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〜
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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!"
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。
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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.
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〜
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.
