fight a losing battle 승산 없는 싸움을 하다.
try to do something that one will not be able to do
Executives were fighting a losing battle to contain
the spread of misinformation.
ex. The French Academy has fought an losing battle against English
for centuries.
ex. JPMorgan Asia Pacific CEO Nicolas Aguzin is confident Hong Kong’s
best
years are still to come, but he seeoms to acknoledge that the may be
fighting a losing battle.
jack up 급증하다, 급격히 (가격을) 올리다
increase something by a considerable amount
On cue, more than 70 central banks—from Sydney to D.C.—have jacked up to contain
interest rates, and they’ll continue to tighten well into 2023.
ex. Local stores and suppliers jack up the price of necessities.
for centuries.
ex. Landlords’ jacking up rent was the single largest factor in May’s red-hot
inflation report.
tumble into (상황으로) 빠져들다, 드러나다, ~로 굴러 들어가다.
get into a situation without really trying to or without knowing what you are doing
The economy slows—but, as the Fed hopes and prays, not so much that we
tumble intorecession.
ex. The economy will neither grow nor tumble into recession.
ex. The U.S. housing market has not completely recovered from the Great
Recession and is likely to tumble into another dive. [EBSCO]
Someone’s hands are tied 손 쓸 방법이 없다, 옴짝달싹 못하다, 권한 밖의 일이다.
Something such as a rule or law is preventing someone from acting freely.
Policymakers’ hands are tied by persistently high inflation.
ex. In the last two years in bankruptcy, our hands were tied behind our back and
our foot was stapled to the floor.
ex. Powell just sends a signal that his hands are tied.
price (someone) out of the market터무니없이 높은 가격을 매겨 거래가 불가능하게 하다
make the price of something too high for (someone)
America’s now chronic housing shortage continues toprice
young families
out of the market.
ex. The French Academy has fought an losing battle against English
for centuries.
ex. Higher mortgage rates price many would-be buyers out of the market.
