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원어민 감각 — 화면 밖 진짜 입에 붙는 표현 · 114

act up

UP

문제를 일으키다, 개판되다; (아이가) 삐죽거리다

to behave badly or malfunction

My laptop keeps acting up. I need to restart it.

LV.2 활용

ask out

OUT

(이성을) 데이트 신청하다

to invite someone on a date

He finally asked her out.

LV.1 필수

beat up

UP

집어넣다, 두들겨 패다

to hit someone repeatedly

They beat him up behind the bar.

LV.2 활용

blow up

UP

터지다; 화내다; (사진을) 확대하다; 인기를 얻다

to explode; to get angry; to blow up in popularity

My boss blew up at me for being late.

LV.2 활용

blow off

OFF

무시하고 떼우다, 노쇼하다

to ignore or skip deliberately

He blew off the meeting again.

LV.2 활용

blow away

AWAY

완전히 감동시키다, 혀를 내둘리게 하다

to impress someone massively

Her audition blew the judges away.

LV.2 활용

clean up

UP

청소하다; 대박을 터뜨리다 (돈)

to make a place clean; to make a big profit

Clean up your room before Mom gets home.

LV.1 필수

crack up

UP

빵 터지다; (정신적으로) 무너지다

to laugh hard; to have a breakdown

I cracked up at his impression.

LV.2 활용

cut corners

CORNERS

짭짤이 하다, 물타기로 때우다

to do something cheaply or carelessly

Never cut corners on safety.

LV.3 원어민

eat up

UP

말끔히 먹다; (관심을) 완전히 흡수하다

to eat all of; to absorb eagerly

Eat up your vegetables.

LV.2 활용

fool around

AROUND

빈둥거리다; 장난치다

to waste time; to act silly

Stop fooling around and study.

LV.2 활용

freak out

OUT

완전히 벌벌 떨거나 날뛰다

to react with extreme fear or anger

Don't freak out, but there's a spider on you.

LV.2 활용

get up to

UP TO

(나쁜 짓을) 벌이다; ~에 이르다

to be busy doing something mischievous

What have you been getting up to?

LV.3 원어민

get away with

AWAY WITH

~을 하고도 들키지 않다

to escape punishment for something

He got away with cheating once.

LV.2 활용

get off on

OFF ON

~에 취하다, 크게 즐기다

to enjoy something intensely

He gets off on arguing online.

LV.3 원어민

give it a shot

IT A SHOT

일단 한번 해 보다

to try something once

I'd never skied, but I gave it a shot.

LV.1 필수

give it a go

IT A GO

한번 해 보다 (영국식)

to try something once (BrE)

Never surfed, but I'll give it a go.

LV.1 필수

go off (with)

OFF (WITH)

~을 들고 튀다

to leave with something

Someone went off with my umbrella.

LV.3 원어민

hang out

OUT

놀다, 어울려 시간 보내다

to spend time relaxing

Let's hang out this weekend.

LV.1 필수

hang around

AROUND

어슬렁거리다, 근처에 머물다

to stay near a place with no purpose

We hung around the mall for hours.

LV.2 활용

hang in there

IN THERE

조금만 더 버텨라

to keep going despite difficulty

Hang in there — the week's almost over.

LV.2 활용

kick off

OFF

시작되다, 개막하다

to begin an event

The festival kicks off tonight.

LV.2 활용

kick out

OUT

쫓아내다

to force someone to leave

They kicked him out of the bar.

LV.2 활용

kick back

BACK

긴장 풀고 쉬다

to relax

Let's kick back and watch a movie.

LV.2 활용

make off

OFF

재빨리 도망가다

to leave quickly, often with something

The thief made off with her phone.

LV.3 원어민

mess up

UP

망치다; (장소를) 어지르다

to ruin; to make a mess

I messed up the presentation.

LV.1 필수

mess with

WITH

~을 건드리다, 골탕 먹이다

to bother or provoke someone

Don't mess with her — she's a black belt.

LV.2 활용

pay up

UP

(미루던 돈을) 내놓다

to pay money owed

Pay up — you lost the bet.

LV.3 원어민

rip off

OFF

바가지 씌우다; 훔치다

to overcharge; to steal

That airport sandwich ripped me off.

LV.2 활용

roll with it

WITH IT

상황에 유연하게 맞추다

to adapt without complaint

Plans changed — just roll with it.

LV.3 원어민

send up

UP

(풍자로) 패러디하다

to mock by imitation

The show sends up celebrity culture.

LV.3 원어민

shut up

UP

닥치다; 입 다무세요

to stop talking

Shut up! The movie's starting.

LV.1 필수

tell on

ON

고자질하다

to report someone's bad behavior

I'll tell on you if you keep it up.

LV.2 활용

throw up

UP

토하다; (갑자기) 만들어 내다

to vomit; to produce suddenly

The baby threw up on my shirt.

LV.2 활용

wipe out

OUT

전멸시키다; (서핑·투자로) 완전히 날아가다

to destroy completely

The flood wiped out the crops.

LV.3 원어민

zone out

OUT

멍해지다, 딴생각에 빠지다

to stop paying attention

Sorry, I zoned out during the meeting.

LV.2 활용

zone in on

IN ON

~에 집중하다

to focus closely on

Zone in on the key passage.

LV.3 원어민

beef up

UP

강화하다, 보강하다

to strengthen or improve

Beef up your resume with projects.

LV.3 원어민

boss around

AROUND

~을 함부로 부리다

to give orders in a bossy way

Stop bossing me around.

LV.2 활용

chill out

OUT

진정해, 풀어

to relax and calm down

Chill out — we have plenty of time.

LV.1 필수

dip out

OUT

일찍 자리를 뜨다

to leave early

This party's dead, let's dip out.

LV.3 원어민

pig out (on)

OUT (ON)

(음식을) 왕창 처먹다

to eat too much food

We pigged out on fried chicken.

LV.2 활용

wolf down

DOWN

게걸음으로 쓸어 담다

to eat very quickly

He wolfed down his lunch in five minutes.

LV.3 원어민

veg out

OUT

소파에 누워 멍하게 쉬다

to relax doing nothing

I'm just gonna veg out tonight.

LV.3 원어민

geek out

OUT

(취미·전공에) 푹 빠져 흥분하다

to get excited about technical details

We geeked out over mechanical keyboards.

LV.3 원어민

zone in

IN

집중 모드에 들어가다

to focus intensely

I zoned in and finished the report.

LV.3 원어민

fess up

UP

솔직히 실토하다

to admit something

Fess up — who ate my pudding?

LV.3 원어민

gun for

FOR

(상대·목표를) 노리다

to pursue aggressively

They're gunning for the top spot.

LV.3 원어민

coast along

ALONG

노력 없이 흘러가듯 지내다

to proceed without effort

He's been coasting along since the promotion.

LV.3 원어민

clown around

AROUND

난장판 장난치다

to act silly

Stop clowning around in class.

LV.3 원어민

scrub out

OUT

(일정·계획을) 취소하다

to cancel (like a rocket launch)

The demo got scrubbed out.

LV.3 원어민

suck up (to)

UP (TO)

(아부로) 살길 찾다

to flatter for advantage

He's always sucking up to the manager.

LV.2 활용

tune out

OUT

듣지 않기로 하다, 차단하다

to stop paying attention

I tune out motivational speeches.

LV.3 원어민

polish off

OFF

남김없이 쓸어 담다/끝내다

to finish completely

He polished off the whole pizza.

LV.3 원어민

power through

THROUGH

(피로를) 밀어붙여 완주하다

to push forward with force

I powered through the last chapter.

LV.3 원어민

get one's act together

ONE'S ACT TOGETHER

정신 차리고 제대로 준비하다

to organize yourself properly

Get your act together before the exam.

LV.3 원어민

lay into

INTO

~을 엄청나게 다그치다

to attack someone with words

The coach laid into the team.

LV.3 원어민

listen up

UP

집중해서 들어봐!

to pay attention and listen

Listen up — this is important.

LV.2 활용

live it up

IT UP

한바탕 크게 즐기다

to enjoy oneself extravagantly

We lived it up in Vegas.

LV.3 원어민

cut it out

IT OUT

그만해! — (나쁜 행동을) 그만두다

to stop an annoying behavior

Cut it out, you two!

LV.1 필수

clear off

OFF

(장소에서) 얼른 치우다/떠나다

to leave a place quickly

Clear off before Mom sees this.

LV.3 원어민

mess around with

AROUND WITH

~을 만지작거리다; ~과 어울려 헤집다

to play with; to tinker with

Don't mess around with the settings.

LV.2 활용

bail out

OUT

(위기에서) 구해주다; (탈것에서) 급히 뛰쳐나가다

to rescue from trouble; to jump out

His parents bailed him out of debt again.

LV.3 원어민

cook up

UP

(꾸며낸 계획·이야기를) 짜내다

to invent a story or plan

What excuse did you cook up this time?

LV.3 원어민

dig in

IN

(음식을) 마음껏 먹다; 버티다; 파고들다

to start eating eagerly; to resist; to investigate

Dinner's ready — dig in!

LV.3 원어민

fork out

OUT

(마지못해 큰돈을) 뿌리다

to spend reluctantly

I forked out $200 on a keyboard.

LV.3 원어민

hit on

ON

번뜩 생각나다; ~에게 추파 던지다

to think of suddenly; to flirt with

I hit on a great solution in the shower.

LV.3 원어민

lighten up

UP

너무 빡빡하게 굴지 마, 풀어라

to become less serious or strict

Lighten up — it was just a joke.

LV.2 활용

nose around

AROUND

뒤져보다, 기웃거리다

to search secretly or nosily

Someone was nosing around my desk.

LV.3 원어민

pipe down

DOWN

조용히 해라

to stop talking, be quiet

Pipe down — the baby's sleeping.

LV.3 원어민

plug away (at)

AWAY (AT)

꾸준히 밀고 나가다

to work persistently

Keep plugging away at the deck.

LV.3 원어민

rake in

IN

돈을 왕창 벌어들이다

to earn a lot of money

His channel is raking in ad money.

LV.3 원어민

barge in

IN

예고 없이 거칠게 끼어들다

to enter or interrupt rudely

He barged in without knocking.

LV.3 원어민

clam up

UP

갑자기 입을 다물다

to suddenly refuse to talk

He clammed up when police arrived.

LV.3 원어민

dish out

OUT

(조언·비판을) 마구 내뿜다

to give out in large amounts

He dishes out tough love.

LV.3 원어민

goof off

OFF

빈둥빈둥 건성으로 때우다

to avoid work and play around

Quit goofing off and finish the report.

LV.3 원어민

make away with

AWAY WITH

훔쳐 달아나다

to steal and escape with something

The burglars made away with the safe.

LV.3 원어민

move in on

IN ON

(남의 영역에) 침범하다

to take over someone's territory

Rivals are moving in on our market.

LV.3 원어민

rip into

INTO

날카롭게 비난하다

to criticize fiercely

The coach ripped into the team at halftime.

LV.3 원어민

screw up

UP

완전히 망치다

to ruin something badly

I screwed up the interview big time.

LV.1 필수

shape up

UP

형태를 갖추다; 제대로 하라

to develop; to improve behavior

The project is shaping up nicely.

LV.3 원어민

shell out

OUT

(마지못해) 돈을 내다

to pay money unwillingly

I shelled out for a new phone screen.

LV.3 원어민

sit around

AROUND

빈둥빈둥 앉아 있다

to sit doing nothing useful

Stop sitting around and start.

LV.1 필수

slack off

OFF

게을리하다, 힘을 빼다

to work less hard than you should

Don't slack off before the deadline.

LV.3 원어민

sniff out

OUT

후각·직감으로 찾아내다

to discover by instinct or searching

Journalists sniffed out the scandal.

LV.3 원어민

splash out (on)

OUT (ON)

(큰돈을) 통 크게 쓰다

to spend a lot on a treat (BrE)

I splashed out on a proper chair.

LV.3 원어민

wise up (to)

UP (TO)

(속임수를) 정신 차리고 눈치채다

to become aware of the truth

Wise up — that deal is a trap.

LV.3 원어민

ask for it

FOR IT

자업자득이다, 자초한 거다

to deserve trouble through one's own behavior

He was asking for it, parking there.

LV.2 활용

bone up on

UP ON

집중적으로 벼락치기하다

to study quickly and intensively

I'm boning up on Spanish before the trip.

LV.3 원어민

butter up

UP

바르듯 아부하다

to flatter to gain favor

He's buttering up the boss again.

LV.3 원어민

cough up

UP

(마지못해) 돈을 뱉다; 기침으로 뱉다

to pay unwillingly

I had to cough up $80 for parking.

LV.3 원어민

die for

FOR

탐이 나다, 죽어라 갖고 싶다

to want something very much

I'm dying for a coffee right now.

LV.1 필수

go on about

ON ABOUT

같은 얘기를 늘어지게 하다

to talk about something too long

He goes on about crypto all day.

LV.3 원어민

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.

LV.3 원어민

jack up

UP

(가격·수치를) 치솟이다; (차를) 들어올리다

to raise sharply; to lift with a jack

They jacked up the subscription price.

LV.3 원어민

knock back

BACK

꿀꺽 넘기다; (제안을) 되돌려 보내다

to drink quickly; to reject

He knocked back two espressos.

LV.3 원어민

luck out

OUT

운 좋게 크게 되다

to have great luck

You lucked out with those seats!

LV.3 원어민

muscle in on

IN ON

힘으로 남의 영역에 끼어들다

to force one's way into something

Bigger firms muscled in on our niche.

LV.3 원어민

smash up

UP

박살 내다

to destroy by crashing

He smashed up the car on the icy road.

LV.2 활용

spring for

FOR

통 크게 사다/내다

to pay for something generously

I'll spring for dinner tonight.

LV.3 원어민

string along

ALONG

바람만 끼우다, 유지하며 속이다

to deceive someone over time

She strung him along for months.

LV.3 원어민

suck it up

IT UP

인정하고 참아라

to accept an unpleasant situation

Suck it up — everyone starts somewhere.

LV.2 활용

bail on

ON

(약속을) 깨다, 당장 빠지다

to fail to show up for plans

He bailed on us again.

LV.2 활용

belt out

OUT

큰 소리로 마구 부르다

to sing loudly and energetically

He belted out karaoke all night.

LV.3 원어민

butt in

IN

멋대로 끼어들다

to interrupt rudely

Stop butting in on adult conversations.

LV.3 원어민

creep out

OUT

소름 끼치게 하다

to make someone feel uncomfortable and scared

That abandoned house creeps me out.

LV.2 활용

duck out

OUT

슬그머니 빠져나가다

to leave quickly to avoid something

I'll duck out early to beat traffic.

LV.3 원어민

fire away

AWAY

(질문을) 마음껏 해라

to start asking questions freely

Fire away — I'll answer anything.

LV.2 활용

gross out

OUT

역겹게 만들다

to disgust someone

That video grossed me out.

LV.2 활용

hit up

UP

(부탁하러) 연락하다

to contact someone for a favor (slang)

Hit me up if you need help.

LV.3 원어민

jump ship

SHIP

(회사·팀을) 떠나다

to abandon a company or team

Three engineers jumped ship last month.

LV.3 원어민

rustle up

UP

(빨리 요리해) 마련하다

to prepare food quickly

I'll rustle up some pasta.

LV.3 원어민

step on it

ON IT

(운전 등에서) 서둘러라

to go faster; to hurry

Step on it — the movie starts in five!

LV.2 활용

stress out

OUT

극도로 스트레스 받게 하다

to make someone very anxious

Exams stress me out every time.

LV.1 필수