33.2.8. gy. A1C2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

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?

take in ↔ sth /teɪk/ megemészt vmit (átv.), felfog/megért vmit

I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in.

It was an interesting exhibition, but there was too much to take in at once.

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.

be foreign to sb idegen vki számára vmi (nem tud róla/nem ért belőle semmit)

The concept of loyalty is completely foreign to him.

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.

come/get to grips with sth kezd tisztában lenni vmivel

It's a difficult subject to get to grips with.

crystal clear kristálytiszta, tökéletesen érthető

She made it crystal clear that she was in charge.

fall into place összeáll a kép (átv.), érthetővé/áttekinthetővé válik

When Jo told me she had a twin sister, everything fell into place.

get sth straight világosan megért

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