a nest egg

뜻

money saved for the future

앞날을 위해 모아 둔 돈.

예문

1. 1Regular deposits helped us build a nest egg for retirement.
2. 2Her aunt left a nest egg in a savings account for her.
3. 3I keep a nest egg in a separate account for unexpected expenses.
4. 4Have you built a nest egg in your savings account, or does every penny get spent?
5. 5After years of saving small amounts, they had a nest egg to fall back on.

문법

셀 수 있는 명사구로, 보통 단수로 쓴다. 관사나 소유격을 쓰고, egg 앞의 nest는 단수로 둔다.

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