잉글리쉬쇼핑

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  Puzzle out  to try to figure something out(골똘히 생각하여 ~을 알아내다[~에 대한 답을 찾다]): He was trying to puzzle out why he had been brought to the house.
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  Pyrrhic victory  victor suffering so much to achieve it that it isn't worth winning(너무 많은 희생[대가]을 치르고 얻은 승리, 이익이 없는 승리): She won the court case, but it was a Pyrrhic victory because she had to pay so much in legal fees.
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  Quake in one's boots  to be afraid, to shake from fear(벌벌 떨다; 겁내다; 무서워하다; 무서워서 떨다): No need to shake in your boots.
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  Quarrel with bread and butter  be quarrelsome toward his boss enough to lose the job that has given him bread and butter(밥줄이 끊어질 짓을 하다): He has quarreled with his bread and butter.
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  Quart into a pint pot  try to put too much in a small space(작은 곳에 너무 많은 것을 넣다; 무리한 일을 하다): The board is putting a quart into a pint pot.