잉글리쉬쇼핑

전체 | 어휘 | 표현 | 숙어 | 슬랭 | 콩글리쉬
미드/생활표현 | 사람/표현/명사

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  Pennies on the dollar  much cheaper than it cost originally(원래의 가치보다 더 저렴하게): They're about to buy the car companies for a penny on the dollar.
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  Penny ante  very unimportant(하찮은, 시시한, 매우 작은): This idea seems like penny ante compared to the increasingly popular and effective strategy of providing actual transitional housing instead of shelter.
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  Penny for one's thoughts  the telling to others of what you are thinking about(무슨 생각을 하고 있나<생각에 잠긴 사람에게 하는 질문으로 씀>): A penny for your thoughts!
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  Penny pincher  person or who is very frugal(구두쇠, 노랑이): He is a dreadful penny pincher.
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  Penny wise, pound foolish  be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums(소탐대실; 한푼 아끼려다 열냥 잃는다; 적은 금액을 절약하려다 그 때문에 큰돈을 잃는 것은 어리석다): John drives thirty miles to buy gas for three cents a gallon less than it costs here. He's really penny-wise and pound-foolish.