイディオム
イディオムは、同じ場面で使うほかの表現とまとめて覚えると記憶に残りやすくなります。English Idiomsアプリでこのテーマに入っている16個のイディオムを、意味と例文とともに紹介します。選ぶと詳しく見られます。
- Piece of cakeとても簡単なこと。“The first puzzle was a piece of cake.”
- A blessing in disguise最初は悪く思えても、結果的によいこと。“Missing that train was a blessing in disguise.”
- Bite the bullet困難や嫌な仕事に勇気を出して取り組むこと。“I had to bite the bullet and make the difficult call.”
- Keep an eye on何かを注意して見守ること。“Could you keep an eye on my bag for a moment?”
- A rule of thumb厳密ではないが役に立つ実用的な目安。“As a rule of thumb, leave ten minutes between meetings.”
- Better safe than sorry問題の危険を冒すより、用心するほうが賢明だということ。“I saved a backup before editing: better safe than sorry.”
- In hot water自分のしたことで厄介な立場になること。“He was in hot water after losing the borrowed laptop.”
- Hit the roadある場所を出て旅に出発すること。“We need to hit the road before the traffic gets busy.”
- A stone's throw非常に近い距離にあること。“The cafe is a stone's throw from our flat.”
- The tip of the icebergはるかに大きな問題の、目に見えている小さな部分。“The first complaint was only the tip of the iceberg.”
- Give someone a hand誰かの作業を手伝うこと。特に実際の作業を助けること。“Could you give me a hand moving this desk?”
- Slip someone's mind忘れるつもりがないのに、うっかり忘れてしまうこと。“Our meeting slipped my mind, so I forgot to join the call.”
- Easier said than done提案するのは簡単でも、実行するのは難しいこと。“Finding a quiet flat in this neighbourhood is easier said than done.”
- Get out of hand手に負えないほど制御が難しくなること。“Without clear rules, the discussion can get out of hand.”
- Off the top of your head事実を確認せず、その場で記憶を頼りに答えること。“Off the top of my head, I'd say about thirty people attended.”
- On the tip of your tongue特定の言葉や名前をもう少しで思い出せそうな状態。“Her name is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't quite remember it.”