Expressions

Question 1

általában, rendszerint

Answer 1

as a rule

/ əz eɪ ruːl /

I go to bed quite early as a rule, but on holidays I stay up late.

Question 2

iszonyúan boldog

Answer 2

to be over the moon

/ biː ˈəʊvə ðə muːn /

I was over the moon when Hungary won gold in fencing.

Question 3

követi vki gondolatmenetét

Answer 3

to be with sb

/ biː wɪð /

This is a bit complicated. Are you with me so far?

Question 4

meghallja, megérti, amit vki mond

Answer 4

to catch what sb says

/ katʃ wɒt seɪ /

I didn’t quite catch what you said. Would you please repeat it?

Question 5

helyesbíts, ha tévednék

Answer 5

correct me if I’m wrong

/ kəˈrɛkt ɪf ʌɪm rɒŋ /

Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t those statistics a bit outdated?

Question 6

egy vagyonba kerül

Answer 6

to cost an arm and a leg

/ kɒst an, ən ɑːm ənd, (ə)n, and eɪ lɛg /

My new bicycle cost me an arm and a leg, but it’s really fast and comfortable.

Question 7

nap nap után, reggeltől estig

Answer 7

day in, day out

/ deɪ ɪn deɪ aʊt /

It is not good for your health to do nothing but study day in, day out.

Question 8

részleteket ad, beszámol vmiről

Answer 8

to fill sb in on/about sth

/ fɪl ɪn ɒn əˈbaʊt /

Volunteering in an animal sanctuary sounds really interesting. Could you fill me in on that?

Question 9

jelenleg (ideiglenesen)

Answer 9

for the time being

/ fɔː, fə ðə tʌɪm ˈbiːɪŋ /

My computer doesn’t work, so for the time being I have to use my sister’s for my homework.

Question 10

felizgatja magát

Answer 10

to get oneself worked up

/ gɛt wʌnˈsɛlf wəːk ʌp /

It is no use getting yourself worked up about problems.

Question 11

részletekbe bocsátkozik

Answer 11

to go into details

/ gəʊ ˈɪntʊ, ˈɪntə ˈdiːteɪl /

There’s no time to go into details, but the main point is that there has been overall increase in exports.

Question 12

ezüsttálcán kínál vmit vkinek

Answer 12

to hand sb sth on a plate

/ hand ɒn eɪ pleɪt /

I think you have to work hard to do well in life since success is not handed to you on a plate.

Question 13

sok elfoglaltsága van

Answer 13

to have a lot on one’s plate

/ hav eɪ lɒt ɒn ɔːl pleɪt /

I’m sorry I can’t help you. I’ve had a lot on my plate these days.

Question 14

ötletei, elképzelései, gondolatai vannak vmiről

Answer 14

to have thoughts on sth

/ hav θɔːt ɒn /

Reducing emission levels is quite tricky. Do you have any thoughts on it?

Question 15

részletesen

Answer 15

in detail

/ ɪn ˈdiːteɪl /

I don’t quite understand. Could you explain it in more detail?

Question 16

hosszú távon

Answer 16

in the long run

/ ɪn ðə lɒŋ rʌn /

In my opinion, working hard pays off in the long run.

Question 17

a lényeg az, hogy

Answer 17

it (all) comes down to

/ ʌɪˈtiː ɔːl kʌm daʊn tuː /

It comes down to providing non-pollutant fuel without using edible crops.

Question 18

a te döntésed

Answer 18

it’s your call

/ ɪts jɔː, jʊə kɔːl /

Tomorrow we’ll go to the zoo or the funfair. It’s your call.

Question 19

közbeszól a beszélgetésbe

Answer 19

to jump in the conversation

/ dʒʌmp ɪn ðə kɒnvəˈseɪʃ(ə)n /

You made a very interesting point there. Do you mind if I jump in the conversation?

Question 20

elhamarkodott következtetéseket von le

Answer 20

to jump to conclusions

/ dʒʌmp tuː kənˈkluːʒ(ə)n /

I may be jumping to conclusions, but I think you must have learned English in Scotland

Question 21

jó érveket hoz fel

Answer 21

to make a point

/ meɪk eɪ pɔɪnt /

You made a very interesting point about the use of air-conditioning.

Question 22

nagyon boldoggá tesz vkit

Answer 22

make one’s day

/ meɪk ɔːl deɪ /

It really made my day when I found out I had passed the language exam.

Question 23

nem agysebészet (nem nehéz/bonyolult)

Answer 23

not rocket science

/ nɒt ˈrɒkɪt ˈsʌɪəns /

I’m sure you can do the laundry yourself. It’s not rocket science.

Question 24

kapásból

Answer 24

off the top of my head

/ ɒf ðə tɒp ɒv, (ə)v mʌɪ hɛd /

I can’t remember the exact figures off the top of my head, but I think half the forests of the Earth have been cut down or burned.

Question 25

nagyon közel

Answer 25

on one’s/the doorstep

/ ɒn ɔːl ðə ˈdɔːstɛp /

I love living in my suburb. Transport is great and there’s a forest right on my doorstep.

Question 26

ellenkezőleg

Answer 26

on the contrary

/ ɒn ðə ˈkɒntrəri /

In my opinion, pollution will not decrease in the near future. On the contrary, it will increase dramatically.

Question 27

a nyelve hegyén van

Answer 27

on the tip of one’s tongue

/ ɒn ðə tɪp ɒv, (ə)v ɔːl tʌŋ /

The nem of the actor is on the tip of my tongue, just hold on and I’ll remember.

Question 28

érvek és ellenérvek

Answer 28

pros and cons

/ prəʊ ənd, (ə)n, and /

I try to sum up the most important pros and cons of living in the suburbs.

Question 29

a dolog lényege/bökkenője

Answer 29

the crux of the matter

/ ðə krʌks ɒv, (ə)v ðə ˈmatə /

The crux of the matter is that they could no prove that he was cheating.

Question 30

vég nélkül

Answer 30

till the cows come home

/ tɪl ðə kaʊ kʌm həʊm /

I just love playing football with my friends. I could do it till the cows come home.