25.3.3. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

at length hosszan, hosszadalmasan

We discussed both topics at length.

be slow to do sth; be slow in doing sth lassan/késlekedve csinál vmit

The government has been slow to react to the problem.

The ambulance was very slow in coming.

by/in leaps and bounds ugrásszerűen

Her Spanish has come on in leaps and bounds this year.

from the 1870s/March/6.30 pm, etc. onwards az 1870-es évektől/márciustól/18:30-tól kezdve

From June onwards, they began to meet regularly.

in a flash egy pillanat alatt, azon nyomban (informal)

I'll be back in a flash.

in the blink of an eye egy szempillantás alatt

In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

on the spot azonnal, ott helyben

I accepted the job on the spot.

the best/better part of sth java, java része vminek (egy időszak legnagyobb része)

It took the better part of the afternoon to put those shelves up.

the next thing I knew a következő dolog amit tudok (gyorsan történt vmi)

A car came speeding round the corner, and the next thing I knew I was lying on the ground.