001. Phrasal verbs 1

Question 1

körbekérdez

Answer 1

ask around

to ask multiple people

I haven’t seen your dog, but I’ll ask around in neighborhood

Question 2

randira hív

Answer 2

ask sy out

to ask sy on a date

My husband asked me out on a date 17 years ago.

Question 3

irányít

Answer 3

be in control of

to have the power over stg

Question 4

lerobban

Answer 4

break down

to stop functioning

It’s a terrible day for my car to break down. It’s raining and my phone just died. | big macine, e.g. car, washing machine

Question 5

elmagyaráz

Answer 5

break stg down

to explain stg in simple terms

The teacher broke down the lesson so that we could easily understand

Question 6

betör

Answer 6

break into stg

to enter forcibly

I forgot my keys so I had to break into my house.

Question 7

kitör

Answer 7

break out

to spread

We were going to go on vacation, and then COVID broke out and we had to cancel it. | The war broke out in 1914.

Question 8

elkedvetlenít, lehoz az életről

Answer 8

bring stg/sy down

to make sy unhappy or to lower the mood

My coworker just really brings me down. She’s always unhappy and complaining about something.

Question 9

körbetelefonál

Answer 9

call around

to call different people or places on the phone

I have some extra tickets to the concert, so I’m going to call around and see if any of my friens want them.

Question 10

visszahív

Answer 10

call back

to return a phone call

My doctor called and left a message. I need to call him back.

Question 11

felvenni a telefont

Answer 11

to pick up the phone

Question 12

felvidít

Answer 12

cheer up

to say or do stg to make sy happy

I brought you these flowers to cheer you up.

Question 13

szurkol

Answer 13

cheer on

to encourage or support sy

Let’s cheer on our team!

Question 14

összetakarít

Answer 14

clean up

to tidy stg

I’m trying to teach my sons to clean up after themselves.

Question 15

vmilyen benyomást kelteni, tűnni vmilyennek

Answer 15

come across as

to appear or sound in a certain way; to give a specific impression

If you don’t want to come across as rude, you should smile when you meet people. | I want to come across to professional, so I’m going to wear my best siut to the interview.

Question 16

szétesik, szétmegy

Answer 16

come apart

to separate / fall down / break down

Oh no! I put my favorite sweater in the washer and now it’s coming apart.

Question 17

jelentkezni (pl. rendőrségen)

Answer 17

come forward

to give help or infromation

The police are asking that the vandals come forward and repair the damage that they did.

Question 18

ered vhonnan

Answer 18

come from

to originate in stg or have stg as its source

Where does the inspiration for your art come from?

Question 19

számítani vkire

Answer 19

count on

to rely on sy or stg

I know I can count on my neighbor when I need help. | You can count on me, I will always finish the project on time.

Question 20

megbízni vkiben, számítani vkire

Answer 20

rely on

Question 21

kihúz, kiikszel, kipipál

Answer 21

cross out / cross off

to draw a line through stg / to finish stg

I have cross off everything on my to-do list already, and it’s only noon!

Question 22

kivág

Answer 22

cut stg out

to remove pieces or a part of stg

If you cut out these sections of the report, I think it will flow better.

Question 23

ismétel, újra megcsinál

Answer 23

do stg over

to repeat stg

If you make a mistake, it’s OK. You just have to do it over until it’s right. | My dog just ate my homework. I need to do it over.

Question 24

megszüntet

Answer 24

do away with

to stop doing stg

We just need to do away with all papers and go digital.

Question 25

kiöltözik

Answer 25

dress up

to wear nicer clothes than usual

I decided to dress up for my date, so I wore a new dress.

Question 26

abbahagy (pl. iskolát)

Answer 26

drop out of

to quit stg

I dropped out of medical school when I realized how hard it was.

Question 27

meghiúsul

Answer 27

fall through

to fail, to end up not happening

Our plans fell through when the flight was canceled, so we decided to take a road trip instead. (You’re not blaming anyone.)

Question 28

megvalósít, végigcsinál

Answer 28

follow through

to keep doing stg until it is finished

It was a hard project, but she followed through and got it done. | got it done = sikerült

Question 29

utánkövet vmit / utánajár vminek (több információt szerez)

Answer 29

follow up

to pursue stg further (action after the main action)

It’s a good idea to follow up an interview with a thank you letter or a nice email.

Question 30

elmenni (szabadságra, vakációra)

Answer 30

get away

to go on vacation or leave

It’s been such a busy week. I can’t wait to get away this weekend to the beach. | Get away! Tűnj el!

Question 31

megúszik vmit, nem büntetik meg vagy nem érik tetten

Answer 31

get away with

to do stg (usually wrong) without being noticed or punished

You could probably get away with leaving work early, but I don’t recommend it. = Valószínűleg megúszhatod, ha korábban elmész a munkából, de nem ajánlom.

Question 32

megértet (pl. az álláspontját)

Answer 32

get stg across

to communicate

She is such a great speaker thet she has no problem getting her point across. (No matter what she’s talknig about, the other person can easily understand.)

Question 33

visszatér

Answer 33

get back

to return

I love vacation, but I’m always happy to get back home too.

Question 34

felszáll (járműre)

Answer 34

get on

to step on stg or to board stg, like a plane, train, bus or other transp

We got on the ferry to go to the other side of the lake. | Oh no! I got on the wrong train.

Question 35

leszáll (járműről)

Answer 35

get off

Question 36

túlteszi magát vmin, kihever, átjut, felépül, legyőz

Answer 36

get over

to recover or overcome (= felépül, legyőz)

I’m getting over a bad cold and I still didn’t feel that great. Túl vagyok a megfázáson, és még mindig nem érzem magam olyan jól. | I’m still not getting over the heartbreak of our break-up. Még mindig nem vagyok túl a szakításunk miatti szomorúságon.

Question 37

együtt lenni

Answer 37

get together

to spend time together

I love to get together with friends and family during the holidays. Let’s get together while you’re in town. I’ll take you to my favorite coffee shop.

Question 38

elárul / odaad, elajándékoz

Answer 38

give away

to reveal stg / to give stg for free

I don’t want to give away the ending, but that movie was fantastic! / After I broke my leg, I decided to give away my roller skates.

Question 39

visszaad

Answer 39

give back

to return stg

I borrowed a coat from my cousin for our ski trip, and now I need to give it back. | Give that bone back to the dog, and he’ll stop barking.

Question 40

követ, megszerez

Answer 40

go after stg

to try to achieve stg

You should always go after your dreams. | I’m going to go after that position as manager, and I won’t stop until I get it.

Question 41

ellenkezik vmivel, megsért vmit (szabályt)

Answer 41

go against

to oppose

I’m going against what everyone is telling me I should do, and I’m following my heart. | If you go against the company policy, you will have to face the consequences.

Question 42

folytat / elkezd, belevág

Answer 42

go ahead

to proceed, start, initiate stg

Sorry for interrupting you, go ahead with your story. | Do you want me to go ahead with the plan we discussed? (a megbeszélt tervet) | Let’s go ahead with our plan, and I’ll see everyone tomorrow.

Question 43

visszamegy

Answer 43

go back

to return to a place

I had a great summer vacation, but I’m ready to go back to school.

Question 44

átnéz, átvizsgál

Answer 44

go over

to review stg in order to clarify

I need to go over the contract before I sign it. | I have some questions about the project. Can we go over it together?

Question 45

szétválik

Answer 45

grow apart

to become distant in a relationship

We were best friends when we were children, but as we got older we just grew apart. | If you don’t spend quality time together, you will grow apart.

Question 46

belenő

Answer 46

grow into

to grow big enough to fit

I bought this jacket a size too big because I know that eventually my son will grow into it.

Question 47

kinő vmit

Answer 47

grow out of stg

to grow too big for stg

He grew out of all of his clothes, and now we need to buy new ones. | She has grown out of her role in the company, so she’s leaving for a more challenging job. (nagyobb kihívást jelentő munkáért)

Question 48

kioszt

Answer 48

hand out stg

to distribute stg

I volunteered to hand out water at the marathon. (Önként vállaltam, hogy vizet osztok a maratonon.)

Question 49

visszafojt, eltitkol (pl. érzelmet) / visszafog vkit

Answer 49

hold sy/stg back

to hide an emotion or to be stopped by sy or stg

When my boss told me that I got a promotion, I had to hold back my excitement until I left his office. | I wanted to say stg to the rude man, but my husband held me back.

Question 50

csalódást okoz

Answer 50

let sy down

to disappoint sy

My parents always believed in me, so I never wanted to let them down. | When you lied to me, you really let me down / I felt let down. (csalódást okozol nekem / csalódom)

Question 51

felnéz vikre, tisztel vkit

Answer 51

look up to sy

to respect sy a lot

My parents are both hard workers, and I look up to them. | Sometimes people that we look up to can let us down.

Question 52

rámutat (átvitt és konkrét értelemben)

Answer 52

point out stg

to indicate stg, either physically or verbally

I would like to point out that my performance has led to an increase in revenue this quarter. (Szeretném felhívni a figyelmet arra / szeretnék rámutatni arra, hogy teljesítményem bevételnövekedéshez vezetett ebben a negyedévben)