35.1.4. gy. B1B2 (példák)

chance noun /tʃɑːnts/ 3 véletlen (szerencse) [U]

I saw her by chance in the shop.

coincidence noun /kəʊˈɪnt.sɪ.dənts/ [C or U] véletlen (dolgok véletlen egybeesése)

What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.

Just by coincidence, I met my old school-mate again fifty years later.

It was pure coincidence that we met.

Phrasal verbs:

be heading for sth /hed/ halad vmi felé (átv.) (elébe néz vminek)

They're heading for disaster if they're not careful.

The country is heading for recession.

live up to sth /lɪv/ vmilyen várakozásnak/elvárásnak megfelel

Did the trip live up to your expectations?

Phrases and idioms:

be expecting sb/sth vár vkire/vmire (az érkezésére)

I'm expecting a letter from my sister.

be supposed to do sth elvileg meg kell történnie (elvárják tőle)

The drugs are supposed to reduce the pain.

She is supposed to finish the work by the 24th.

These batteries are supposed to last for a year.

How am I supposed to find that much money by the end of the week?

promise to be sth ígérkezik vminek

It promises to be a really exciting game.

sb's prospects kilátásai/lehetőségei vkinek

The course will improve his career prospects.

take sb/sth for granted természetesnek vesz

Most of us take our freedom for granted.

you never know sosem lehet tudni (megeshet vmi)

You never know - you might win the lottery.