5 hasznos kifejezés – Rágódsz rajta?

1.to chew your ear off – rágja a füledet valamivel; lebeszéli a füleidet a helyéről

When someone talks so much that they wear away your ears from over use.

2.to bite off more than one can chew – többet vállal, mint amennyit elbír

to try to do something that is too difficult for you

3.to chew the cud/it over – rágódni valamin, töprengeni valamin

to think slowly and carefully about something,

4.to chew the fat – csevegni, pletykálni

to talk with someone in an informal and friendly way about gossip

5.to chew the scenery – túljátszani a jelenetet

to play a film, theatre, or television part in a very energetic and emotional way, that may seem artificial rather than natural; to overact a scene

sources: Cambridge Dictionary; Macmillan Dictionary; Urban Dictionary

Egészítsd ki a mondatokat az előző kifejezések egyikével.

1.We sat in a bar most of the evening just c­­____ .

2.We b____ we could chew in this building project.  

3.Cathy talks a lot… She’ll c____ if you let her. 

4.Instead of c____ as he has done in other films, the actor delivered a subtle performance.

5.He sat for a moment c­­____ before he spoke.

keys/megoldások:

1.chewing the fat; 2. bit off more than; 3.chew your ear off; 4. chewing the scenery; 5.chewing the cud