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Szia!
Ma – ahogy azt tegnap ígértem – tovább kutyázunk! Olyan kifejezéseket és közmondásokat fogunk tanulni, amelyekben benne van a kutya szó. (Pl. Hazug embert hamarabb utolérik, mint a sánta kutyát. – bár ez épp nincs benne, mert nem így mondják angolul… 🙂
Holnap kutyás vicceket és kutyatartással kapcsolatos szavakat (jutalomfalat, gumikacsa, stb.) fogunk tanulni!
Jó tanulást,
Üdv,
Nóri
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PROVERBS, IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS – DOGS
Match the ‘doggy’ expressions with their meanings! When you’re ready, check your answers!
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dog eat dog
top dog
work like a dog
sick as a dog
hair of the dog
dog days
dog tired
dog’s dinner
dog’s life
dog and pony show
hangdog expression
dog in the manager |
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the most important or influential person
very hot summer days
a real mess
if someone acts this way, they don’t want other people to have or enjoy things that are useless to them
to work very hard
persons showing their emotions very clearly, maybe a little too clearly for your liking. It’s that mixture of misery and self-pity that is similar to a dog when it’s trying to get something it wants but daren’t take without permission
a presentation or some marketing that has lots of style, but no real content
in this world, there is intense competition and rivalry, where everybody thinks only of himself or herself
to have a very unfortunate and wretched life
to have an alcoholic drink as a way of getting rid of a hangover, the unpleasant effects of having drunk too much alcohol the night before. It is commonly used as a way of excusing having a drink early on in the day
to be very exhausted
to throw up (=vomit) violently |
 You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. : You can’t change the habits of a (relatively) old person.
A man’s best friend is his dog. : no comment 🙂
Let sleeping dogs lie. : You shouldn’t disturb a situation as it would result in trouble or complications.
The dog-house is no place to keep a sausage. : You shouldn’t keep something in a place where it can be easily destroyed or stolen.
The dog in the dog-house barks at his fleas; the dog that hunts does not feel them. : If you work hard you don’t have time to mourn over your problems.
Love me, love my dog. : If you like me you have to like /or at least accept everyone around me.
If you go to bed with dogs you’ll wake up with fleas. : If you do something you have to face to possible consequences as well.
Barking dogs seldom bite. : Loud and boastful persons are rarely dangerous.
There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. : no comment 🙂
Timid dogs bark the most. : similar to ‘barking dogs seldom bite’
He’s like a dog with two tails. : very happy
They fight like cat and dog. : no comment 🙂
This place has gone to the dogs. : If a place has gone to the dogs, it has gone badly wrong and lost all the good things it had.
Answers:
1-h, 2-a, 3-e, 4-l, 5-j, 6-h, 7-k, 8-c, 9-1, 10-g, 11-f, 12-d
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