Jason: (Cough, cough)
Jen: You sound horrible! You need to go home and get some rest.
Jason: Oh, I wish but I have a big deadline I need to meet. So I’m going to just suck it up and deal with it.

Jason 이 기침을 하자 제가 “You sound horrible! You need to go home and get some rest. 어휴, 너 목소리가 영 안 좋구나. 집에 가서 푹 쉬어야겠는데.”라고 했습니다.

Jason이 “Oh, I wish but I have a big deadline I need to meet. 나도 그랬으면 좋겠는데 마감 시간에 맞춰줘야 할 일이 있어서 갈 수가 없어. So I’m going to just suck it up and deal with it. 아파도 꾹 참고 처리 해야지.”라고 하자 제가 “Aw, that’s too bad. 아이고, 힘들어 어쩌니.”라고 했죠.

Now keep today’s expression ‘Suck it up’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again.

Jason: (Cough, cough)
Jen: You sound horrible! You need to go home and get some rest.
Jason: Oh, I wish but I have a big deadline I need to meet. So I’m going to just suck it up and deal with it.

Today’s expression is suck it up. Suck it up means to accept and deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation. It basically means that you control your emotions when dealing with hardships.

Suck it up은 어렵거나 마음이 내키지 않는 상황을 잘 받아들인다고 할 때 쓸 수 있는 표현인데요. 감정에 흔들리지 않게 자신을 추스른다는 의미가 들어있습니다. 잘 견뎌내다, 꾹 참는다 라는 뜻이죠.

오늘 본문에서 Jason이 기침을 하며, 아프지만 꾹 참고 일을 해야 한다. “So I’m going to just suck it up and deal with it.” 라고 했는데요. 바로 이런 상황을 가리키는 말입니다.

예문을 통해 더 알아보겠습니다. “I know you get nervous speaking in public but don’t worry. Suck it up and you’ll be just fine.”라고 하면 “대중 앞에서 말하려면 긴장이야 되겠지만, 너라면 잘 해낼 수 있을 거야. 마음을 가다듬고 한번 잘해봐.” 라는 뜻이 됩니다.

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

Jason: (Cough, cough)
Jen: You sound horrible! You need to go home and get some rest.
Jason: Oh, I wish but I have a big deadline I need to meet. So I’m going to just suck it up and deal with it.

Let’s review. Suck it up means to accept and deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation. SUCK IT UP. Now try using this expression on your own.