38.2.9. gy. C1C2 (példák)

contain verb /kənˈteɪn/ [T] 3 fékez, visszatart (pl. érzést, indulatot)

He could barely contain his anger.

I could not contain myself any longer.

overdo verb /ˌəʊ.vəˈduː/ [T] *(overdid, overdone) eltúloz, túlzásba visz vmit; agyonfőz, túlsüt vmit

I went to the gym yesterday, but I think I overdid it a bit.

snap verb /snæp/ 3 elpattan benne vmi, hirtelen kiborul (elveszti az önuralmát) [I]

She asked me to do the work again and I just snapped.

suppress verb /səˈpres/ [T] 1 elnyom, elfojt (érzést) (dühöt, örömet, mosolyt, stb.)

I could barely suppress my anger.

control noun /kənˈtrəʊl/ 5 önuralom [U]

It took a lot of control to stop myself hitting him.

Phrases and idioms:

(be) out of line túl van/megy a határon (nem helyénvaló, nem elfogadható)

Her remarks to the press were way out of line.

lose face elveszti a tekintélyét

The party has lost face with the public by abandoning their original policy on education.

out of place nem odaillő, nem helyénvaló

Everyone else was wearing jeans and I felt completely out of place in my office clothes.

put your foot in it (ostobán) elszólja magát

I really put my foot in it with your mum - I didn't know she was a teacher herself.

run riot zabolátlanul viselkedik, féktelenkedik, megvadul

They allow their kids to run riot.