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calm and collected
sherlock holmes was calm and collected
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spokojny i opanowany
like chalk and cheese (personalities) = completely different to somebody
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jak niebo i ziemia (osobowości) = zupełnie inni od kogoś
come rain or shine
she is very helpful come rain or shine
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cokolwiek się dzieje, na dobre i na złe
she is big-boned
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ona jest grubociosana, gruba
she is getting on a bit
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jest troszkę stara
she is vertically challenged
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ona ma niski wzrost eufemizm
nothing ventured nothing gained
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kto nie ryzykuje nic nie zyskuje
where there's a will there is a way
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gdzie jest wola, znajdzie się sposób
once bitten twice shy
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Lepiej dmuchać na zimne
the nitty gritty
lets get to nitty gritty
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drobiazgi, szczegóły idiom
I am the spitting image of my mother
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Jestem odbiciem mojej matki idiom
to be a loose canon
"The new manager is a brilliant strategist, but he's also a bit of a loose cannon; you never know what he's going to do next." "We have to be careful what we tell him.
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być niebezpiecznie nieprzewidywalnym jak kula armatnia luzem w trakcie sztormu
to get carried away by emotions
got a little carried away with the criticism and ended up insulting his coworker." In this case, the person's anger led them to say something they shouldn't have.
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dać się ponieść emocjom
it runs in the family; it's in the genes
My dad is bald, my grandpa was bald, and now I'm losing my hair. I guess it runs in the family. Both of my brothers are great artists, and so is my mother. Artistic talent definitely runs in the family.
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działa w rodzinie; to jest w genach
as bright as a button
My grandmother is 95, but she's still as bright as a button. The new student in my class is only five, but she's already reading. She's as bright as a button."
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tak bystra że hoho
to think on your feet
My grandma can think on her feet cause so many unexpected things happen in her surrounding
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myśleć szybciutko idiom
a bosom friend
Sara is my bosom friend we go back a long way
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przyjaciel piersi/ bliski
we go back a long way
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znamy się od lat
to know someone like the back of your hand
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znać kogoś jak własną kieszeń
to hit it off
Pablo is my bosom friend. The first time I met Pablo We hit it off. We hit it off as soon as we met.
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od razu zaiskrzyło
to add to sth
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dodatek rozszerzenie do czegoś,
to see eye to eye with sb
We run a thriving business with my partner because I always see eye to eye with him.
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zgadzać się z kimś
a man / woman after my own heart
Anna: "I'd much rather spend a quiet evening at home with a good book than go to a loud party." Ben: "Ah, a woman after my own heart! That sounds like a perfect night to me."
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człowiek bliski memu sercu, myślący podobnie
second to none / be second to none
when it comes to having fun he is second to none
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nie mieć sobie równych / nie mieć sobie równych
to go out on a limb
He went out on a limb to defend his colleague, even though everyone else thought she was in the wrong."
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narazić się na niebezpieczeństwo idiom
to be highly strung
"He is so highly strung that he tends to fly off the handle over the smallest things."
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być bardzo napiętym, nerwowym
to be a know it all
"My colleague is such a know-it-all. He always interrupts our meetings just to tell everyone how things should be done."
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być wszystkowiedzącym
to suffer fools gladly
"He's a great teacher, but he's known for his impatience because he doesn't suffer fools gladly.
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nie znosić głupoty
he will come down on you like a ton of bricks
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ukarze cie srogo
to be set in their ways
old people are set in their ways
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być zatwardziałym, nie zmieniać zdania
to put one's foot in it
The "Pregnancy" Blunder: Alex: "Congratulations, Sarah! When are you due?" Sarah: "I'm not pregnant." Alex: (Realizing his mistake) "Oh, I'm so sorry. I've really put my foot in it."
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walnąć głupotę, popełnić faux paux
happy go lucky
laid back person he is a happy-go-lucky kind of guy who never seems to worry about a thing.
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szczęśliwego szczęścia
on the ball
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być uważnym, spostrzegawczym, w stanie gotowosci
to be adventurous
To describe a person's nature: "She's an adventurous eater who's always willing to try new foods."
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być żądnym przygód
she was spot on
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miała rację,

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