12.9.3. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

be glued to sth /gluː/ rabja vminek (átv.)

The kids were glued to the TV all morning.

hold off (sth/doing sth) /həʊld/ késlekedik; késleltet

We'll hold off making a decision until we hear from Nick.

loosen up /ˈluː.sən/ lazít (testileg/szellemileg) (pl. merev magatartást); ellazul

After a while he loosened up.

run around /rʌn/ (ide-oda) rohangál/szaladgál (sok dolga van)

I'm exhausted, I've been running around all morning.

squeeze in ↔ sb/sth /skwiːz/ beszorít vkit/vmit vmikorra (szűkös időbe)

I'll try and squeeze in another meeting this afternoon.

I'm very busy this week but I could squeeze you in at 2.30 on Tuesday.

top off ↔ sth /tɒp/ betetőz vmit (megkoronáz) (vmi jóval fejez be vmit)

We topped off the day with a fantastic meal at Bruno's.

Phrases and idioms:

be snowed under el van havazva (rengeteg munkája van)

I'm snowed under with college work.

bury yourself in sth beletemetkezik vmibe (teljesen elfoglalja magát vmivel)

He buried himself in his work.

deep in thought/conversation belemerülve a gondolataiba/beszélgetésbe

I noticed that Alex and Ben were deep in conversation.