Idiom Attack, Vol. 1 - Everyday Living (Korean Edition): 이디엄 어택 1 일상생활: Idiom Attack, #1

By Peter Liptak

*** Idiom Attack 1 - Everyday Living (Korean Edition) ***
이디엄 어택 1 - 일상생활

The Simple Three-Step System to Mastering Essential English Idioms in minutes a day
...so you can ace exams, get that promotion and understand American culture!

English Idioms for ESL Learners: With 300+ Idioms in 25 Themed Chapters

Are you confused by common sayings in the English language? 
Discover the hidden meanings of English idioms to help you communicate with confidence.

Are you worried that you're missing out on the conversation? Do you want to strengthen your English language skills? 
As ESL educators, Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma have decades of teaching experience across the world... After helping classrooms full of students navigate the treacherous waters of the English language, they've created a series of books to help you too!

Idiom Attack 1: Everyday Living (Korean Edition)
is a densely-packed resource that contains **300+ of the most common and relevant idioms** for living, loving and doing business in North America in both English and Korean. Through Idiom Attack, you'll discover definitions, contextualized examples, and practice questions. Before you know it, you'll be using English language idioms in your own everyday conversations like a native English speaker and impressing people with your business English.

In Idiom Attack, you'll discover:

• The three-step training process to help you quickly learn new concepts in English with translations in Korean
• Easy-to-follow sections separated by topic to help you find exactly what you're looking for
• Clear meme-like illustrations to help boost your memorization of idioms and their usage
• Convenient stories at the end of each chapter to improve your English retention and conversational abilities
• A collection of idioms commonly found in the workplace, and much, much more!

Idiom Attack is a must-have tool for ESL learners at intermediate and advanced levels. If you like easy-to-use guides, multi-format approaches to learning, and expert advice, then you'll love Peter Liptak, Matthew Douma, and Jay Douma's in-depth look at American idioms.

일상 생활에 필수적인 숙어로 영어 실력을 향상 시키며 일상 생활에 익숙해지고 효과적으로 사용하도록하는 3 단계 교육 과정을 통해

• 네이티브가 습관적으로 쓰는 관용어구 300개!
• 살아있는 생활 속 관용어구 핵심주제 25가지!
• 까다로운 관용어구 길들이는 트레이닝 3단계

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter Liptak
• Release date: Jul 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781936342013

Peter Liptak

A born-and-bred mid-western boy, Peter is a poet, world traveler, cyclist and lover of language. He taught English to kids and adults in Korea for 20 years as a tutor, preschool teacher, and adjunct professor at Incheon University, and created Exile Press with its imprints Little Bear Books and Hungry Dictator Press. Exploring interests at the University of Minnesota, from Astronomy and Anthropology to Philosophy and Poetics, Peter learned new skills as a preschool teacher, waiter, dance instructor and massage therapist in school and has worked as an actor, teacher, copywriter and author since. While working and living in Seoul, he completed an MA in Korean History and using Korea as a source of linguistic inspiration, penned several books including the controversial book of Korean Slang: As much as a Rat's Tail, translated the scathing graphic novel The Great Successor - Kim Jong Un: a Political Cartoon, created the Idiom Attack series of ESL textbooks and passion projects including an Art/Poetry book Letters: Building an Alphabet with Art and Attitude and a series of children's early readers, including Teddy's Day and Teddy's Camp. Now living in Minneapolis with his wife and three little ones, Peter continues publishing, while copywriting at The Writer’s Ink. Awards 2018     SILVER Winner Multicultural - Baek Seok: Poems of the North 2016     International Book Awards Gold Medal - Letters  2016     Illustration Award and Bronze Medal - The Great Successor 2016     Benjamin Franklin Awards: Silver Medal - Korean Slang: As much as a Rat’s Tail 2014     Korea Literature Translation Institute Grant: - translation of North Korea poet Baek Seok 2013     Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards: Silver - Teddy's Day HD 2012     Mom's Choice Awards: Gold Medals in Young Adult Poetry and Interactive eBooks for Letters and Teddy’s Day HD 2012     Mom's Choice Awards: Silver Medals - Teddy’s Day and Teddy’s Camp 2011     Midwest Book Awards: First Place in Children's Illustrated - Teddy's Day

Book preview

01 From Beginning to End 처음과 끝

그 체인점은 파티 분위기로 매장을 꾸미고 새로이 판매를 kick off했다.

The chain of stores kicked off its new sale with a party atmosphere.

kick off

to start something; to officially commence something.

시작하다.

* Informal, as with the first kick to start a football game.

축구경기를 시작하기 위해서 시축하듯이 화합 등을 ‘시작하다’는 뜻의 구어체.

정리해고 후, 관리자는 from scratch 다시 시작해야만 했다.

Following the layoffs, the manager had to start over from scratch.

from scratch

from the very beginning; with no help.

처음부터, 무에서.

공산진영의 몰락이 전혀 예기치 못했던 새로운 시대를 usher in했다.

The fall of the communist bloc ushered in an unexpected new era.

usher in

to cause something new to start.

~의 도래를 초래하다, 선도하다.

* Often with a new period, era or age.

새로운 시대나 시기를 알릴 때 자주 사용한다.

그는 책 한 권을 finish off하자마자, 다른 책을 읽기 시작했다.

As soon as he finished one book off, he’d start another.

finish off

to complete something in order to bring it to an end.

완전히 끝내다.

많은 사람들이 ‘밀레니엄 버그’가 come to pass할 것이라고 믿지 않았다.

Many people didn’t believe the Millennium Bug would come to pass.

come to pass

to eventually take place or occur; to happen.

일어나다, 발생하다.

* Synonym come about.

* Usually something unplanned.

대개 예상치 못했던 것.

나는 turn over a new leaf하고 담배를 끊기로 결심했다.

I’ve decided to turn over a new leaf and quit smoking.

turn over a new leaf

to make a fresh start; to change course.

새 생활을 시작하다.

길었던 여름이 draw to a close하면서, 우리는 그 동안 즐거웠던 일을 돌이켜 보았다.

As the long summer drew to a close, we thought back on the fun we had.

draw to a