22.3.2. gy. C1C2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

kick (sth) off /kɪk/ kezd (vmit) (pl. megbeszélést, tevékenységet, stb.)

Shall we kick off the session with a presentation from Lisa?

move on /muːv/ 3 továbbmegy (tevékenységet vált), áttér (más tevékenységre)

I'd done the same job for ten years and felt it was time to move on.

plunge into sth /plʌndʒ/ (nagy lendülettel) belekezd, belevág vmibe (egy tevékenységbe)

Trying to forget about her, he plunged into his work.

set out /set/ 2 nekifog vminek; elhatározza magát vmire

She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

They set out to discover a cure for cancer.

throw yourself into sth /θrəʊ/ beleveti magát vmibe (nagy lendülettel belefog vmibe)

She's really thrown herself into her new job.

Phrases and idioms:

come to do sth (egy idő után) vmire/vmilyen állapotba jut, kezd vmit (rájönni vmire, megérteni vmit, hinni vmit, stb.)

In time she come to love him.

I come to believe that he was innocent after all.

get underway kezdődik

The film festival gets underway on 11th July.

grasp the nettle nekivág/hozzáfog (kellemetlen dologhoz)

I've been putting off tackling the problem for too long and I think it's time to grasp the nettle.

make a start kezd vmit

We need to make a start on (preparing) the brochure next week.

proceed to do sth hozzáfog, belekezd

She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing trip.