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      There are many things going on behind the scenes that we don’t know of.   commencer à apprendre
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      Harry was lucky not to get injured in the accident he caused when he fell asleep behind the wheel.   commencer à apprendre
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      The results of the last exam were below average. I don’t know what happened.   commencer à apprendre
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      Our profits last year were unfortunately below the mark.   commencer à apprendre
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      poniżej wymaganego poziomu   
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      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.   commencer à apprendre
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      bardzo starać się coś zrobić   
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      I handed my application in too late, but the company agreed to bend the rules and accept it.   commencer à apprendre
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      This is really beside the point. I won’t discuss it any further.   commencer à apprendre
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      bez związku z tematem, nie na temat   
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      It all sounds amazing, best of all we are going to visit the castle.   commencer à apprendre
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      najlepszy ze wszystkich/wszystkiego   
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      It’s getting better and better, I have nothing to complain about.   commencer à apprendre
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      Let’s hope I’ll have better luck next time. I don’t want to go through all that again.   commencer à apprendre
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      następnym razem będzie lepiej   
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      It’s better than ever this time and it’s all thanks to Kate’s help.   commencer à apprendre
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      His guilt was established straight away. It’s beyond doubt that he’s the one to blame.   commencer à apprendre
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      Big deal! I would have done much better than he.   commencer à apprendre
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      Harry is a big fish in the world of financial management. There aren’t many others who are more influential.   commencer à apprendre
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      “Birds of a feather flock together”, as the popular saying goes.   commencer à apprendre
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      ludzie tego samego pokroju   
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      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!   commencer à apprendre
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      I didn’t have all the materials so had to use bits and pieces to work it out.   commencer à apprendre
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      We are all trying to realise that this type of music is a blind alley and we won’t get any further with it.   commencer à apprendre
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      ślepa uliczka; ślepy zaułek   
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      I can’t believe Anne is blindly obeying her boyfriend at all times! She does whatever he tells her and never questions it!   commencer à apprendre
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      być ślepo posłusznym komuś   
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      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.   commencer à apprendre
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      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.   commencer à apprendre
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      I got absolutely soaked and was blue with cold.   commencer à apprendre
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      She always dedicates herself body and soul to whatever she does.   commencer à apprendre
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      It all boils down to the fact that he doesn’t want to do what he was asked for.   commencer à apprendre
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      The last lecture I went to wasn’t particularly interesting. In fact I was bored to death and left before it was finished.   commencer à apprendre
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      You should have been more careful and now you just botched the job.   commencer à apprendre
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      Bottoms up! It’s been a good year and we should celebrate it!   commencer à apprendre
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      do dna! zdrowie! (przy toastach)   
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      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!   commencer à apprendre
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      I think Sam broke a record of not doing anything! How can you be that lazy?   commencer à apprendre
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      I want to break free from your lies.   commencer à apprendre
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      I was washing the dishes yesterday and dropped my mum’s favourite plate. It broke into pieces and she is now really upset.   commencer à apprendre
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      rozbić/rozlecieć się na kawałki   
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      I am breaking my back, trying to do it all on time.   commencer à apprendre
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      I don’t really want to break his heart.   commencer à apprendre
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      I am trying to break the habit and quit smoking, but it’s not easy.   commencer à apprendre
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      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.   commencer à apprendre
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      bring bad luck to somebody     She brings bad luck to you.   commencer à apprendre
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      The team’s victory in the finals has brought credit to the school.   commencer à apprendre
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      We just introduced a new ad campaign and it’s bringing great results. We are selling more copies of the magazine than ever before.   commencer à apprendre
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      przynieść/dać dobre wyniki   
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      Our boss brings a lot of pressure when he talks about sales results and nothing else.   commencer à apprendre
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      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.   commencer à apprendre
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      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.   commencer à apprendre
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      Don’t even bring up the subject. I don’t want to talk about it, yet.   commencer à apprendre
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      Their grandmother brought up my children as I was working at two different companies.   commencer à apprendre
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      Kate is a real bundle of nerves. She gets stressed at even the most trivial of things.   commencer à apprendre
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      Sam is now asleep after burning the midnight oil and trying to finish his essay.   commencer à apprendre
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      It was a really scary sight when the car burst into flames.   commencer à apprendre
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      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.   commencer à apprendre
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      I couldn’t stop myself. I burst out laughing in the middle of the meeting.   commencer à apprendre
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      I couldn’t have done it in time but for you.   commencer à apprendre
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      We are going on Holiday to Spain this year. I wanted to go to Norway. Peter said no, but that’s another story.   commencer à apprendre
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      I would like to go to Italy. Then again, I have already been there and there are so many other places to see.   commencer à apprendre
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      by a process of elimination     I really did not know the answer to question 5, but by process of elimination I chose answer A.   commencer à apprendre
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      by a strange twist of fate     By a strange twist of fate, I met Sarah in the middle of London.   commencer à apprendre
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      I am Polish by birth, but I grew up in England.   commencer à apprendre
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      I met Sam totally by chance yesterday. We originally planned to meet next week.   commencer à apprendre
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      We decided, by common consent, that we were going to sell grandma’s house.   commencer à apprendre
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      I am a teacher by day and a DJ by night.   commencer à apprendre
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      By default, we only used headed paper.   commencer à apprendre
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      He always gets what he wants, by fair means or foul. I’m scarred to think of what he could potentially resort to.   commencer à apprendre
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      nie przebierając w środkach   
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      The squatters refused to leave the building and had to be removed by force.   commencer à apprendre
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      We had to learn about 200 words by heart to pass our first English test.   commencer à apprendre
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      There was a parking space shortage and I got mine by lot.   commencer à apprendre
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      This is a one-year course taught by means of seminars and field trips.   commencer à apprendre
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      I am really sorry, I called you totally by mistake. I meant to call Mike.   commencer à apprendre
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      Smoking is addictive by nature. The majority of people who start just can’t help but to get addicted sooner or later.   commencer à apprendre
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      Paris by night looks totally different than during the day.   commencer à apprendre
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      This is by no means out of the ordinary! In fact, it’s quite typical for the Spanish to have a siesta after lunch.   commencer à apprendre
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      You have been our student for over a year. You should have learned by now that we do not accept lateness.   commencer à apprendre
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      I am a teacher by profession but I currently work as a journalist.   commencer à apprendre
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      His father works there so he got in by the back door.   commencer à apprendre
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      Can you go to the shop and buy some sugar? By the way, do you know that Sam works there?   commencer à apprendre
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      przy okazji, nawiasem mówiąc   
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      A large number of scientific discoveries have been found by trial and error.   commencer à apprendre
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      His tone was by turns angry and aggravated.   commencer à apprendre
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      “I get very worried about things like that”, she said by way of explanation.   commencer à apprendre
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      w charakterze czegoś, tytułem czegoś   
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