33.2.9. gy. A1C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

get the picture képbe kerül, képben van vki (érti már a helyzetet) (informal)

Oh right, I get the picture.

it goes without saying magától értetődik

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

it stands to reason nyilvánvaló, kézenfekvő

It stands to reason that a child who is constantly criticized will have little self-confidence.

know better van annyi esze (hogy ne ...)

I thought she'd listen to me - I should have known better.

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.

make sense of sth kibogozza vminek az értelmét

I'm trying to make sense of this document.

put your finger on sth rátapint vmire (rájön vmire)

Something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

read between the lines a sorok között olvas (megérti a valódi értelmét)

Reading between the lines, it was obvious that something was wrong.

see sense belát vmit

We talked to her for an hour, but we couldn't make her see sense.

speaks for itself önmagáért beszél (átv.) (nem kell további magyarázat)

The school's excellent record speaks for itself.