Idioms Flashcards
Pofonegyszerű
Piece of cake.
Finishing the project on the time was a piece of cake.
Egy vagyonba kerül.
Costs an arm and a leg.
The car costs an arm and a leg.
Megtörni a jeget.
Break the ice.
I told the joke to break the ice.
Fején találta a szöget.
Hit the nail on the head.
You really hit the nail on the head with that explanation.
Beletörődik. Lenyeli a békát.
Végül menj bele!
Bite the bullet.
I just have to bite the bullet and get this task done.
Elszólja magát.
Let the cat out of the bag.
He let the cat out of the bag about the suprise party.
Kerülgeti a forró kását.
Beating around the bush.
Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.
Felugrik a szekérre.
Jump on the bandwagon.
Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of digital art these days.
Lefekszik aludni.
Hit the sack.
I’m exhausted . I’m going to hit the sack.
Rosszul érzi magát.
Under the weather.
I’m feeling a bit under the weather today.
Kikotyog valamit.
Spill the beans.
He spilled the beans about upcoming event.
Derült égből villámcsapás.
Out of the blue.
He showed up at my house out of the blue.
Térjünk a tárgyra.
Cut to the chase.
Let’s cut to the chase, what your real motive here?
Lődörög, cseveg
Shoot the breeze.
We sat on the porch and shoot the breeze for hours.
Tucatszámra akad.
A dime a dozen.
Ideas like that are a dome a dozen.
Kéz- és lábtörést!
Break a leg!
Túl nagy falatot vesz a szájába
Bite off more than one can chew.
I think I bit off more than I can chew by taking on this project.
Éjszakába nyúlóan dolgozik
Burn the midnight oil
I’ve been burning midnight oil trying to finish this project.
Két tűz közé szorul
Caught between a rock and a hard place .
I’m caught between a rock and a hard place with these two job offers.
Ne igyál előre a medve bőrére!
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch ;we haven’t won yet.
Minden rosszban van valami jó.
Every could has a silver lining.
Remember, every could has a silver lining.
Többet tesz mint amit elvárnak.
Go the extra mile.
She always goes the extra mile for her clients.
A pillanat hevében.
In the heat of the moment.
In the heat of the moment, I said something I now regret.
Fel a fejjel!
Keep your chin up!
Keep your chin up;things will get better.
Lecsúszik valamiről.
Miss the boat.
If we don’t act now, we may miss the boat on this opportunity.
Nincs eredmény fájdalom nélkül.
No pain, no gain
Remember, no pain, no gain when it comes to fitness training.
Éber, talpraesett.
On the ball.
You need to be on the ball to catch all details in this contract.
Ugrat valakit
Pull someone’s leg.
I’m just pulling your leg. I dodn’ t really buy a horse.
Egyetért
See eye to eye
We don’t always see eye to eye, but we respect other’s opinions.
Két dolognak egyszerre élvezni az előnyét
The best of both worlds
Living in the suburbs, you get the best of both worlds: quiet, but close the city
