39.2.2. gy. C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

be nothing if not sth semmi, ha nem ...; ha nem ..., akkor semmi (tulajdonság hangsúlyozása)

You've got to admit - he's nothing if not persistent.

The trip was nothing if not varied.

come to think of it most jut eszembe (hogy ...)

Come to think of it, I've got two batteries that you can have upstairs.

drop it/the subject hagyja/ejti a témát

I don't want to talk about it any more - let's drop the subject.

for one thing először is (egy ok/indok megadása)

You can't give Amy that shirt - for one thing it's too small for her.

in effect tulajdonképpen, gyakorlatilag

This means, in effect, that the plan has been scrapped.

in essence lényegében

In essence, its purpose is to contain information.

in principle elvben

They have approved the changes in principle.

in retrospect visszagondolva, visszatekintve

In retrospect, I should probably have told her.