’Roads’ Idioms
our paths cross |
I hope our paths cross in the future. |
útjaink keresztezik egymást (találkozni) |
stuck in a rut |
I hate this meaningless job. I feel that I’m stuck in a rut. |
(rut: keréknyom, kitaposott út) egy unalmas, vagy rossz szituációban ragadni reménytelenül |
drive me round the bend |
The students drove her round the bend. They never paid attention and never did their homework. |
dühíteni valakit |
right up your street |
This film is right up your street. It’s about a young couple who go on honeymoon to Jamaica. |
valaki érdeklődésébe vág |
middle-of-the-road |
His latest book is quite middle-of-the-road. Even my grandma liked it. |
nem extrém, középszerű, átlagos, mindenki számára emészthető |
on the right / wrong track |
His son is really on the wrong track now. He’s going to drop out of school if he goes on like this. |
rossz úton járni, vagy jó |
an uphill battle |
I’m potty-training (szobatisztaságra szoktatás) my son. It’s really an uphill battle. |
nehéz feladat |
go downhill |
This used to be my favourite restaurant but they have been going downhill for a couple of months. |
valaminek/valakine romlik a minősége, vagy teljesítménye |
off the beaten track |
When we go on holiday, I prefer off the beaten track destinations. |
valamilyen elhagyatott hely, távol a letaposott ösvénytől |
at a crossroads |
We are at a crossroads now. Our son is going to school next year and it’s a very important decision to choose the right school. |
nehéz és fontos döntés előtt állni |
a dead end |
This relationship is a dead end. They’re fighting all the time and they’re so unhappy. |
nincs jövője |
to go from A to B |
It’s better to use the public transportation to go from A to B. |
eljutni á-ból b-be |
put sg on the map |
His manager said that it was him who put him on the map. |
híressé tenni valakit vagy valamit |
hit the road |
Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more. |
elindulni, elmenni |
road rage |
Road rageis unfortunately a very common phenomenon nowadays. |
erőszakos viselkedés az úton, közlekedési szituációk okozzák |
Find the definitions of the expressions.
| our paths cross, stuck in a rut, drive me round the bend, right up your street, middle-of-the-road, on the right track, an uphill battle, go downhill, off the beaten track, at a crossroads, a dead end, to go from A to B, put sg on the map, hit the road, road rage |
1. a very difficult task
2. a place that hasn’t been discovered by tourists, it’s isolated
3. something that interests you
4. to meet again in the future
5. making somebody very angry and frustrated
6. not extreme, acceptable and liked by most people
7. leave, start a journey
8. something that was good before but now is getting worse and worse
9. violent behaviour on the streets caused by stressful traffic situations
10. the state before making an important decision
11. to be in a boring or negative situation and there’s no hope of getting out
12. thinking or acting on the right way
13. getting from one place to another
14. something that has no future or prospect
15. make someone or something famous
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Key:
1. an uphill battle
2. off the beaten track
3. right up your street
4. our paths cross
5. drive me round the bend
6. middle-of-the-road
7. hit the road
8. go downhill
9. road rage
10. at a crossroads
11. stuck in a rut
12. on the right track
13. to go from A to B
14. a dead end
15. put sg on the map
