102.10. gy. C2 (példák)

fly verb /flaɪ/ *(flew, flown) 4 repül, elrepül (átv.) (pl. idő) [I]

There was plenty to do, and the time flew.

abrupt adjective /əˈbrʌpt/ 1 hirtelen, váratlan

an abrupt change/halt/departure

Our conversation came to an abrupt end.

overnight adjective, adverb /ˌəʊ.vəˈnaɪt/ 2 egycsapásra, egyik napról a másikra

Change does not happen overnight.

scarcely adverb /ˈskeəs.li/ alig (alighogy); alig (majdnem semmi); aligha

They had scarcely finished eating when there was a knock at the door.

There was scarcely any traffic.

I can scarcely refuse to help after all he's done for me.

Phrasal verbs:

slip away /slɪp/ 4 elillan, eloson (elszalad, elszáll, elröppen) (az idő)

As the months slipped away, I began to forget what he looked like.

Phrases and idioms:

by/in leaps and bounds ugrásszerűen

Her Spanish has come on in leaps and bounds this year.

in a flash egy pillanat alatt, azon nyomban (informal)

I'll be back in a flash.

in the blink of an eye egy szempillantás alatt

In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

on the spot azonnal, ott helyben

I accepted the job on the spot.

the next thing I knew a következő dolog amit tudok (gyorsan történt vmi)

A car came speeding round the corner, and the next thing I knew I was lying on the ground.