12.1.8. gy. A1C2 (példák)

cultivate verb /ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪt/ [T] 2 ápol (átv.) (kapcsolatot, képességet, stb.)

She has cultivated an image as a tough negotiator.

enjoy verb /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ [T] 2 élvez vmit (átv.) (sikert, bizalmat, stb.) (formal)

His play enjoyed great success on Broadway.

Phrases and idioms:

a bad/rough, etc. patch rájár a rúd (nehéz időszak)

I think their marriage is going through a bad patch.

a history of sth múltja vkinek/vminek (bűnügyi, egészségügyi, stb.)

a man with a history of drug addiction

follow in sb's footsteps vkinek a nyomdokain halad

He followed in his father's footsteps and became an actor.

let go (of sth) hagy vmit, továbblép vmin (nem foglalkozik tovább vele)

I have tried to let go of the past.

You've been storing up these feelings for years, and it's time to let go now.

rise to/through, etc. előlép, emelkedik, felemelkedik, jut vmire, vmivé/vmilyenné válik (sikeressé, gazdaggá, stb.)

He quickly rose to stardom.

sb's past a múltja vkinek

I knew nothing about his past.

sb's rise to fame/power, etc. sikerre/hatalomra/stb. emelkedése vkinek

The movie charts his rise to power.

turn over a new leaf új életet kezd, jó útra tér

I'm not drinking any more - I've turned over a new leaf.