33.5.4. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

cast your mind back visszagondol vmire

If you cast your mind back, you might recall that I never promised to go.

fire sb's imagination felgyújtja a képzeletét vkinek

His paintings really fired my imagination.

I forget nem emlékszem ('I have forgotten' helyett)

I forget when we last saw him.

in your mind's eye lelki szemei előtt (az emlékeiben/a képzeletében)

In my mind's eye, she remains a little girl of six although she's actually a grown woman.

ring a bell ismerősen hangzik

Shane Watson? That name rings a bell.

run wild szabadon kóborol (képzelet/gondolat)

It was getting dark and my imagination was starting to run wild.

slip your mind kimegy a fejéből (elfeledkezik vmiről)

I meant to tell her Nigel had phoned, but it completely slipped my mind.

spring to mind eszébe jut

He asked if I knew any good places to go, but nothing sprang to mind.

I just used the first excuse which sprang to mind.