34.6.3. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

hold out hope /həʊld/ reményt táplál

Few people hold out any hope of finding more survivors.

open up /ˈəʊ.pən/ megnyílik, kitárulkozik vkinek (beszél magáról/az érzéseiről)

I've tried to get him to open up to me but without success.

Phrases and idioms:

a ray of comfort/hope, etc. egy kis vigasz/reménysugár

There's still a ray of hope that the missing child will be found alive.

fear the worst a legrosszabbtól fél/tart

When there was no sign of the children, the rescuers feared the worst.

for fear of sth/doing sth attól tartva hogy ..., nehogy ...

I didn't want to move for fear of waking her up.

get sth off your chest kimondja ami a szívét nyomja (informal)

Tell me what's wrong - you'll feel better if you get it off your chest.

hit the roof a plafonban van (nagyon dühös) (informal)

If I'm late again he'll hit the roof.

keep your fingers crossed/ cross your fingers szurkol/szorít vkinek/vmiért (informal)

Let's keep our fingers crossed that she gets the job.

We're crossing our fingers and hoping that the weather stays fine.

lose sleep over something nem tud vmitől aludni, nem hagyja vmi aludni (aggódik vmi miatt)

I know she's angry with me, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.

open your heart kitárja a szívét/lelkét vkinek

That night, she opened her heart to me and I think that's when I fell in love with her.

sb's best/last/only hope legjobb/utolsó/egyedüli reménye vkinek

Doctors say his only hope is a transplant.

see red dühbe gurul

When he insulted my friends, I just saw red.

throw caution to the wind vakmerően cselekszik

I decided to throw caution to the wind and book a ticket to India.