15
Idiomer om kommunikation
Idiomer er lettere at huske, når du lærer dem sammen med andre fra samme situation. Her er de 15 idiomer om dette emne i appen English Idioms, hver med sin betydning og en eksempelsætning. Vælg et for at se det nærmere.
- Break the iceHjælpe folk med at føle sig godt tilpas, når de mødes første gang.“A short game helped break the ice at the workshop.”
- Spill the beansAfsløre en hemmelighed.“She spilled the beans about the surprise party.”
- Pull someone's legLave sjov med nogen ved at sige noget, der ikke er sandt.“I'm only pulling your leg; the story isn't true.”
- Beat around the bushUndgå at tale direkte om sagens kerne.“Please don't beat around the bush; tell me what happened.”
- Read between the linesForstå en betydning, der antydes, men ikke siges direkte.“Her message sounded polite, but you had to read between the lines.”
- Speak of the devilSiges, når en person dukker op, lige mens man taler om vedkommende.“Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you.”
- Through thick and thinI både gode og svære tider.“They supported each other through thick and thin.”
- Give someone the benefit of the doubtVælge at tro på nogen, selvom man ikke kan være sikker.“Without clear evidence, I prefer to give someone the benefit of the doubt.”
- Actions speak louder than wordsDet, folk gør, betyder mere end det, de siger.“He promised to help, but actions speak louder than words.”
- In the same boatI den samme svære situation som en anden person.“Both of us are looking for our first job, so we're in the same boat.”
- Take something with a grain of saltTage information med forbehold, fordi den måske ikke er pålidelig. Britisk engelsk: take something with a pinch of salt.“His stories are often exaggerated, so take them with a grain of salt.”
- The elephant in the roomEt åbenlyst problem, som folk undgår at tale om.“The unpaid bills were the elephant in the room at the family meeting.”
- Draw the line at somethingSætte en grænse for, hvad man vil gøre eller acceptere.“I can work late occasionally, but I draw the line at working every weekend.”
- Hang in thereOpmuntre nogen til at blive ved trods en svær situation.“Hang in there; the course is difficult, but you're making progress.”
- Break a legEt uformelt ønske om held og lykke, især før en optræden.“Break a leg! I hope your first stage performance goes well.”