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be wrapped up in sth/sb
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She's always been completely wrapped up in the children.
teljesen leköti vmi/vki |
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lean over
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He leaned over to me and said "You're late."
odahajol |
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lean back/forward
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Could you lean back more?
Lean your head back a bit. She leaned forward and whispered something in my ear. hátra/előre dől/dönt |
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lean across
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The driver wound down the window and leaned across: "Excuse me," she said.
keresztülhajol, kihajol |
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bend down
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I bent down and picked up the coins lying on the road.
lehajol vmiért |
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bend forward/over
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Now, bend forward/over and touch your toes!
előrehajol |
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bend
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Make sure you bend your knees when you're picking up heavy objects.
hajlít |
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blessing in disguise
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Losing that job was a blessing in disguise really.
valójában áldás |
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blow up
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My dad blew up (at me) when he saw the phone bill.
kifakad, felfortyan, lehord |
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board sth up
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Shopkeepers are boarding up their windows in case rioting breaks out.
bedeszkáz |
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bottle sth up
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You shouldn't just bottle it up inside you.
Don’t bottle it up, say what you mean. magában tart, elnyom |
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break off
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He suddenly broke off and they walked on in silence.
She broke off in the middle of a sentence. elnémul, hirtelen elhallgat The employers issued a statement which broke off negotiations again. hirtelen megszakít |
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break out
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They broke out of prison and fled (from) the country.
megszökik |
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break up
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We broke up for the holidays in June.
It was half past three and the local school had just broken up for the day. végetér (a tanítás) |
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catch sight
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Then he caught sight of his belt lying on the floor.
észrevesz |
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clear sth up
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You won't be able to go swimming tomorrow if your cold hasn't cleared up.
These pills should clear your rash up. elmúlik, elmulaszt (betegség) |
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come across
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He came across some of his old love letters in his wife's drawer.
rábukkan |
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come over sth
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They came over the narrow stone bridge that crossed the canal.
átkel |
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come over sb
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I'm sorry! That was a stupid thing to say - I don't know what came over me.
HUMOROUS: He gave you a present! What's come over him? beleüt vkibe vmi (átv) |
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come round (US: around)
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Don't come around here again.
Just come round my house this summer. meglátogat, jön vhova She hasn't come round from the anaesthetic yet. magához/eszméletéhez tér |
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cry out for sg
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His stomach was crying out for food.
The country is crying out for a change in leadership. nagy szüksége van vmire |
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dawn on sb
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I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I'd left my cheque book at home.
ráébred vmire |
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dawn/day break (over)
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Dawn broke over the city.
hajnal hasad/hajnalodik |
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do sth up
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Can you help me to do up (the buttons on) my dress?
Do your shoes/laces up before you trip over. Why won't this zip do up? begombol, beköt (cipőt), felhúz (cipzárt) I'd like to buy a run-down cottage that I can do up. They've done up some of the houses here. helyreállít (épületet) |
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put sth up
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They're planning to put a hotel up where the museum used to be.
We're going to put up a new fence around our garden. felhúz (épületet) |
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pull sth down
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They pulled down the warehouse to bulid a new supermarket.
lebont (épületet) |
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knock sth down
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The Council plans to knock the library down and replace it with a hotel complex.
lerombol (épületet) |
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tear sth down
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They're going to tear down the old hospital and build a new one.
lerombol (épületet) |
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tear up
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He tore the letter up and threw it away.
darabokra tép |
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draw up
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The blue Rolls Royce slowed down and they drew up in front of a raw of shabby terraced houses.
megáll (autó) vmi előtt/mellett |
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draw oneself up
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He drew himself up when he talked to his superior.
kihúzza magát |
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straighten up
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He bowed slightly, and when he straightened up again a match was burning in his hand.
felegyenesedik |
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drive sb up the wall
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My flat-mate is driving me up the wall at the moment.
őrületbe kerget vkit |
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finish off
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We may as well finish off this pie - there's only a little bit left.
elfogyaszt I want to finish off this essay before I go to bed. befejez |
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fix sth up
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I'd like to fix up a meeting with you next week sometime.
I'll try and fix up something more comfortable. elintéz |
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fold sth up
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He folded up the newspaper.
Will you help me to fold (up) the sheets? összehajt(ogat) |
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get off (to sleep)
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It was so hot that I didn't get off (to sleep) till three o'clock.
I've been trying to get the baby off (to sleep) for an hour! elalszik/elaltat |
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get on (US: along)
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I don't really get along with my sister's husband.
kijön vkivel |
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get round to sth
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I still haven't got round to fixing that tap.
sort kerít vmire |
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get sth off your chest
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I had spent two months worrying about it and I was glad to get it off my chest.
kipakol (átv.) |
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give sth away
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The shop is giving away a sample pack to every customer.
Nobody wants this type of heater anymore - I can't even give it away! elajándékoz, odaad (ingyen) |
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go through a bad/rough/difficult patch
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He's going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment - his wife wants a divorce.
rossz passzban van, nehéz időket él át |
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go through sth
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You go through more tissues than a widow.
Before I gave up smoking I was going through 40 cigarettes a day. I went through a hundred dollars on my last trip to Baltimore. elhasznál Remember to go through the pockets before you put those trousers in the washing machine. átvizsgál |
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go/come down with sth
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Half of Martha's class has gone down with flu.
She went down with a virus. megbetegszik vmiben |
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go/fall to pieces
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She just goes (all) to pieces in exams.
Their marriage began to fall to pieces after only a few months. összeomlik |
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hard up
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We're a bit hard up at the moment so we're not thinking in terms of holidays.
csóró, leégett |
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hush sth up
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There was some financial scandal involving one of the ministers but it was all hushed up.
eltusol vmit |
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jack sth up
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He jacked up the car.
felemel (emelővel) |
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knock sth over
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The cat knocked over the flower vase.
She suddenly turned round, knocked over a chair and stormed out of the room. felborít/feldönt vmit |
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let on
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I suspect he knows more this than he's letting on.
elárul, továbbmond |
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make of sth/sb
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What do you make of the new boss?
I don't know what to make of it. gondol/vél vmiről/vkiről |
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make sb/sth out
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I can't make out your writing.
She's a strange person - I can't make her out at all. megért, eligazodik vmin |
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make up for sth
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He bought me dinner to make up for being so late the day before.
kárpótol, jóvátesz |
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nod off
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I am sure nobody will mind if I nod off for a while.
elbóbiskol |
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not have a penny on sy
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Right now I don´t have a penny on me!" And with that, Artur turned his pockets inside out.
nincs egy fityingje sem |
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pay sth off
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We should be able to pay off the debt within two years.
visszafizetni (pénzt) |
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pick up the receiver
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She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.
felvenni a kagylót |
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put coins in(to) the slot
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I put my money in(to) the slot and pressed the button but nothing came out.
bedob pénzt (nyílásba) |
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lay-by
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We pulled into a lay-by to look at the map.
pihenőhely (autóút szélén) |
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pull into/in
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He pulled in at the side of the road.
The train pulled into the station. (jármű) beér(kezik), (vhova befordul és) megáll |
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pull up
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A car pulled up outside my house.
The blue Rolls Royce pulled up in front of a huge skyscraper. (jármű) lehúzódik, (általában rövid időre) megáll vhol |
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pull out
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A car pulled right out in front of me.
elindul, kihúzódik (autó) |
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move off
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The bus moved off just as I got to the bus stop.
elindul (jármű) |
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drop sb/sth off
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I can drop you off somewhere along the way.
kitesz vmit/vkit vhol |
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put on the handbrake
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You're supposed to put the handbrake on whenever you stop on a hill.
behúzza a kéziféket |
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put on the seat belt
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She put on her seat belt.
becsatolja a biztonsági övet |
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put the car into gear
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Push the clutch in, put the car into gear, rev the engine and then gently let the clutch out.
To go backwards, you must put the car into reverse gear. He put the car into first gear. sebességbe tenni az autót |
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take off the handbrake
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He took off the handbrake and pulled gently out of the lay-by.
kiengedi a kéziféket |
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put sb off
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You have to work long hours and that puts off a lot of people.
Personally, I didn't enjoy the film, but don't let that put you off going. elriaszt vkit |
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put up with sg
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He's so moody - I don't know why she puts up with him.
elvisel vmit |
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put on
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Why are you putting on that silly voice?
I can't tell whether he's really upset, or if he's just putting it on. megjátszik vmit |
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put on an act
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He's just putting on an act for the boss's benefit.
megjátsza magát |
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rabbit on
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He's always rabbiting on about his stamp collection.
locsog, kerepel |
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rip sb off
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Bob's tickets cost much less than ours - I think we've been ripped off.
You can’t rip the bank off and expect to get away with it. megkopaszt vkit |
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roll over
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He rolled over, took off the belt and dropped it onto the floor.
átfordul, megfordul |
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run across
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I could run across the yard and jump over the prison wall.
keresztülvág |
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run into
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I had to brake suddenly, and the car behind ran into me.
He ran his motorbike into a tree. nekihajt, belehajt The repairs will probably run into thousands of pounds. vmennyi összegre rúg |
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run off
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He ran off into the night.
eliramodik; lelécel |
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run sth/sb over
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I'm afraid we've just run a rabbit over.
elgázol, elüt |
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run-down
(adj.) |
a run-down building/cemetery
lepukkant, lerobbant |
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save up
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It took me ages to save up enough money to go travelling.
She's saving up for a new bike. spórol, gyűjt vmire |
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see sb off
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My parents saw me off at the airport.
kikísér elbúcsúzni |
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serve out
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He returned to the prison to serve out his jail term.
letölt (büntetést) |
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set off/out (for)
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She locked the car and they set off across the market square on a tour of the town.
What time will we have to set off for the station tomorrow? Jenny set off down the road on her new bike. útnak indul, felkerekedik, nekivág (vhova) |
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show up
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You wouldn't want me to reveal how I showed up the flaws in your security system.
leleplez, kiderül |
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smell a rat
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He's been working late with her every night this week - I smell a rat!
rosszat sejt |
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stand around
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He was standing around with your hands in his pockets.
ácsorog |
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strech out
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Angus stretched out on a wooden brench.
kinyújtózik, kinyújt |
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swim across
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Her ambition is to swim (across) the English Channel.
She swam across to the opposite bank. átúszik |
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swing open
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The door swung open.
kivágódik, kicsapódik |
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sy's face drops
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His face dropped.
leesik az álla |
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take sb in
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My parents were completely taken in.
I can't believe she was taken in by him. bedől vkinek |
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take sth up
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He's taken up the post of supervisor.
Have you ever thought of taking up acting? Ian took up the story where Sue had left off. elkezd valamit csinálni |
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tell sb off
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The teacher told me off for swearing.
leszúr/leszid vkit |
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throw sg at sy
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Suddenly she threw an ashtray at him.
hozzávág vmit vkihez |
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tip sb off
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Somebody must have tipped the burglars off that the house would be empty.
The robber was caught when someone tipped off the police. fülest ad vkinek |
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tiptoe
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He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room.
lábujjhegyen oson |
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tired out
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We were all really tired out after our long journey.
kimerült (mn) |
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turn sb in
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The hit-and-run driver turned himself in to the police the day after the accident.
feldob/felad (rendőrségen) |
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wade
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The river was full but we managed to wade across.
We waded a shallow river. átgázol |
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wade through
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We waded through a crowd of thousands.
It took me ages to wade through the book. átvergődik |
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walk out on sy
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He walked out on his wife and two kids.
elhagy, lelép (kapcsolatból) |
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wander about/around
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Why were you wandering about near the motorway with no money?
We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city. kószál |
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wash (sth) up
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He washed up his mug and put it back on the shelf.
elmosogat |
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wipe sy's hands on a cloth
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This time she simply wiped her hands on a cloth.
megtörli a kezét egy rongyban |
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work out
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There will be a full investigation to work out what caused the accident.
Investigators needed several months to work out that a fraud had been committed. megfejt, rájön |
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work sb up
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I'm very worked up about my husband.
Try not to work yourself up about the exams. felidegesít, felhúzza magát |
