33.7.7. gy. A1C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

be misunderstood félreismert, meg nem értett, nem elismert

He was a genius, but misunderstood by society at the time.

be wrong téved, nincs igaza

I was wrong about the time - the shop closed at 7, not 8.

You're wrong in thinking that Matt is from the States - he's Canadian.

by mistake tévedésből

I picked up someone else's book by mistake.

I've paid this bill twice by mistake.

divert sb's attention/thoughts, etc. eltereli a figyelmét/gondolatait/stb. vkinek

A movement outside the window diverted my attention.

get sb/sth muddled up összekever, összetéveszt vkit/vmit (vkivel/vmivel)

I often get Jonathan and his brother muddled up.

get sth wrong félreért; elhibáz (pl. választ)

I got most of the answers wrong.

The newspapers got the story completely wrong.

I mean úgy értem, vagyis (tévedés javítása)

We went there in May - I mean June.

jump to conclusions elhamarkodott következtetéseket von le

He saw them talking together and jumped to conclusions.

let your guard down hagyja a figyelmét/éberségét lankadni

He's worried that if he lets his guard down that his staff will start to become lazy.

lose sight of sth szem elől téveszt vmit (átv.) (megfeledkezik egy fontos dologról)

We mustn't lose sight of the original aims of this project.

lose track nem tudja nyomon követni (figyelemmel kísérni); szem elöl téveszt

I've lost track of how much we've spent.

sb's attention/mind/thoughts, etc. wander elkalandozik a figyelme/esze/gondolatai/stb.

I was bored and my thoughts started to wander.