evoke memories

 [UK: - ɪvoʊk ] 

 jelentés / meaning:

emlékeket idéz fel, emlékeket hoz vissza

  

to bring back memories ,to bring to recollection, to  trigger memories

recollection= emlékezet

trigger= előidéz, serkent, kivált  / ravasz (fegyveren)

For a person with Alzheimer’s the sense of touch can trigger memories

példák / examples:

• Her singing evoked memories of my childhood.
• The old house evoked memories of her childhood.
• Certain scents seem to evoke strong emotional memories—a phenomenon psychologists have long referred to as the Proust effect.
• Why do smells evoke memories? -   How Scents Evoke Memories
• Nike apologises for 'Black and Tan' trainers that evoke memories of notorious paramilitary unit. -The Telegraph article

phenomenon= jelenség

refer to= hivatkozik, utal valamire 

trainers= edzőcipő

notorius= notórius, hírhedt

paramilitary= katonai jellegű, félkatonai

build up

jelentés / meaning: 

növekszik, felgyülemlik, / összegyűjt, összegyűlik /

"felépít" (erőnlétet, állóképességet...)

develop, increase in intensity, to accumulate or collect,

to develop gradually 

 "I am building up my endurance for the marathon."

példák / examples:

• Tension really builds up towards the end of the novel.
• I am building up my endurance for the marathon.
• I built up my hopes after the interview.
• Sediment is building up on the ocean floor. 

sediment= üledék 

 

on the spot

jelentés / meaning:

1. helyben, a helyszínen, ott helyben,

2. azon nyomban, azonnal

1. At the scene of action.

2. Without delay; at once

 ON THE SPOT

 (Spektrumon adott dokumentumsorozat linkje)

példák / examples:

• We hired her on the spot.
• They were on the spot when it happened.
• It had to be decided by the man on the spot.
• How to cry on the spot? Some occasions in life call for crying even if you don't feel like doing so.

for donkey's years

jelentés / meaning: 

nagyon hosszú ideig

for a very long time/

If people have done something, usually without much if any change, for an awfully long time, they can be said to have done it for donkey's years.

 példák / examples:

• I've been doing this job for donkey's years.
• With a heavy make-up, you'll be the cutest vampire I've seen in donkey's years.
• We've been close friends for donkey 's years.
• I haven't seen you in donkey's years.

burn the midnight oil

jelentés / meaning: 

késő éjszakáig tanul vagy dolgozik

to study (or work) late into the night 

példák / examples:

• I have an important exam tomorrow so I'll be burning the midnight oil tonight.
• I've got to get this report finished by tomorrow so I guess I'll be burning the midnight oil tonight.
• I was up all night burning the midnight oil.
• That call was from the office and I guess I'll have to burn the midnight oil again.

 

it is still early days

meaning/jelentése:

még korai megítélni,(mert még kezdeti szakaszában van valami)

it is too soon to make a judgement about something

 It's still early days, but will the new 3D revolution become just another short-lived cinema fad?

examples/példák:

• It looks like we will earn a profit, but it's early days yet and we can't be sure.
• It's still early days for social impact measurement in the housing sector. We're pretty excited about the opportunity there, but it's still early days.
• Already, this approach is starting to yield results, although it is still early days.  
• It's still early days in the rehearsals but the set looks amazing.

social impact= társadalmi hatás

opportunity=lehetőség

rehearsal= színházi próba

set= díszlet

fad=hóbort, vesszőparipa

to kick one's heels

jelentése / meaning:

 tűkön ül/ idegesen és hosszasan várakozik / megvárakoztatnak valakit

 közben az ember akár tényleg a saját sarkát rugdossa türelmetlenségében

to be kept waiting

 "Let the applicants kick their heels in your hall."

source

példák / examples:

• She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy
• I was left kicking my heels for half an hour.
• The problem is that I am on time and now I have to kick my heels for 20-30 minutes.

I'll never live it down

jelentése / meaning:

sose mosom le magamról, soha nem fogják elfelejteni nekem

people will not forget something bad or embarrassing that you have done

live down: to live so as to wipe out the memory or effects of

 " I'll never live it down."

source

példák / examples:

• I'll never live down the fact that I spilt wine on my boss's dress.
• I knew she'd never live it down.
• John ' s business failure hurt him for a long time , but in the end he lived it down.

a vicious circle

[ˈvɪʃəsˈ sər-kəl ] 

jelentése/ meaning:

ördögi kör

vicious= harapós, gonosz, rossz

a situation which makes itself worse, so that there is little chance of improvement

"Look out, it's a vicious circle!"

source 

 példák/examples:

• The fatter I get, the unhappier I am, so I eat to cheer myself up, which makes me fatter yet. It's a vicious circle.
• All of these factors have contributed to a vicious circle.

make up leeway

jelentése/meaning:

bepótol mulasztást / behoz lemaradást/ behoz késést

If you have to make up leeway you have to do extra work because you have not done as much work as you should have done

source

példák/ examples:

• We've got quite a lot of leeway to make up.
• There was an attempt to make up leeway in 1940 and 1941, but it was hampered by
  difficulties in securing shipping space and by losses through enemy action. ...
• There is a short break of 10 minutes between each presentation, to make up leeway caused by prolonged presentation or discussion. (source)

call it a day

jelentése/meaning:
végeztünk, legyen ennyi elég mára

stop doing something ( especially stop working for the rest of the day)

"Let's call it a day."

 source

példák/examples:

• I am tired. Let's call it a day.
• Why don't we call it a day?
• They have decided to call it a day.
• I was tempted to call it a day.  ( I was tempted= kísértésbe estem.)

at the outset

jelentése / meaning:

kezdetben

at the very beginning

példák/ examples:

• At the outset we were told everything we had to do.
• Here are some of the most common – and important – blogging terms that you should know at the outset. cikk / article
• 10 of the worst places to be at the outset of a zombie apocalypse cikk/article

source 

I have a lot on my plate

jelentése / meaning:

sok dolgom van / azt sem tudom hol áll a fejem

to be very busy with many different activities, problems

source

példák/ examples:

• I can't take that on now; I've got too much on my plate already. Read more
• My brother is attending university, he has a full-time job, and volunteers at a school. He really has a lot on his plate.
• I don't want to bother my wife with my problems, she's got enough on her plate with her mother in hospital.

I have to dash

jelentése / meaning:

Rohannom kell! Sietek.

I need to move with haste / rush 

 

"I have to dash, boys!"

source

példák/ examples:

• I have to dash now.
• Anyway, I have to dash to rehearsal today, so I will write more tomorrow. (rehearsal=színházi próba)
• I have to dash off to the store, but I'll be back soon.
• He dashed across the field.

'will' vagy 'going to'?

'Will' vagy 'going to' ?Mikor melyiket használjuk? 

Összefoglalás:

going to = gonna:

• tervek, szándékok (már korábban kitalált) -  We are going to York in the summer. / I am going to wait here until Jim gets back.
• biztosan bekövetkező dolgok, amiknek látjuk az okát - It is going to rain. ( if you see black clouds in the sky) / Look at the tree! It's going to fall.  /She's going to have a baby ( is you see she is pregnant)
  

will:

• reakció, hirtelen döntés -I'll take this one /I'll wait here until Jim gets back.
  
• nem biztosan bekövetkező dolog, feltételezés, tippelés -The company will make a profit next year./ That'll be Jim at the door. / He'll be rich one day.
• 'bizonyosságok' - Our anniversary will be on a Sunday this year.

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?

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.

leave somebody in the lurch

jelentése:

cserben hagy

desert or leave alone in trouble, refuse to help or support someone

 "My car has left me in the lurch."

példák:

• He left me in the lurch when he didn`t come over to help me although he had promised to earlier in the day.  
• Where were you, John? You really left me in the lurch. 
• The zip of my favourite jacket decided to dismantle itself and leave me in the lurch. ( zip= cipzár, dismantel= lebont )
• My car has left me in the lurch so I can't deliver the things I promised.

beat around the bush

kertel / kerülgeti mint macska a forró kását


speak indirectly or evasively, be deliberately unclear in order to mislead or withhold information


szinoníma: prevaricate
ellentét: get to the point (tárgyra tér) / cut to the chase

forrás

• Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.
• I wish Adam would stop beating around the bush and tell us what he really thinks.
• The blogger should not step out of the focus area of the blog and beat around the bush.
• Our boss always beats around the bush when he has to tell us bad news.

cost an arm and a leg

jelentés:
méregdrága, gatyád is rámegy


példák:

• Buying a house in 46 Avenue will cost an arm and a leg. Its a very expensive area.
• His new sports car cost an arm and leg. ( Az új sportkocsija méregdrága volt. )
• Get ready to pay an arm and a leg for gasoline. (Készülj fel, hogy a gatyád is rámegy a gázolajra. )
• It will cost you an arm an a leg. (A gatyád is rá fog menni.)

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