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Jason: Oh no! I can’t believe I left my cell phone at home! Now I won’t be able to make important calls and I will probably miss calls from the office.
Jen: Jason, Jason, get a grip! It’s going to be okay! Please, just calm down.
Jason: You’re right. I need to get a grip.

오늘 본문에서 Jason이 “Oh no! I can’t believe I left my cell phone at home! Now I won’t be able to make important calls and I will probably miss calls from the office. 이런! 집에 휴대전화를 두고 왔어. 어떡하지! 중요한 전화도 못 걸고, 사무실에서 오는 전화도 놓칠 텐데.”라고 어쩔 줄 몰라 합니다.

그러자 저는 “Jason, Jason, get a grip! Everything is going to be okay. Please, just calm down. 제이슨, 제이슨, 좀 침착해 봐. 다 괜찮을 거야. 그러니까 좀 진정해.”라며 안심시킵니다. Jason은 “You’re right. I need to get a grip. 그래, 네 말이 맞아. 진정하고 정신을 차려야지.”라고 합니다.

Now keep today’s expression, ‘get a grip’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Jason: Oh no! I can’t believe I left my cell phone at home! Now I won’t be able to make important calls and I will probably miss calls from the office.
Jen: Jason, Jason, get a grip! It’s going to be okay! Please, just calm down.
Jason: You’re right. I need to get a grip.

Today’s expression is get a grip. To get a grip means to make an effort to control your emotions. Grip이라는 단어는 무엇을 ‘꽉 붙잡다’, ‘쥐다’라는 뜻입니다. 따라서 Get a grip은 ‘감정을 자제하다’, ‘침착하다’, 또는 ‘정신을 바짝 차리다’라는 의미가 됩니다.

‘Get a grip’ can also mean to get a better understanding of something. 그리고 어떤 문제를 더 자세히 파악한다는 조금 다른 뜻으로도 사용됩니다.

오늘 본문에서 Jason이 휴대폰을 집에 두고 온 모양입니다. 사무실에서 오는 전화도 놓칠 수 있다며 어쩔 줄 몰라 하자, 저는 Jason에게 좀 진정하라고 했습니다. “Jason, Jason, get a grip! It’s going to be okay! Please, just calm down.”이라고요. 이렇게 너무 흥분하거나 화가 나는 등 감정을 조절하기 힘든 상황에서, 침착하고 자제하라는 표현이 'get a grip' 입니다.

Now that you know what today’s expression means, let’s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Jason: Oh no! I can’t believe I left my cell phone at home! Now I won’t be able to make important calls and I will probably miss calls from the office.
Jen: Jason, Jason, get a grip! It’s going to be okay! Please, just calm down.
Jason: You’re right. I need to get a grip.

Let’s review. Get a grip means to control your emotions. It can also mean to get a better understanding of something. GET A GRIP.

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