TTMIK Level 9 Lesson 1 - a podcast by G9Languages

This is an Advanced Idiomatic Expressions lesson related to ?, the hand. In order to fully understand and use the expressions introduced in this series, it is essential that you understand the grammatical structure of the sentences. When you come across a grammar point that you are unfamiliar with, please go back and review the related TTMIK lessons.

Keyword:

? = hand

1. ?? ?? = get accustomed to something

(?? = to be ripe, to be experienced)

? You might be familiar with the word ????, which means “to be used to” something. Here, the verb ?? has the same meaning as ????, but with the word ?, the expression is always used in the form ?? ??. Think of it as a task or skill being “comfortable” or “accustomed” to the hand.

Ex) ?? ?? ?? ?? ???, ??? ?? ???.

= I haven’t become accustomed to the work yet, so it takes me a long time.

2. ?? ?? = to be through with something (bad); to quit doing something (bad)

(?? = to wash)

? The verb ?? means “to wash,” so the literal meaning of ?? ?? is “to wash one’s hands.” While it really is used in that sense, the expression ?? ?? can also be used to mean “to quit doing something bad,” such criminal or illegal acts.

Ex) ?? ? ??? ? ?? ? ?? ???.

= It’s been a long time since I quit doing that.

3. ?? ?? = to have an open hand; to be very generous (usually with food that one cooks)

(?? = to be big)

? When someone tends to make a lot of food when cooking, you can say that the person is ?? ??. When this expression is used in an idiomatic way, it has nothing to do with the actual size of the person’s hand. ?? ?? is often, if not always, used to refer to mothers always cooking more food than necessary.

Ex) ?? ???? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?? ?? ???.

= My mother has an open hand, so she always cooks too much food.

4. ?? ?? ?? = to be thrilled (while experiencing or watching something)

(? = sweat, ?? = to grab)

? Literally, ?? ?? ?? means to “grab sweat in one’s hand.” The actual meaning of this phrase is that you are so excited and thrilled that your hands start sweating, therefore you have some sweat in your hands. This expression is commonly used in the forms ?? ?? ??, meaning “while being very thrilled,” and ?? ?? ?? ??, meaning “to be thrilling.”

Ex) ?? ??? ?? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ???.

The soccer match was a lot of fun, so I felt really thrilled while watching it.

The soccer match was a lot of fun and I was really on the edge of my seat.

5. ?? ? ??? = can’t concentrate on something (usually work)

(??? = to be grabbed, to be caught)

? When you say that something is ?? ? ???, it literally means that something is “not caught by one’s hands” but the actual meaning behind it is that you can’t get your hands on some task or can’t concentrate on something because you are distracted by other worries or exciting things.

Ex) ???? ?? ?? ? ???.

= I can’t concentrate on work because I am worried.

6. ?? ?? = to stop working on something; to get one’s hands off something

(?? = to let go)

? When you have your hands off something, it means you are not working on it anymore. You can say ?? ?? when you are either distracted or discouraged and not working on something anymore.

Ex) ?? ??? ??? ?? ?? ?? ????.

= Recently, I haven’t been making any videos.

7. ?? ??? ?? = to beg as if one’s life depended on it; to beg and plead

(?? = to be worn down, ?? = to beg, to plead)

? ?? is to beg or to plead, and ?? ??? means “to the point where your hands will be worn out”, so all together, ?? ??? ?? means to plead or beg as if your life depended on it.

Ex) ?? ??? ?????, ? ??? ???.

= I begged and begged, but he still said no.

8. ?? ?? = to pull out of something

(?? = to detach)

? ?? means “to detach something off another thing.” So, when you say that you detach your hands off something, it means you’ve stopped doing something. Whereas ?? ??, ?? ??, and ?? ?? have similar meanings, ?? ?? usually means to stop doing something that is bad or illegal, ?? ?? means “to be too distracted or tired to continue working on something,” and ?? ?? means “to decide to stop being involved in something from a certain moment.”

Ex) ?? ? ??? ? ???.

= I will pull out of this.

= I will stop being involved in this project.

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