31.2.5. gy. C1C2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

keep sth from sb /kiːp/ elhallgat/eltitkol vmit vki elől

Is there something you're keeping from me?

keep sth to yourself /kiːp/ nem beszél vmiről, megtart magának vmit (pl. véleményt)

She usually keeps her opinions to herself.

listen in /ˈlɪs.ən/ kihallgat, lehallgat (beszélgetést)

Do you think he's been listening in on our conversations?

slip out /slɪp/ kicsúszik, kiszalad (a száján) (véletlenül elmond vmit)

I didn't mean to tell anyone you were getting married - it just slipped out.

tip off ↔ sb /tɪp/ (bizalmasan) előre szól, figyelmeztet

The robbery was planned for that night, but an anonymous caller tipped the police off.

Phrases and idioms:

beat about/around the bush köntörfalaz

I decided to stop beating around the bush and told him exactly what I thought of him.

behind closed doors zárt ajtók mögött (nyilvánosságot kizárva)

Most of the deals were done behind closed doors.

behind sb's back a háta mögött (a tudta nélkül)

Have they been saying things about me behind my back?

behind the scenes a színfalak mögött (átv.)

A lot of hard work has been going on behind the scenes.