つれづれなる日々にいろどりを

平凡な日々の中に彩りを見つけられることを生きがいにしたい今日この頃 -日々の備忘録-

Daily English 2020.11.06

今日の単語。

 

1. simmer down(落ち着く、気を静める)

= Simmer down, you two!

 

2. boil down to(結局~である)

= The problem boils down to lack of money.

 

3. bail out(~を救済する)

= The bank was bailed out by the government.

 

4. scrape by on(~で何とか暮らしていく)

= More and more people are scraping by on welfare.

 

5. vouch for(~を保証する)

= I can vouch for his integrity.

 

6. shell out(~を渋々出す)

= He shelled out $800 for car repairs.

 

7. patch up(修復する)

= He wants to patch things up with his wife.

 

8. hinge on(~にかかっている、~次第である)

= The success of the project hinges on support from the community.