Knock yourself out

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Before we find out what ¡®knock yourself out¡¯ means, let¡¯s listen to today¡¯s conversation. ±×·³ ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëÈ­¸¦ µé¾îº¸¸é¼­ ¡®knock yourself out¡¯ÀÌ ¹«½¼ ¶æÀÎÁö ¾Ë¾Æº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. Àß µé¾îº¸¼¼¿ä. Listen carefully.

Knock yourself out
Jason: Hey, do you mind if I borrow your car to pick up Katie from the airport?
Jen: Sure, go ahead. Knock yourself out.
Jason: Thanks!

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Knock yourself out
Jason: Hey, do you mind if I borrow your car to pick up Katie from the airport?
Jen: Sure, go ahead. Knock yourself out.
Jason: Thanks!

Today¡¯s expression is knock yourself out. To ¡°knock yourself out¡± means to go for it. It simply means to do as one pleases and to go ahead and do something. ¡®Knock yourself out¡¯´Â ¡®¸¶À½´ë·Î ÇØ¡¯ '¿øÇÏ´Â ´ë·Î ÇØ ºÁ'¶ó´Â ¶æÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ´©±º°¡ ¹º°¡ ÇÏ°í ½ÍÀº ÀÏÀÌ ÀÖÀ» ¶§, ¸¶À½²¯ ÇØº¸¶ó°í ¸»ÇØÁÖ´Â °Ì´Ï´Ù.

In today¡¯s conversation Jason asks if he could borrow my car to pick up Katie from the airport. I then tell him to knock himself out. By saying this, I simply meant to go ahead and do that. ¿À´Ã º»¹®¿¡¼­ JasonÀÌ Á¦°Ô Â÷¸¦ ºô·Áµµ µÇ³Ä°í ¹¯ÀÚ, Àú´Â ¸¶À½´ë·Î Ÿµµ µÈ´Ù°í ´ë´äÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ¿µ¾î·Î ¡°Sure, go ahead. Knock yourself out.¡±¶ó°í¿ä. ÀÌ·¸°Ô ´©±º°¡¿¡°Ô ¸¶À½´ë·Î ÇØµµ µÈ´Ù°í ÇÒ ¶§ ¾µ ¼ö Àִ ǥÇöÀÌ ¡®knock yourself out¡¯ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.

±×·³ ¿¹¹®À» ÅëÇØ ¿À´ÃÀÇ Ç¥ÇöÀ» ´õ ÀÍÇôº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. Ä£±¸°¡ ¡°Can I have a piece of your pizza? ³× ÇÇÀÚ Á¶±Ý¸¸ ¸Ô¾îµµ µÉ±î?¡± ¶ó°í ¹°¾îºÃÀ» ¶§ ¡°Of course, knock yourself out.¡±¶ó°í ´ë´äÇϸé, ¡°ÀÀ ¸¶À½²¯ ¸Ô¾î.¡±¶ó´Â ¶æÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¡®Knock yourself out¡¯, ÀÌ Ç¥Çö Àß ±â¾ïÇϽðí¿ä ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëÈ­¸¦ ¸¶Áö¸·À¸·Î µé¾îº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. Now that you know what today¡¯s expression means, let¡¯s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Knock yourself out
Jason: Hey, do you mind if I borrow your car to pick up Katie from the airport?
Jen: Sure, go ahead. Knock yourself out.
Jason: Thanks!

Let¡¯s review what we have learned today. To ¡°knock yourself out¡± means to go for it, to do as one pleases and to go ahead and do something. KNOCK YOURSELF OUT. Now try using this expression on your own. Áö±Ý±îÁö ENGLISH WITH YOO¿¡ Jennifer YooÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Until next time, bye bye!