Even a broken clock is right twice a day. = A very foolish situation when everything goes wrong.
いい加減な人物や物でも、時には（偶然でも）正しいこともある。
With this president, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Origin:
Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day.
A rare moment of high achievement.
動画はこちら↓
https://youtu.be/T0wfjfulbOw
〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜
newyork-english.com
Buyer’s remorse. = To be disappointed with what you have bought.
買い物後の後悔。選択の後悔、自責の念。
Many people have buyer’s remorse for their president.
動画はこちら↓
https://youtu.be/bRm8vN30P6U
Black Friday. = Discount sale day in the USA.
ブラックフライデー。収支が黒字になる金曜日。
＊アメリカで感謝祭（11月の第4木曜日）翌日の金曜日。
In America, people flock to stores for discount prices on Black Friday.
Black means profit in accounting.
Red means loss.
動画はこちら↓
https://youtu.be/KHCDp7YUyWs
紹介動画はこちら↓
https://youtu.be/ceUf6tCEl3M
〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜
www.newyork-english.com
Ballpark figure. = Estimate.
概算、概数。
I don’t know how many new students I can get, but I can give you a ballpark figure.
動画はこちら↓
To be blown away. = To be surprised.
感動する。圧倒される。かなり驚く。
I was blown away by my daughter’s dancing.
動画はこちら↓
ニューヨーク英語学院紹介動画はこちら↓
There’s no shame in my game. = I don’t worry about what other people think.
（米俗）（周囲の思惑）を気にしない。
Game: The way one is living his life.
I’m an old guy but I still lift weights with young people because there’s no shame in my game.
動画はこちら↓
I'm done.
I quit my job.
There's no shame in my game.
The full nine yards. = All the way.
一から十まで。とことんやる。
When I teach, I go the full nine yards.
Another example:
I want you guys to go out and go the full nine yards.
The whole nine yards. と言う表現もあります。
動画はこちら↓
The full nine yards was used by American World War Two pilots. They would load their planes with 27 ft. Belts of 50cal. Machine gun bullets. (3ft. equals 1yard. 27ft. equals nine yards.
If they fired the whole belt, they would brag, "I fired the whole nine yards!"
From the jump. = From the beginning.
最初から。
I start exercising in the morning from the jump.
動画はこちら→ https://youtu.be/HC0Ib9C-n2E
バスケットボールの試合開始時の
ジャンプボールが起源という説があります。
何かを始めたり、プロセスを始めること。
〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜
http://www.newyork-english.com
Out to lunch. = Unaware of the situation.
（俗）ボンヤリとして。
Biden is out to lunch.
例：Sorry, what did you say? I was out to lunch there for a minute.
He always forgets the train pass. He is out to lunch.
動画はこちら → https://youtu.be/yCTFD4bmGnU
盛装して。申し分なく着こなして。
Brad Pitt was dressed to the nines in his last movie.
＊なぜ to the nines
竹林の七賢人の中世ヨーロッパ版のように中世の賢者であったり、聖書や神話で選ばれたのが9人だったことから、「最高の」という意味で使われています。
ニューヨーク英語学院紹介動画↓
Low-hanging fruit. = Something that is easy.
・（たいした努力をしなくても）簡単に達成できる目標、目的や仕事
・容易に解決できる問題
Getting a pandemic supplement check is a low-hanging fruit.
In the bag. = Victory.
（成功、勝利など）が確実。大丈夫。
Tiger’s championship is in the bag.
To gaslight. = To make false statements.
（誤った情報で）だます。
Our current president gaslights often.
To break a leg. = Good luck.
幸運を祈る。
I have a test tomorrow.
- Break a leg!
〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜
Get up on the wrong side of the bed. = Bad mood.
（明確な理由もなく）機嫌が悪い。
She is very irritated. She must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed.
Hold your tongue. = To be quiet.
黙れ。口に出さないで。
Be quiet, hold your tongue.
Better late than never.= Being late is better than not coming.
（ない、しない）よりも良い。
Students who are late are better late than never.
Get the picture? = Do you understand?
わかった？
The Tigers are the best team in baseball. Get the picture?
To hit the ground running. = A fast start.
素早く行動する。
After his election loss, President Trump hit the ground running.
A glass jewel. = A fake.
まやかし。
The IOC is a glass jewel.
〜ニューヨーク英語学院〜
A brain fart. = A foolish mistake.
（米俗）ど忘れ。
The older we get, the more we have a brain fart.
Too big for one’s boots. = Super ego.
うぬぼれる。傲慢。
Biden is too big for his boots.
Like night and day. = Two very different things.
夜と昼ほど違う。
Left-wing and right-wing opinions are like night and day.
The whole enchilada. = Everything.
全て。全体。
The pandemic has destroyed the world’s economy and that’s the whole enchilada.
Game on. = Let’s begin or to start.
始まりの合図。
When I get into the gym, it’s game on.
Over the hump. = Hump day means Wednesday.
Since Wednesday is in the middle of week, once it’s over, you are over the hump.
峠を越える。＊hump day=米口語
I work everyday so I’m never over the hump.
Streetheart. = Casual love.
軽いつきあい。
The streetheart days are long gone for me.
Skinny. = Information.
形容詞のSkinnyは皆さんよくご存じ、では名詞のSkinnyは？
（俗）内部情報。
The skinny is the Olympics will go on.
Scuttlebutt. = A rumor.
うわさ。
The scuttlebutt is, the Chinese virus will last longer.
To be creeped out. = To be disgusted.
ぞっとする、不愉快になる。
I’m creeped out by people who pee on the road.
A tightwad. = Very cheap person.
けち、倹約家。
I have been a tightwad with my money all my life.
Spot on. = Perfect.
完璧。その通り。
The tigers are the best team in baseball. Spot on!
2021.5.4 今週のワンポイント英会話お届けします。
海兵隊での言葉ですが、会話にも使えます。
苦しかったり、きつい状況にもめげず、冷静に対処しやり遂げる、といった意味です。
Embrace the suck. = Tackle hard times.
厳しい状況に取り組む。
*海兵隊用語
This pandemic is tough but we must embrace the suck.
Throwback. = Something from the past.
懐かしい。昔を思い起こす。
I love throwback songs.
https://youtu.be/oXcXrmblwpw
Get back Jack. = Don't bother me.
下がってろ。
*Jack: （俗）おまえ、男。
Get back Jack, unless you can get down.
https://youtu.be/Y_ptomRE66c
安心して受講していただけるよう、感染症対策を行って授業をしています。
Win a few, lose a few. = Sometimes are good, sometimes are not.
いつもうまくいくとは限らない。
If we have a bad day, we just say, "Win a few, lose a few."
Axe to grind. = Strong opinion.
（個人的に）強い意見を持っている。
Many people have an axe to grind about President Trump.
https://youtu.be/gMLgza_K0ow
A lone wolf. = A person who does everything alone.
一匹狼。
President Trump is a lone wolf.
https://youtu.be/DD5_0Dn2dOk
Don’t poke the bear. = Don’t bother a bad situation or leave a difficult situation alone.
寝た子を起こすな。（余計なことをして）トラブルを起こすな。
When it comes to political discussions, don’t poke the bear.
Apples to apples. = To compare the same thing.
同一条件では。
Apples to apples, in-person teaching is better than online teaching.
*in person : 生の、実物の。in-person teaching ：対面での指導。
https://youtu.be/7EP-GqPjEIU
A cucumber day. = A no news day.
騒がしくない日。
With President Trump, there was never a cucumber day.
Chicken feed. = Small money.
わずかなお金。
I always have chicken feed in my pocket.
Fish to fry. = Other concerns or other matters.
他に関わることがある。
I can’t be bothered now, I have other fish to fry.
A milk run. = An easy task or day.
たやすい任務。
We never have milk runs here.
Bar none. = Nothing gets in the way or nothing better.
文句なしに。例外なく。
We are the best school in Osaka bar none.
Back in the day. = A time when we were young.
（米俗）ずっと前。当時は。
I had long hair back in the day.
Upbeat.= Enthusiastic about something.
〜を楽天的に見る。見込みがある。
I’m upbeat on life.
To knock your socks off.= A big surprise. To get a big surprise.
（良いことで）（人）を驚かせる。しびれさせる。
If Tigers win the championship in 2021, it will knock my socks off.
To flag down.= To stop.
（旗を振って）停止させる。
The police often flag down speeders.
