잉글리쉬쇼핑

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

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  Close ranks  unite; come together for fighting, unite and work together; focus a group's energies(서로를 보호하기 위해) 똘똘 뭉치다[결속을 강화하다]): We closed ranks and solved the dispute in a week. It's time for us to close ranks and go to battle.
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  Close the books  to put an end to something (like the books in accounting records)(그만두다[중단하다], 회계 장부를 마감하다): The police have closed the book on the case.
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  Close the stable door after the horse has bolted  try to fix something after the problem has occurred(소 잃고 외양간 고친다): Last week all their silver was stolen; this week they're putting in a burglar alarm! That's really closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
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  Close to home  affecting one personally and intimately(개인적이고 직접적으로 영향을 미치는; 정곡[아픈 데]을 찌르는): Her remarks were a bit too close to home. I took her review as a personal insult.
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  Close to one's heart  care a lot about it(…에게 소중한, 중요한): The campaign to keep our local hospital open is something that is very close to my heart.