115.17. gy. C2 (példák)

pay verb /peɪ/ *(paid, paid) 3 ráfizet vmire; megfizet/meglakol vmiért (megbűnhődik) [I]

He's certainly paying for his mistakes.

reproach verb /rɪˈprəʊtʃ/ [T] szemrehányást tesz, hibáztat

You've no reason to reproach yourself.

attack noun /əˈtæk/ [C or U] 3 támadás (erős kritika)

The magazine recently published a vicious personal attack on the novelist.

The company has come under fierce attack for its decision to close the factory.

Phrasal verbs:

frown on/upon sth /fraʊn/ helytelenít, elítél vmit/vkit

Smoking is frowned upon in many public places.

hold sth against sb /həʊld/ neheztel vkire vmiért, felró vmit vkinek, szemére hány vkinek

It was his mistake but I won't hold it against him.

tear apart ↔ sth /teər/ 2 szétszed/darabokra szed vmit (átv.) (erősen kritizál vmit)

His ideas were torn apart at the meeting.

Phrases and idioms:

come under fire erősen támadják (hevesen kritizálják)

The government has come under fire for closing the hospital.

find fault with sb/sth hibát talál vkiben/vmiben

She was always finding fault with our work.

give sb the benefit of the doubt elhiszi/elfogadja amit mond vki

She says her train was late, so I suppose we'd better give her the benefit of the doubt.

rub it in felhánytorgat vmit vkinek (informal)

I know your exam results were better than mine - there's no need to rub it in.