29.6.4. gy. C1 (példák)

unsuccessfully adverb /ˌʌn.səkˈses.fəl.i/ sikertelenül (eredménytelenül)

We tried unsuccessfully to climb the wall.

Phrasal verbs:

bounce back /baʊnts/ 1 gyorsan összeszedi magát

Stock prices bounced back after a steep plunge earlier this week.

After a terrible start the team bounced back and won the game.

catch up ↔ (sb) /kætʃ/ 2 utolér (vkit) (eléri a színvonalat/minőséget amit más elért)

She's doing extra work to catch up with the rest of the class.

come off /kʌm/ összejön, bejön, sikerül vmi

His attempt to impress us all didn't quite come off.

fit in with sth /fɪt/ 2 összhangban van, jól összeegyeztethető (a sikert szolgálja)

Changing location fits in with their plans to expand the business.

look up /lʊk/ fellendül, javul vmi

Our financial situation is looking up.

Phrases and idioms:

fall flat nem sikerül, rosszul sül el (vicc, történet, stb.)

All the jokes in his speech fell flat.

gain/lose ground tért hódít, erősödik, terjed, elterjed/tért veszít

The idea is gradually gaining ground.

go from strength to strength egyre erősebb/sikeresebb

The business is going from strength to strength.

have little/no effect nincs/alig van hatása

The new measures have had little effect on ordinary people's lives.

make it sikere van; sikerül megoldani

Very few actors actually make it.

on track (jó) úton van (vmi felé) (átv.) (halad egy cél elérése felé)

A fighter from Edinburgh is on track to become world heavyweight boxing champion.

We've got a lot of work to do but we're on the right track.