29.6.3. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

a downward spiral lefelé tartó spirál (gyorsan romló helyzet)

After his death, the family went into a downward spiral.

a vain attempt/effort/hope hiábavaló próbálkozás/erőfeszítés/remény stb.

I made a vain attempt to engage him in conversation.

be no match for sb/sth nem méltó ellenfele vkinek/vminek, nem versenyezhet vkivel/vmivel

Gibson ran well but was no match for the young Italian.

be no mean feat nem kis/megvetendő teljesítmény

Learning to ski at 60 is no mean feat!

blow it/your chance(s) elszalaszt (alkalmat/lehetőséget) (informal)

Tom blew his chances of getting the job by arriving late for the interview.

do the trick elvégzi a dolgot, megteszi a magáét (megoldás a problémára)

If I've got a headache, a couple of aspirins usually do the trick.

make a bad/good, etc. job of sth rosszul/jól/stb. elvégez vmit

Paul's made a good job of painting the hall.

make a nonsense of sth elront vmit, értelmetlenné tesz vmit

Cuts to the text made a nonsense of the play.

miss the boat elszalasztja az alkalmat, lemarad vmiről

I'm afraid you've missed the boat. All the concert tickets have been sold.

so far so good eddig rendben volna, eddig megvolnánk (informal)

It's the first time I've done any decorating, but so far so good.