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Cartea Insight - Intermediar avansat - Unitatea 4 - 4C

Aici veți găsi vocabularul din Unitatea 4 - 4C în manualul Insight Upper-Intermediate, cum ar fi "warts and all", "more than meets the eye", etc.

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Insight - Upper-intermediate
to [break] {one's} heart

to make someone who loves one go through deep emotional pain and sorrow

Ex: It breaks my heart to see you suffer like this.
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to [come] to {one's} senses

to start to think in a logical or correct way after admitting one's mistakes

Ex: She finally came to her senses and realized that public transport was faster than driving in the city.
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to [dig] {one's} heels in

to stubbornly refuse to change one's ideas, plans, etc.

Ex: My grandfather dug in his heels and refused to move to an apartment.
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weight off {one's} shoulders

a sense of relief gained as a result of no longer being in a difficult or worrisome situation

Ex: Talking over my problem with my close friend was a weight off my shoulders.
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more than meets the eye

used for saying that a person or thing has more of a specific quality than it seems

Ex: At first glance, the painting seemed ordinary, but upon closer inspection, there was more than meets the eye, with hidden symbols and layers of meaning.
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hard to (swallow|take)

(of a particular idea, statement, or situation) challenging to accept as true

Ex: I found her story rather hard to swallow.
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warts and all

in a way that includes all the flaws and imperfections, without any attempt to conceal them

Ex: The audit revealed the company warts and all.
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