Daily Vocabulary(2013/05/01)

14701.jump at the opportunity(好機に飛びつく）
I jumped at the opportunity when I was offered a management position.
14702.jump across(～を飛んでわたる、～を飛び越える）
My daughter tried to jump across the puddle but didn't quite reach the other side.
14703.beat something into something(考え方などを人に叩き込む）
The supervisor beat the rule into his staff so they made no mistake.
14704.beat someone up(人を散々殴る、人を叩きのめす）
My brother used to beat me up when we were kids, but now we get along fine.
14705.beat someone down to size(人の高慢な鼻をへし折る）
They beat Tom down to size because he was behaving so arrongantly.
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