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BTTF 1
BTTF 1 (仲宗根) 4/27/26
| Idiom/expression | Meaning and usage |
|---|---|
| All over | あちこち (everywhere) I've been looking all over for you. Where have you been? |
| Amount to something | 大した人物になる,成功する、ものになる If you really work hard, someday you will amount to something. Amount to something can also refer to an idea or plan's success. My plan really amounted to something. 実を結んだ |
| As far as (I'm) concerned | (私)にとって、私に関する限り、私の意見では As far as I'm concerned, JWUHS is the best girls' school in Kanto. |
| As far as the eye can see | 見渡す限り At this school, there are trees as far as the eye can see. |
| Backfire | 裏目に出る,逆効果 Your plan or idea makes things worse, the result is the opposite of what you intended. |
| (Be) better off | の方がいい If it rains on undoukai day, we're better off postponing (延期する) it. |
| Buddy, pal | お前、君、仲間 Both buddy & pal mean "friend", but people sometimes use these words instead of using someone's name. あまり親しくない人に対する呼びかけとして使われる。 |
| Bump into | 人と偶然会う、出くわす、遭遇する I might bump into Monet at Ultraman Shopping Street. |
| Change (one's) mind | 気が変わる I was going to go to Hawaii this summer, but I changed my mind. I'm going to Okinawa instead. |
| Come on | ふざけないでよ!嘘だろう!やめろ!いい加減にしろ! Come on, Mark! We can't memorize 6 pages of idioms! That's too many! |
| Come through | 期待に応える Emika always comes through for her friends. |
| Come to mind | 頭に浮かぶ 、思いつく What image comes to mind when I say the word, "blue?" |
| Crazy about | ~に夢中、めちゃ好き Like something very much; be in love with e.g., Natsuki is crazy about BTS. |
| Come up with (an idea, plan) | (アイディア、計画)が浮かぶ,ひらめく,思いつく Who came up with the idea for your class's 応援発表のテーマ? |