38.2.12. gy. C1C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

keep your cool megőrzi a hidegvérét

You did well to keep your cool in all that panic.

keep your temper nyugodt marad, megőrzi a nyugalmát

I can't discuss this with you unless you promise to keep your temper.

let off steam kiengedi a gőzt (átv.) (levezeti a feszültséget)

The children need to run around and let off steam.

lose your cool elveszti a hidegvérét

She lost her cool and started shouting.

lose your head elveszíti a fejét

I saw the fire and I lost my head.

stop short of sth/doing sth nem megy el addig (, hogy ...)

She stopped short of accusing him of lying.

swallow your anger/disappointment/pride, etc. lenyeli a mérgét/csalódottságát/büszkeségét/stb.

I swallowed my pride and asked them for help.

the final/last straw az utolsó csepp a pohárban

Last week he came home drunk at five in the morning, and that was the final straw.

vent your anger/frustration, etc. szabadjára engedi/kitölti a mérgét/csalódottságát/stb.

He vented his anger by kicking the door.

wait and see türelmesen vár, kivárja a végét (majd kiderül vmi)

We'll wait and see what she says.

wear thin kezd unalmassá/idegesítővé válni (pl. magyarázkodás); kezd elfogyni (pl. türelem)

I've warned you several times about being late and my patience is wearing thin.