トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 632. to bite someone’s head off 噛みつくように言う、怒鳴りつける - this means to speak to someone quite angrily 1. John bit my head off about that m…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 631. to bang your head against the wall 悩みを追い払おうとする行為 - this means to waste your time repeatedly trying to do something which you can’t…

トーク・アベニュービジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 630. a shoestring budget わずかな予算 - if you do something on a shoestring budget, you do it for a very low cost 1. My cousin is trying to make a movie o…

トーク・アベニュービジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 629. an open secret 公然の秘密 - a fact that is supposed to be a secret, but which is widely known, is an open secret 1. It’s an open secret that Tom and …

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 628. mum’s the word 他言無用 - this is said to emphasize that something will be kept secret 1. The party will be at 8:00 on Friday night, but rememb…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 627. to keep something under wraps 秘密を漏らさないようにする - this means to keep something secret and not reveal it 1. Fred has been keeping his p…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 626. to clock in/clock out タイムカードを押す - this means to punch a timecard into or out of work; arriving to or leaving work 1. I’m supposed to c…

トーク・アベニュー新宿ビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 625. sleep on it 一晩寝かせて考える、一晩じっくり考えなさい - this means to take time, such as until the next day, to make a decision 1. The salesman …

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 624. to catch some winks まどろむ、仮眠をとる - this means to have a nap, or short sleep 1. I was able to catch some winks in the hotel room after w…

トーク・アベニュービジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 623. it’s high time…もう当然…していい時、もうとっくにしていい時 - this means that something is overdue, or should have happened already 1. It’s high time …

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 622. bona fide (from latin) 誠実に、誠意をもって - this means truthfully; without any element of lying or dishonesty. 1. Derrick did his bona fide b…

トーク・アベニューのビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 621. beyond a reasonable doubt 合理的な疑問をよそに一致団結して - to the point where there is no doubt of something in the mind of a reasonable person 1…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より 620. an act of god 不可抗力 - an event caused by nature that could not have been prevented or avoided with preparation or planning and for which no person is to blame. 1. Nothing, except a…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 619. to write the book on something 熟知している - this means that somebody is very knowledgeable about something (so much so that they could write …

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 618. to bleed someone dry 骨の髄までしゃぶる - this means to extract all available money (or sometimes other resource) from someone 1. The company h…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 617. to pull one’s leg からかう - this is to tease someone or lie to them, but a fun or non-malicious way. 1. Peter said that Anne said that she wan…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 616. to pull no punches 手加減しない - this means that you will not hold back or be merciful, such as in a criticism or actual fight 1. The magazine…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 615. put out to pasture 退職させる、閑職に就かせる - if someone has been put out to pasture, this means that they are forced to resign, retire, or g…

トーク・アベニューのビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 614. when push comes to shove いざとなったら、いよいよとなれば - this means when a situation becomes so bad that you are forced to act 1. If push comes …

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 613. after the dust settles 騒ぎが収まった後で、一段落したら - this means after a situation has calmed down and returned to normal, such as after a …

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 612. to make the cut 足切りラインに達する、チームの枠に入る - this means to be chosen to be on a team or in a group 1. The company considered many e…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 611. a shot in the dark 当て推量、ヤマ勘 - this refers to a guess, or an attempt where success is determined only by luck 1. Since prices fluctuate …

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 610. to be on the ball よい仕事をする - this means to be doing a good job at something, or to be performing at a high level 1. It’s nice to look aro…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 609. to have the upper hand 優位に立っている、優勢である - this means to have a higher chance of succeeding or winning. 1. The Tigers will have the uppe…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 608. second wind 力を復活する、回復を得る - this refers to a burst of energy after you have already become tired from effort once 1. With about 1km …

トーク・アベニュー新宿ビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 607. to chip in お金を出し合う - this means to help pay part of the cost of something 1. My friends all chipped in and bought me an airplane ticket to…

トーク・アベニューのビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 606. across the board 全面的に、あまねく - this means equal for everyone 1. The politician promised across the board tax cuts if he were elected. 2. The…

トーク・アベニューのビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 605. below the belt 公正でない、反則の（ひきょうな手を使った） - if a comment is below the belt, it’s unfair or a “cheap shot” 1. His attack on the cand…

トーク・アベニュー新宿の 東京新宿の英会話スクール【トーク･アベニュー】少人数・短期上達 ビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 604. to play it by ear その場の状況に合わせられる、臨機応変 - this means to improvise…

トーク・アベニュー新宿のビジネス英語口語表現集より Today’s lesson of colloquial expression 603. to pick up the tab 勘定を持つ - this means to pay for everyone, such as at a restaurant 1. I like eating with them because they usually pick up…