108.6. gy. C2 (példák)

compromise verb /ˈkɒm.prə.maɪz/ 2 kompromittál vkit/vmit/magát; veszélyes/nehéz helyzetbe sodor vkit/magát [T] (formal)

The trial has been seriously compromised by sensational media coverage.

judge verb /dʒʌdʒ/ 3 elítél vkit (rossz véleménye van vkiről) [I or T]

What gives you the right to judge people?

undermine verb /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ [T] aláás (bizalmat, tekintélyt, stb.)

A series of scandals have undermined people's confidence in the government.

use verb /juːz/ [T] 4 kihasznál vkit; felhasznál vkit vmire

He was just using me to make his girlfriend jealous.

contempt noun /kənˈtempt/ megvetés, lenézés

He has utter contempt for anyone with power.

Phrasal verbs:

come between sb /kʌm/ közéjük áll (megrontja a kapcsolatukat)

I won't let anything come between me and my children.

spy on sb /spaɪ/ leskelődik vki után

Have you been spying on me?

Phrases and idioms:

(keep sb) at arm's length távol tart magától vkit (átv.)

I always had the feeling she was keeping me at arm's length.

not think much of sb/sth nem tart valami sokra vmit/vkit

I don't think much of the food here.

sb's/sth's clutches karmai között vkinek/vminek (átv.)

Keep your children out of his clutches.