12.4.2. gy. A1C2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

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.

mess about/around /mes/ 1 idétlenkedik (informal)

She'd spent the day with friends, just messing about.

I was just messing around on the computer.

mess about/around /mes/ 2 szöszmötöl, lézeng

Stop messing around and do your homework!

run around /rʌn/ (ide-oda) rohangál/szaladgál (sok dolga van)

I'm exhausted, I've been running around all morning.

slow down /sləʊ/ lelassít (kevésbé aktív/tevékeny)

The doctor told me I should slow down and not work so hard.

Phrases and idioms:

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

Which school does your daughter attend?

be absorbed in sth elmélyedt/elmerült vmiben, teljesen leköti a figyelmét vmi

Simon was so absorbed in his computer game that he didn't notice me come in.

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.