37.3.2. gy. C2 (példák)

defy verb /dɪˈfaɪ/ [T] ellenszegül

Some of these children openly defy their teachers.

rejection noun /rɪˈdʒek.ʃən/ 1 elutasítás, visszautasítás (egyet nem értés vmivel/el nem fogadása vminek) [C or U]

Their rejection of the peace plan is very disappointing for the government.

Phrases and idioms:

be disposed to do sth hajlandó vmire, hajlamos vmire

I tried to tell her but she didn't seem disposed to listen.

be in the same boat ugyanabban a helyzetben van, egy hajóban eveznek

She complains that she doesn't have enough money, but we're all in the same boat.

claim credit/responsibility/success, etc. magára vállal/magáénak tekinti az érdemet/felelősséget/sikert/stb.

No one has claimed responsibility for yesterday's bomb attack.

follow suit követ vkit/vmit vmiben, vminek megfelelően cselekszik

If other shops lower their prices, we will have to follow suit.

join forces egyesítik erőiket

She joined forces with her sister-in-law to set up a restaurant.

pull your weight kiveszi a részét (a közös munkából)

The rest of the team complained that Sarah wasn't pulling her weight.

toe the line beáll a sorba, engedelmeskedik

Ministers who refused to toe the Party line were swiftly got rid of.

undertake to do sth vállal, megígér vmit (ígéretet tesz vminek az elvégzésére)

She undertook to organize the meeting.