こんにちは。ここでは「英語で1日1フレーズ」を紹介します。
今日のフレーズは「Bite the bullet.」です。
このフレーズを直訳すると「弾丸を噛む」となりますが、実際には「困難や苦痛に耐える」「困難に立ち向かう」「我慢する」という意味になります。
このフレーズは、困難な状況を我慢して乗り越えるときに使うことができます。たとえば、難しい課題に取り組むときに「It’s time to bite the bullet and get this project done.(困難な状況だけど、このプロジェクトを終わらせる時が来たね)」と言うことができます。また、試験が近いときに「Let’s focus on studying now. It’s time to bite the bullet.(今は勉強に集中しよう。我慢するときだよ)」というように励ますことができます。
まとめると、「Bite the bullet.」は文字通り弾丸を噛むという意味ではなく、困難や苦痛を我慢して乗り越える慣用句として使われています。このフレーズを使うことで、自分や他人に向けて困難な状況に立ち向かう勇気や決意を表現することができます。
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今回のフレーズ、「Bite the bullet.」の由来を考えると、苦難に立ち向かう覚悟の重要性を再認識させられます。
Bite the bullet.
困難や苦痛に耐える。困難に立ち向かう。我慢する。
この「英語で1日1フレーズ」では、気軽に英語学習を継続できるように、毎回1つの知っていると役立つ英語フレーズを紹介しています。
Actions speak louder than words.
Better late than never.
Break the ice.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Once in a blue moon.
Practice makes perfect.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
The early bird catches the worm.
Time is money.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A blessing in disguise.
A dime a dozen.
A feather in one's cap.
A penny for your thoughts.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
A watched pot never boils.
Add insult to injury.
All ears.
All is fair in love and war.
All thumbs.
As cool as a cucumber.
As high as a kite.
Back to square one.
Back to the drawing board.
Backseat driver.
Barking up the wrong tree.
Beat a dead horse.
Beat around the bush.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better safe than sorry.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Bite off more than one can chew.
Bite the bullet.
Blood is thicker than water.
Break a leg.
Burn the midnight oil.
Call it a day.
Caught between a rock and a hard place.
Clean as a whistle.
Close, but no cigar.
Cost an arm and a leg.
Cut corners.
Cut to the chase.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Easy come, easy go.
Every dog has its day.
Fish out of water.
Fit as a fiddle.
Fortune favors the bold.
From rags to riches.
Get a taste of one's own medicine.
Get one's act together.
Get out of hand.
Give it a shot.
Give someone the benefit of the doubt.
Give someone the cold shoulder.
Go the extra mile.
Hit the hay.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the road.
Hit the sack.
Hold your horses.
Honesty is the best policy.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Ignorance is bliss.
In the blink of an eye.
In the heat of the moment.
In the twinkling of an eye.
It takes two to tango.
Jump on the bandwagon.
Jump the gun.
Jumping through hoops.
Jumping to conclusions.
Keep it under your hat.
Keep one's fingers crossed.
Keep your chin up.
Keep your eyes peeled.
Mind over matter.
On the ball.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Put a sock in it.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
The ball is in your court.
Under the weather.
Where there's a will, there's a way.