1. bring down the house : make an audience clap or laugh enthusiastically
- The comedian's jokes brought down the house. The audience couldn't stop laughing.
2. sponge off : to take money or hospitality and never repay the favors
- She always likes to sponge off rich guys.
3. throw in the towel : to give up or quit
- When the candidate saw she couldn't win the election, she throw in the towel and quit the race.
4. potluck : a meal in which each person brings a food to eat and share with the each other
- I will have a potluck dinner tomorrow. so could you bring your favourite food ?
5. soap opera : a television serial drama
- my mother like to watch a soap opera, but I don't like it.
6. a doormat : to don't complain when they are treated unfairly.
- she treats him like a doormat.
7. under the table : secretly, to pay someone in an illegal way, to avoid taxes
- I made money under the table.
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bring down the house 웃음바다로 만들다, sponge off 염치없이 빌붙다, throw in the towel 패배를 인정하다, potluck 자기음식을가져와함께하는 식사 soap opera 연속극, a doormat 동네북 , under the table 비밀리에, 불법으로 |
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