굿 플레이스 시즌1: 3화 tie someone up in knots, drag someone down

 

영어 공부를 위해 시트콤 <굿 플레이스>를 보고있습니다. 이 작품은 영어 회화를 배우는데 적격이라는 이야기가 많아 입문하게 되었는데요. 처음 한 두편은 제 취향이 아닌것 같았지만 보다보니 재미가 들렸습니다.  게다가 제가 즐겨본 <프렌즈>를 통해 익힌 표현과 영어 회화 책을 통해 익힌 표현이  이 작품에도 나와서 재밌게 감상하고 있는데요. 반복되는 표현과 익히고 싶은 문장을 기록합니다.  :)

 

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Scene 1 

(...)

Michael: You're a brilliant guy, Chidi.
But you just kept revising and rewriting
and adding words to your title.
I think you just twisted yourself up into a knot. 

Chidi: I have a very bad stomachache.

 

tie someone (up) in knots : 

1. : to confuse someone and make them unable to explain something clearly
   
2. to make someone upset, worried, or confused
   

• The Director of Studies tied me up in knots by asking tricky questions.
  
• Tom missed the last train home, It tied him in knots.

 

 

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Scene 2

(...)

Eleanor: Good people make me insecure.
When I'm around someone who I think is better than me, 
I try and drag them down to my level.
That's why perfect Tahani
is like my kryptonite.

 

drag someone down:

1. :If an unpleasant situation drags someone down, it makes them feel unhappy or ill
   

• All that stress at work had begun to drag him down.
  
• You're the one that dragged me down.
  
  

 

 

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Scene 3

(...)

Eleanor: Everyone here is really into hugging.

Michael: Eleanor, you and I could work side-by-side to figure out
what's going wrong with this neighborhood.