33.2.3. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

catch on /kætʃ/ 2 megért vmit, kapcsol (informal)

It took him a while to catch on to what we meant.

dawn on sb /dɔːn/ világossá válik vki számára vmi; ráeszmél vmire

It suddenly dawned on them that Mary had been lying.

take in ↔ sth /teɪk/ megemészt vmit (átv.), felfog/megért vmit

I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in.

It was an interesting exhibition, but there was too much to take in at once.

Phrases and idioms:

be foreign to sb idegen vki számára vmi (nem tud róla/nem ért belőle semmit)

The concept of loyalty is completely foreign to him.

come/get to grips with sth kezd tisztában lenni vmivel

It's a difficult subject to get to grips with.

crystal clear kristálytiszta, tökéletesen érthető

She made it crystal clear that she was in charge.

fall into place összeáll a kép (átv.), érthetővé/áttekinthetővé válik

When Jo told me she had a twin sister, everything fell into place.

get the picture képbe kerül, képben van vki (érti már a helyzetet) (informal)

Oh right, I get the picture.

it stands to reason nyilvánvaló, kézenfekvő

It stands to reason that a child who is constantly criticized will have little self-confidence.

know better van annyi esze (hogy ne ...)

I thought she'd listen to me - I should have known better.

make sense of sth kibogozza vminek az értelmét

I'm trying to make sense of this document.

put your finger on sth rátapint vmire (rájön vmire)

Something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

read between the lines a sorok között olvas (megérti a valódi értelmét)

Reading between the lines, it was obvious that something was wrong.

see sense belát vmit

We talked to her for an hour, but we couldn't make her see sense.

speaks for itself önmagáért beszél (átv.) (nem kell további magyarázat)

The school's excellent record speaks for itself.