ActionTeacher: (会員）１０月２5日(木曜日) 23:00 - MIXED

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Let’s learn some NEW meaning for easy words:

push

1. He pushed me.

2. Don’t push me. = Don’t give me pressure.

3. Don’t push your luck. = 図に乗るな。／悪乗りするな。

4. He’s pushing the envelope. = He is going further than before.

to push the envelope = もっと高いレベルを求める

5. He knows just how to push my buttons.

to push sb’s buttons = （人）の反感を買う、（人）を怒らせる

Stop trying to push my buttons.

Are you trying to push his buttons?

PULL

6. Pull over! = Drive to the edge of the road and stop the car.

7. He pulled into the parking lot. = He drove into the parking lot.

8. He pulled out of the parking lot. = He drove out of the parking lot.

9. He pulled around to the front. = He drove his car to the front.

10. I pulled a muscle in my thigh. = I used too much energy in his muscle and hurt himself.

JOKE:

A: I’m thinking.

B: Don’t pull a muscle. / Don’t hurt herself.

11. He didn’t pull any punches. = He used all his force when he punched.

12. He isn’t pulling his weight. = He is not doing his fair share of work.

I want to pull my weight.

13. しっかりしろ! = Pull yourself together!

Put yourself together!

Get a grip! Get a hold of yourself!

14. Man up! = Be brave and take care of your responsibility.

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