- shy away from 자신없거나 싫거나 무서워서 피하다
- top something off -> to finish something in an enjoyable, successful way
- off the wall = surprising and unusual (in an interesting way)
- think nothing of it 쉽거나 별거 아니라고 생각하다/ 별거아냐.
- pull out of 철수하다, 그만 연루되다
- wither on the vine 수확도 안한 과일이 썩거나 말라죽음/ 무관심 등으로 미완실패함 /early stage 에 실패
- chip off the old block 부모랑 완전 닮은 붕어빵 / 사람, 그사람의 행동
- reprimand 잘못을 혼내다( officially)-주로 권위있는 사람한테, 선생님 부모
- tardiness 게으름 나태함 - 지각의 원인
- chances are slim - slim chance = little or no chance of success
- at every opportunity = whenever possible
- detain 구금하다 잠깐 붙들리다
In my house, I used to get reprimanded being told my ideas are off the wall. Because of that I shied away from idea presentings. When I was detained by a small accident, I was scolded for tardiness. Now I look back on it, my parents were just nitpicking at every opportunity. My creativity withered on the vine in such environment. Now I try not to become a chip off the old block. I pulled out of the toxic family hood. My new project is rasing my son as an independent, smart person who knows his value. Never thought nothing of it. To top this off is my only goal, even though others say the chances are slim because a person can't be a project.
She topped off her performance with a dazzling encore.
A fabulous cherry pie topped off the meal.
surreal off-the-wall humor, off-the-wall-joke.
off-the-wall idea, strategy
When I was younger, I thought nothing of runmning 20miles a week.
I thought nothing of riding my bike 30 miles in a day.
Think nothing of it. I was more than happy to help.
The firm is pulling out of the personal computer business.