12.4.5. gy. A1C2 (példák)

whim noun /wɪm/ [C] szeszély, hóbort

We booked the holiday on a whim.

workaholic noun /ˌwɜː.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ [C] (informal) munkamániás

My husband's a workaholic.

non-smoking adjective /ˌnɒnˈsməʊ.kɪŋ/ nemdohányzó (hely)

Let's get a table in the non-smoking area.

Phrasal verbs:

give up ↔ (sth) /gɪv/ leszokik vmiről (pl. dohányzásról)

I gave up smoking two years ago.

Don't offer him a cigarette, he's trying to give up.

give up ↔ sth /gɪv/ abbahagy vmit (pl. rendszeres tevékenységet, munkát)

We're going to give up our sports club membership after this year.

be glued to sth /gluː/ rabja vminek (átv.)

The kids were glued to the TV all morning.

settle down /ˈset.l̩/ 1 berendezkedik/beilleszkedik vhova

She quickly settled down in her new house/job/school.

settle in /ˈset.l̩/ kezd belakni (új lakást); kezd megszokni (új állást, iskolát, stb.)

Are you settling in OK?

Phrases and idioms:

accustomed to sth/doing sth hozzá van szokva vmihez

I've worked nights for years now so I've grown accustomed to it.

She isn't accustomed to dealing with so much media attention.

be obsessed by/with sb/sth állandóan csak ugyanazon jár az esze

to be obsessed with money/work

be used to sb/sth/doing sth hozzá van szokva vmihez/vkihez

We're used to tourists here - we get thousands every year.

He's used to working long hours.

be/get hooked on sth odavan vmiért, rabja vminek

He's completely hooked on computer games.

get/become used to sb/sth/doing sth hozzászokik vmihez/vkihez

You'll get used to Ted eventually.

Climbers soon become used to the thinner air at 5000 metres.

turn your back on sb/sth hátat fordít vminek/vkinek (megszünteti a kapcsolatot/nem segít)

She turned her back on Hollywood and went to live in Florida.

used to do/be sth régebben szokott csinálni vmit/volt vmi (múltbeli szokás/állapot kifejezése)

She used to live in Detroit.

He used to be a pilot.

You don't come and see me like you used to.

When we were younger, we didn't used to drink coffee.