執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月29日 | Phrases
Dad: “Look, Jimmy fell asleep while playing with blocks.” Mom: “Aww, he’s all tuckered out.” “Tuckered out” means “tired” or “exhausted”. It is sort of a cute word, so it is often used to talk about children or animals. パパ：「見て、ジミーが積み木で遊んでる途中で寝ちゃった。」 ママ：「あら、つかれちゃったね。」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月22日 | Phrases
Jenkins: “What system should we use for—” Boss: “Whatever you want, Jenkins. I’m giving you free rein on this project.” Reins are the long strips of leather or rope that we use to control a horse while riding. In this conversation, Jenkins is the horse, and his boss...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月15日 | Phrases
Penny: “Have you seen my Nintendo? I’ve looked for it everywhere.” Sally: “Well, where was the last place you saw it?” Penny: “Oh, there it is! It was under the couch!” Sally: “It’s always in the last place you look.” We often say this when something we are looking...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月08日 | Phrases
Jill: “Want to go to the movies tonight?” Bob: “Can’t, I’ve been saddled with my sister’s kids for the evening.” When someone gives us a job that we find burdensome and annoying, we say we are “saddled with” it. A saddle is something you put on a horse, so you can sit...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年06月01日 | Phrases
Bartender: “Name your poison.” Customer: “I’ll have a whiskey.” “Name your poison” is a way to ask what kind of alcohol someone wants to drink. Alcohol can have negative effects (including alcohol poisoning) so in this phrase it is called “poison”. バーテンダー：「何にする？」...
