Idiom

Definition

break your heart (마음이 아프다)

If someone breaks your heart, they cause you a lot of emotional pain by ending a romantic relationship, or by deeply hurting you in some other way

give someone a hand (누구를 돕다)

If someone gives you a hand, they help you.

 이와 비슷한 idiom인 “give a big hand”하면 “박수치다”라는 의미로 많이 사용됩니다. 품앗이에서 아이들이 시연을 잘 한다거나 하면 이 말(“give a big hand)을 가끔 씁니다.

hold your tongue (떠들지 마)

If you bite your tongue, or hold your tongue, you force yourself not to say something you really want to to say.

jumps out of his skin (간 떨어질 뻔 하다.)

You jump out of your skin when something suddenly shocks you and your whole body jumps.

lose my head (자제력을 잃다, 어쩔 줄 모르다)

If you lose your head, you become very angry about something.

have a frog in my throat (목이 쉬다/잠기다.)

If you have a frog in your throat, you can't speak or you are losing your voice because you have a problem with your throat.

lend me a hand (누구를 돕다)

If you lend someone a hand, you help them.

It cost an arm and a leg (정말 돈이 많이 들다. 거금을 들였다.)

If something costs an arm and a leg, It is very expensive indeed

put your foot in your mouth (말실수를 하다.)

If you put your foot in your mouth you say or do the wrong thing and usually make matters worse.

a pain in the neck(골칫거리)

You can say someone is a pain in the neck if they annoy you, or something is a pain in the neck if you don't like doing it.

영화에 보면 가끔 나오는 말이죠. 짜증나게 만드는 물건, 일, 사람 등을 빗대어 하는 표현입니다. 그러나 informal한 말입니다.

see eye to eye(의견이 서로 일치하다.)

If you see eye to eye with someone, you totally agree with them about something.

pull someone’s leg(누구를 놀리다.)

If you pull someone's leg, you play a joke on them by saying something that isn't true.

weak at the knees(기가 죽는다.)

If you go weak at the knees, you feel an emotion so strongly that it makes you feel unstable on your feet.

충격적이거나 놀랍고 멋진 것을 경험할 때 하는 말입니다. 글자 그대로, “압도 당하여 다리에 힘이 빠져 주저앉고 싶을 정도이다.”