2022.04.26

전화영어

 

have a lot on (one's) plate

-To have a large or excessive amount of things to do or deal with

My brother has a lot on his plate.- (very busy)

 

BBC Learning English - The English We Speak

 

Head over heels (in love)

- completely in love

Laura fell head over heels in love with Chris.

She is a hopeless romantic: she is always head over heels in love with somebody.

 

in the nick of time

- at the last possible moment

-If the action happened any later, then something awful could happen

We got there just in the nick of time.