33.2.6. gy. A1C1 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

face up to sth /feɪs/ szembenéz vmivel, belát/tudomásul vesz vmit

Eventually, he faced up to his money problems.

She has to face up to the fact that he's not coming back.

figure out ↔ sth/sb /ˈfɪg.ər/ magyarázatot talál vmire; eligazodik vkin

I can't figure out why he did it.

I find him really odd - I can't figure him out at all.

get across ↔ sth /get/ megértet vmit vkivel

We tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen.

This is the message that we want to get across to the public.

get through to sb /get/ megértet vkivel vmit; telefonon elér vkit

I just don't seem to be able to get through to him these days.

How can I get it through to him that this is really important?

make out ↔ sth/sb /meɪk/ (némi nehézség árán) lát/hall/megért vmit (kivesz/kihámoz vmit)

We could just make out a building through the trees.

Could you make out what she was saying?

Phrases and idioms:

be conscious of/that tudatában van vminek/hogy ...

The tooth doesn't exactly hurt, but I'm conscious of it all the time.

I think she's very conscious of being the only person in the office who didn't have a university education.

I'm very conscious of the fact that a lot of people disagree with me.

can tell látszik/tudható vmi (a kapott jelekből/információkból)

You could tell that he was tired.

You can never tell whether Dave's being serious or not.

get sth straight világosan megért

Let me get this straight - am I paying for this?

it goes without saying magától értetődik

It goes without saying that smoking is harmful to your health.

know better (than to do sth) van annyi esze; több esze van (minthogy)

She should have known better than to eat so much. No wonder she feels sick now.