11.1.3. gy. C1C2 (példák)

distant adjective /ˈdɪs.tənt/ 3 távoli (rokon)

a distant cousin

protective adjective /prəˈtek.tɪv/ 2 óvó, védelmező

It's easy to be too protective towards/of your children.

She's fiercely protective of the man she married 30 years ago.

Phrasal verbs:

cater for sb/sth /ˈkeɪ.tər/ ellát vkit, gondoskodik vkiről

The club caters for children between the ages of 4 and 12.

be descended from sb/sth /dɪˈsend/ származik vkitől/vmitől (formal)

Her father is descended from Greek royalty.

Phrases and idioms:

a broken home csonka család (elvált szülők)

Many of these children come from broken homes.

leave someone to their own devices sorsára hagy vkit

With both parents out at work, the kids were often left to their own devices.

run wild felügyelet nélkül/szabadon kóborol (pl. gyerek, állat)

Their nine-year-old son is left to run wild.

tie the knot házasságot kötnek (informal)

We're planning to tie the knot in April.

your own flesh and blood saját vére/családja

I can't hate him - he's my own flesh and blood.