Phrasal Verbs #12 - L

Question 1

megver, elver, elfenekel

Answer 1

lay into sb

Two men laid into him yesterday in front of the bar.

Question 1

megél vmiből, elél vmin

Answer 1

live on sth

They are living on 800 Euros a month.

Question 2

alig várja, nagyon várja

Answer 2

look forward to (doing) sth

I am looking forward to seeing Italy.

Question 3

kihagy

Answer 3

leave sb/sth out

Did you put everyone on the list? I don’t want to leave anyone out.

Question 3

vigyáz

Answer 3

look out

Look out, there’s a big hole in the pavement.

Question 4

elrak, félretesz, elraktároz

Answer 4

lay away sth

I don’t think we should throw away your uniform, let’s lay it away instead.

Question 4

cserbenhagy, csalódást okoz

Answer 4

let sb down

I promise, I won’t let you down.

Question 5

megél vki pénzéből, vmiből

Answer 5

live off sb/sth

Joe is unemployed, so he is living off his savings.

Question 6

kienged (ruhát)

Answer 6

let sth out

As my friend gained weight, she had to let her pants out.

Question 6

kikeres, megnéz (pl. szótárban, telefonon)

Answer 6

look sth up

I had to look several words up in the dictionary.

Question 7

visszateking, a múltra gondol

Answer 7

look back on sth

I look back on my childhood with nostalgia.

Question 8

megfelel vminek

Answer 8

live up to sth

It’s difficult to live up to my parents’ expectations.

Question 8

tekint vminek

Answer 8

look on

At first I didn’t like Mitch but I look on him as a friend now.

Question 9

abbahagy, alábbhagy

Answer 9

let up

The heavy rain didn’t want to let up.

Question 9

lefekszik, lehever, lepihen

Answer 9

lie down

I will lie down for an hour every afternoon.

Question 10

megkeres, felkeres

Answer 10

look sb up

When you come to London, look me up.

Question 11

leengedi egy ruhadarab alját

Answer 11

let sth down

I will bring my pants to the tailor, so he can let them down.

Question 12

elrendez, kirak, szétrak

Answer 12

lay sth out

We laid the papers out on the table.

Question 14

lenéz

Answer 14

look down on sb/sth

You shouldn’t look down on foreigners.

Question 16

megvizsgál, átnéz, átfut

Answer 16

look sth over

I need to look my bank account over, 300 Euros are missing.

Question 18

ő dönti el, az ő felelőssége

Answer 18

lie with sb

Most often the decisions lies with the parents.

Question 20

elbocsát, felfüggeszt (munkából)

Answer 20

lay sb off

Due to the economic restrictions in the country, the company laid off 200 workers.

Question 21

kivilágít, megvilágít

Answer 21

light sth up

This corner is too dark, let’s light it up.

Question 22

gondoskodik, vigyáz, gondoz (gyereket, házat, háziállatot)

Answer 22

look after sb/sth

While I am on vacation, can you please look after the apartment?

Question 23

**jól leszid, kritizál**

Answer 23

**lay into sb** ## Footnote If you are always late, your boss will lay into you.

Question 24

**rágyújt**

Answer 24

**light sth up** ## Footnote Light up your cigarette outside, not in the house.

Question 26

**keres, (át)vizsgál**

Answer 26

**look into sth** ## Footnote The police are looking into the robbery.

Question 27

**lefektet, meghatároz (törvényt, szabályt)**

Answer 27

**lay down sth** ## Footnote We have to lay down some general rules in the office.

Question 29

**felnéz vkire, tisztel vkit**

Answer 29

**look up to sb** ## Footnote He looks up to his grandfather.

Question 30

**elfeledtet egycselekedetet**

Answer 30

**live sth down** ## Footnote She did everything to live down her past.

Question 31

**kienged, elenged**

Answer 31

**let sb/sth out** ## Footnote He won't be let out of prison for five years.

Question 32

**belép egy számítógépes rendszerbe**

Answer 32

**log in/on** ## Footnote You can log in by typing your username and password.

Question 33

**keres, nem talál**

Answer 33

**look for sth** ## Footnote I'm looking for my phone. Have you seen it?