002. Phrases 1

Question 1

hamis biztonságérzet

Answer 1

a false sense of security

to feel safe when danger is actually near

His wife didn’t argue with him about his drinking, but this was a false sense of security

Question 2

megosztani ötleteket

Answer 2

bounce ideas off /of

to get feedback and opinions from sy

It’s a good idea to bounce ideas off/of your coworkers. | Can I bounce some ideas off/of you?

Question 3

(vmilyen) szempontból

Answer 3

-wise

siffix used with categories

Safety-wise, my city is pretty safe, but education-wise, we could use some improvement. | Age-wise, my students are around 40 years old.

Question 4

kedvéért, vmi miatt; vki iránti tiszteletből

Answer 4

for the sake of

for a purpose; out of respect for sy

For the sake of the people who haven’t read the book, I’ll give a quick summatry.

Question 5

nemhogy

Answer 5

let alone

not to mention, much less

After the accident, he couldn’t walk, let alone play soccer.

Question 6

egészen más tészta

Answer 6

a whole ‘nother animal / thing / story / level

completely different

We’ve been dating for two years, but deciding to get married is a whole ‘nother animal. (Két éve randevúzunk,…) | Going to college is easy, but finding a job in your field ( a te szakterületeden) is a whole ‘nother thing.

Question 7

abszolúte hangsúlyozása

Answer 7

abso-freaking-lutely

It’s icecream abso-freaking-lutely amazing’

Question 8

ad neki egy esélyt, kipróbálja

Answer 8

give it a shot

to try stg, usually tentatively

The food looks strange, but I’ll give it a shot. | You’ve never sung in karaoke? Come on! Give it a shot!

Question 9

abban a hitben volt

Answer 9

be under the impression

to think or believe stg that is proven wrong later

I was under the impression that being an elementary school teacher was mainly about being fun. | She was under the impression that he was a nice guy. Wow, she was wrong!

Question 10

elcsípni az elején

Answer 10

nip it in the bud

to stop stg bad before it gets too big

Many serious illnesses can be nipped in the bud if they are detected early enough. | It’s important to nip this kind of bullying in the bud.

Question 11

jól szolgál, segítségemre van

Answer 11

serve me well

stg that has been helpful to have or to know

Knowing English has served me well in my current job

Question 12

átgondol, kétszer is meggondol

Answer 12

think twice

to consider stg more carefully

Americans don’t think twice about tipping in a restaurant, because is obvious for them. | You might want to think twice before buying an insurance policy from them.

Question 13

összkép

Answer 13

big picture

the broad, overall perspective

Question 14

régebben

Answer 14

back in the day

a long time ago

We used to hang out a lot, back in the day.

Question 15

meghaladja a képességeit, nehéz dolga van

Answer 15

be in over sy’s head

be in a situation where you are unprepared or less skilled than others

I tried to establish a company, but I was in over my head. | Sean tried to pay his gambling debts, but he was in over his head.

Question 16

óvatosan elmerül vmiben

Answer 16

ease into it

to carefully or slowly do stg

Don’t give a speech in English tomorrow. You need to ease into it. | I had to ease into the water because it was really cold.

Question 17

szöget üt a koporsójába (komoly és maradandó károsodást okoz)

Answer 17

To drive a nail in sy’s coffin

To do something that causes you serious and permanent harm: “I told my uncle that every time he lights a cigarette, he’s driving another nail into his coffin.”

Question 18

koporsó

Answer 18

coffin

[kɔfɪn]

Question 19

szöget egészen bever

Answer 19

to drive a nail home

Question 20

~ aki másnak vermet ás, maga esik bele

Answer 20

harm watch, harm catch

Question 21

kár, károsodás, ártalom

Answer 21

harm

[hɑm]

Question 22

napokon át tartó sorozat (Brainscape dashboard)

Answer 22

days streak

/striːk/

A streak is a term that tells you for how many consecutive days you did the activity. You miss a day, you break the streak. = A sorozat egy olyan kifejezés, amely megmondja, hány egymást követő napon végezte a tevékenységet. Kihagysz egy napot, megszakítod a sorozatot.