108.9. gy. C2 (példák)

clash noun /klæʃ/ [C] 2 ellentét; érdekellentét

a clash of personalities

confrontation noun /ˌkɒn.frʌnˈteɪʃən/ [C or U] összeütközés (átv. is)

She witnessed a confrontation between the two men.

scene noun /siːn/ 4 jelenet (botrány, cirkusz) [C]

She made a scene when I told her she couldn't come with us.

rocky adjective /ˈrɒk.i/ 2 zűrös (problémákkal teli) (kapcsolat, házasság)

I heard that their marriage is a bit rocky.

Phrases and idioms:

a bone of contention vita/civódás/veszekedés/ tárgya

Housework is a major bone of contention in our house.

get your own back (on sb) visszavág, bosszút áll

I got my own back by putting a frog in her bed.

go so far as to do sth odáig megy hogy

He even went so far as to stop her using the telephone.

not be on speaking terms nincsenek beszélő viszonyban

My brother and I aren't on speaking terms.

put sb in their place helyretesz vkit (átv.) (helyreutasít/rendreutasít vkit)

He was rather arrogant, but the other kids soon put him in his place.

teach sb a lesson megleckéztet vkit, móresre tanít vkit

The next time she's late, go without her. That should teach her a lesson.