29.1.9. gy. C1C2 (példák)

Phrasal verbs:

not be cut out to be sth/not be cut out for sth /kʌt/ nem alkalmas vmire

I'm not really cut out to be a nurse.

Phrases and idioms:

(be) on the line vonalon van, éppen csak hogy megvan/megfelel

If we don't win the contract, all our jobs are on the line.

be suited to/for sth alkalmas/megfelel vmire

These plants are better suited to a warm climate.

do the job elvégzi a dolgot, megfelel a célnak

Here, this knife should do the job.

fall short of sth vártnál kevesebb, nem felel meg a várakozásnak

Sales for the first half of this year fell just short of the target.

His behaviour falls short of what we expect.

She just fell short of the grades she needed.

fulfil a function/need/role, etc. rendeltetést/szerepet/stb. betölt

You seem to fulfil a very useful role in the organization.

fulfil criteria/requirements/qualifications, etc. kritériumoknak/követelményeknek/képesítéseknek megfelel

You have to fulfil certain requirements to qualify for the competition.

lend itself to sth kínálkozik vmire, alkalmas vmire (formal)

The novel's complex, imaginative style does not lend itself to translation.

not be up to much nem valami jó

Her latest novel isn't up to much.

not be/come up to scratch nem üti meg a szintet (informal)

She told me my work wasn't up to scratch.

The department has put a procedure in place for staff who don't come up to scratch.

not much of a sth nem valami jó/nagy (az adott területen/témában)

I'm not much of a cook.

It's not much of a job, but it pays the bills.

room for improvement van mit javítani

His work isn't bad but there's still some room for improvement.

satisfy conditions/needs/requirements, etc. kielégíti a feltételeket/szükségleteket/követelményeket/stb.

She satisfies all the requirements for the job.

will do jó lesz, megfelel

You don't have to pay now, next week will do.