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question		réponse
clear the air commencer à apprendre		remove suspicion/bad feeling oczyścić atmosferę, wyjaśnić sytuację
all along commencer à apprendre		from the beginning until now
all but commencer à apprendre		nearly, almost prawie, całkiem
all in commencer à apprendre		exhausted
all in all commencer à apprendre		when everything is considered
all the same commencer à apprendre		yet, however tym samym, mimo wszystko
all told commencer à apprendre		altogether, in total zliczając wszystkich, wszystko razem
be the apple of sb's eye commencer à apprendre		be very precious to sb; be sb's favourite
be up in arms commencer à apprendre		be very angry
for all commencer à apprendre		in spite of
for all I care commencer à apprendre		I don't care
for all I know commencer à apprendre		as far as I know
in the act of commencer à apprendre		while performing the act
in the air commencer à apprendre		uncertain
make allowances for commencer à apprendre		take special circumstances into consideration wziąć coś pod uwagę, brać na coś poprawkę
make amends for commencer à apprendre		try to compensate for a past action poprawić się, zmienić na lepsze
of all people commencer à apprendre		used to express annoyance/surprise
on account of commencer à apprendre		because of
on no account commencer à apprendre		under/in no circumstances
on the air commencer à apprendre		broadcasting (opp: off the air)
on the alert commencer à apprendre		watchful and prepared/on the lookout/expecting sth być czujnym, mieć się na baczności
take sth into account commencer à apprendre		consider sth
on this/that account commencer à apprendre		for this/that reason z tego powodu
whet sb's appetite commencer à apprendre		make sb eager to have/experience more ostrzyć sobie apetyt
up in the air commencer à apprendre		existing, but not talked about pod znakiem zapytania, w niepewności
above board commencer à apprendre		honest uczciwy, szczery, legalny
bark up the wrong tree commencer à apprendre		have a false idea about sth skupiać się na niewłaściwym problemie, mylić się w ocenie czegoś
be broke commencer à apprendre		have no/very little money być spłukanym, być bez pieniędzy
be full of beans commencer à apprendre		be very lively tryskać energią, być pełnym energii
be in sb's black books commencer à apprendre		out of favour być na czyjejś czarnej liście
beat about/around the bush commencer à apprendre		avoid saying what one means directly owijać w bawełnę
behind bars commencer à apprendre		in prison
big-headed commencer à apprendre		conceited; boastful zarozumialec, ważniak
black and blue all over commencer à apprendre		covered with bruises posiniaczony
blessing in disguise commencer à apprendre		sth which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably szczęście w nieszczęściu
blue-eyed boy/golden boy commencer à apprendre		a favoured person złoty chłopak (popularny i odnoszący sukcesy)
bolt from the blue commencer à apprendre		suddenly grom z jasnego nieba
brainwave commencer à apprendre		sudden clear idea/thought genialna myśl, olśnienie
break even commencer à apprendre		show neither loss nor profit wyjść na zero
browned off commencer à apprendre		fed up; bored znudzony, zmęczony (przez coś)
butter sb up podlizywać się komuś, kadzić komuś commencer à apprendre		to flatter someone
by and large commencer à apprendre		generally speaking ogólnie rzecz biorąc, w sumie
catch sb red-handed commencer à apprendre		be caught while committing a crime złapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku
chip off the old block commencer à apprendre		sb who is very like one of his parents
cost a bomb commencer à apprendre		very expensive
deal a blow to commencer à apprendre		damage one's hopes
don't hold your breath commencer à apprendre		don't wait for sb/sth anxiously
drive a hard bargain commencer à apprendre		be a tough businessman
drop a brick commencer à apprendre		say sth tactlessly
feel in one's bones commencer à apprendre		feeling sth instinctively
get your own back commencer à apprendre		take/get revenge
have a bee in one's bonnet commencer à apprendre		have an obsession about sth
have butterflies in one's stomach commencer à apprendre		be very nervous about sth
in black and white commencer à apprendre		in writing
in the balance commencer à apprendre		uncertain
kick the bucket commencer à apprendre		die
lay bare commencer à apprendre		make public
make a clean breast of commencer à apprendre		confess
make one's blood boil commencer à apprendre		cause sb to become very angry
on the spur of the moment commencer à apprendre		without thinking about sth
out of the blue commencer à apprendre		suddenly and unexpectedly
ring a bell commencer à apprendre		remind sb of sth
see the back of commencer à apprendre		be glad to see sb leave
take the bull by the horns commencer à apprendre		deal with sth boldly and directly
wet blanket commencer à apprendre		dull person who spoils people's happiness
a piece of cake commencer à apprendre		sth very easy to do
a red-letter day commencer à apprendre		a very important day
a wild-goose chase commencer à apprendre		a hopeless search
be caught red-handed commencer à apprendre		be caught while committing a crime
be on the cards commencer à apprendre		be likely to happen
be over the moon commencer à apprendre		be elated
call sb names commencer à apprendre		insult sb
chair a meeting commencer à apprendre		preside over a meeting
crocodile tears commencer à apprendre		false tears
cross one's mind commencer à apprendre		think of sth
cut sb dead commencer à apprendre		ignore sb
different as chalk and cheese commencer à apprendre		totally different
down in the dumps commencer à apprendre		depressed/miserable
down the drain commencer à apprendre		wasted; lost
get a bit hot under the collar commencer à apprendre		get angry, upset or
embarrassed commencer à apprendre		Embarrassed
get a problem off one's chest commencer à apprendre		tell sb else about your problem
go to the dogs commencer à apprendre		worsen
have the cheek commencer à apprendre		dare to do sth
keep one's chin up commencer à apprendre		not be discouraged
let sleeping dogs lie commencer à apprendre		avoid mentioning a subject which could cause trouble
lost cause commencer à apprendre		hopeless situation or case
off colour commencer à apprendre		look/be slightly unwell
on the dole commencer à apprendre		receiving unemployment benefit/social security
play one's cards right commencer à apprendre		act cleverly
show one's true colours commencer à apprendre		reveal one's real character
with flying colours commencer à apprendre		with great success
not count one's chickens before they're hatched commencer à apprendre		not assume sth before it happens
get out of hand commencer à apprendre		become out of control
get the hang of it commencer à apprendre		get in the habit of doing sth
go to one's head commencer à apprendre		make conceited uderzać do głowy
grey matter commencer à apprendre		brains; intelligence
hand in glove with sb commencer à apprendre		be in very close contact with sb
have a job to do sth commencer à apprendre		find sth difficult to do
be dying for sth commencer à apprendre		really want sth
be fit for commencer à apprendre		be good enough for
be worn out commencer à apprendre		be very tired
have many irons in the fire commencer à apprendre		have lots of plans/possibilities in progress at the same time
have one's heart in one's mouth commencer à apprendre		be extremely anxious about sth
have time on one's hands commencer à apprendre		have free time
be green commencer à apprendre		be inexperienced
cook one's goose commencer à apprendre		end one's plans abruptly
fair and square commencer à apprendre		within the rules w granicach przepisów
fall head over heels commencer à apprendre		fall in love quickly
feel one's ears burning commencer à apprendre		have a feeling that sb is talking about you
gatecrasher commencer à apprendre		sb attending a party, event etc without an invitation
get off on the wrong foot commencer à apprendre		argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship
give and take commencer à apprendre		compromise
have a frog in one's throat commencer à apprendre		inability to speak due to nervousness
have the gift of the gab commencer à apprendre		be able to talk well, persuasively
hear it through/on the grapevine commencer à apprendre		find out information indirectly
in a flash commencer à apprendre		very quickly
it's all Greek to me commencer à apprendre		sth new or foreign; not easily understood
keep a straight face commencer à apprendre		manage to look serious under difficult circumstances
keep an eye on sth commencer à apprendre		guard/protect sth
hold one's horses commencer à apprendre		wait, be patient
ill at ease commencer à apprendre		embarrassed; uncomfortable
keep sth under one's hat commencer à apprendre		keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses commencer à apprendre		compete with others in status/material goods
lend sb a hand commencer à apprendre		give help to sb
like the back of one's hand commencer à apprendre		be very familiar with sth
lose heart commencer à apprendre		become discouraged
make head nor tail of commencer à apprendre		understand sth
off the cuff commencer à apprendre		without preparation
stew in one's own juice commencer à apprendre		suffer the consequences of one's own actions
straight from the horse's mouth commencer à apprendre		from the most direct source
have sb's hands full commencer à apprendre		be very busy with sth
sth comes in handy commencer à apprendre		be very useful/practical
strike gold commencer à apprendre		come across sth useful
take sth to heart commencer à apprendre		take personally/be influenced by
take to one's heels commencer à apprendre		run away
the ins and outs commencer à apprendre		the details of an activity
the tip of the iceberg commencer à apprendre		small evident part of a much larger, concealed situation
meet behind closed doors family member commencer à apprendre		meet secretly ~! I; ml.'k~ one's flesh and blood
plenty more fish in the sea free, not caught commencer à apprendre		many more opportunities in life. at large
for love be in the know commencer à apprendre		be well_informed
put one: s foot on destroy, humble commencer à apprendre		insist on sth bring to one's knees
put one's foot in it commencer à apprendre		make a tactless comment
bury one's head in the sand commencer à apprendre		avoid or ignore reality
take It easy commencer à apprendre		not work too hard(relax responsibility
take sb for granted reach a critical point commencer à apprendre		not appreciate sb come to a head
a bit of a dark horse commencer à apprendre		person with hidden abilities
drop sb a line commencer à apprendre		send sb a letter
fine kettle of fish commencer à apprendre		confused state of affairs
get rid of sth commencer à apprendre		give sth unwanted away
go to any lengths commencer à apprendre		do anything necessary to get sth you want
have kittens commencer à apprendre		be nervous/anxious about sth
be for the high jump commencer à apprendre		about to be reprimanded/punished
be in two minds about sth commencer à apprendre		not be able to decide what to do
be sound asleep commencer à apprendre		sleep deeply
be the perfect image of sb commencer à apprendre		look exactly like sb
before one can say Jack Robinson commencer à apprendre		extremely quickly
break the ice commencer à apprendre		ease the tension when one first meets people
eat one's heart out commencer à apprendre		feel jealous/sad about sth
flog a dead horse commencer à apprendre		waste time doing sth useless
fly off the handle commencer à apprendre		quickly become very angry
keep one's fingers crossed- hope that sth will turn out well commencer à apprendre		keep one's fingers crossed- Hope that sth will turn out well
keep oneself to oneself commencer à apprendre		live quietly, privately
make a killing commencer à apprendre		have a sudden, great success/profit
make light of commencer à apprendre		treat sth as unimportant
make/earn a/one's living commencer à apprendre		earn money
on the level commencer à apprendre		honest/sincere
pull one's leg commencer à apprendre		tease or trick sb
shed light upon commencer à apprendre		give new/further information
sleep like a log commencer à apprendre		be sound asleep
the life and soul of sth commencer à apprendre		the most lively and amusing person present somewhere
the lion's share commencer à apprendre		the biggest part/portion
turn over a new leaf commencer à apprendre		make a new start
with a view to doing sth commencer à apprendre		with the intention or hope of doing sth
~! I: r; mm. M" a night owl commencer à apprendre		person who enjoys staying up late
be second to none commencer à apprendre		be the best
cross one's mind commencer à apprendre		occur to one, have a sudden idea, recall sth
cry over spilt milk commencer à apprendre		grieve over sth that can't be put right
every nook and cranny commencer à apprendre		everywhere
feel/be down in the mouth commencer à apprendre		feel discouraged/depressed
get a move on commencer à apprendre		hurry up
get on one's nerves commencer à apprendre		irritate/annoy sb
have an early night commencer à apprendre		go to bed early
hit the nail on the head commencer à apprendre		say exactly the right thing
in a nutshell commencer à apprendre		briefly; in a few words
lose one's nerve commencer à apprendre		lose courage
make a name for oneself commencer à apprendre		become famous/respected for sth
make hay while the sun shines- take advantage of favourable circumstances commencer à apprendre		make hay while the sun shines- take advantage of favorable Circumstances
make money hand over fist commencer à apprendre		make a lot of money quickly and easily
make one's getaway commencer à apprendre		escape
moon around commencer à apprendre		look miserable
null and void commencer à apprendre		invalid; not legally binding
once in a blue moon commencer à apprendre		very rarely
put sb's name forward commencer à apprendre		nominate sb
put words into one's mouth commencer à apprendre		pretend that sb has said sth that they haven't actually said
slip one's mind commencer à apprendre		forget about sth
work a miracle commencer à apprendre		make sth almost impossible happen
give the green light to sth commencer à apprendre		give permission to proceed with sth
a bitter pill to swallow commencer à apprendre		a difficult fact to accept
against all odds commencer à apprendre		despite the difficulties
be out of practice commencer à apprendre		lacking practice
come to the point commencer à apprendre		reach the main point in a discussion
fall into place commencer à apprendre		become clear
get the sack commencer à apprendre		be dismissed from one's job
get the wrong end of the stick commencer à apprendre		misunderstand completely what has been said
golden opportunity commencer à apprendre		the best chance to gain sth
grease sb's palm commencer à apprendre		bribe sb
grow out of sth commencer à apprendre		become too big for sth
have no option but commencer à apprendre		must; have no choice
in public commencer à apprendre		in the presence of other people
in the offing commencer à apprendre		likely to happen
off the point commencer à apprendre		irrelevant
once and for all commencer à apprendre		for the last time
out-and-out commencer à apprendre		complete, total
out in the open commencer à apprendre		(of secrets) revealed, known
out of print commencer à apprendre		(of books) not available anymore
out of the frying pan into the fire commencer à apprendre		from a situation to a worse/ similar one
part and parcel of commencer à apprendre		basic part of
past one's prime commencer à apprendre		growing old/not at one's best
pop the question commencer à apprendre		make a proposal of marriage
short and sweet commencer à apprendre		brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
status symbol commencer à apprendre		property/possession that shows sb's high social rank wealth etc
take things to pieces commencer à apprendre		dismantle things
throw a party commencer à apprendre		have/hold a party
white elephant person or thing that one has no experience of commencer à apprendre		useless/unwanted possession an unknown quantity
as a last resort commencer à apprendre		when all else has failed
at close quarters commencer à apprendre		from a short distance
be in a quandary commencer à apprendre		be confused; undecided
beg the question commencer à apprendre		makes people want to ask a particular question
call it quits commencer à apprendre		give up/stop
cut sb to the quick commencer à apprendre		deeply hurt sb's feelings
hit the roof commencer à apprendre		get very angry
in a rut commencer à apprendre		be stuck in a monotonous routine
in the long run commencer à apprendre		after a long period of time
it stands to reason commencer à apprendre		it is logical
keep sth quiet commencer à apprendre		keep sth secret
know the ropes commencer à apprendre		know all the details of sth
off the record commencer à apprendre		unofficial(ly)
on the quiet commencer à apprendre		secretly
open to debate commencer à apprendre		not decided/settled
out of the question commencer à apprendre		impossible
put down roots commencer à apprendre		settle down
work to rule commencer à apprendre		adhere strictly to the rules as a form of protest
rack sb's brains commencer à apprendre		think very hard about sth
by a long shot commencer à apprendre		a wild guess/ a risk
a memory like a sieve commencer à apprendre		a poor memory
be all at sea commencer à apprendre		be in a state of confusion
be in sb's shoes commencer à apprendre		be in sb's position
be in the same boat commencer à apprendre		be in the same (usu bad) situation
be the spitting image of sb commencer à apprendre		look exactly like sb
be/get soaked to the skin commencer à apprendre		be/get very wet
be/have a close shave commencer à apprendre		barely avoid an accident/ a bad situation
behind the scenes commencer à apprendre		in secret
come out of one's shell commencer à apprendre		gain personal confidence
does it show? commencer à apprendre		is it obvious?
give sb the slip commencer à apprendre		escape from sb
go for a song commencer à apprendre		be sold very cheaply
go without saying commencer à apprendre		be a foregone conclusion
hit the sack commencer à apprendre		go to bed
live out of a suitcase commencer à apprendre		travel often/not have a permanent home
make quite a scene commencer à apprendre		become angry in a dramatic way
on a shoe string commencer à apprendre		on a very small budget
pull a few strings commencer à apprendre		use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
pull one's socks up commencer à apprendre		make a greater effort
sleep on it commencer à apprendre		think about sth
smell a rat commencer à apprendre		suspect that sth is wrong
spill the beans commencer à apprendre		reveal a secret/the facts
stand in sb's way commencer à apprendre		prevent sb from doing sth
take ... with a pinch of salt commencer à apprendre		not believe sth completely
drive (sb) up the wall commencer à apprendre		make sb angry/annoy sb
frosty welcome commencer à apprendre		unfriendly reception
get out of bed on the wrong side commencer à apprendre		be in a bad mood
get wind of commencer à apprendre		receive information about sth indirectly
give vent to commencer à apprendre		express sth freely
give way to commencer à apprendre		give in/yield
not hold water commencer à apprendre		not seem reasonable or in accordance with the facts
make a Aying visit commencer à apprendre		make a quick trip
make waves commencer à apprendre		cause trouble
no/little wonder commencer à apprendre		not surprising
qUick/slow on the uptake commencer à apprendre		quick/slow to understand
set in one's ways commencer à apprendre		fixed in one's habits/routines
speak volumes commencer à apprendre		be strong evidence of sb's feelings, merits etc
under the weather commencer à apprendre		depressed/unwell
up and coming commencer à apprendre		likely to be successful
ups and downs commencer à apprendre		good things alternating with bad ones
wet behind the ears commencer à apprendre		inexperienced
the last straw commencer à apprendre		the last and worst episode in a chain of bad experiences
thick-skinned commencer à apprendre		insensitive
an old wives' tale commencer à apprendre		false belief (usually about health)
(by) trial and error commencer à apprendre		learning from one's mistakes
be ahead of one's time commencer à apprendre		have modern ideas
be (as) thick (as a brick) commencer à apprendre		be stupid
be tickled pink commencer à apprendre		be really pleased
come to a standstill commencer à apprendre		not progress/stop
come to terms with commencer à apprendre		accept a difficult situation
for the time being commencer à apprendre		temporarily
in a tick commencer à apprendre		shortly, soon
in the nick of time commencer à apprendre		just in time
kill time commencer à apprendre		pass time while waiting for sb/sth
lay the table commencer à apprendre		prepare/set the table for a meal
not be one's cup of tea commencer à apprendre		not suit one's taste
on second thoughts commencer à apprendre		having changed one's mind
out of turn commencer à apprendre		not in the correct order/time
paint the town red commencer à apprendre		have a great time
play truant commencer à apprendre		stay away from school without permission
put two and two together commencer à apprendre		arrive at the truth by looking at facts
red tape commencer à apprendre		unnecessary bureaucracy
take one's time commencer à apprendre		not to hurry
through thick and thin commencer à apprendre		whatever happens
touch and go commencer à apprendre		with uncertain result
be all very well commencer à apprendre		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be on the up and up commencer à apprendre		improve steadily
be up and about commencer à apprendre		have recovered from an illness
be born yesterday commencer à apprendre		be easily deceived/naive
beat sb black and blue commencer à apprendre		hit sb repeatedly until bruised
go back on one's word commencer à apprendre		not fulfil a promise (opp: keep one's word)
have a yellow streak commencer à apprendre		be a coward
not have it both ways commencer à apprendre		refuse to make a decision between
two pleasant things (usu in expression "You can't have it both ways! ") commencer à apprendre		two pleasant things (usu in expression "You can not have it both ways!")
in the red commencer à apprendre		owe money to a bank (opp: in the black)
see red commencer à apprendre		suddenly become very angry
green belt commencer à apprendre		the area on the outskirts of a town adjoining the country
pitch black commencer à apprendre		very dark
black tie commencer à apprendre		formal clothing
green with envy commencer à apprendre		very jealous
green (matter/issue) commencer à apprendre		concerned with ecology
have words with sb commencer à apprendre		have an argument
have/keep one's wits about one commencer à apprendre		be alert and able to deal with difficulties
in deep water commencer à apprendre		in trouble/difficulty
make sb's day commencer à apprendre		make sb very happy
see/look at sth through rose-coloured spectacles commencer à apprendre		see sth from an unrealistically positive point of view
the black sheep of the family commencer à apprendre		a disgraced family member
the pot calling the kettle black commencer à apprendre		accusing sb of a fault one has oneself
the year dot commencer à apprendre		a long time ago
until one is blue in the face commencer à apprendre		as hard/long as one possibly can (usu without success)
red herring commencer à apprendre		sth which distracts you from sth important
like cat and dog ~ (disagree) violently ~a pain in the neck ~ annoying person/thing commencer à apprendre		like cat and dog ~ (disagree) violently ~ a pain in the neck ~ annoying person / thing
(like) a bull in a china shop be awkward, clumsy commencer à apprendre		behave in a clumsy/awkward be all fingers and thumbs
way get cold feet commencer à apprendre		lose courage to do sth
make a dog's dinner (of sth) ignore/shun sb commencer à apprendre		(make) a mess (of sth) give sb the cold shoulder
a bear with a sore head commencer à apprendre		irritated/in a bad mood
have a cheek/nerve commencer à apprendre		act/speak boldly or impudently
a different kettle of fish commencer à apprendre		a totally different situation etc from the one just mentioned
have a sharp tongue commencer à apprendre		tend to say unkind or hurtful things
the one just mentioned have an eye for commencer à apprendre		be a good judge of sth
a dog's life commencer à apprendre		a difficult, hard life
look down one's nose at sth/sb commencer à apprendre		feel/act superior to sb
a fish out of water commencer à apprendre		sb who feels uncomfortable/in unfamiliar surroundings
lose one's head commencer à apprendre		lose self-control
surroundings put one's heart and soul into sth commencer à apprendre		be devoted to sth
a red rag to a bull commencer à apprendre		action, comment etc liable to provoke sb
tongue in cheek commencer à apprendre		not serious, ironic
a sitting duck fiercely commencer à apprendre		an easy target tooth and nail
as busy as a bee/a busy bee ignore commencer à apprendre		(sb) very busy turn a blind eye to sth
as the crow Aies commencer à apprendre		in a direct line/by a direct route
not lose any sleep over sth commencer à apprendre		not worry about sth
be in the doghouse commencer à apprendre		be out of favour, in trouble
jack of all trades commencer à apprendre		sb who is able to do a variety of jobs
dog eat dog commencer à apprendre		ruthless competition, rivalry
a storm in a teacup commencer à apprendre		a lot of fuss about sth that is not
dog-eared commencer à apprendre		(of books) with the corners bent and turned down through use
bring sth home to sb commencer à apprendre		make sb understand how important/ serious sth is
donkey work commencer à apprendre		boring, monotonous work
donkey's years commencer à apprendre		a long time
bite off more than sb can chew commencer à apprendre		try to do sth which is too difficult
kill two birds with one stone commencer à apprendre		achieve two things with one
action in clover commencer à apprendre		living a luxurious/comfortable life
let the cat out of the bag commencer à apprendre		reveal a secret
face the music commencer à apprendre		be criticised/punished for sth you have done
like water off a duck's back commencer à apprendre		having no effect
make a fool of oneself commencer à apprendre		make oneself look stupid/embarrassed/ ridiculous
make a mountain out of a molehill commencer à apprendre		cause a fuss about a trivial matter
no room to swing a cat commencer à apprendre		no room at all
play cat and mouse with sb commencer à apprendre		keep sb in a state of uncertain expectation treating them alternatively cruelly and kindly
put the cat among the pigeons commencer à apprendre		cause trouble/controversy
rain cats and dogs commencer à apprendre		rain heavily
swim like a fish commencer à apprendre		swim very well
talk the hind legs off a donkey commencer à apprendre		talk for a long time, uninterrupted
the rat race commencer à apprendre		the competitive nature of modern urban life
until the cows come home commencer à apprendre		for a long time
mutton dressed as lamb commencer à apprendre		dress in a style younger than/inappropriate to your age
sour grapes commencer à apprendre		say unpleasant comments because of jealousy
sweet tooth commencer à apprendre		enjoy eating sweet things
get nowhere fast commencer à apprendre		make no/little progress
pay sb's way commencer à apprendre		contribute your share of a bill/budget
white-collar job commencer à apprendre		office/clerical work
fly on the wall commencer à apprendre		see/hear sth in a situation which does not involve you
Achilles heel commencer à apprendre		weakest point of sb's character
wash sb's hands of sb commencer à apprendre		refuse to be involved with sb

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