106.9. gy. C2 (példák)

mediocrity noun /ˌmiː.diˈɒk.rə.ti/ [U] középszerűség

I was shocked by the mediocrity of these students.

due adjective /djuː/ 3 kellő, megfelelő (gondosság, megfontolás, körültekintés, stb.) [always before noun] (formal)

He was fined for driving without due care and attention.

mediocre adjective /ˌmiː.diˈəʊ.kər/ középszerű

The acting was mediocre.

Phrases and idioms:

(be) on the line vonalon van, éppen csak hogy megvan/megfelel

If we don't win the contract, all our jobs are on the line.

do the job elvégzi a dolgot, megfelel a célnak

Here, this knife should do the job.

fall short of sth vártnál kevesebb, nem felel meg a várakozásnak

Sales for the first half of this year fell just short of the target.

His behaviour falls short of what we expect.

She just fell short of the grades she needed.

lend itself to sth kínálkozik vmire, alkalmas vmire (formal)

The novel's complex, imaginative style does not lend itself to translation.

not be up to much nem valami jó

Her latest novel isn't up to much.

not be/come up to scratch nem üti meg a szintet (informal)

She told me my work wasn't up to scratch.

The department has put a procedure in place for staff who don't come up to scratch.

within limits megfelelő határokon belül (kizárva a szélsőségeket)

You can wear what you want, within limits.