[코치 쉐인의 오늘의 영어 한마디] 9강 뭐, 그때 봐서(결정할게) ~
- I'll play it by ear.
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I'll
발음할 때 '아'에 'L' 사운드를 붙인다.
play it by ear
연음이 되므로 year 처럼 발음된다. (* ear와 year는 발음이 틀립니다.)
play it by ear
to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than planning how you are going to react I'm not sure how long I'll stay at the party. I'll just play it by ear.
play it by ear
주요뜻 ① 임기 응변의 조치를 취하다 ② 재치 있게 행동하다
예문
Mr. Ford prefers to play it by ear when he goes for an interview.
포드 씨는 준비 없이 인터뷰하는 것을 좋아한다.
I usually just play it by ear. It keeps me more honest.
저는 보통 그때그때 임기응변으로 하거든요. 그게 더 저를 솔직하게 하죠.
Let's just play it by ear.
그때 상황에 맡깁시다.
Well, let's play it by ear.
의견을 들어보죠.
I don't know. Let's just play it by ear.
난 몰라요. 그 때 정합시다.
So I guess we'll just have to play it by ear.
그래서 내 생각엔 우리가 그때그때 정해야 할 것 같아요.
No, but I played it by ear and everything came out okay.
네, 그런데 나는 임기응변으로 했어요.
play it by ear
1. play it by ear
-To let things go as they may.
-It is usually said when a person who is asked a question is not quite sure as to what to answer with.
Shirley: What are you doing tonight Bob?
Bob: Oh, I don't know...I'll just play it by ear.
2. play it by ear
to do something by feel and instinct rather than with a plan, to improvise I think I will play it by ear since I have so much time.
3. play it by ear
Letting you down politely, when you ask someone to do something and they want to do something, just not with you, they will say they're going to "play it by ear".
"What do you want to do tonight?"
"I don't know; I think I'll just play it by ear."
4. play it by ear
the wrong way to say "play it by year"
Tom: Let's just play it by ear.
Jeb: What?! That makes no sense
