B Idioms 2/2

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behind the scenes
There are many things going on behind the scenes that we don’t know of.
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za kulisami
behind the wheel
Harry was lucky not to get injured in the accident he caused when he fell asleep behind the wheel.
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za kierownicą
below average
The results of the last exam were below average. I don’t know what happened.
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poniżej przeciętnej
below the mark
Our profits last year were unfortunately below the mark.
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poniżej wymaganego poziomu
bend over backwards to do something
I have been bending over backwards all week to make sure that the clients are happy. I did everything they wanted and they still aren’t satisfied with our service.
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bardzo starać się coś zrobić
bend the rules
I handed my application in too late, but the company agreed to bend the rules and accept it.
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naginać przepisy
beside the point
This is really beside the point. I won’t discuss it any further.
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bez związku z tematem, nie na temat
best of all
It all sounds amazing, best of all we are going to visit the castle.
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najlepszy ze wszystkich/wszystkiego
better and better
It’s getting better and better, I have nothing to complain about.
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coraz lepszy
better luck next time
Let’s hope I’ll have better luck next time. I don’t want to go through all that again.
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następnym razem będzie lepiej
better than ever
It’s better than ever this time and it’s all thanks to Kate’s help.
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lepszy niż kiedykolwiek
beyond doubt
His guilt was established straight away. It’s beyond doubt that he’s the one to blame.
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poza wszelką wątpliwość
big deal!
Big deal! I would have done much better than he.
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też mi coś!
big fish
Harry is a big fish in the world of financial management. There aren’t many others who are more influential.
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gruba ryba
birds of a feather
“Birds of a feather flock together”, as the popular saying goes.
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ludzie tego samego pokroju
bite one’s tongue
I was just about to criticise my manager when she turned up in my office. Thank god I bit my tongue in time and didn’t say anything!
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ugryźć się w język
bits and pieces
I didn’t have all the materials so had to use bits and pieces to work it out.
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drobiazgi
blind alley
We are all trying to realise that this type of music is a blind alley and we won’t get any further with it.
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ślepa uliczka; ślepy zaułek
blindly obey somebody
I can’t believe Anne is blindly obeying her boyfriend at all times! She does whatever he tells her and never questions it!
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być ślepo posłusznym komuś
block somebody’s view
I went to the cinema yesterday but didn’t really enjoy the film, mainly because the guy who was sitting in front of me was totally blocking my view.
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zasłaniać komuś widok
blood type
I decided to be a blood donor. I had to have a blood test to determine what blood type I was. It turns out that I am type A.
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grupa krwi
blue with cold
I got absolutely soaked and was blue with cold.
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zsiniały z zimna
body and soul
She always dedicates herself body and soul to whatever she does.
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duszą i ciałem
boil down to something
It all boils down to the fact that he doesn’t want to do what he was asked for.
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sprowadzać się do czegoś
bored to death
The last lecture I went to wasn’t particularly interesting. In fact I was bored to death and left before it was finished.
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śmiertelnie znudzony
botch a job
You should have been more careful and now you just botched the job.
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spartaczyć pracę
bottoms up!
Bottoms up! It’s been a good year and we should celebrate it!
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do dna! zdrowie! (przy toastach)
break a promise
Mary told me she would keep what I told her to herself, but she broke the promise! She is such a gossip, now everyone knows my secret!
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złamać obietnicę
break a record
I think Sam broke a record of not doing anything! How can you be that lazy?
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pobić rekord
break free
I want to break free from your lies.
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uwolnić się
break into pieces
I was washing the dishes yesterday and dropped my mum’s favourite plate. It broke into pieces and she is now really upset.
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rozbić/rozlecieć się na kawałki
break one’s back
I am breaking my back, trying to do it all on time.
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harować, ciężko pracować
break somebody’s heart
I don’t really want to break his heart.
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złamać komuś serce
break the habit
I am trying to break the habit and quit smoking, but it’s not easy.
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zerwać z nałogiem
break the news to somebody
No one wanted to tell Luke he was to lose his job. In the end, I had to break the news to him.
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powiadomić kogoś
bring bad luck to somebody
She brings bad luck to you.
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przynosić komuś pecha
bring credit to somebody
The team’s victory in the finals has brought credit to the school.
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przynosić komuś chlubę
bring good results
We just introduced a new ad campaign and it’s bringing great results. We are selling more copies of the magazine than ever before.
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przynieść/dać dobre wyniki
bring pressure
Our boss brings a lot of pressure when he talks about sales results and nothing else.
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wywierać nacisk
bring shame on somebody
Sally brought shame on me when she got really drunk at Peter’s party. No one else knew her, so she didn’t really make a good first impression.
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przynieść komuś wstyd
bring something to an end
I am about to change jobs, but I want to bring all of my current projects I am currently responsible for to an end.
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doprowadzić coś do końca
bring up a subject
Don’t even bring up the subject. I don’t want to talk about it, yet.
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poruszyć temat
bring up children
Their grandmother brought up my children as I was working at two different companies.
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wychowywać dzieci
bundle of nerves
Kate is a real bundle of nerves. She gets stressed at even the most trivial of things.
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kłębek nerwów
burn the midnight oil
Sam is now asleep after burning the midnight oil and trying to finish his essay.
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pracować do późna w nocy
burst into flames
It was a really scary sight when the car burst into flames.
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buchnąć płomieniem
burst into tears
I was managing myself really well all through the wedding, but I finally burst into tears. I couldn’t help myself, I was really moved.
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wybuchnąć płaczem
burst out laughing
I couldn’t stop myself. I burst out laughing in the middle of the meeting.
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wybuchnąć śmiechem
but for you
I couldn’t have done it in time but for you.
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gdyby nie ty
but that’s another story
We are going on Holiday to Spain this year. I wanted to go to Norway. Peter said no, but that’s another story.
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ale to już inna historia
but then again
I would like to go to Italy. Then again, I have already been there and there are so many other places to see.
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ale z drugiej strony
by a process of elimination
I really did not know the answer to question 5, but by process of elimination I chose answer A.
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przez eliminację
by a strange twist of fate
By a strange twist of fate, I met Sarah in the middle of London.
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dziwnym zrządzeniem losu
by birth
I am Polish by birth, but I grew up in England.
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z pochodzenia
by chance
I met Sam totally by chance yesterday. We originally planned to meet next week.
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przypadkowo
by common consent
We decided, by common consent, that we were going to sell grandma’s house.
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za ogólną zgodą
by day
I am a teacher by day and a DJ by night.
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za dnia
by default
By default, we only used headed paper.
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standardowo, domyślnie
by fair means or foul
He always gets what he wants, by fair means or foul. I’m scarred to think of what he could potentially resort to.
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nie przebierając w środkach
by force
The squatters refused to leave the building and had to be removed by force.
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przemocą, siłą
by heart
We had to learn about 200 words by heart to pass our first English test.
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na pamięć
by lot
There was a parking space shortage and I got mine by lot.
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w drodze losowania
by means of something
This is a one-year course taught by means of seminars and field trips.
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za pomocą czegoś
by mistake
I am really sorry, I called you totally by mistake. I meant to call Mike.
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przez pomyłkę
by nature
Smoking is addictive by nature. The majority of people who start just can’t help but to get addicted sooner or later.
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z natury (np. agresywny)
by night
Paris by night looks totally different than during the day.
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nocą
by no means
This is by no means out of the ordinary! In fact, it’s quite typical for the Spanish to have a siesta after lunch.
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w żadnym wypadku
by now
You have been our student for over a year. You should have learned by now that we do not accept lateness.
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do teraz, do tej pory
by profession
I am a teacher by profession but I currently work as a journalist.
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z zawodu
by the back door
His father works there so he got in by the back door.
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tylnymi drzwiami
by the way
Can you go to the shop and buy some sugar? By the way, do you know that Sam works there?
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przy okazji, nawiasem mówiąc
by trial and error
A large number of scientific discoveries have been found by trial and error.
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metodą prób i błędów
by turns
His tone was by turns angry and aggravated.
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kolejno
by way of something
“I get very worried about things like that”, she said by way of explanation.
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w charakterze czegoś, tytułem czegoś

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