1)
Boxed into a Corner : 궁지에 몰린, 곤란한 상황에 놓인
if you are boxed into a corner, you are forced into a situation, which is really difficult to resolve, you can't escape from it easily
you can box yourself into a corner as well.
John was boxed himself into a corner by the all the moeny he has borrowed, he just cant afford to pay back the money
the laws are becoming more and more complicated, so a lot of companies have been boxed into a corner by these regulations
to put somebody into a difficult situation
Formality : 4
2)
Box of Tricks : (사용할 수 있는) 일련의 방법[ 도구/스킬/능력/기술]
the skills that you have to use
a computer programmeer should have a varied box of tricks
he's absolutely fantastic at negotiation and he has all sorts of things in his box of tricks, the range of different things he can use
the singer, she has a very varied box of tricks
the items that you take with your equipment
the electrician opend his box of tricks and took out the tools he needs
so either these are the kit or the equipment that you take with you when you go to do somehting
Formality : 3
3)
Box Office : 매표소,
Box Office Sale : 표판매량, 표매출량, (작품/경기/공연/영화) 관람하러 가는 사람들 수치
the place where you go and you buy the tickets for the cinema or for a film or for a concerts
it's the place, it's the window where you go to the box office and buy the ticket
you can also use this, box office sale, the number of people who actually went to view this thing
the film grossed 20 million dollars from the box office, from the sales of ticket
Formality : 5
4)
Box Seat : (극장·경기장 따위의) 박스석, 칸막이 좌석, 프라이빗 좌석, 귀빈석, (마차의) 마부석
in a theater or in a stadium, you could have a box seat
it's a box, royal box, normally these are upstairs and it's like a private area where you can sit and watch a play or a watch or a match
I was invited to view the match from his private box seat
Formality : 5
5)
Brain Box : 아주 똑똑한 사람
he is a real brain box, he is really intelligent, he is really smart
he is such a brain box that he can do almost any maths problem in his head
a brain box, somebody who is really smart
Formality : 3.5
6)
Chatterbox : 수다쟁이 (특히 아이)
a chatterbox, somebody who is always talking
his five-year-old daughter is a realy chatterbox, she never stops talking
you are stuck in the cinema next to a chatterbox can be rather off-putting now
I wish this chatterbox would shut up
Formality : 4
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