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๐1. Bread and Butter
แီ idiom แေးแို noun แกแေแဲ့แော adjective แกแေแဲ့แါ แုံးแါแแ်
๐ ( n ) >>> a person's or company's main source of income >> แူแแ ်แောแ် ၊ แုแ္แแီ แแ ်แုแဲ့ แกแိแแแ်แွေแแแ်း။
e.g. Teaching classic music to young boys and girls is her bread and butter.
๐ ( adj ) >>> basic ; very important >> แกแိแแျแော ၊ แกแေးแါแော ။
[ used only before noun ]
e.g. Employment and taxation are the bread-and-butter issues of politics.
๐2. Big Cheese ( n ) an important and powerful person, especially in an organization >>> แกแေးแါ แกแာแောแ်แူ ။
[ informal , humorous ]
e.g. Ever since his promotion, he has started to feel that he is the big cheese in the company.
๐3. Couch Potato ( n ) a person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television >> แိုแ်แแ်แှုแ်แှားแှုแแှိแဲ แกားแกားแှိ TV แိုแ်แြแ့်แေแူ ။
e.g. Stop being a couch potato. Turn off the TV and go out and do something.
๐4. Spice sth ( up ) / ( with sth ) to add interest or excitement to something >> แ ိแ်แแ်แ ားแ แာแောแ်းแกောแ် แုแ်แแ်။
e.g. He exaggerated the details to spice up the story.
e.g. Her conversation is always spiced with humour.
๐5. Butter somebody up >>> to say nice things to somebody so that they will help you or give up something >> แိုแ်แျိုးแို แျှော်แြီး แแ ်แฅီးแแ ်แောแ်แို แျီးแွแ်းแြောแိုแแ် ။ แိုแแ်းแိုแှแ်းแြောแแแ်แော့ แားแแ် แေါ့ ။
e.g. He is always trying to butter up his boss.
๐ 6. ( as ) cool as a cucumber >>> very calm and controlled, especially in a difficult situation ; very relaxed >> แ ိแ်แกေးแแ်แกေး แေါ့แေ့ါแါးแါး แှိแแ် ။
e.g. I thought I was afraid of flying, but I was cool as a cucumber all the way to England.
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Kyal Sin Phu
8 May 2020
Ref : www.theidioms.com
www.englishclub.com
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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