お気楽なメモシリーズ第2弾。
先週過ごしてて気が付いた単語・熟語たち。
①Be up in the air=ちゅうぶらりん、未定
The idea is up in the air.
②Slash=(大きく)減らす、切り裂く
The production was slashed by 50%.
③Tipping point=重大な分岐点(No point of return的な)
The crisis reached a tipping point
④Take XXX with a grain of salt=割り引いて考える。
As I am not an expert, please take my words with a grain of salt.
⑤take a raincheck=後でもいい?
I can't go today, but can I take a rain check?
⑥Flip side=裏面、on the flip sideで他方でとか逆に言えば、、、とか
X is Y, but on the flip side, X is W.
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