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Nehézségek - Bonyolultság hozzáadása

Merüljön el az angol kifejezésekben, amelyek a bonyolultság növelésére vonatkoznak, mint például a „sáros a víz” és a „repülj a kenőcsben”.

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English idioms related to Difficulty

to prevent someone from achieving success by destroying their plans

Ex: Tom 's decision to skip important meetings and neglect his responsibilities cooked his goose, and he lost the promotion he had been eyeing .

to give someone an opportunity to act freely with the intention of hurting them

Ex: The teacher decided to let the students plan their class project, knowing they might make mistakes but hoping it would teach them valuable lessons.

to not easily give a person something that they need or want from one

Ex: When Mark asked John for a favor , played hard to get, wanting to see how important the favor was to Mark before agreeing to help .

to prevent someone from achieving what they want by creating problems for them

Ex: The unexpected rainstorm queered the pitch for the outdoor concert, leading to its cancellation.

to ruin what someone has planned or not allow them enjoy something

Ex: When the teacher praised the class's performance, the troublemaker tried to rain on their parade with sarcastic comments.

to slow down a plan or activity or prevent it from going on

Ex: The economic threw a wrench into the works of the company 's expansion plans .

to do something that makes oneself overly worried or confused

Ex: The lawyer tied himself into knots during the cross-examination, confusing both the witness and the jury.

to cause problems, often by ruining or interrupting something that was planned

Ex: By revealing the company's financial troubles to the public, the whistleblower really upset the apple cart.

to complicate a simple situation

Ex: Rather than clarifying the situation, the supervisor's vague explanations only served to muddy the issue even more.

to make an attempt to prevent something from continuing or happening

Ex: The put the kibosh on our outdoor picnic, so we had to move it indoors .

to do something, particularly something others do not expect, in order to make them feel less confident or important

Ex: The harsh criticism from his boss knocked the stuffing out of John's confidence, making him doubt his abilities.

to create a sense of negativity and hopelessness regarding a particular thing or situation

Ex: The unexpected injury to the star player cast a cloud on the team's chances of winning the championship.

a person or thing that ruins an otherwise positive or enjoyable situation

Ex: The party was going smoothly until a disagreement among guests became fly in the ointment.

to lessen or decrease the enjoyment, strength, or activity of something

Ex: The news of the cancellation of the concert put a damper on the fans' excitement.

to cause something to be less enjoyable as it could be

Ex: The constant arguing and conflicts have taken the gilt off the gingerbread of their once-happy relationship.
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