12.1.4. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

do your own thing csinálja a maga dolgát (teszi amihez kedve van)

While he was away travelling, he pretty much did his own thing.

do/learn sth the hard way saját kárán tanul

I learned the hard way that training every single day is not the best way to get fit.

follow in sb's footsteps vkinek a nyomdokain halad

He followed in his father's footsteps and became an actor.

get sth over (and done) with gyorsan átesik vmin (kellemetlen/nehéz dolgot gyorsan megtesz)

I got all my apologies over and done with at the beginning of the meeting.

invade sb's privacy megsérti a magánéletét vkinek

They were fed up with journalists invading their privacy.

know best legjobban tudja (illetékes vmiben)

When it comes to dealing with my own son, I think I know best.

let go (of sth) hagy vmit, továbblép vmin (nem foglalkozik tovább vele)

I have tried to let go of the past.

You've been storing up these feelings for years, and it's time to let go now.

pick up the pieces összeszedi magát (egy megpróbáltatás után)

After Ruth's death, Joe found it hard to pick up the pieces and carry on.

reliance on sb/sth függőség vkitől/vmitől

our increasing reliance on computers

rise to/through, etc. előlép, emelkedik, felemelkedik, jut vmire, vmivé/vmilyenné válik (sikeressé, gazdaggá, stb.)

He quickly rose to stardom.

sb's breadth of experience/knowledge/interest, etc. széles tapasztalata/tudása/érdeklődése/stb. vkinek

Her novels show her huge breadth of knowledge.

sb's rise to fame/power, etc. sikerre/hatalomra/stb. emelkedése vkinek

The movie charts his rise to power.

the fast lane mozgalmas élet

Fed up with life in the fast lane, Jack gave up his job and moved to the countryside.

turn over a new leaf új életet kezd, jó útra tér

I'm not drinking any more - I've turned over a new leaf.