28.5.3. gy. B1B2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

cut off ↔ sb/sth /kʌt/ 2 elvág (a külvilágtól) [often passive]

The whole village was cut off by flooding.

keep (sb/sth) away /kiːp/ távol tart vkit (nem enged oda/közelébe); távol tartja magát (nem megy oda/közelébe)

I told them to keep away from the edge of the cliff.

keep (sb/sth) back /kiːp/ távol marad vmitől (nem megy a közelébe); visszatart vkit/vmit

The police struggled to keep the crowd back.

keep (sb/sth) off sth /kiːp/ távol tart vkit vmitől (nem enged be/rá); távol marad vmitől (nem megy be/rá)

Keep off the grass.

keep sth off (sb/sth) /kiːp/ távol tart vmit (vkitől/vmitől) (nem érintheti/károsíthatja)

He put a cloth over the food to keep the flies off.

lock in ↔ sb /lɒk/ bezár vkit (pl. egy szobába)

As a punishment she would take him up to his bedroom and lock him in.

lock out ↔ sb /lɒk/ kizár vkit (pl. a házból)

He broke into the house because his girlfriend had locked him out.

I can't believe I've locked myself out again!

take up ↔ sth /teɪk/ 1 igénybe vesz (helyet/időt)

This desk takes up too much room.

The children take up most of my time.

Phrases and idioms:

lock sth/sb away/in, etc. elzár vmit vhova, becsuk vmit/vkit vhova

She locked herself in her bedroom.

Most of my jewellery is locked away in a safe.