to become friendly with someone/ He fell in with bad company and began playing truant with them/ σχετίζομαι με

make a careless mistake/ The robber slipped up by calling his friend by his real name so the whole gang got caught/ κάνω χαζό λάθος

to become involved in something, often without wanting to/ I got caught up in heavy traffic this morning/ μπλέκομαι σε

a student or recent graduate working as an apprentice while learning a job/ While studying for his master's degree, Andrew worked as an intern at a local newspaper office/ εκπαιδευόμενος

fire; dismiss sb/ The company had to let half the staff go when sales figures kept dropping/ διώχνω, απολύω

make an effort to be brave/ Stephanie finally plucked up the courage to ask for a raise/ μαζεύω το κουράγιο, βρίσκω το θάρρος

wasted/lost/ Don't buy that old car! It would just be money down the drain!/ πεταμένα χρήματα

to give up/ The course is harder than I expected, but I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet/ τα παρατάω

make sth succeed/ Despite some teething problems getting started, she's making a go of writing her first novel/ κάνω προσπάθεια

to not reach the expected standard/ The hotel service fell short of our expectations/ υστερώ

To ruin, mishandle, or fail to capitalize on an opportunity/ He blew his chance at the interview by showing reluctance to do overtime/ χάνω την ευκαιρία

be pessimistic about sth/ They didn't hold out much hope of crossing the Atlantic in their small sailing boat/ τρέφω ελπίδες

to try to return to a satisfactory situation/ Lindsey avoided criticizing her son's choice of partner, but she was around to pick up the pieces after his divorce/ μαζεύω τα κομμάτια

become compelled to get involved in/ I tried not to get sucked into yet another boring conversation about British politics/ μπλέκω

boast by saying overly positive things about yourself/ Georgia kept bigging herself up to get voted in as class president/ παινεύομαι

Adapting to the environment in advance of the occurrence of events; taking advantage of opportunities rather than reacting to problems/ Team members are expected to be proactive and work towards joint solutions to develop this project/ δυναμικός, δραστήριος

(informal) a dishonest plan for making money/ Jill nearly fell for a phone scam when someone called to say when someone called to say she had won a trip to the Caribbean/ απάτη

come into being; become reality/ The college gave a guarantee that we would all instantly find great jobs after the course, but we are still waiting for them to materialise/ υλοποιώ

greedy; interested in sth for money/ He's only working for the NGO for mercenary reasons/ ιδιοτελής

looking back/ In retrospect she regretted not having left her birth place sooner/ εκ των υστέρων