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Daily Vocabulary(2023/01/30)

2023年01月30日 | Daily Vocabulary
29951.fall short of expectation   (期待外れ / 期待を裏切る /予想を下回る )to be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that you want  
Star Wars really fell short of my expectations
29952.I beg to differ. (同意しかねます、失礼ですが、私はそう思いません )    spoken formal used to say firmly that you do not agree with something that has been said  happen very soon 
I beg to differ. I don't think he's qualified for the management position.
29953.nosy  (おせっかいな人 / 詮索好きな人   )always wanting to find out things that do not concern you, especially other people’s private affairs 
I don't mean to be nosy but did you break up with your girlfriend?
29954.stingy  (ケチな人、せこい人  )informal not generous, especially with money 類義語 mean 
He's pretty stingy. He'll never split the bill.
29955.stickler   (こだわる人 / 言い張る人 ) to think that rules etc are very important and that other people should think so too 
He is such stickler for details. It drives me crazy.