잉글리쉬쇼핑

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

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  Everything but the kitchen sink  every possibility(모든 가능한 것): John sends for everything but the kitchen sink when he goes out to dinner, especially if someone else is paying for it.
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  Everything humanly possible  everything in the range of human powers(인력으로 할 수 있는 모든 것을 하다, 기를 다 쓰다): I did everything humanly possible, but it was all for naught.
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  Exception that proves the rule  this expression is used to indicate that an exception in some way confirms a rule(일반적인 사실을 입증하는 예외): Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule.
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  Explain away  to explain something so that it seems less important(무엇이 자기 잘못이 아님을[중요하지 않음을]) 잘 해명하다): The sales clerk tried to explain away the problem with the sales receipt.
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  Explore all avenues  every conceivable approach is being tried that could possibly get the desired result(원하는 결과를 얻기 위해 가능한 모든 접근을 시도하다): We continue to explore all avenues and I'm sure something will come up.