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Boken Insight - Övre mellannivå - Enhet 4 - 4C

Här hittar du ordförrådet från Enhet 4 - 4C i Insight Upper-Intermediate kursboken, såsom "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

krossa någons hjärta, såra djupt

krossa någons hjärta, såra djupt

Ex: The news of his death broke everyone's heart. 

Nyheten om hans död krossade allas hjärtan.

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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

used to say that a heavy worry or burden is removed

Ex: A weight lifted off her shoulders when the test results came back clear. 
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there [is] more to {sb/sth} than [meets] the eye

used to say that something is more complicated, important, or suspicious than it first appears

det finns mer bakom, det är inte bara det man ser

det finns mer bakom, det är inte bara det man ser

Ex: There is more to that friendly smile than meets the eye. 
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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

med alla sina brister, utan försköning

med alla sina brister, utan försköning

Ex: She accepted him warts and all. 

Hon accepterade honom med alla hans brister.

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