미키 마우스 (Mickey Mouse)의 다른 의미- 쉬운 일, 시시한 일

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short leash	통제하는, 구속하는 To keep (a person) on a short leash 누군가를 통제(구속)하다	To keep (a person) on a short leash.  to maintain close control over the activities of (a person). Keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her under close control. The person cannot make many decisions for himself or herself.
Mickey Mouse	미키 마우스 시시한, 쉬운. 시시한 것, 쉬운 일 You use Mickey Mouse to show that you think something is silly, childish, easy, or worthless	In modern speech, anything that is Mickey Mouse is unimportant.  "My old job had become Mickey Mouse. Now I have a much more creative one."