25.3.6. gy. C1C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

at a glance egyetlen pillantással (azonnal)

He could tell at a glance that something was wrong.

be slow to do sth; be slow in doing sth lassan/késlekedve csinál vmit

The government has been slow to react to the problem.

The ambulance was very slow in coming.

before you know it mielőtt tudomást szereznél róla (nagyon hamar)

We'll be there before you know it.

by/in leaps and bounds ugrásszerűen

Her Spanish has come on in leaps and bounds this year.

in a flash egy pillanat alatt, azon nyomban (informal)

I'll be back in a flash.

in the blink of an eye egy szempillantás alatt

In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

out of the blue váratlanul

One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.

the next thing I knew a következő dolog amit tudok (gyorsan történt vmi)

A car came speeding round the corner, and the next thing I knew I was lying on the ground.