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원어민 감각 — 화면 밖 진짜 입에 붙는 표현 · 114개
act up
UP문제를 일으키다, 개판되다; (아이가) 삐죽거리다
to behave badly or malfunction
My laptop keeps acting up. I need to restart it.
ask out
OUT(이성을) 데이트 신청하다
to invite someone on a date
He finally asked her out.
beat up
UP집어넣다, 두들겨 패다
to hit someone repeatedly
They beat him up behind the bar.
blow up
UP터지다; 화내다; (사진을) 확대하다; 인기를 얻다
to explode; to get angry; to blow up in popularity
My boss blew up at me for being late.
blow off
OFF무시하고 떼우다, 노쇼하다
to ignore or skip deliberately
He blew off the meeting again.
blow away
AWAY완전히 감동시키다, 혀를 내둘리게 하다
to impress someone massively
Her audition blew the judges away.
clean up
UP청소하다; 대박을 터뜨리다 (돈)
to make a place clean; to make a big profit
Clean up your room before Mom gets home.
crack up
UP빵 터지다; (정신적으로) 무너지다
to laugh hard; to have a breakdown
I cracked up at his impression.
cut corners
CORNERS짭짤이 하다, 물타기로 때우다
to do something cheaply or carelessly
Never cut corners on safety.
eat up
UP말끔히 먹다; (관심을) 완전히 흡수하다
to eat all of; to absorb eagerly
Eat up your vegetables.
fool around
AROUND빈둥거리다; 장난치다
to waste time; to act silly
Stop fooling around and study.
freak out
OUT완전히 벌벌 떨거나 날뛰다
to react with extreme fear or anger
Don't freak out, but there's a spider on you.
get up to
UP TO(나쁜 짓을) 벌이다; ~에 이르다
to be busy doing something mischievous
What have you been getting up to?
get away with
AWAY WITH~을 하고도 들키지 않다
to escape punishment for something
He got away with cheating once.
get off on
OFF ON~에 취하다, 크게 즐기다
to enjoy something intensely
He gets off on arguing online.
give it a shot
IT A SHOT일단 한번 해 보다
to try something once
I'd never skied, but I gave it a shot.
give it a go
IT A GO한번 해 보다 (영국식)
to try something once (BrE)
Never surfed, but I'll give it a go.
go off (with)
OFF (WITH)~을 들고 튀다
to leave with something
Someone went off with my umbrella.
hang out
OUT놀다, 어울려 시간 보내다
to spend time relaxing
Let's hang out this weekend.
hang around
AROUND어슬렁거리다, 근처에 머물다
to stay near a place with no purpose
We hung around the mall for hours.
hang in there
IN THERE조금만 더 버텨라
to keep going despite difficulty
Hang in there — the week's almost over.
kick off
OFF시작되다, 개막하다
to begin an event
The festival kicks off tonight.
kick out
OUT쫓아내다
to force someone to leave
They kicked him out of the bar.
kick back
BACK긴장 풀고 쉬다
to relax
Let's kick back and watch a movie.
make off
OFF재빨리 도망가다
to leave quickly, often with something
The thief made off with her phone.
mess up
UP망치다; (장소를) 어지르다
to ruin; to make a mess
I messed up the presentation.
mess with
WITH~을 건드리다, 골탕 먹이다
to bother or provoke someone
Don't mess with her — she's a black belt.
pay up
UP(미루던 돈을) 내놓다
to pay money owed
Pay up — you lost the bet.
rip off
OFF바가지 씌우다; 훔치다
to overcharge; to steal
That airport sandwich ripped me off.
roll with it
WITH IT상황에 유연하게 맞추다
to adapt without complaint
Plans changed — just roll with it.
send up
UP(풍자로) 패러디하다
to mock by imitation
The show sends up celebrity culture.
shut up
UP닥치다; 입 다무세요
to stop talking
Shut up! The movie's starting.
tell on
ON고자질하다
to report someone's bad behavior
I'll tell on you if you keep it up.
throw up
UP토하다; (갑자기) 만들어 내다
to vomit; to produce suddenly
The baby threw up on my shirt.
wipe out
OUT전멸시키다; (서핑·투자로) 완전히 날아가다
to destroy completely
The flood wiped out the crops.
zone out
OUT멍해지다, 딴생각에 빠지다
to stop paying attention
Sorry, I zoned out during the meeting.
zone in on
IN ON~에 집중하다
to focus closely on
Zone in on the key passage.
beef up
UP강화하다, 보강하다
to strengthen or improve
Beef up your resume with projects.
boss around
AROUND~을 함부로 부리다
to give orders in a bossy way
Stop bossing me around.
chill out
OUT진정해, 풀어
to relax and calm down
Chill out — we have plenty of time.
dip out
OUT일찍 자리를 뜨다
to leave early
This party's dead, let's dip out.
pig out (on)
OUT (ON)(음식을) 왕창 처먹다
to eat too much food
We pigged out on fried chicken.
wolf down
DOWN게걸음으로 쓸어 담다
to eat very quickly
He wolfed down his lunch in five minutes.
veg out
OUT소파에 누워 멍하게 쉬다
to relax doing nothing
I'm just gonna veg out tonight.
geek out
OUT(취미·전공에) 푹 빠져 흥분하다
to get excited about technical details
We geeked out over mechanical keyboards.
zone in
IN집중 모드에 들어가다
to focus intensely
I zoned in and finished the report.
fess up
UP솔직히 실토하다
to admit something
Fess up — who ate my pudding?
gun for
FOR(상대·목표를) 노리다
to pursue aggressively
They're gunning for the top spot.
coast along
ALONG노력 없이 흘러가듯 지내다
to proceed without effort
He's been coasting along since the promotion.
clown around
AROUND난장판 장난치다
to act silly
Stop clowning around in class.
scrub out
OUT(일정·계획을) 취소하다
to cancel (like a rocket launch)
The demo got scrubbed out.
suck up (to)
UP (TO)(아부로) 살길 찾다
to flatter for advantage
He's always sucking up to the manager.
tune out
OUT듣지 않기로 하다, 차단하다
to stop paying attention
I tune out motivational speeches.
polish off
OFF남김없이 쓸어 담다/끝내다
to finish completely
He polished off the whole pizza.
power through
THROUGH(피로를) 밀어붙여 완주하다
to push forward with force
I powered through the last chapter.
get one's act together
ONE'S ACT TOGETHER정신 차리고 제대로 준비하다
to organize yourself properly
Get your act together before the exam.
lay into
INTO~을 엄청나게 다그치다
to attack someone with words
The coach laid into the team.
listen up
UP집중해서 들어봐!
to pay attention and listen
Listen up — this is important.
live it up
IT UP한바탕 크게 즐기다
to enjoy oneself extravagantly
We lived it up in Vegas.
cut it out
IT OUT그만해! — (나쁜 행동을) 그만두다
to stop an annoying behavior
Cut it out, you two!
clear off
OFF(장소에서) 얼른 치우다/떠나다
to leave a place quickly
Clear off before Mom sees this.
mess around with
AROUND WITH~을 만지작거리다; ~과 어울려 헤집다
to play with; to tinker with
Don't mess around with the settings.
bail out
OUT(위기에서) 구해주다; (탈것에서) 급히 뛰쳐나가다
to rescue from trouble; to jump out
His parents bailed him out of debt again.
cook up
UP(꾸며낸 계획·이야기를) 짜내다
to invent a story or plan
What excuse did you cook up this time?
dig in
IN(음식을) 마음껏 먹다; 버티다; 파고들다
to start eating eagerly; to resist; to investigate
Dinner's ready — dig in!
fork out
OUT(마지못해 큰돈을) 뿌리다
to spend reluctantly
I forked out $200 on a keyboard.
hit on
ON번뜩 생각나다; ~에게 추파 던지다
to think of suddenly; to flirt with
I hit on a great solution in the shower.
lighten up
UP너무 빡빡하게 굴지 마, 풀어라
to become less serious or strict
Lighten up — it was just a joke.
nose around
AROUND뒤져보다, 기웃거리다
to search secretly or nosily
Someone was nosing around my desk.
pipe down
DOWN조용히 해라
to stop talking, be quiet
Pipe down — the baby's sleeping.
plug away (at)
AWAY (AT)꾸준히 밀고 나가다
to work persistently
Keep plugging away at the deck.
rake in
IN돈을 왕창 벌어들이다
to earn a lot of money
His channel is raking in ad money.
barge in
IN예고 없이 거칠게 끼어들다
to enter or interrupt rudely
He barged in without knocking.
clam up
UP갑자기 입을 다물다
to suddenly refuse to talk
He clammed up when police arrived.
dish out
OUT(조언·비판을) 마구 내뿜다
to give out in large amounts
He dishes out tough love.
goof off
OFF빈둥빈둥 건성으로 때우다
to avoid work and play around
Quit goofing off and finish the report.
make away with
AWAY WITH훔쳐 달아나다
to steal and escape with something
The burglars made away with the safe.
move in on
IN ON(남의 영역에) 침범하다
to take over someone's territory
Rivals are moving in on our market.
rip into
INTO날카롭게 비난하다
to criticize fiercely
The coach ripped into the team at halftime.
screw up
UP완전히 망치다
to ruin something badly
I screwed up the interview big time.
shape up
UP형태를 갖추다; 제대로 하라
to develop; to improve behavior
The project is shaping up nicely.
shell out
OUT(마지못해) 돈을 내다
to pay money unwillingly
I shelled out for a new phone screen.
sit around
AROUND빈둥빈둥 앉아 있다
to sit doing nothing useful
Stop sitting around and start.
slack off
OFF게을리하다, 힘을 빼다
to work less hard than you should
Don't slack off before the deadline.
sniff out
OUT후각·직감으로 찾아내다
to discover by instinct or searching
Journalists sniffed out the scandal.
splash out (on)
OUT (ON)(큰돈을) 통 크게 쓰다
to spend a lot on a treat (BrE)
I splashed out on a proper chair.
wise up (to)
UP (TO)(속임수를) 정신 차리고 눈치채다
to become aware of the truth
Wise up — that deal is a trap.
ask for it
FOR IT자업자득이다, 자초한 거다
to deserve trouble through one's own behavior
He was asking for it, parking there.
bone up on
UP ON집중적으로 벼락치기하다
to study quickly and intensively
I'm boning up on Spanish before the trip.
butter up
UP바르듯 아부하다
to flatter to gain favor
He's buttering up the boss again.
cough up
UP(마지못해) 돈을 뱉다; 기침으로 뱉다
to pay unwillingly
I had to cough up $80 for parking.
die for
FOR탐이 나다, 죽어라 갖고 싶다
to want something very much
I'm dying for a coffee right now.
go on about
ON ABOUT같은 얘기를 늘어지게 하다
to talk about something too long
He goes on about crypto all day.
have it in for
IT IN FOR~을 (못살게) 노리고 있다
to intend to harm or trouble someone
The boss seems to have it in for me.
jack up
UP(가격·수치를) 치솟이다; (차를) 들어올리다
to raise sharply; to lift with a jack
They jacked up the subscription price.
knock back
BACK꿀꺽 넘기다; (제안을) 되돌려 보내다
to drink quickly; to reject
He knocked back two espressos.
luck out
OUT운 좋게 크게 되다
to have great luck
You lucked out with those seats!
muscle in on
IN ON힘으로 남의 영역에 끼어들다
to force one's way into something
Bigger firms muscled in on our niche.
smash up
UP박살 내다
to destroy by crashing
He smashed up the car on the icy road.
spring for
FOR통 크게 사다/내다
to pay for something generously
I'll spring for dinner tonight.
string along
ALONG바람만 끼우다, 유지하며 속이다
to deceive someone over time
She strung him along for months.
suck it up
IT UP인정하고 참아라
to accept an unpleasant situation
Suck it up — everyone starts somewhere.
bail on
ON(약속을) 깨다, 당장 빠지다
to fail to show up for plans
He bailed on us again.
belt out
OUT큰 소리로 마구 부르다
to sing loudly and energetically
He belted out karaoke all night.
butt in
IN멋대로 끼어들다
to interrupt rudely
Stop butting in on adult conversations.
creep out
OUT소름 끼치게 하다
to make someone feel uncomfortable and scared
That abandoned house creeps me out.
duck out
OUT슬그머니 빠져나가다
to leave quickly to avoid something
I'll duck out early to beat traffic.
fire away
AWAY(질문을) 마음껏 해라
to start asking questions freely
Fire away — I'll answer anything.
gross out
OUT역겹게 만들다
to disgust someone
That video grossed me out.
hit up
UP(부탁하러) 연락하다
to contact someone for a favor (slang)
Hit me up if you need help.
jump ship
SHIP(회사·팀을) 떠나다
to abandon a company or team
Three engineers jumped ship last month.
rustle up
UP(빨리 요리해) 마련하다
to prepare food quickly
I'll rustle up some pasta.
step on it
ON IT(운전 등에서) 서둘러라
to go faster; to hurry
Step on it — the movie starts in five!
stress out
OUT극도로 스트레스 받게 하다
to make someone very anxious
Exams stress me out every time.