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an A for effort
recognition for having tried to do something even if it was not successful.
（現代米語イディオム辞典より）
"A"は成績などでのA,B,CのA。よく頑張りました。
うまくはいかなかったけど・・・。つまり、失敗したけど、その"effor"にAを与えようというニュアンス。
"You tried so hard. I'll give you an A for effort."
"I will give you an A for effort, but I didn't think it was funny.Sorry!"
誰かが何か冗談を言った後のひとこと。
ace
very good!(n); to do very well on a test (v)
テストで満点を取った時などに良く使われる表現。
"He is an ace rapper!"
"He is an ace tennis player!"
"I aced the math exam!"
an arm and a leg
too expensive!
"This lap-top computer cost me an arm and a leg, but I think it's worth it."
"How much did you pay for that?"
"An arm and a leg."
armとlegを
支払った、という表現で、もちろん比喩。"expensive"だった事を表す・・・。
all-nighter
studying or working through the night.
つまり、All-nightでstudyしたって事です。
"I did good on the exam! Thank God I did the all-nighter!"
"I pulled an all-nighter to finish my assignment."
注）このようにpull an all-niter とpullと共に例文があれば、そのまま"pull an all-nighter"と覚えてしまいましょう。
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