25.4.2. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

at the latest legkésőbb

She said to be there by 8 o'clock at the latest.

at/from the outset (vminek) az elején/az elejétől fogva

I made my views clear at the outset.

We knew from the outset that we were unlikely to win.

be on the brink of sth vminek a szélén/kapujában (közvetlenül vmi előtt)

The two countries are on the brink of war.

be/have yet to do sth még hátravan (tennivaló)

They have yet to make a decision.

early on kezdetén, elején

I lost interest quite early on in the book.

in its infancy gyermekcipőben jár

In the 1950s, space travel was in its infancy.

in the process vmi közben (vminek a során/folyamán)

She stood up to say hello and spilled her drink in the process.

The tunnel was built, but many lives were lost in the process.

long before jóval azelőtt (, hogy)

I was a vegetarian long before I met Sally.

on the threshold of sth küszöbén áll vminek (átv.) (pl. egy új korszaknak)

We're on the threshold of a new era in European relations.

ripe for sth megérett vmire (változásra, újításra, stb.)

The country is ripe for change.

The time is ripe for investing in new technology.

to go még hátra van (idő, elintéznivaló, távolság, stb.)

There are only two weeks of term to go.