1)
Bring a Knife to a Gunfight : 총싸움에 칼을 가지고 가다, 어려운 상황에 대처할 준비가 안되어 있다, 계란으로 바위치기
to bring a knife to a gunfight
this means to be unprepared for a difficult situation
you are not prepared to enter into a confrontation or another difficult situation
You haven't got the right equipment or you are just not prepared
Before you are going to interview, find out about the company you are doing the interview with
take or bring a knife to a gunfight, you are going to be in problems because you are just not prepared
Formality : 4
2)
Under the Knife : 수술을 받으며, 수술을 받는
to go under the knife
to have surgery done on you
to go and see the surgeon, my mum's going under the knife on wednesday
to have a medical operation
Formality : 3
3)
On a Knife-Edge : (무엇의 결과에 대해) 안절부절못하는, 초조한, 불안해하는, (상황이) 두가지 방향으로 갈수 있어 칼날위에 서있는, 아슬아슬하게 균형을 잡고 있는
to be on a knife edge
if things are on a knife edge, they can go either way
a situation where one thing could happen or another
negotiations are on a knife edge, they could fail or succeed with the slightest thing
if a person is on a knife edge, they are stressed, nervous
I am on a knife edge about this because the situation is on a knife edge it could change either way very easily
Formality : 4.5
4)
Not the Sharpest Knife : 멍청한, 우둔한
an old favorite, he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer
he is not very intelligent, hi is a bit dim-witted, a bit stupid
his new girlfriend is not the sharpest knife in the drawer
this is a humorous way to say stupid
Formality : 3.5
5)
Twist the Knife / Turn the knife : 일부러 상처 주는 말[행동]을 하다, (비참한 사람을) 더 비참하게 만들다
to add extra pain to somethig
to deliberately do or say something that makes a situation even worse
you do this maliciously
to make things more painful
to remind somebody about something that they're already upset about
Formality : 4.5
6)
Cut the Atmosphere with a Knife : 분위기를 를 알아차리다,(상황이 긴장감이 흘러) 숨막힐 듯 하다, 분위기가 험악하다
an atmosphere you cuold cut with a knife
the atmosphere was so thick that you could cut it with a knife
cut the atmosphere with a knife
it means a very tense situation
at the point where people are going to start shouting at each other or hitting each other
there is a great feeling of tension and a tense atmosphere
the palce there was so much tension an atmosphere that you could cut with a knife
Formality : 4
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