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call a strike
When it was announced there would be no pay raise, the workers of Tom’s company decided to call a strike.
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ogłosić strajk
call something into question
When I called one of my teacher’s theories into question yesterday, she wasn’t pleased at all.
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zakwestionować coś
can ill afford something
We can ill afford another scandal. It would simply ruin us!
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nie móc sobie pozwolić na coś
can’t make head or tail of something
I have been trying to understand the task for more than three hours now, but I can’t make head or tail of it. Can you please explain it to me?
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nie móc się w czymś połapać
carrot and stick
The government wants to use a “carrot and stick” approach to force the President and Prime Minister to negotiate.
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metoda kija i marchewki
carry out an experiment
Einstein had to carry out many experiments in order to arrive at his famous theories.
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przeprowadzić eksperyment
cast one’s vote
I decided to cast my vote for the Democrats in the last Presidential election.
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oddać głos (wyborczy)
catch a cold
I feel really bad. I have a sore throat and runny nose. I must have caught a cold again!
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przeziębić się
catch sight of something
I just changed my haircut and every time I catch sight of myself in a mirror, I feel rather surprised about the way I look. I still haven’t got used to it.
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dostrzec coś
catch somebody doing something
I used to steal sweets from the pantry when I was five, but my Grandma caught me doing it and I was scared to do it again.
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przyłapywać kogoś na czymś
catch somebody red-handed
The police caught the burglar red-handed. He was arrested and charged with robbery.
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złapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku
catch somebody’s attention
The girl in the blue top caught my attention. I just couldn’t stop staring at her all night long.
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przyciągnąć czyjąś uwagę
catch somebody’s interest
Rob feels superior to everybody and it’s really difficult to catch his interest.
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wzbudzić czyjeś zainteresowanie
chain of events
The chain of events in 2005 led to his hasty departure to Spain. I wonder what really happened.
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splot wydarzeń
change beyond recognition
Anna moved to Spain a few years ago. She recently came over to visit, but has changed beyond recognition. We found it difficult to talk. She is simply a different person now.
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zmienić się nie do poznania
change for the better
I decided to apply for a new job. I really believe it will be a change for the better. I feel that the new position will bring new challenges.
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zmiana na lepsze
change for the worse
I was hoping to have a much more interesting job here, but it turned out to be a change for the worse. I should have stayed with the previous company.
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zmiana na gorsze
change hands
The firm has changed hands many times throughout the past few years. The current owners are planning on selling it again soon.
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zmieniać właściciela
change one’s mind
Sally was going to apply to study psychology but she changed her mind. She is now planning to study Spanish.
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zmienić zdanie, rozmyślić się
change the subject
Can we please change the subject? You know how I hate talking about politics all the time.
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zmieniać temat
cheap to run
We decided to buy a German car because it’s said to be cheap to run.
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tani w eksploatacji
chilled to the bone
I forgot to take warm clothes and I got chilled to the bone.
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przemarznięty do szpiku kości
chip off the old block
Tom looks just like his father when he was younger. He really is a chip off the old block.
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wykapany ojciec/matka
claim damages
I wasn’t really satisfied with my last holiday. We didn’t get the service and programme we paid for. We’re now going to claim damages with the travel agency.
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żądać odszkodowania
classic example
William Shakespeare is a classic example of a British Renaissance playwright.
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klasyczny przykład
clear conscience
I’d rather pay the fine and have a clear conscience rather than wait and hope they will forget about it.
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czyste sumienie
clear the table
Laura, can you please help me clear the table now that the guests are gone? It will be much quicker with your help.
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posprzątać ze stołu
clear the way!
Excuse me! Can you clear the way? Can’t you see we are trying to get through with the trolley?
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z drogi! usunąć się!
clip somebody’s wings
The new legislation is aimed at clipping the President’s political wings.
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podciąć komuś skrzydła
close at hand
I like reading books in Spanish, but I need to have a dictionary close at hand. There are still many words I don’t understand.
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w zasięgu ręki
come as a shock to somebody
The news about Mike’s sudden death came as an absolute shock to me. I still can’t believe what happened!
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zaszokować kogoś
come as a surprise to somebody
Jude’s marriage proposal came as a surprise to me as we’ve only been dating for three months. I didn’t realise he took me so seriously.
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zaskoczyć kogoś
come as no surprise to somebody
It came as no surprise to me that Tina got a place to study at Oxford as she’s always been at the top of her class.
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nie być zaskoczeniem dla kogoś
come down to earth
I know you would love to go study abroad, but come down to earth! It costs a lot of money and we can’t afford it. Besides, we have equally good universities here.
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wrócić (z obłoków) na ziemię
come down to something
The chances of doing a post-graduate degree are very low if you can’t cover the fees. Even if you are really bright, it still comes down to money.
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sprowadzać się do czegoś
come in useful
Many thanks for your knowledge in math. It came in very useful in our last meeting.
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przydać się
come into effect
The new law comes into effect at the beginning of January.
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wchodzić w życie
come into fashion
Long skirts came into fashion last spring and are still quite popular.
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stać się modnym
come into somebody’s head
There are certain tunes that simply come into your head and stick.
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przyjść komuś do głowy
come of age
What about all the fifty-thousand youngsters who come of age this spring? Who will they be voting for?
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osiągnąć pełnoletniość
come off well
The last presentation came off really well. Good job, Tom!
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dobrze wypaść
come on!
Come on and don’t be so lame! You never go out with us. Just this one time! It’s Friday and you don’t have to go to work tomorrow.
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daj spokój! dalej! rusz się!
come to a bad end
I always knew the company was not going to last. It was clear that sooner or later it would come to a bad end.
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źle skończyć
come to a dead end
The negotiators came to a dead end and they needed to involve a third party to be able to progress.
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utknąć w martwym punkcie
come to a decision
We came to a joint decision that it would be best for you to go and study abroad.
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podjąć (ostateczną) decyzję
come to an arrangement
Anna didn’t want to go on holiday to Africa, so we came to an agreement. We’re going to Spain and organising a day trip to Morocco, instead.
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dojść do porozumienia
come to an end
All good things come to an end. I can’t believe those two weeks of my holiday are gone already.
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dobiegać końca
come to light
When the financial scandal came to light, our managing director got fired.
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ujrzeć światło dzienne, wyjść na jaw
come to one’s senses
I wonder how long it will take you to come to your senses. I am really glad you realised what a mistake you’re making.
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pójść po rozum do głowy
come to power
When Henry VIII came to power, England was still dependent on Rome in the matters of religion.
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dojść do władzy
come to somebody’s aid
I really struggled with the task, but Sam came to my aid and we managed to solve it together.
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przyjść komuś z pomocą
come to somebody’s defence
Sarah made a mistake by criticising her manager, but quite a few of her colleagues came to her defence by supporting her views.
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przyjść komuś z pomocą, stanąć w czyjejś obronie
come to somebody’s ears
It just came to my ears that you’re about to move to England. Is that what you’re really planning?
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dojść do czyichś uszu
come to terms with somebody
She’s never really come to terms with her daughter.
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dojść do porozumienia z kimś
come to the point
Please, come to the point because we haven’t got much time.
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przejść do sedna sprawy
come true
I hope all your dreams will come true. You deserve the best!
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spełnić się (np. o marzeniach)
commit a crime
I have never committed a crime before. Does this help my situation at all, or am I going to go to jail?
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popełnić przestępstwo
commit to memory
I don’t have anything to write down your number with. I’ll simply try and commit it to memory. Let’s hope I won’t forget it by tomorrow!
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nauczyć się na pamięć
common sense
Organising a conference is no rocket science; it really is all about good organisation and common sense!
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zdrowy rozsądek
conflict of interests
The Prime Minister and the President are known to have a conflict of interests. It doesn’t seem like the situation is going to change any time soon.
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konflikt interesów
contrary to popular belief
Contrary to popular belief, British people are not overly polite, and they are extremely serious at all times.
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wbrew powszechnemu przekonaniu
correct me if I’m wrong but
Correct me if I’m wrong, but shouldn’t you be at school now?
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popraw mnie, jeśli się mylę, ale
cost of living
The cost of living in Britain has increased drastically over the last few years and many people can’t afford to live as comfortably as they used to.
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koszty utrzymania
cough it up!
Oh come on! Just cough it up! Say it! It’s not going to change anything, anyway.
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wykrztuś to z siebie!
count down
Count down to 10 and then you can start walking back. Just don’t follow me straightaway.
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odliczać
country of origin
"Nationality: Polish
Country of Origin: Poland
Place of Birth: France
Date of Birth: 23.03.1975"
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kraj pochodzenia
course of events
In a natural course of events cows would need to be milked at least twice a day.
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bieg wydarzeń
cover the cost of something
Don’t worry, I’ll cover the cost of the drinks. You can pay for our taxi back, if you want to.
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pokryć koszt czegoś
covered by insurance
I broke my leg while skiing in Austria, but all the treatment costs were covered by insurance.
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objęty ubezpieczeniem
cross my heart!
I really want to go on holiday with you, not with Anne! Cross my heart! Why don’t you believe me!
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słowo honoru!
curiosity is eating her up
Anna still doesn’t know if she won the award. It will be announced tomorrow, but curiosity is eating her up.
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zżera ją ciekawość
cut and run
When his company started having problems, he decided to cut and run rather than face financial ruin.
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wziąć nogi za pas, uciec
cut down on something
It turned out I should be on a gluten-free diet, so I have to cut down on bread and pasta.
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ograniczyć coś
cut it out!
Cut it out! It just can’t be true! I couldn’t have won the competition!
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przestań!
cut somebody to the quick
I was cut to the quick by his harsh remarks.
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dotknąć kogoś do żywego
cut the crap!
Cut the crap and just tell me the truth! I am sure you can explain it somehow!
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przestań pieprzyć!

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