May 14th, 2021

5/14/2021

\週に２回、英語のニュース＆Tipsをお届けします/

▶︎ 面白いイディオム

面白いイディオムを使ってみましょう！
直訳だと意味がわからないものもありますが、これらを知るとネイティブと話す時に役立ちます。

cool as a cucumber - ストレスのある状況でも落ち着いていること

e.g. He was as cool as a cucumber during the meeting with the boss.
上司とのミーティングでも彼は落ち着いている。

hold your horses - はやる気持ちを抑え、落ち着くこと

e.g. Hold your horses! We’re not finished with our meal yet.
落ち着いて！まだ食事終わってないんだから。

Pardon my French -失礼なことを言ってごめんなさい

e.g. Pardon my French but that rule is ridiculous.
失礼なことを言ってごめんなさい。でもこのルールは馬鹿げてるよ。

次回会話する時に使ってみてください！

（英語スクリプト）
Funny and Interesting idioms

There are some funny/interesting idioms in English that we use.
Some of these might make no sense but if you learn them,
then they can help when you have conversations with native speakers:

cool as a cucumber - to be calm especially in a stressful situation
e.g. He was as cool as a cucumber during the meeting with the boss.

hold your horses - be patient, wait a minute
e.g. Hold your horses! We’re not finished with our meal yet.

Pardon my French - excuse my profanity/swearing
e.g. Pardon my French but that rule is ridiculous.

Try learning some of these idioms to use in your next conversations.