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[Speaking] (SI-035) dig one＇s heels(toes) in / I dare say ~
최고관리자 | 18-07-23 23:56
* dig one's heels(toes) in ~
요지부동이다, 고집스럽게 본인의 의견을 주장하거나 어떤 일을 하기를 거부하다
035. I dare say ~ = 아마 ~일 것이다
I. EXAMPLES:
1. I dare say you will succeed in the election.
2. I dare say he won’t come.
3. A: I would imagine he's(he has) forgotten. B: I dare say he has.
II. DIALOGUES:
A: I heard the news this morning about our friend Jim.
B: Is it true that he will be leaving us to live in Alaska?
A: Yes. He’s going there to live with the Eskimos.
B: I dare say that’s an adventurous thing to do.
A: Yeah, well, he’s going there to teach the Inuit population, who suffer from high illiteracy.
B: I hope that he will succeed and make friends with the people he’ll be with.
I. EXAMPLES:
1. I dare say you will succeed in the election.
2. I dare say he won’t come.
3. A: I would imagine he's(he has) forgotten. B: I dare say he has.
II. DIALOGUES:
A: I heard the news this morning about our friend Jim.
B: Is it true that he will be leaving us to live in Alaska?
A: Yes. He’s going there to live with the Eskimos.
B: I dare say that’s an adventurous thing to do.
A: Yeah, well, he’s going there to teach the Inuit population, who suffer from high illiteracy.
B: I hope that he will succeed and make friends with the people he’ll be with.
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