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have a weakness for A
Aに弱い
例)
I had a weakness for alcohol.
酒に弱かった。
have a soft spot for A
Aに弱い
例)
He has a soft spot for his only daughter.
彼は自分の一人娘に弱い。
have a sweet tooth
甘いものに弱い
例)
She has a sweet tooth.
彼女は甘いものに弱い。
have an Achilles heel
弱み、アキレス腱
例)
The enemy had an Achilles heel.
その敵には弱点があった。
Achilles heel
Named after the Greek hero Achilles.
When he was a small child,
his mother held him below the surface of the river Styx
to protect him against any injury.
She held him by his heel,
which therefore was not touched by the water.
Achilles died after being wounded by an arrow in the heel.
OALD
compulsive/コンパゥスィヴ
抑えが効かない
- compulsive drinker「アル中」
- compulsive experimenter「何事も体験せずにはいられない人」
- compulsive gambler「ギャンブル中毒者」
- compulsive eater「過食症の人」
compulsion/コンパゥシャン
強制、抑えがたい衝動
= an irresistible impulse to act
have itchy feet
出かけたくたくてウズウズしている状態
indulge oneself in A
Aにふける、Aにおぼれる
a sucker
かも、載せられやすい人
- be a sucker for pretty girls
- be a sucker for flattering
- be a sucker for a good sob story
have an aversion to A
Aが苦手
aversionは「嫌悪」「避けたい気持ち」
can’t get along with A
Aが苦手
live with it
それ(持病など)と嫌でもうまくやっていく
例)
I’m gonna live with it.
うまくなんとかそれとつきあっていくよ。
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