今日も復習。
To go on about
to keep talking, usually for too long
～についてとりとめなくしゃべる、話し続ける
My granma would go on about stories from her childhood.
To scrub out
to make an effort to remove something
〈不要な物を〉すっかり取り除く
They were trying to scrub out a lot of German-sounding things.
I just scrub out all of the bad memories from that year.
To get ahead of yourself
to act prematurely
先走る
We are getting ahead of ourselves, let’s slow down.
I’m getting ahead of myself, let me start over.
To sign up for
to commit to something
～の契約をする、～に申し込む
She didn’t know what she was signing up for.
I didn’t know what I was signing up for.
To drill in a point
to really reinforce something
~を強調する
This will really drill in the point that Dan loves catching critters.
To come full circle
to end up in the place you started
一周して元に戻る、一巡する
I have come full circle, the cycle is complete.
Fashion has come full circle from when I was younger.
Right and left
in a quick way
あちこちに、四方八方に、手当たり次第に
Maybe I would just be beating everyone right and left.
That company is giving things away for free right and left.
She spends money right and left.
Even though
despite the fact that
～にも関わらず
Even though that is part of the US, it feels so diffetent.
Even though it snowed while we were camping, we had a great time.
To be tied up in
to have a deep connection
～と深い関係がある
A lot of our favorite memories about food are tied up with nostalgia.
I have so much time and energy tied up in this project, I don’t want it to fail.
When I think back to it…
to remember someting from the past
思い返してみると
When I think back to it, we did a lot of nice hikes.
When I think back to it, I’ve always had a big imagination.
A cop out
to avoid something that you should do
（何もしないことの）言い訳
My answer is a bit of a cop out.
My execuse was just a cop out.
Trust me, it’s not a cop out, I’m really sick.
To win you something
to be successful in getting something
~に~をもたらす
That’s pretty cool, but it’s not going to win you a lot of dates.
Yelling at people isn’t going to win you a lot of friends.
Telling the truth isn’t goting to win you a lot of votes as a politician.
Set the stage
to describe the setting
～のおぜん立てをする、～の準備をする、～の土台作りをする
Let me set the stage for what holidays with my family are like.
To be experienced
to have knowledge gained over time
経験豊かな
There were people who were more experienced than he was.
If you are going hiking in the mountains, it’s best to go with someone who is experienced.
The only way to become experienced is to practice alot.
To size someone/something up
to make a judgment
品定めをする
They are trying to size each other up.
When I saw the bear in the woods, he was sizing me up to see if he could eat me.
I sized up my competition at the hotdog eating contest.
Up until
to happen and then stop
その時まで、ここまでは
He played baseball up until “coach pitch”
I played the flute in pur highschool band up untile my senior year.
For lack of a better word
not the best word, but it workds
There must be a tiny robot, for lack of a better word, that fights cancer.
I learned that trees can, for lack of a better word, talk to each other.
I must say that …
～であると言わざるおえない
I must say that Dan’s cancer-fighting robots are a better idea than mine.
To justify something
～を正当化する
Real estate is something that you can justify because it is an investment.
I wanted to justify buying a piano by saying I’ll learn how to play.
To cut someone some slack
～を大目に見る、～に息抜きをさせてやる、～をもう少し寛大な目で見てやる
to treat someone in a less critical way.
Hey, cut me some slack! I’ve been sick all week.
Stop being so serious, cut me some slack, it’s just a game.
I cut my student some slack because I know he’s been having a hard time at home lately.
To bring myself to do something
to take action
I could never bring myself to spending that much money on an expensive fish.
I can’t bring myself to post on Instagram.
I can’t bring myself to get an office job again.
A twinge of something
心のうずき、苦痛
a sudden short feeling
I saw a twinge of regret in her eye when she talked about her cow.
I felt a twinge of envy when I heard my friends talking about their travels.
I had a twinge of regret about not ordering that chocolate cake for dessert.
To google something
to research something online
