29.1.3. gy. C2 (példák)

deem verb /diːm/ [T] (formal) tart, tekint (vminek/vmilyennek)

The book was deemed to be unsuitable for children.

Phrases and idioms:

be out of this world fantasztikusan jó (informal)

Their chocolate cake is just out of this world!

beyond your wildest dreams legszebb álmait is felülmúlja

The house was beyond my wildest dreams.

do the job elvégzi a dolgot, megfelel a célnak

Here, this knife should do the job.

fall short of sth vártnál kevesebb, nem felel meg a várakozásnak

Sales for the first half of this year fell just short of the target.

His behaviour falls short of what we expect.

She just fell short of the grades she needed.

go downhill romlik (pl. egészség)

After his wife died, his health started to go downhill.

lend itself to sth kínálkozik vmire, alkalmas vmire (formal)

The novel's complex, imaginative style does not lend itself to translation.

not be up to much nem valami jó

Her latest novel isn't up to much.

not be/come up to scratch nem üti meg a szintet (informal)

She told me my work wasn't up to scratch.

The department has put a procedure in place for staff who don't come up to scratch.

the beauty of sth a szépsége vminek, a szép/legszebb vmiben (legjobb tulajdonsága vminek)

The beauty of the plan is that it won't cost anything.