37.3.4. gy. C1C2 (példák)

defy verb /dɪˈfaɪ/ [T] ellenszegül

Some of these children openly defy their teachers.

dismiss verb /dɪˈsmɪs/ [T] 1 elvet (ötletet, véleményt, stb.)

The committee dismissed the idea as rubbish.

dismissal noun /dɪˈsmɪs.əl/ 1 elutasítás (ötleté, elképzelésé, véleményé, stb.) [U]

I was angered by his dismissal of my worries.

Phrases and idioms:

claim credit/responsibility/success, etc. magára vállal/magáénak tekinti az érdemet/felelősséget/sikert/stb.

No one has claimed responsibility for yesterday's bomb attack.

follow suit követ vkit/vmit vmiben, vminek megfelelően cselekszik

If other shops lower their prices, we will have to follow suit.

in association with szövetségben vkivel, együttesen

The event was organized in association with the Sports Council.

join forces egyesítik erőiket

She joined forces with her sister-in-law to set up a restaurant.

pull your weight kiveszi a részét (a közös munkából)

The rest of the team complained that Sarah wasn't pulling her weight.

toe the line beáll a sorba, engedelmeskedik

Ministers who refused to toe the Party line were swiftly got rid of.

undertake to do sth vállal, megígér vmit (ígéretet tesz vminek az elvégzésére)

She undertook to organize the meeting.