Are
those the brochures we picked up in the lobby? Does anything tickle your fancy?
* tickle one’s fancy: to be appealing
ex>
Would it tickle your fancy to spend the weekend in Hong Kong?
Note>
The expression “strike one’s fancy” has the same meaning. As a noun, “fancy”
means “imagination” or “attraction to.”
You
bet. There’s a one-on-one scuba
diving program that guarantees an open water certificate in only five days.
*
one-on-one: 1대 1의
We
can snorkel till the cows come home.
But I don’t want to interfere with your plans if you’d rather spend the time
learning to dive. I’ll watch, and perform mouth-to-mouth
if necessary.
* till the cows come home: until a
distant time
ex>
Jamie’s so fit! She can jump rope till the cows come home.
Ooo! Frisky! but I think I’ll hold off on the scuba certificate until we can do it
together.
*
frisky: 짓궂은, 까부는
* hold off: to delay doing something
= put
off; postpone; hold up
ex>
Let’s hold off on making any investments until the market.
You’d
do that for me? No wonder I married
you. You might just get some of that mouth-to-mouth after all.
* no wonder: unsurprising; for obvious
reasons
ex>
No wonder I can’t stop eating these chips: they’re full of MSG!
* after all: despite prior indications to
the contrary
ex>
The pond is starting to freeze. We might get to go skating this winter after
all.
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