(会員)2013年7月08日（金曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン Talking about 意地悪

(会員)2013年7月08日（金曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン Talking about 意地悪

to bully sb いじめる

He bullied me.

to tease sb ,

Ex. He teased me.

to make fun of sb = 馬鹿にする

a bully = いじめ子

Facebook is a bully.

They will sue me.

America is a big bully.

China is a big bully.

His memories tormented him.

to cause pain on purpose = to torment = to torture

a victim 犠牲者

You can be a victim or you can stand up for yourself.

Stand up for yourself. 自分の権利は自分で守るんだ。／毅然とした態度を取らなくちゃ。

I think I may be coming down with a cold.

to come down with a cold

I have a mild headache. = I have a slight headache.

A bully was picking on my brother, so I stood up for him.

to stand up to (bully)

                               

North Korea thinks that the USA is a bully.

N.Korea is standing up to the USA.

to bully, to pick on, to push around

verbal = mouth, talking

to badmouth, to rag on

to badmouth, to rag on, to talk about someone behind their back

to tell sb st straight to their face

I told him he was a jerk straight to his face.

I told him  straight to his face that he was a jerk.

malic / malicious

I was just joking! There was no malice in my words.

People sometimes misunderstand me. They think I'm being malicious.

They think I'm being malicious. I'm just joking.

                                                                                         

I was just taking the piss.

Don't get angry. I'm just taking the piss.

I'm just pulling your leg. = lying/jokin