2006年11月11日

2006年11月9日英語イディオム

今日のイディオムです。

皆さん、どのくらい知っていますか？

1.to wait for:(to expect, await)
例）We waited for him more than an hour, then we left when he didn't come.

2.at last:(finally, after a long time)
例)Now that I am 16, at last I can drive.

3.as usual:(as always, customarily)
例）George is late for class again as usual.

4.to find out:(to get information, discover,learn)
例）I was unable to find out the name of the man who called.

5.to look at:(to direct the eyes toward, watch)
例）The teacher told us to look at the blackboard and not at our books.

6.to look for:(to search for, seek, try to find)
例）He has spent an hour looking for the pen which he lost.

7.all right:(satisfactory, correct, Sometimes used to mean "Yes.")
例）He said that it would be all right to wait in his office until he returned.

8.right here,right now, right there, etc.:(exactly here, immediately,
there,etc.)
例）He said that he would meet us right here on this street corner,

9.little by little:(gradually, by degrees,slowly)
例）If you study regularly each day, little by little your vocabulary will increase.

10.tired out:(extremely weary)
例）I have worked very hard today and am tired out,

11.to call on:(to visit)
例）Last night several friends called on us at our home.

12.never mind:(don't worry about it, do not bother or pay attention to it)
例）when he spilled his drink on my coat, I said "Never mind, It needed to be cleaned anyway."

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