12.4.3. gy. B1B2 (példák)

habit noun /ˈhæb.ɪt/ [C or U] 2 (rossz) szokás

He has some really annoying/nasty habits.

I was taught to drive by my boyfriend and I'm afraid I've picked up some of his bad habits.

smoker noun /ˈsməʊ.kər/ [C] dohányos

a cigarette/pipe smoker

non-smoking adjective /ˌnɒnˈsməʊ.kɪŋ/ nemdohányzó (hely)

Let's get a table in the non-smoking area.

Phrasal verbs:

give up ↔ (sth) /gɪv/ leszokik vmiről (pl. dohányzásról)

I gave up smoking two years ago.

Don't offer him a cigarette, he's trying to give up.

give up ↔ sth /gɪv/ abbahagy vmit (pl. rendszeres tevékenységet, munkát)

We're going to give up our sports club membership after this year.

settle down /ˈset.l̩/ 1 berendezkedik/beilleszkedik vhova

She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.

Phrases and idioms:

be obsessed by/with sb/sth állandóan csak ugyanazon jár az esze

to be obsessed with money/work

be used to sb/sth/doing sth hozzá van szokva vmihez/vkihez

We're used to tourists here - we get thousands every year.

He's used to working long hours.

be/get hooked on sth odavan vmiért, rabja vminek

He's completely hooked on computer games.

get/become used to sb/sth/doing sth hozzászokik vmihez/vkihez

You'll get used to Ted eventually.

Climbers soon become used to the thinner air at 5000 metres.

used to do/be sth régebben szokott csinálni vmit/volt vmi (múltbeli szokás/állapot kifejezése)

She used to live in Detroit.

He used to be a pilot.

You don't come and see me like you used to.

When we were younger, we didn't used to drink coffee.