（会員）2016年8月09日 Tuesday Night - Random
1. to boss sb around = to act like a boss and command sb
My 18 month old son is bossing me around.
2. to get around = a) to travel a lot, to go to many places, b) to be promiscuous
to be promiscuous = to have many sexual partners
3. to be loose, to be easy = a woman who has sex easily
She is not picky about boyfriends. She is pretty easy. She is loose.
4. to be picky about st = to be selective about st
Cats are often pretty picky about what they eat.
Cats are infamous for being picky eaters.
5. famous = 有名な <―> infamous = famous for a bad reason
6. notorious = infamous
That politician was a notorious gambler.
That politician was a notorious womanizer.
7. 女たらし
a womanizer
a philanderer
a Don Juan, a Casanova
When he was young, my father was a bit of a Casanova.
8. a very smart man = Einstein
He was a bit of a PROPER NOUN. (the name of a person)
He is a bit of an Einstein.
9. If someone does something stupid, you can call them “Einstein”.
Hey, Einstein! You forgot to plug it in!
10. He is really good at st. = He’s a regular PROPER NOUN.
My son is a regular Goromaru.
11. to be good at st = 上手
He is handsome and funny.
He can sing and dance.
He is good at sports and music.
He’s got the best of both worlds.
My job pays well and has long vacation. It’s got the best of both worlds.
12. He is a triple threat.
Someone who has 3 skills.
He can hit, throw, and field. He’s a triple threat.
He is a great actor. He’s actually a triple threat.
He can act. He can sing. He can dance.
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