Sea and Ocean idioms

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Tengerekkel és óceánnal kapcsolatos idiómák és kifejezések. 

There are a plenty of (other) fish in the sea.

meaning:there are other choices (refers to persons)
magyarul:van más is a világon, van még hal a vízben
example:It’s too bad that she broke up with you, but there are plenty of fish in the sea. – Kár, hogy szakított veled, de van más is a világon!

to get/find/have one’s sea legs

meaning:the ability to adjust to a new situation
magyarul:belejönni valamibe
example:She’s only had two lessons, she hasn’t found her sea legs yet. – Még csak két órát vett, még nem jött bele.

a spit/drop in the ocean

meaning:an inconsequential amount
magyarul:csepp a tengerben
example:Many companies donated medicine to help survivors, but it was just a drop in the ocean. – Sok vállalat adományozott gyógyszert a túlélőknek, de ez csak csepp volt a tengerben.

to boil the ocean

meaning:to waste one’s time
magyarul:pazarolni az időt felesleges tevékenységgel
example:You can’t get him to change. You’re just boiling the ocean. – Nem tudod megváltoztatni. Csak az idődet pazarlod.

between the devil and the deep blue sea

meaning:having only two bad choices
magyarul:két tűz között
example:I was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, when my father asked me to mow the lawn and my mother wanted me to write my homework. – Két tűz között voltam, apám azt akarta, hogy nyírjam le a füvet, anyám pedig azt, hogy írjak leckét.

to be at sea

meaning:confused
magyarul:tanácstalan
example:We had a lot to do, but with no Internet connection, we were at sea. – Sok dolgunk volt, de internetkapcsolat nélkül tanácstalanok voltunk.

to make waves

meaning:to cause difficulty, disturbance, controversy
magyarul:szándékosan problémát teremteni, hullámokat verni
example:We’ve finally settled, please don’t make waves. – Végre megállapodtunk, kérlek, ne csinálj problémát.

a sea change

meaning:a complete change
magyarul:óriási változás
example:The data represent a sea change in the corporate environment. – Az adatok óriási változást mutatnak a vállalati környezetben.

The coast is clear.

meaning:it is safe to go somewhere or do something because no one is watching or listening
magyarul:tiszta a levegő
example:You can come out of the bedroom now, the coast is clear. – Most már kijöhetsz a hálószobából, tiszta a levegő.

to have a whale of a time

meaning:to really enjoy yourself
magyarul:nagyon jól érzi magát, állatira élvezni valamit
example:We had a whale of a time at the pub yesterday. – Állatira élveztük a tegnap estét a pubban.

to rock the boat

meaning:to create a problem that wasn’t there, to challenge the status quo
magyarul:megzavarni a kialakult nyugalmat, megbillenteni a hajót
example:I think I should tell her the truth, but I don’t want to rock the boat. – Azt hiszem, el kellene mondanom neki az igazságot, de nem akarok bajt.

oceans of something

meaning:a very large amount
magyarul:sok, jelentős, rengeteg
example:After two weeks of vacation, there was an ocean of work to catch up with. – Két hét vakáció után tengernyi munkát kellett behozni.

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I. Fill in the gaps with the idioms from the table.

between the devil and the deep blue sea

to rock the boat

to have a whale of a time

a spit/drop in the ocean

the coast is clear

to find one’s sea legs

1. It took only a day on the boat …………………. I got used to it very quickly.

2. Both choices seem quite bad, Jen is …………………….

3. Everyone seems contented now. You shouldn’t …………….., I don’t like controversy.

4. A thousand dollars may seem a lot, but it’s only ………………. compared to the millions that need to be spent.

5. Brad waited outside until ……………..

6. This was probably the party of the year. I had ……………..

II. Match each idiom to its definition.

1

a sea change

a

a large amount of something

2

oceans of something

b

to be confused, lost

3

to be at sea

c

to waste time attempting the impossible

4

There are plenty of (other) fish in the sea.

d

to cause a disturbance

5

to boil the ocean

e

a complete change

6

to make waves

f

there are many other good choices

Answers:  

I. 1-to find my sea legs 2-between the devil and the deep blue sea 3-rock the boat 4-a spit/drop in the ocean 5-the coast was clear 6-a whale of a time

 

II. 1-e 2-a 3-b 4-f 5-c 6-d

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