heads will roll

jelentés / meaning: 

(ezért még) fejek fognak hullni  

szó szerint: fejek fognak gurulni

people will get into severe trouble/ something that you say which means people will lose their jobs as punishment for making serious mistakes

 

 példák / examples:

• How could the air force have bombed a school by mistake? Heads will roll, believe me!
• Have you any idea how much money this mistake will cost the company? You can be sure that heads will roll. 
• When the company's year-end results are known, heads will roll.
• You can rest assured that heads will roll for this.

keep somebody at arm's lenght

jelentés / meaning: 

három lépés távolságot tart valakivel

(= "kartávolágban tart valakit, nem engedi annál közelebb ")

 

If you keep someone or something at arm's length, you keep a safe distance away from them.

példák / examples:

• There is an art in managing to be polite while keeping your neighbours at arm's length.
• Martha always keeps her coworkers at arm's length.

(Martha, who works in an office, is very careful when it comes to sharing personal details at work. Her coworkers are always trying to engage Martha in personal conversations. They invite Martha to parties and other social events. Martha always refuses the invitations. Martha prefers to keep her professional work life very separate from her personal life.) source

to be on edge

jelentés / meaning:

feszült, ideges, ingerült,

 

to be nervous or worried about something,

 impatient, excited,

 

 példák / examples:

• The players were all a little on edge before the big game.
• I was on edge the whole time I was there.  
• We were all on edge as we listened to the TV for news of the election results. 

takes its toll on (something or somebody)

jelentés / meaning: 

áldozatot követel, áldozatait szedi, negatívan érint,  ("vámot szed")

toll= vám, útdíj, autópályadíj

 

to cause harm or suffering 

 

 Record-breaking Drought Takes Its Toll on Texas

 

 példák / examples:

• Divorce takes its toll on the children involved. 
• Civil war has taken its toll on both sides.
• The heavy truck traffic has taken its toll on the highways. 
• Recession, unemployment take toll on men 
• Heat Wave Continues to Take Toll in Eastern States : About 1.3 million homes and businesses in the eastern United States remained without power amid a      heat wave on Tuesday, and storm damage and high temperatures forced many Fourth of July celebrations to be canceled.

keep a low profile

jelentés / meaning: 

kerüli a feltűnést, meghúzza magát, elrejtőzik

to behave in a way that does not attract attention,

If you keep a low profile, you try not to do anything that will draw attention to you or create interest in you.

 

példák / examples:

• After all the bad publicity over the problems in his private life, the team's captain kept a low profile for a few months.
• The local people are not always pleasant to strangers, who are warned to keep a low profile while visiting.
• Until his appointment becomes official, Ted is keeping a low profile . 
• Gay England football fans travelling to Ukraine for Euro 2012 have been warned to keep a low profile for their own safety. more
• Top 5 Ways to Keep a Low Profile Abroad 

appointment= kinevezés

white as a sheet

jelentése/ meaning:

fehér mint a fal (ijedtségtől)

extremely pale because frightened or sick

Voca People

példák/examples:

•  You are white as a sheet!
• Any time I encounter more than two fifth graders in a group I turn white as a sheet. I'm afraid they'll jump on me and beat me.
•  When he blurted out the bad news, Jeff turned white as a sheet and I burst into tears. (more)
• My wife tells me I went white as a sheet when William called to tell me the news.
• f any one of these people ever really encountered a real demon they would turn white as a sheet and their hair would turn white.

segítség a fordításhoz:

encounter= összefut, összetalálkozik

fifth grader= ötödikes 

blurt out= kibök,kifecseg

it gives me the creeps

jelentése / meaning:

a frászt hozza rám, libabőrös leszek tőle,

a hideg ráz tőle

makes me feel frightened, anxious and disgusted

példák / examples:

• This old house gives me the creeps.
• Spiders give me the creeps
• Walking through the graveyard late at night gave me the creeps.
• How to make your boyfriend happy: Friends, especially old friends, are usually particularly close to his heart so never let slip that they give you the creeps or wonder out loud what on earth he has in common with them.Read more: here