My next-door neighbor keeps asking to use my lawn mower. When he uses it, he runs over stumps and garbage in his yard. I feel he's abusing my generosity. I have hinted that he should pick up things in the yard before he mows, but he never listens. How should I handle this? - DULL BLADES IN WEST VIRGINIA
[Advice]
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DEAR DULL BLADES: Stop beating around the bush instead of being direct. When your neighbor asks to borrow the mower again, tell him that in the past when he has returned it to you, the blades were dull and it created problems for you. Then say no.
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* wear down ¸¶¸ðµÇ´Ù; ~À» ¸¶¸ð½ÃÅ°´Ù (= to wear something down)
e.g.) Notice how the tread on this tire has worn down. ÀÌ Å¸À̾îÀÇ Æ®·¹µå°¡ ¾ó¸¶³ª ¸¶¸ðµÇ¾ú´ÂÁö Àß º¸¼¼¿ä.
* stump (³ª¹«ÀÇ) ±×·çÅͱâ (= the bottom of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down)
e.g.) To keep cool, their rooms are raised off the ground on stumps and each house has a veranda.
½Ã¿øÇÏ°Ô Çϱâ À§ÇØ ¹æµéÀº ±×·çÅͱâ À§·Î Áö¸é¿¡¼ ¶³¾îÁö°Ô °ÇÃàµÇ¾ú°í ÁýÁý¸¶´Ù º£¶õ´Ù°¡ ÀÖ´Ù.
* beat around the bush ¿¡µÑ·¯¼ ¸»ÇÏ´Ù, ¿äÁ¡À» ÇÇÇÏ´Ù, ¸»À» ºùºù µ¹¸®´Ù[º¯Á×À» ¿ï¸®´Ù]
(= to avoid or delay talking about something embarrassing or upsetting)
e.g.) Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want. º¯Á× ±×¸¸ ¿ï¸®°í ¿øÇÏ´Â °É ¸»ÇØ.