Sinking feeling

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Sinking Feeling | the feeling that everything is going wrong; a bad feeling in the base of one's stomach.

가슴이 철렁하는 느낌

I get a sinking feeling whenever I think of the night of the accident.

Before taking a test, I always get a sinking feeling.

 

IDIOMS by THEME   | Level 1 | (35) Sinking Feeling

Piper: Are you all right? You don't look good. Why don't you sit and drink some water? 

Jesse: I think I should do that.  Suddenly, I got this sinking feeling I couldn't shake off

Piper: Hey, just relax. It's pretty normal to work yourself up before a big presentation.

Jesse: I'll try.

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shake off: to free yourself from something

work (yourself) up: to make yourself excited or upset

 >>번역 

Piper:  괜찮아? 안색이 안좋은데. 좀 앉아서 물을 마시는건 어때?

Jesse: 그래,그래야겠어. 갑자기 가슴이 철렁하는 느낌이 드는것을 떨쳐낼수 없었어.

Piper: 이봐.진정하고 마음을 편하게 먹어. 큰 프레젠테이션 전에 흥분하는것은 꽤 당연한 일이야.

Jesse: 그래.편히 먹도록 해볼게.

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shake off: 떨쳐내다.뿌리치다

work (yourself) up: 흥분하게 만들다.