like a ton of bricks

 formái és jelentései:

hit somebody like a ton of bricks -  váratlanul csap le valakire (negatív esemény)

come down on somebody like a ton of bricks- hirtelen csap le valakire, megdorgál, 

be down on somebody like a ton of bricks - hirtelen csap le valakire, megdorgál, 

 to punish someone very quickly and severely 

példák:

• If you miss any more classes , your teachers will be down on you like a ton of bricks.
• When he failed to supply his accounts , tax inspectors came down on him like a ton of bricks.
• The news about the tragic terrorist acts hit us like a ton of bricks.
• How do you realize that you need to make a change? Is it gradual, or does it hit you like a ton of bricks?

crack a joke

jelentése:

poént elsüt

to tell a joke, to make a joke

példa:

• NYPD( New York Police Department) arrests a guy for cracking a joke.

A guy cracks a joke about a guy on a bicycle getting a ticket for riding on the sidewalk and ends up in handcuffs and under arrest. Apparently making jokes about people's misfortunes is illegal in New York....
 

arrest= letartóztat
get a ticket for riding ont the sidewalk= megbüntetik, mert a járdán teker kerékpárjával

ends up in handcuffs = bilincsben köt ki

misfortune=balszerencse


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she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth

jelentése: 

Nagyon gazdagnak születik.

("ezüst kanállal a szájában") 

to have opportunities that you did not earn but that you have from the influence of your family

példa / example:

• He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked in his life.