Phrases

Question 1

• to do something after you have done something else
• to do something next, after having done something else first

folytat valamit, valamit követően tesz valamit

1. He bought his first rental property in 2015 and over the next five years ….. to buy five more.
2. He established that I was alone and then ….. to ask me a series of extremely personal questions.
3. He outlined his plans and then ….. to explain them in more detail.
4. Having said she wasn’t hungry, she then ….. to order a three-course meal.

Answer 1

proceed to do something

Question 2

• great physical force or strength
• physical strength only and not thought or intelligence

nyers erő

1. In the end she used ….. to push him out.
2. I think what’s required to open the lock is a bit of technique rather than …..
3. This is a victory of skill over mere …..

Answer 2

brute force

Question 3

• to describe or show somebody / something in a particular way, especially when this does not give a complete or accurate impression of what they are like

ábrázol, megjelenít, lefest, feltüntet vkit vmilyennek

1. She was one of the most influential women of her generation and is often ….. as one of the meanest.
2. Throughout the trial, he ….. himself as the victim.
3. The father in the film is ….. as a fairly unpleasant character.

Answer 3

portray someone as something