28.5.2. gy. B2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

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 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.

let out ↔ sb/sth /let/ kienged vkit/vmit (pl. zárt helyről)

I heard a voice from the cupboard shouting "Let me out!"

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:

let sb/sth in/past/through, etc. beenged/átenged/keresztülenged vkit/vmit (enged vkit vhová)

They won't let us past the gate.

The roof lets in a lot of rain.

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.