Jason: Hey, make sure you wear comfortable shoes today, ok?
Jen: Ok…but why?
Jason: Because we’re going to shop the whole afternoon.
Jen: The whole afternoon?
Jason: Yup and we are going to shop till we drop.

본문에서 Jason이 제게 “Hey, make sure you wear comfortable shoes today, ok? 야, 오늘 꼭 편안한 신발 신고 와야 해. 알겠지?” 라고 하자 제가 “Ok…but why? 응, 알았어. 그런데 왜?”라고 했죠.

이어 Jason이 “Because we’re going to shop the whole afternoon. 오후 내내 쇼핑하려고 말이야.”라고 하자 제가 “The whole afternoon? 뭐, 오후 내내 쇼핑한다고?”라고 했습니다. Jason 이 “Yup and we are going to shop till we drop. 응, 맞아. 아주 지칠 때까지 쇼핑하자고.”라고 하더라고요.

Keep today’s expression ‘shop till you drop’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Jason: Hey, make sure you wear comfortable shoes today, ok?
Jen: Ok…but why?
Jason: Because we’re going to shop the whole afternoon.
Jen: The whole afternoon?
Jason: Yup and we are going to shop till we drop.

Today’s expression is shop till you drop. If you shop till you drop, it means that you shop for a very long time, until you are exhausted.

말 그대로 하면 ‘shop till you drop’는 ‘쓰러질 때까지 쇼핑하다’ 즉 ‘지칠 때까지 쇼핑하다.’ 라는 얘기죠. 다시 말해 ‘몸이 지쳐 쓰러질 정도로 오랫동안 쇼핑하다.’라는 뜻입니다.

오늘 본문에서 Jason이 제게 온종일 지칠 때까지 쇼핑하자고 “Yup and we are going to shop till we drop.”이라고 했습니다. 이렇게 더 걷지도 못할 만큼 지칠 정도로 쇼핑 할 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이 바로 ‘shop till you drop’입니다.

이제 예를 들어 볼까요? Let me give you some examples. “If you go shopping with Debbie, she may have you shop till you drop.” 라고 하면 “너 데보라랑 쇼핑 가면 아마 지칠 때까지 해야 할걸.” 이라는 뜻이 됩니다.

Now you know what today’s expression ‘shop till you drop’ means right? Then we will listen to the conversation for the last time.

Jason: Hey, make sure you wear comfortable shoes today, ok?
Jen: Ok…but why?
Jason: Because we’re going to shop the whole afternoon.
Jen: The whole afternoon?
Jason: Yup and we are going to shop till we drop.

Let’s review. Shop till you drop, means that you shop for a long period of time, until you are physically exhausted. SHOP TILL YOU DROP. Now try using this expression on your own.