38.2.17. gy. A1C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

go overboard túlzásba esik (informal)

I think people go overboard with presents at Christmas.

go too far túl messzire megy (átv.)

He's said some stupid things in the past, but this time he's gone too far.

in cold blood hidegvérrel

He shot three policemen in cold blood.

keep a cool head megőrzi a higgadtságát

To be successful in business, you need to keep a cool head in negotiations.

keep a straight face közömbös arcot vág (pl. megállja nevetés nélkül)

I can never play jokes on people because I can't keep a straight face.

keep your cool megőrzi a hidegvérét

You did well to keep your cool in all that panic.

keep your temper nyugodt marad, megőrzi a nyugalmát

I can't discuss this with you unless you promise to keep your temper.

let off steam kiengedi a gőzt (átv.) (levezeti a feszültséget)

The children need to run around and let off steam.

lose your cool elveszti a hidegvérét

She lost her cool and started shouting.