36.1.2. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

get up to sth /get/ sántikál vmiben (átv.)

Go upstairs and see what the kids are getting up to.

I wonder what those two got up to yesterday?

jump at sth /dʒʌmp/ kapva kap vmin (lehetőségen)

If I had the chance to go to the US, I'd jump at it.

leap at sth /liːp/ kapva kap vmin (lehetőségen, alkalmon, stb.)

I'd leap at the opportunity to work in Japan.

Phrases and idioms:

a conscious decision/choice/effort, etc. tudatos döntés/választás/erőfeszítés/stb.

Did you make a conscious decision to lose weight?

an aspiring actor/politician/writer, etc. törekvő színész/politikus/író/stb.

If you are an aspiring artist, you will enjoy the special painting and sketching week they hold three times a year.

aspire to sth; aspire to do sth törekszik vmire

He has never aspired to a position of power.

be aimed at doing sth törekedve vmire, szándékozva vmit

a plan aimed at reducing traffic

be calculated to do sth szándékosan tesz vmit

His comments were calculated to embarrass the prime minister.

be itching to do sth ég a vágytól, alig várja hogy ... (informal)

You could tell that they were itching to leave.

be led by sth vezeti vmi (pl. a gondolatait/tetteit)

Her actions were led by greed.

of your own accord saját elhatározásából, önszántából

She left of her own accord.

on impulse ösztönösen

I tend to act on impulse.

set your sights on sth célul tűz ki vmit

She's set her sights on becoming a doctor.

the desired effect/result/shape, etc. kívánt hatás/eredmény/forma/stb.

Her medicine seems to have had the desired effect.