12.4.2. gy. A1B1 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

give up ↔ (sth) /gɪv/ leszokik vmiről (pl. dohányzásról)

I gave up smoking two years ago.

Don't offer him a cigarette, he's trying to give up.

give up ↔ sth /gɪv/ abbahagy vmit (pl. rendszeres tevékenységet, munkát)

We're going to give up our sports club membership after this year.

hang about/around (swh) /hæŋ/ lóg, lézeng

There's nowhere for teenagers to go so they just hang around on street corners.

hang out /hæŋ/ lóg vhol/vkivel, jár vhova (sok időt tölt vhol/vkivel)

You still hang out at the pool hall?

Where do the youngsters hang out?

I don't really know who she hangs out with.

look around/round (swh) /lʊk/ körbenéz, körülnéz vhol (városban, boltban, stb.)

It's such a beautiful city, it's a shame we didn't have more time to look around.

She spent the afternoon looking round the shops.

Phrases and idioms:

attend a church/college/school, etc. templomba/főiskolára/iskolába/stb. jár

Which school does your daughter attend?

be in the middle of (doing) sth éppen vmilyen tevékenység közepén van

I can't talk now - I'm in the middle of cooking a meal.

be used to sb/sth/doing sth hozzá van szokva vmihez/vkihez

We're used to tourists here - we get thousands every year.

He's used to working long hours.

get/become used to sb/sth/doing sth hozzászokik vmihez/vkihez

You'll get used to Ted eventually.

Climbers soon become used to the thinner air at 5000 metres.

spare time szabadidő (munkaidőn kívüli idő)

I like to do a bit of gardening in my spare time.

used to do/be sth régebben szokott csinálni vmit/volt vmi (múltbeli szokás/állapot kifejezése)

She used to live in Detroit.

He used to be a pilot.

You don't come and see me like you used to.

When we were younger, we didn't used to drink coffee.

walk the dog kutyát sétáltat

I walk the dog twice a day.