110.9. gy. C2 (példák)

gamble verb /ˈgæm.bl/ [I or T] szerencsejátékot játszik, pénzt feltesz vmire (!)

He gambled away all of her savings.

readjust verb /ˌriː.əˈdʒʌst/ 2 hozzászokik vmihez, beleszokik (helyzetbe), alkalmazkodik (új helyzethez) [I]

The children will have to readjust to a new school.

pastime noun /ˈpɑːs.taɪm/ [C] időtöltés (hobbi, szórakozás)

Shopping is one of her favourite pastimes.

whim noun /wɪm/ [C] szeszély, hóbort

We booked the holiday on a whim.

workaholic noun /ˌwɜː.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ [C] (informal) munkamániás

My husband's a workaholic.

Phrasal verbs:

be glued to sth /gluː/ rabja vminek (átv.)

The kids were glued to the TV all morning.

Phrases and idioms:

be snowed under el van havazva (rengeteg munkája van)

I'm snowed under with college work.

deep in thought/conversation belemerülve a gondolataiba/beszélgetésbe

I noticed that Alex and Ben were deep in conversation.

have your hands full rengeteg a dolga

Shelley has her hands full with three kids under 5.

turn your back on sb/sth hátat fordít vminek/vkinek (megszünteti a kapcsolatot/nem segít)

She turned her back on Hollywood and went to live in Florida.