Amerikai idiómák – szókincsbővítés és mini feladat

talk turkey – tárgyra térni/őszintén beszélni
to discuss something honestly and directly

to go/quit cold turkey – hirtelen abbahagyni egy függőséget
you have stopped taking a drug which you depend on or
stop doing the activity which you are addicted to

turkey – bukás
a failure, something that fails badly

What a turkey! – (sértő!) Micsoda barom!/ Milyen ostoba!
This usually refers to a stupid or annoying person

A stuffed shirt – nagyképű alak/ „keményített ing”
a person who behaves in a very formal way and
expects to be treated as someone very important

A blessing in disguise – álruhás áldás/öröm az ürömben
something that at first appears to be bad or unlucky but is actually good

to be a mixed blessing – nem feltétlenül előnyös/vannak negatívumai is a pozitívumai mellett
something that has bad effects as well as advantages

sources: Cambridge Dictionary; English with a Twist

Egészítsd ki a következő mondatokat az előbbi kifejezések/idiómák egyikével!

1.Ten years ago, I went _______ on smoking cigarette.

2.My brother gave his wife nothing on her birthday.  What a _______!

3.When I was fired, I thought it would be the end of my life.
But later it turned out to be a _______. I’ve never been happier with my current work.

4.OK, let me _______– I’m broke and I don’t have work. Can you help me find a job?

5.His workmates consider him a _______ because he is too old-fashioned and expects
them to treat him as a VIP.

6.She is depressed as her last film was a complete _______.

7.Being beautiful can be a _______. Although you receive a lot of attention,
people don’t always take you seriously.

keys/megoldások:
1. cold turkey
2. turkey
3. blessing in disguise
4. talk turkey
5. stuffed shirt
6. turkey
7. mixed blessing