77.9. gy. B2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

as far as sb is concerned ami vkit illet (vki véleménye szerint)

It's all over as far as I'm concerned.

As far as I'm concerned, you can forget about it.

As far as our customers are concerned, price is the main consideration.

forgive me bocsásson meg; ne haragudjon (, hogy) (egy durvának tűnő kérdés/kijelentés előtt) (formal)

Forgive me for asking, but how much did you pay for your bag?

in ... terms/in terms of sth vmit tekintve, vmit illetően

In financial terms, the project was not a success.

In terms of quality control, the company has made great improvements.

it's a good thing jó hogy ...

It's a good thing (that) we booked our tickets early.

on top of sth mindennek tetejébe (még vmi rossz dolog)

On top of all this bad luck, he lost his mobile phone.

And then, on top of everything else, her car was stolen!

take sb's word for it elhiszi vkinek

Take my word for it - this curry is very hot!

the fact (of the matter) is az igazság az (, hogy ...)

I wouldn't usually ask for your help, but the fact is I'm desperate.

to make matters worse mindennek a tetejébe

To make matters worse, our car broke down!

to my mind szerintem

To my mind, the play was rather disappointing.

Who cares? kit érdekel?, ki törődik vele? (informal)

"Chelsea should have reached the final!" "Who cares?"