🌎Casual English Phrases 009

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지지하다/응원하다

root for sm/sth

to support or encourage somebody in a sports competition or when they are in a difficult situation

• Most of the crowd were rooting for the home team. 대부분의 관중들이 홈팀을 응원하고 있었다.

• Good luck, I’m rooting for you! You’ll be amazing. 행운을 빌어, 난 널 믿어! 넌 최고야.

• His whole hometown was rooting for him as he made his professional boxing debut on live television. 그의 고향 사람들은 그가 생방송으로 전문 복싱 데뷔를 하는 것을 응원했습니다.

• I’ve always rooted for the company to succeed, since they made some of my most cherished games growing up. 나는 어릴 적부터 그 회사가 성공하기를 항상 바래왔습니다. 그들은 내가 가장 소중히 여기는 게임들을 만들어왔기 때문이죠.

너 T야?(2nd meaning)

tone-deaf

1. unable to perceive public attitudes or preferences

2. lacking emotional insight; insensitive or unsympathetic to others

• They’re tone-deaf to the opinions of local people; they’re telling them where the new hospital will be without listening to them. 그들은 현지 주민들의 의견을 무시하고 있습니다; 현지 주민들의 의견을 듣지 않고 새로운 병원이 어디에 위치할 것인지 말하고 있습니다.

• The council’s politically tone-deaf plan would cost lower income residents an extra 100 dollars a year. They simply can’t afford it. 시의 여론을 반영하지 않는(정치적으로 귀담아 듣지 못하는) 계획은 저소득 주민들에게 매년 추가로 100달러의 비용이 들게 할 것입니다. 그들은 당연히 그 비용을 감당할 수 없습니다.

• She is often tone-deaf to her daughter’s needs. 그녀는 가끔 딸의 도움(정서적 교류의 필요)에 귀기울이지 못한다.

내 손바닥 안이야

have someone in one’s pocket

to have complete control over someone

• Don’t worry about the mayor. She’ll cooperate. I’ve got her in my pocket.

• John will do just what I tell him. I’ve got him and his brother in my pocket.

• I hear that the boss has half the police force in his pocket.