[Being Erica] fall into place, go way back 표현

Being Erica S01E04

 

Stakes are high, so no shortcuts are allowed.
Nothing less than perfection will do
'Cause today could be the most important day of your life.
it could be the day when it falls into place or when it all falls to pieces.

high stakes : a lot of risk

nothing less than : You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important

fall into place : events happen naturally to produce a situation you want

리스크가 크기 때문에 쉬운 길로 가려하면 안 된다
완벽해야만 한다.
오늘이 일생에서 가장 중요한 날일 수도 있기 때문이다.
모든 것이 괜찮아지는 날이 되거나 모든 게 무너지는 날이 될 수도 있다.

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knock them dead today

knock them dead : to impress people a great deal, especially with your appearance.

행운을 빌어 (사람들이 놀라 자빠질 만큼 너의 실력을 보여줘, 멋지게 해 버려)

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Isn't that just a knockoff of "The Secret?"

knockoff : a cheap and sometimes illegal copy of a popular, more expensive product:

'시크릿' 따라한 거 아녜요?

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I understand you have qualms.

qualm : doubt about what you are doing.

우려되는 점 있는 거 알아요

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I beg to differ

bet to differ : idiom. a way of saying "I do not agree" that is polite, but may sound unfriendly

제 생각은 좀 달라요

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We go way back

 

go way back : to have known each other for a long time

우리는 알고 지낸 지 오래됐어요.

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I hate to be such a debbie downer,

debbie downer : a negative or pessimistic person

안 좋은 소리를 하고 싶진 않지만

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We're gonna kick your outline around, " jam on it ", see what we can come up with,

kick around : to discuss an idea, a plan, etc. in an informal way

jam on it : to hurry, to move very fast

그럼, 개요를 가지고, "서둘러서", 어떻게 할지 생각할게요

cf. have jam on it : to have an extra benefit (행운, 소망)

 

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FYI : for your information

참조로

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She is so good at getting under your skin

get under one's skin : annoy or irritate someone intensely

당신의 신경을 정말 잘 긁어놓아요

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It's not like they're a one hit wonder or anything.

one hit wonder : A 'ONE-HIT wonder' is a term used to describe musicians whom are known mainly for only one hit single.

or anything : you can add or anything to the end of a clause or sentence in order to refer vaguely to other things that are or may be similar to what has just been mentioned.

그들이 반짝 스타(히트곡 하나뿐인) 모 그런 가수도 아닌데

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I like to play the field.

play the field : they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships.

자유롭게 교제하는 게 좋아요

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Would you say that the theme is one of redemption or would you say it's more like triumph over adversity?

redemption : the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.

triumph over : achieve a victory over

주제가 구제에 관한 건가요? 아니면 고난의 극복인가요?

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You got served.

" I got served " means that the woman was given the legal divorce documents by,

이혼 서류네?

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