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Diary 3/13 熱性けいれん

My daughter got febrile seizure last week. It was third time so we took her to a hospital. The first time, we were surprised at the symptoms so we called ambulance. A febrile seizure is a convulsion i

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craving for

無性に何かを食べたい時に使えるみたい
meaning:an intense, urgent, or abnormal desire or longing
ex: I'm craving for ice cream.

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take a long walk off a short pier

崖から落ちろ、岬から落ちろという意味合いなのでかなり強いニュアンスがある様です。。どっかいけ、みたいな感じかな。。

meaning: don't bother me
ex: I‘m really tired of your constant criticisms. Take a long walk off a short pier.

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have a finger in every pie

興味あるものにはなんでも手を出す、という感じですが、時には鬱陶しいと言うニュアンスもあるみたい

meaning: to be involved in something, often when your involvement is not wanted
ex: He likes to have a finger in every pie.

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my brain's fried

くたくた、もう何にも考えられない。。という感じですかね。

meaning: my brain is drained, exhausted, empty.

ex: I feel like my brain's fried. There were a lot of problems to solve.

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brownie points

「ゴマスリ」ですね。先生にブラウニーをあげて稼ぐ、と言う表現の違いが面白い。

meaning: Intangible mark of approval for doing a good deed or by pleasing others

ex: Did you present it to your boss??
You score some brownie points.

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to be bush league 2022/1/2

プレミアリーグではなく、草野球やないか。という意味みたいです。

meaning : amature level
ex: Are you going to the bar? It's bush league.

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Gold-digger

Meaning: a woman who associates with or marries a man chiefly for material gain, like money and gift

Ex: 

A: Does she get married with him? She teased him saying “You are ugly.”

B: She is a gold-di

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airhead 5/27

meaning: stupid

ex: He is such a airhead!! He said a stupid things to her!

「頭空っぽ」って感じですかね。あんまり使う機会はないか？笑

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A red letter day 5/23

Meaning: a day when something very important or exciting happens

Ex: Today is valentine day! It’s a red letter day!

赤字（Red letter）でカレンダーに丸付ける様なイメージなんかな？

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Better late than never

Meaning: It is better to do something after it was supposed to have been done than not to do it at all.

Ex: 

A Sorry for late. I couldn’t meat the deadline.. I was so busy.

B Better late than never

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Call it a day

Meaning

To quit work and go home

Ex.

I’m gonna call it a day.

帰るぜ的な感じで言えるかなぁ。

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The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence 5/18

Meaning

Something that you say that means that other people always seem to be in better situation than you

Ex.

A: Citizens in America get check as stimulus package! Japanese government doesn’t anyt

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The jewel in the crown 5/17

Meaning

Something that is most valuable, important, or admired among others of its kind

Ex.

This point is the jewel in the crown of this thesis.

一番大事なのは要点と言うことですね。