※ 엄마 때문에 무서워 죽는 줄 알았다니까.

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A: I got a ride here from my mom. She’s the worst driver ever.

B: I’m sure you’re exaggerating. She can’t be that bad.

A: She doesn’t use her mirrors. 엄마 때문에 무서워 죽는 줄 알았다니까.

B: Maybe you can offer her a gentle reminder about safety.

 

A: 엄마가 여기까지 태워줬어. 울 엄마 정말 최악의 운전사야.

B: 과장하는 거겠지. 그렇게 까지나 못하실라구.

A: 운전하실 때 거울도 안보고. She scares the bejesus out of me.

B: 어머니께 안전의 중요성에 대해서 살짝 알려드리는 게 어떨까?

 

 

• scare the bejesus out of somebody /bɪˈdʒiː.zəs/

: 주어때문에 somebody는 무서워 죽는 줄 알다.

 

 

[Additional expressions]

*I got a ride here from my mom.

– My mom gave me a lift here in the car. / I asked my mom for a ride here.

 

*She’s the worst driver ever.

– She is such a bad driver. / She is so amazingly unskilled at driving.

 

*I’m sure you’re exaggerating.

– I’ll bet you’re blowing things out of proportion. / You’re stretching the truth.

 

*She can’t be that bad.

– There’s no way she can be so bad. / I don’t believe she’s so unskilled.

 

*She doesn’t use her mirrors.

– She never looks in the car mirrors. / She completely ignores the mirrors.

 

*She scares the bejesus out of me.

– She scares me to death. / She takes my breath away.

 

*Maybe you can offer her

– Perhaps you can give her / You might be able to provide for her

 

*a gentle reminder about safety

– a kind word about safe driving / a nice comment about how to drive safely