have the makings of something - ​to have the qualities that are necessary to become something これ見るの何回目か。 oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/eng… #うえ単

"He's upped and skedaddled," 動詞のup。up and Vでidiom。 ​[intransitive] up and…  (informal or humorous) to suddenly move or do something unexpected oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/eng… #うえ単

"He thought it was a bit rich of Uncle Vernon to call anyone 'dumpy'," 皮肉のrich #うえ単

覚えたい英熟語 beg the question - to talk about something as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/eng… ちなみにpop the questionだと求婚するって意味になるよ。 x.com/ue_tan_bot/sta… #うえ単

”Well, that really is the last word in madness," the last word inでピンと来た！ うえ単に載ってたって。 成長を感じる。。 x.com/ue_tan_bot/sta… #うえ単

put someone out to pasture - to make someone leave their job because they are considered to be too old literallyな訳だと「牧草地に追いやる」。日本語でそれっぽい表現だと、お払い箱ってやつ。 #うえ単

chivvy sb into sth / to do sth - to try and make somebody hurry or do something quickly, especially when they do not want to do it -vvyで終わる単語って珍しい。ほかはsavvyくらいしか思いつかないけど、まだあるのかな？ oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/eng… #うえ単

"The little baby woke up fwightened and fort what it dweamed was twoo," BellatrixがHarryに向かって幼児語で茶化す場面。 こういうのが地味に難しい。 /r/が/w/に、/θ/が/f/になってる。 #うえ単

diversionary tactic 陽動作戦 #うえ単

文法用語シリーズ No.12 tense /tens/ 時制 あんま見ないけど、これの形容詞は tensal っていうよ。 でも tense system みたいに複合名詞にすることが多いかな？ じゃあ英語に時制は何種類あるの？ それはちょっとフクザツなので調べてみてね…。 #うえ単

run for it - to run very quickly in order to escape from someone or something itまででidiom。 macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/bri… #うえ単

"That's certainly possible. Unfortunately, just at present, this question of a wife, in my case, Western costoms notwithstanding..." notwithstandingって前置詞扱いなのに名詞の後ろに置けるのか。まぁ元は分詞だから理解できる。 oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/eng… #うえ単

no mean feat 至難の業 #うえ単

"I'm from Missouri, remember? They don't call it the Show-Me-State for nothing." これも、辞書引いても出てこないよね。 ミズーリ州の愛称がThe Show-Me-State (疑い深い州)。 ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2… #うえ単

わざわざ系の熟語２ go to all the trouble of doing be at the trouble of doing 単語だとtroubleとbother #うえ単

描出話法！ "He went in the direction of the beach where the boat was in order to fetch the copper pan. They would be eating soon, and Moominmamma would make a fire between some stones and lay the meal out on the steps of the lighthouse." 続き↓↓ x.com/ue_tan_bot/sta… #うえ単

"He forced down some dinner after Divination, then returned to the empty classroom with Hermione," force downは「無理やり飲み込む」の意。 #うえ単

gunwale /ˈɡʌnl/ - the upper edge of the side of a boat or small ship 発音が面白い。 oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/eng… #うえ単

"In late '80s, there was talk of making a lot of money teaching in Japan," 内容は置いとくとして、この無冠詞のtalkは「うわさ」の意味。英語に置ける冠詞の大切さ。 #うえ単

”half expect those words to flash from his eyes, for there to be some challenge that I will have to meet." わわ！！ expect sth to doの形で、sthの前にforが出てる！！ これOKなんだよね。実際に見たの初めてかも。 実はwantも I want very much for him to V. みたいに言える。 #うえ単

Not that I know of. 私の知る限りそうではない #うえ単

see the back of sb やっかい払いをする #うえ単

in one's capacity as - ～という立場で eow.alc.co.jp/sp/search.html… #うえ単

アメリカでは25 centsをtwo bits、50 centsをfour bitsとも言うのか。。 それぞれ、quarterとhalf-dollarは分かるけど…。 イギリスはまた違うし、英語はお金に別名ありすぎ。。 #うえ単

he can't go doing such a thing. 疑・否＋go doing ～しない／するわけない #うえ単

the next half hour an要らないんだね。half an hourが染み付いてるから間違えそう。地味に難しい。 #うえ単

kingdom come - the next world : HEAVEN 変な形の名詞句。 merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kin… #うえ単

ferret around/about A for B Bを求めてAを探し回る #うえ単

【似てるやつ】 simmer ぐつぐつ shimmer ちらちら #うえ単

hard put - barely able : faced with difficulty or perplexity これhard pressedでもhard pushedでもOK。 merriam-webster.com/dictionary/har… #うえ単

"we churned out every baked good imaginable." なんと、everyに引っ張られてgoodsが単数形に。。 この現象は初めて見たかも。 baked goods [plural] (especially North American English) ​foods like bread and cakes that are cooked in an oven oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/eng… #うえ単

grandfather clock 童謡でお馴染みの、あんな感じの時計 シネクドキ？ #うえ単

doubting Thomas ​- a person who is unlikely to believe something until they see proof of it 聖書由来の表現だって。 From St Thomas in the Bible, who did not believe that Jesus Christ had risen from the dead until he saw and touched his wounds. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/eng… #うえ単

"His lopsided mouth leered more wildly than ever." え、口に対してleerって使えるの？ 「見る」系の動詞では？ と思って調べたら； - to look or smile at somebody in an unpleasant way that shows an evil or sexual interest in them oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/eng… #うえ単

delivery (baseball) A pitching motion. (baseball) A thrown pitch. これ。こういうのは知らないとキツい…。 en.wiktionary.org/wiki/delivery#… #うえ単

"I got the giggles I felt so free and happy," めっちゃ細かいけど引っ掛かった。 これは同格thatの省略でいいのかな？ ちなみに、 the giggles [plural] (informal)  - continuous giggling that you cannot control or stop oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/ame… #うえ単

"The moon was on the wane now." 出た！「on the + 動きのある自動詞と同形の名詞」パターン！ 月が欠けつつあるってこと。 このon the waneは前にも出会ったことあって覚えてた。 #うえ単

文法用語シリーズ No.3 adjective /ˈædʒɪktɪv/ 形容詞 アクセントは第一音節！！ （これ間違えてて笑われた苦い思い出が…。） 「形容詞」の形容詞は意外とマイナー？ adjectival /ˌædʒekˈtaɪvl/ って単語があります。 こっちのアクセントは第三音節。 #うえ単

drop sb/sth like a hot potato - to quickly stop being involved with sb or sth because you stop liking that person or thing or you think they will cause problems for you: とても面白い表現。 dictionary.cambridge.org/ja/dictionary/… #うえ単