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#31 What Happened? 2

Key Word

get (one's) hopes up: be overly optimistic about an outcome.
보통 부정어랑 같이 많이 쓰인다. 기대하게 하지마~ 느낌으로.

I would not get your hopes up over a raise. Financially, the comapny has had a horrible yet.

Don't get her hopes up. 

 

have a look: examine something to find the problem

Your computer crashed again? Let me have a look; I might be able to fix it.

 

nip (something) in the bud: stop a potential problem from beecoming an actual problem. 

nip이 뽑아. bud가 새싹. 사전에 뿌리뽑다.

Misbehavior should be nipped in the bud before it spreads throughout your entire team.

 

have a crush on someone: have romantic feelings for someone, especially someone you don't know well

 I have a crush on a guy I see everyday at work. 

I have a big crush on one of women on my team 

Feedback

Original: One of them is use a laptop computer. He is a typing.

Better: One of them is typing on his labtop computer.

 

Original: They looks happy, they are not fighting each other.

Better: They look happy, and they aren't fighting with each other.

 

Original: He sent me a text maybe he will probably ask me out, don't get me hopes up.

Better: He sent me a text, so maybe he'll ask me out, but I won't get my hopes up.

 

Original: The small bugs in the system should be nipped in the bud before it becomes a huge problem.

Better: The small bugs in the system should be nipped in the bud before they become a huge problem.

 

Original: Almost fast food store have the kiosk.

Better: Almost all fast food restaurants have kiosks.

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