11.3.4. gy. C2 (példák)

bark verb /bɑːk/ 2 ráripakodik vkire [I or T]

I'm sorry, I had no right to bark at you like that.

snap verb /snæp/ 2 rámordul vkire, ingerülten odaszól vkinek [I or T]

I was snapping at the children because I was tired.

battle noun /ˈbæt.l̩/ 3 küzdelem (emberek/csoportok között) [C]

a battle for custody of their children

clash noun /klæʃ/ [C] 2 ellentét; érdekellentét

a clash of personalities

confrontation noun /ˌkɒn.frʌnˈteɪʃən/ [C or U] összeütközés (átv. is)

She witnessed a confrontation between the two men.

scene noun /siːn/ 4 jelenet (botrány, cirkusz) [C]

She made a scene when I told her she couldn't come with us.

Phrases and idioms:

not take kindly to sth nem fogad szívesen vmit, nem vesz jó néven vmit

He doesn't take kindly to criticism.

not think much of sb/sth nem tart valami sokra vmit/vkit

I don't think much of the food here.

sb's/sth's clutches karmai között vkinek/vminek (átv.)

Keep your children out of his clutches.

steer clear of sb/sth távol tartja magát vkitől/vmitől, kerül, elkerül vkit/vmit

Steer clear of Tony this morning - he's in a bad mood.