
μΌμ λνμμ μ€μλ‘ λΉλ°μ λ§ν΄λ²λ¦¬κ±°λ, μλμΉ μκ² μ€μν μ 보λ₯Ό 곡κ°νμ λ μ¬μ©ν μ μλ μμ΄ ννμ΄ "Let the cat out of the bag"μ΄λ€.
μ΄ ννμ "λΉλ°μ λμ€νλ€", "λ§νμ§ λ§μμΌ ν κ²μ λ§νλ€"λΌλ λ»μΌλ‘ μ¬μ©λλ€.
μ΄λ² κΈμμλ "Let the cat out of the bag"μ μλ―Έ, μ λ, μ¬μ©λ², μ μ¬ν νν, μ€μ λν μλ¬Έμ μ΄ν΄λ³΄κ² λ€.
1. "Let the Cat Out of the Bag"μ μλ―Έ
"Let the cat out of the bag"λ "λΉλ°μ μ€μλ‘ λ§νλ€", "μ¨κ²¨μ§ μ 보λ₯Ό λμ€νλ€"λΌλ μλ―Έλ‘ μ¬μ©λ¨.
κ³νλ κΉμ§ μ΄λ²€νΈ, μ λ¬Ό, νμ¬μ λΉλ° μ 보 λ±μ μ€μλ‘ λ§ν΄λ²λ Έμ λ μ¬μ©λ¨.
μ§μνλ©΄ "κ°λ°©μμ κ³ μμ΄λ₯Ό λ΄λ³΄λ΄λ€"λΌλ λ»μ΄μ§λ§, μ€μ μλ―Έλ "μ¨κ²¨μΌ ν κ²μ λ§ν΄λ²λ¦¬λ€"λΌλ λ»μ.
μλ¬Έ
- I was trying to keep the party a surprise, but John let the cat out of the bag.
(λλ νν°λ₯Ό λΉλ°λ‘ νλ €κ³ νλλ°, μ‘΄μ΄ λ§ν΄λ²λ Έμ΄.) - She let the cat out of the bag about the companyβs new project.
(κ·Έλ κ° νμ¬μ μλ‘μ΄ νλ‘μ νΈμ λν΄ λΉλ°μ λμ€νμ΄.) - Oops! I didnβt mean to let the cat out of the bag about your engagement.
(μ! λμ μ½νΌ μμμ λ§νλ €λ κ² μλμλλ°.)
2. "Let the Cat Out of the Bag"μ μ λ
μ΄ ννμ κΈ°μμ λν΄μλ μ¬λ¬ μ€μ΄ μμ.
(1) 18μΈκΈ° μμ₯μμ μ λν μ€
- κ³Όκ±° μκ΅ μμ₯μμ λΌμ§λ₯Ό ν λ, μΌλΆ μμΈλ€μ΄ λΌμ§κ° μλ κ³ μμ΄λ₯Ό κ°λ°©μ λ£μ΄ μμ¬μ νμλ€κ³ ν¨.
- ꡬ맀μκ° κ°λ°©μ μ΄μ΄λ³΄λ μκ° "κ³ μμ΄κ° λμ€λ κ²"μ΄μκ³ , μ΄λ‘ μΈν΄ μ¬κΈ°κ° λ°κ°λ¨.
- κ·Έλμ "Let the cat out of the bag"μ΄ "λΉλ°μ΄ λ°νμ§λ€", "μ¨κ²¨μ§ κ²μ΄ λλ¬λλ€"λΌλ λ»μΌλ‘ μ¬μ©λκΈ° μμνλ€λ μ€μ΄ μμ.
(2) ν΄κ΅° μ©μ΄μμ μ λν μ€
- μκ΅ ν΄κ΅°μμλ "Cat o' nine tails"λΌλ μ±μ°μ μ¬μ©νμ.
- μ΄ μ±μ°μ κ°μ£½ λμ΄ μν κ° λ¬λ¦° νλ² λꡬλ‘, ν΄κ΅° κ·μ¨μ μ΄κΈ΄ λ³μ¬λ€μ λ²ν λ μ¬μ©λμμ.
- μ΄ μ±μ°μ λ³΄ν΅ κ°λ°©μ 보κ΄λμλλ°, κΊΌλ΄μ§λ μκ° μ²λ²μ΄ μμλμκΈ° λλ¬Έμ "λΉλ°μ΄ λ°νμ§λ μκ°"μ΄λΌλ μλ―Έλ‘ ν΄μλμλ€λ μ€μ΄ μμ.
μ΄λ μ€μ΄ μ ννμ§λ νμ€νμ§ μμ§λ§, νμ¬λ "λΉλ°μ΄ λ°νμ§λ€"λΌλ μλ―Έλ‘ λ리 μ¬μ©λ¨.
3. "Let the Cat Out of the Bag"μ΄ μ¬μ©λλ μν©
β μνλΌμ΄μ¦ μ΄λ²€νΈλ λΉλ°μ μ€μλ‘ λ§νμ λ
β λΉλ° μ μ§κ° νμν μ λ³΄κ° κ³΅κ°λμμ λ
β λκ΅°κ°κ° μ€μλ‘ μ€μν μ¬μ€μ λ§ν΄λ²λ Έμ λ
β μ¬μ© κ°λ₯ν μν©
- μμΌ νν° μνλΌμ΄μ¦κ° λ€ν΅λ¬μ λ
- "I was planning a surprise birthday party, but my sister let the cat out of the bag."
(μνλΌμ΄μ¦ μμΌ νν°λ₯Ό κ³ννκ³ μμλλ°, λ΄ μ¬λμμ΄ λΉλ°μ λ§ν΄λ²λ Έμ΄.)
- "I was planning a surprise birthday party, but my sister let the cat out of the bag."
- νμ¬μμ κΈ°λ° μ λ³΄κ° μ μΆλμμ λ
- "An employee accidentally let the cat out of the bag about the new product launch."
(ν μ§μμ΄ μ€μλ‘ μ μ ν μΆμ κ³νμ λμ€νμ΄.)
- "An employee accidentally let the cat out of the bag about the new product launch."
- λκ΅°κ°μ μ°μ μ¬μ€μ΄ λ°νμ‘μ λ
- "He didnβt want anyone to know about his new girlfriend, but his friend let the cat out of the bag."
(κ·Έλ μ μ¬μμΉκ΅¬κ° μλ€λ κ±Έ μ무λ λͺ¨λ₯΄κ² νκ³ μΆμμ§λ§, μΉκ΅¬κ° λΉλ°μ λ§ν΄λ²λ Έμ΄.)
- "He didnβt want anyone to know about his new girlfriend, but his friend let the cat out of the bag."
4. "Let the Cat Out of the Bag"κ³Ό λΉμ·ν νν
- Spill the beans β (λΉλ°μ 무μ¬μ½ λ§νλ€)
- She spilled the beans about the office party.
(κ·Έλ κ° νμ¬ νν°μ λν΄ μ€μλ‘ λ§ν΄λ²λ Έμ΄.)
- She spilled the beans about the office party.
- Give it away β (λΉλ°μ λλ¬λ΄λ€)
- Donβt give away the surprise! Keep it a secret.
(μνλΌμ΄μ¦λ₯Ό λ€ν€μ§ λ§! λΉλ°λ‘ ν΄λ¬.)
- Donβt give away the surprise! Keep it a secret.
- Blow the cover β (μ¨κ²¨μ§ μ 체λ₯Ό λλ¬λ΄λ€)
- The journalistβs report blew the cover on the government scandal.
(κ·Έ κΈ°μμ 보λκ° μ λΆ μ€μΊλ€μ μ 체λ₯Ό νλ‘νμ΄.)
- The journalistβs report blew the cover on the government scandal.
- Slip of the tongue β (μ€μλ‘ λ§νλ€)
- It was just a slip of the tongue. I didnβt mean to tell your secret.
(κ·Έλ₯ μ€μλ‘ λ§ν κ±°μΌ. λ€ λΉλ°μ μΌλΆλ¬ λ§ν κ² μλμΌ.)
- It was just a slip of the tongue. I didnβt mean to tell your secret.
5. μ€μ λν μλ¬Έ
β λΉλ°μ μ€μλ‘ λ§νμ λ
- A: I canβt believe you told her about the surprise party!
(λ€κ° κΉμ§ νν°λ₯Ό λ§ν΄λ²λ¦¬λ€λ λ―Ώμ μ μμ΄!) - B: Sorry, I didnβt mean to let the cat out of the bag.
(λ―Έμ, μΌλΆλ¬ λ§ν κ² μλμμ΄.)
β νμ¬μμ μ λ³΄κ° μ μΆλμμ λ
- A: Who let the cat out of the bag about the new product?
(μλ‘μ΄ μ νμ λν μ 보λ₯Ό λκ° λμ€νμ΄?) - B: I think it was leaked by accident.
(μλ§ μ€μλ‘ μ μΆλ κ² κ°μ.)
β λκ΅°κ°μ μ°μ μ¬μ€μ΄ λ°νμ‘μ λ
- A: How did you know about my new boyfriend?
(λ΄ μ λ¨μμΉκ΅¬μ λν΄ μ΄λ»κ² μμμ΄?) - B: Sarah let the cat out of the bag.
(μ¬λΌκ° λ§ν΄λ²λ Έμ΄.)
6. "Let the Cat Out of the Bag" μ¬μ© μ μ£Όμν μ
β λ³΄ν΅ μ€μλ‘ λΉλ°μ λ§νμ λ μ¬μ©νλ©°, κ³ μμ μΌλ‘ μ 보λ₯Ό μ μΆν κ²½μ°μλ μ μ νμ§ μμ μλ μμ.
β 곡μμ μΈ λ¬Έμ보λ€λ ꡬμ΄μ²΄μμ λ μμ£Ό μ¬μ©λ¨.
β λΉλ°μ΄ λλ¬λ μν©μ κ°μ‘°ν λ μ¬μ©νλ©°, κ°λ²Όμ΄ λνμμλ μμ£Ό νμ©ν μ μμ.
β μ¬μ©νλ©΄ μ λλ κ²½μ°
- μλμ μΌλ‘ λΉλ°μ νλ‘ν κ²½μ°:
- "He let the cat out of the bag on purpose." (X) β "He deliberately revealed the secret." (O)
- μ€μλ‘ λ§ν κ²μ΄ μλ κ²½μ°:
- "The company officially announced the project." (O) β "The company let the cat out of the bag." (X)
7. λ§λ¬΄λ¦¬
β "Let the cat out of the bag"μ μ€μλ‘ λΉλ°μ λ§ν΄λ²λ Έμ λ μ¬μ©νλ ννμ.
β μμ₯μμμ μ¬κΈ° νΉμ ν΄κ΅°μμ μ λνλ€λ μ€μ΄ μμΌλ©°, νμ¬λ μΌμμ μΌλ‘ λ§μ΄ μ°μ΄λ κ΄μ©κ΅¬μ.
β "Spill the beans", "Give it away", "Blow the cover" κ°μ ννκ³Ό ν¨κ» μ΅νλλ©΄ λμ± μμ°μ€λ½κ² μ¬μ©ν μ μμ.
μμΌλ‘ μ€μλ‘ λΉλ°μ λ§ν΄λ²λ Έμ λ, λΉν©νμ§ λ§κ³ "Oops, I let the cat out of the bag!"μ΄λΌκ³ λ§ν΄λ³΄μ!