군침이 도네
Hey sorry that I had to cancel our work dinner appointment last minute. You probably went home very hungry didn’t you?

불어버리다
Canaries are active, cheerful birds. And they are known for their ability to sing. Some animal experts say they are among the best singing birds.

성장 호르몬
Most healthy children between the ages of four and 10 grow about five centimeters a year. Parents often notice this growth by how quickly their children grow out of their clothes and shoes.

근로 시간
Millennials are the generation who reached adulthood around the year 2000. And many of them do not have the usual 9-to-5 work mentality.

플로리다의 야자수
Florida’s famous palm trees are under attack from a disease that completely dries them out within months.

한지
The traditional Korean paper called Hanji was once famous across Asia for its strength and ability to be used for multiple purposes.

주가가 내려갔어
Did you hear the news regarding today’s stock market? No I didn’t. It’s headed south again.

유선전화가 줄어든다
According to the latest survey by the Centers for Disease Control, 18 percent of U.S. homes - one in every six - have no traditional, land-line telephone at all. You know, the kind with a handset and a wire leading to a connection in the wall.

간단히 말해서
Jen: So were you able to resolve the issue with Lisa? Jason: It was complicated but to make a long story short, I resolved the issue with Lisa.

머리글자
Americans often try to say things as quickly as possible. So, for some expressions, we use the first letters of the words instead of saying each word.

스마트폰 중독
About half of teenagers in the United States and Japan say they are “addicted” to their smartphones.

공부에 지장이 있을 텐데
What are you doing right now? I’m watching a movie and it’s so good! I can’t stop watching it.

빵이 아닌 빵
The highest court in Ireland has ruled that bread sold by an American fast-food restaurant cannot be legally defined as bread.

선수를 치다
When you steal someone’s thunder, you steal attention away from them.

백지장도 맞들면 낫다
Hey, I don’t think I’ll make it to the dinner appointment with our friends later tonight. Why?

로봇 물고기
They are unique robots that make up part of a four year, nearly 5-million dollar project to monitor the health of the water surrounding Venice.

살빼기 모임
Carole Carson admits she had abused her body for more than 40 years by eating too much, dieting every now and then, and not exercising on a regular basis.

너 좋을 대로
Hey Mike, let’s go watch a movie tonight. I’d love to! Should we watch a comedy movie or an action movie?

베네수엘라의 비트코인
In the last month, John Villar has bought plane tickets to Colombia, purchased medicine for his wife, and paid the employees of his business in Venezuela -- all in bitcoin.

위험과 자극적인 일로 가득찬 생활
It can be said that the United States is a driving culture. The U.S., after all, is a big country and many Americans love cars. So, it is no surprise that many American English expressions come from the world of driving.