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! 

send somebody away with a flea in their ear

jelentés / meaning: 

elzavar, mérgesen elküld, visszautasít félreérthetetlenül,

to angrily tell someone to go away

flea= bolha

példák / examples:

•  A young kid came asking for money but I sent him away with a flea in his ear.
• He pulled out his warrant but I sent him away with a flea in his ear.
• However, while Bill Gates may have become accustomed to getting his way with US politicians, Jiang reportedly sent him away with a flea in his ear: "Come back to China," the President said, "when you have learned something about Chinese culture." Global Times article
•  The man says something nice to you and you sent him away with a flea in his ear!

warrant=végzés, parancs, meghatalmazás, bizonylat....

reportedly= állítólag/ azt mondják 

become accustomed= hozzászokott

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.

"love handles"

jelentés / meaning: 

úszógumi (olyan, ami hozzánk nőtt! :D)

"The areas of extra fat that hang or slightly bulge from the sides, and are also the little rolls on the lower back. Both men and women can have these." (urban dictionary) 

source: Lower Stomach Exercises

 példák / examples:

• A girl with love handles around the waist is very sexy.
• That girl's love handles are so cute....Damn look at those curves!
• Are lovehandles cute?
• Love handles can be attractive in some cases because they can add to an over-all curvy look.
• How to lose your love handles?
• How can I get rid of love handles?

to be in the clear

jelentése / meaning:

(valaki) tiszta, nem bűnös, nem hibás

not guilty of a crime, not responsible for a mistake,  

free from danger or suspicion of wrongdoing

 source

példák / examples:

•  Mark is in the clear.
• The police breathalysed him last night, but he was in the clear.
• The X-rays showed that she's in the clear.
• The evidence showed that the suspect was actually in the clear.

she had a go at me

to have a go at somebody

jelentése/ meaning:

leszid valakit, nekiesik vagy nekitámad valakinek (verbálisan)

to verbally attack somebody, tell somebody off,  confront somebody over a particular issue,  starting an argument, shout at somebody

"My mother had a go at me for not doing my homework."

 source

példák/examples:

• My wife had a go at me last night. She said 'You'll drive me to my grave'.
• Mum had a go at me for not doing my homework.
• The boss had a go at me for being late for work.

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.

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 

to freeload

jelentése/meaning:

potyázik

to take advantage of the charity, generosity, or hospitality of others,
to accept food and housing 

példák/ examples:

• He was angry at his brother because he was always freeloading and never worried about finding a job. 
• "Washington is a town of freeloaders so of course it's only natural that some people compile lists of the best freeloading events of the Christmas party season."  source

Is he just using me to freeload?
 forrás/source

'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?

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.

take me for a fool

jelentése/ meaning:

hülyének néz

take somebody for something: valaminek néz valakit, valakit valaminek tart 

Do you take me for a fool?
forrás 

példák:

• Do you take me for a fool ?
• What do you take me for?
• What do you take me for, an idiot?
• They obvioously take me for an Englishman. Which I am—more or less. I was born here anyway.
• I take him for an optimist

get the hang of something

jelentése / meaning:

rájön a nyitjára, ráérez valamire, rájön a csínjára-bínjára

példák / examples:

• I haven't yet got the hang of how to use the new washing machine.
• It took me  a long time to get the hang of skiing.
• I was never especially interested and never really got the hang of that stupid piano.
• I can't get the hang of meditation.
• Don't worry. You'll get the hang of it. ( You'll learn soon how it is done.)

rokon értelmű szavak, kifejezések: find out, learn, pick up 

"I can't get the hang of it"

 forrás: danagraves

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.

pull someone`s leg

megtréfál, megviccel valakit

play a joke on somebody, tease somebody, hoax somebody

 forrás: OELS

példák:

• Are you serious about moving back in or are you pulling my leg?
•  Her grandfather is always pulling her leg when he comes to visit.
• Is he really angry with me or do you think he's just pulling my leg?
• Dorothy had me fooled for a while, but finally I realized she was just pulling my leg.

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.)

Idiom: Cost An Arm And A Leg from Mr TESOL on Vimeo.

get on with somebody

jelentése:
(jól) kijön valakivel (Have a good relationship with someone)


példamondatok:

• He's not getting on well with his girlfriend's parents at the moment.
• The three children get on very well together. / with each other
• Lívi and I got on well, and i missed her when she left.
• Do you get on well with your neighbours/ classmates?

szinoníma: get along with somebody

példák:

•  The way you handle bringing a new cat into your home will determine how well your cats get along with each other in the beginning. 
• I don't get along with my sister- we have nothing in common.   (~Nem jövök jól ki a húgommal- semmi közös nincs bennünk. )

forrás: tobyotter