(be) prone to

jelentés / meaning:
hajlamos valamire (negatív dologra), kitett valaminek,

to be likely to be affected by something bad or harmful 

'Prone to attention seeking behaviour' (more)

példák / examples:

• Some plants are prone to this particular disease.  
• My boss is prone to anger when my work isn't done on schedule.
• He was prone to emotional outbursts under stress.
• Even though the problem is now mainly under control, I'm still prone to severe headaches if I spend too long in front of a screen.
• Even soldiers are falling prone to our society's growing hypochondria.

to be affected by= érintett valamiben
emotional outburst = érezelmi kitörés
on schedule= határidőre/ időbesztás szerint 
severe headache= komoly fejfájás
screen= monitor 
behaviour=behavior (American spelling)= viselkedés
seek= keres
 

walls have ears

jelentés / meaning:

a falnak is füle van

something that you say in order to warn someone to be careful what they say because someone may be listening

példák / examples:

•  Why don't we go and talk about this somewhere quieter? Walls have ears, you know.
• A: 'Tell me more.' B: 'Not just now.Walls have ears. Let's take a walk in the park.' ( not just now~ de nem most)

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. 

back to square one

jelentés / meaning:

vissza a kiindulóponthoz; vissza az elejére ,hogy újrakezd az egészet előről

back to the beginning, to start again.

példák / examples:

• We thought everything was settled, but now they say they're not happy with the deal, so we're back to square one again.
• If this guy rejects our offer we'll have to go back to square one and start the whole recruitment process again.
• The investigation was back to square one when Mrs. Earle proved she wasn't anywhere near the crime.  
• If this doesn't work we're back to square one.
• And now I’m giving all this up and going right back to square one. 

eager-beaver

eager [UK: iːgər ]= buzgó, mohó
beaver [UK: biːvər ]=hód

jelentés / meaning:

túlbuzgó ember, buzgómócsing, stréber


 a person who is exceptionally, often excessively industrious - especially one who volunteers for extra work

példák / examples:

• New volunteers are always eager beavers. 
• The young assistant gets to work very early. She's a real eager beaver. 
• She always does her English grammar homework and even asks for extra exercises on the weekend. What an eager beaver! 

spoil somebody rotten

spoil= elkényeztet, elront (múlt idő alakjai: spoilt/spoiled ; spoilt/spoiled)

rotten= romlott

jelentés / meaning:
valakit nagyon elkényeztet, túlságosan elkényeztet

spoil somebody greatly,
to do everything possible to satisfy someone's desires 

"He is spoilt rottten."

példák / examples:

• My husband spoils me rotten.
• Those children are spoiled rotten by their grandparents.
• Dad always spoiled us rotten, and Mon was the one who disciplined us.
• Below are the generous and very thoughtful gifts that my loved ones gave me almost a month ago now, for my 26th birthday. I am definitely spoiled rotten. 

precautionary measure

jelentés / meaning: 

megelőző lépés, elővigyázatosságból tett intézkedés

• Precautionary measures are steps/actions which are carried out to ensure that nothing bad happens, e.g. an accident in the laboratory.
• preventive, safety, protective step or action

példák / examples:

• The curfew is a precautionary measure.
• Afterwards, they sent him into exile in the capital of the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville, as a precautionary measure.
• What are the precautionary measures inside a laboratory? 
• Governments should take precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize the causes of climate change.

curfew= kijárási tilalom [UK: kəːfjuː]

exile= számüzetés  [UK: eksaɪl ]

notwithstanding

jelentés / meaning:

leszámítva valamit /ellenére, dacára valaminek/ mindamellett / jóllehet, habár 

-in spite of, despite

-never the less, nonetheless, however, though

 

példák / examples:

• It was a beautiful day yesterday notwithstanding the rain.
• It was a beautiful day, the rain notwithstanding.
• We had a really good meal yesterday in this restaurant, the soup notwithstanding.
• Notwithstanding the soup, the meal was good.
• It is a beautiful house notwithstanding the motorway next to it.
• He despised Pitt, notwithstanding the similar views they both held.
• He doesn't want me there, but I'm going, notwithstanding.
• Notwithstanding the bad weather, the ship arrived on time.
• Injuries notwithstanding, he won the semi-final match.
• Notwithstanding some members' objections, I think we must go ahead with the plan.

pick somebody's brain

jelentés / meaning: 

kikérdez valakit (aki sokat tud az adott témában)

to ask for information or advice from someone who knows more about a subject than you do 

                                    Advise & Consent -1962 (IMDB)

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példák / examples:

• I'd love to pick your brains about computers - you seem to be the expert around here.
• Would you mind having a look at our website? I'd love to pick your brains and get some new ideas for it.
• Wow, Bob knows a lot about our order entry systems. One of these days I will have to sit down with him and pick his brain. 
• Jenkins hopes to sit down with him for dinner soon to pick his brain. 
• After I spent a couple of hours picking his brain, his scheme started to make sense.

by leaps and bounds

vagy: in leaps and bounds

jelentés / meaning: 

rohamosan, ugrásszerűen (növekszik, fejlődik valami)

with great or rapid progress, by large movements forward

példák / examples:

• My teacher says my English has improved by leaps and bounds since I started using idioms.
• The bush we cut back last fall is growing by leaps and bounds. 
•  The profits of my company are increasing by leaps and bounds.
• School enrolment is increasing by leaps and bounds.   
• After staying in China for a year, Mia’s ability to speak Mandarin grew by leaps and bounds. She came back speaking like a native.

bush= bokor

fall=ősz 

enrolment= beiratkozás, beiratkozottak

leap= ugrás, ugrásszerű  haladás

bound=ugrás

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

off the top of my head

jelentés / meaning:

kapásból (mondok meg valamit), 

-(de nem vagy benne 100%-ig biztos)

from quick recollection, without research or calculation; - a phrase used when giving quick and approximate answers to questions, to indicate that a response is not necessarily accurate.

példák / examples:

• Mary: How much do you think this car would be worth on a trade? Fred: Well, right off the top of my head, I'd say about a thousand.
•  Tom: What time does the morning train come in? Bill: Off the top of my head, I don't know.
• Off the top of my head I could probably only name about three women artists.
• I can't recall what exactly he said off the top of my head, but it was cruel!
• Off the top of my head, I think we have 4 bottles of wine in the cellar. (we may have 3 or 5, but this is my best guess)
• Off the top of my head, I'd say Mary is 45 years old. (She appears to me to be about 45, but I could be wrong!)
• Off the top of my head, I´d say...

safe and sound

jelentés / meaning:

ép és egészséges, ép és egyben van

if you are safe and sound, you are not harmed in any way, although you were in a dangerous situation

példák / examples:

• It was a rough trip, but we got there safe and sound.
•  I'm glad to see you here safe and sound.
• Home again, safe and sound.
• It was a dangerous journey but luckily we all got back safe and sound.
• The package took a long time to get here, but it arrived safe and sound in the end. 

 

 

Taylor Swift- Safe and Sound

..."You and I'll be safe and sound."...

lyrics

Better safe than sorry

better to be safe than sorry

jelentés / meaning: 

Jobb félni, mint megijedni.

You should be cautious—if you are not, you may regret it./

something that you say which means it is best not to take risks even if it seems boring or hard work to be careful

bite somebody's head off

jelentés / meaning:

Leharapja valaki fejét, mérgesen reagál, mérgesen beszél valakivel , túlreagál valamit

to speak sharply and with great anger to someone. / overreact to something that someone has done or done

He bites his head off!
forrás: D Speaking English- angol tanulós blog

példák / examples:

• Don't bite my head off! Be patient.
• I'm very sorry I lost my temper. I didn't mean to bite your head off.
• I only asked if I could borrow your bike. There's no need to bite my head off!   
• You don’t have to bite my head off !
• Ask her to step down from the board? She'd bite my head off!
• Try not to bite his head off. 
• I can't tell him he is not good at doing his job, he'd bite my head off!

I lost my temper= elvesztettem az önuralmam

patient ( ~pésönt)= türelmes

step down from the board~ lemond a bizottsági pozíciójáról

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.

in a nutshell

jelentés / meaning:

dióhéjban, néhány szóban

( amikor elmesélsz, elmondasz valamit)

in a few words, summed up briefly

példák / examples:

• Just give me the facts in a nutshell.
• Just tell me the story in a nutshell.
• I explained my situation to the hotel manager in a nutshell.
• "In a nutshell, the problem was caused by a faulty wire" -said the experienced electrician. 
• The Norway in a nutshell ® tour takes you through some of Norway's most beautiful fjord scenery. (link)
• Buddhism in a nutshell -(PDF) 
• To put it in a nutshell, I don't want to do it.

faulty wire= hibás vezeték
scenerey= táj, tájkép, látvány 
to put it= mondani (valahogy)

keep a straight face

jelentés / meaning:

fapofát vág
(szó szerint: "egyenes" arcot)

A face that betrays no sign of emotion /

a serious facial expression, especially one that conceals the impulse to laugh

fapofa - straight face

source

 példák / examples:

•  He has such a strange voice that it's difficult to keep a straight face when he's talking.
• How to keep a straight face? (wikihow tips)
• It's hard to keep a straight face when someone tells a funny joke.
• Can you keep a straight Face?
• 'It was hard to keep a straight face': Twilight stars admit that gory birth scene in Breaking Dawn was funny to film. Daily Mail article 

gory= véres

 

downside

jelentés / meaning:

hátulütő / rossz oldala valaminek

a negative aspect 

 példák / examples:

• There is a downside to every job.
• There is a downside even to motherhood.
• He couldn't find any downside to the car.
• The downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work.
• The Downside of Cohabiting Before Marriage  (New York Times article)

pot calling the kettle black

jelentés / meaning: 

Bagoly mondja verébnek, (hogy nagy a feje)

 angol verzióban: ~ Üst mondja ,kannának hogy fekete.

pot= fazék, üst, edény

kettle: vízforraló kanna, 

the person accusing (the "pot") shares some quality with the target of their accusation (the "kettle")

 példák / examples:

• Pot calling the kettle black!
• A classic case of the pot calling the kettle black is to be found in today's gospel.
• It was like the pot calling the kettle black when the woman who is always late for work criticized her coworker for also coming late.