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question		réponse
be on the ball commencer à apprendre		to be quick to understand and to react to things
move the goalposts commencer à apprendre		to change the rules while someone is trying to do something in order to make it more difficult for them
take your eye off the ball commencer à apprendre		not give your attention to what you are doing at the time
a level playing field commencer à apprendre		a situation in which everyone has the same chance of succeeding
a whole new ball game commencer à apprendre		a completely different situation from how things were before
score an own goal commencer à apprendre		something that someone does to try to get an advantage, but which makes a situation worse for them
set/start the ball rolling commencer à apprendre		to do something which starts an activity, or to start doing something in order to encourage other people to do the same
come up to someone's expectations commencer à apprendre		= to be as good as someone expected
a (bare) handful of commencer à apprendre		a small number of people or things
a remarkable feat commencer à apprendre		an act or achievement that shows great skill or
in the foreseeable future commencer à apprendre		in the nearest future
not be cut out to be sth/not be cut out for sth commencer à apprendre		to not have the right qualities for something nie być stworzonym do czegoś /dla czegoś /na coś
pin your hopes on sb/sth commencer à apprendre		= to hope that someone or something will help you achieve what you want wiązać z kimś/czymś swoje nadzieje
sucker for someone or something commencer à apprendre		= someone who is prejudiced in favor of someone or something; someone who is drawn to someone or something.
pave the way for something commencer à apprendre		to be a preparation which will make it possible for something to happen in the future
to exert pressure on sb commencer à apprendre		to attampt to persuade sb by using influence, arguments, or threats
to get the facts straight commencer à apprendre		to understand the facts of a situation and be able to tell them correctly
to be at the height of one’s fame commencer à apprendre		be more successful, famous etc than at any other time
to be cut short (by sth) commencer à apprendre		to stop doing something earlier than you planned
become/be synonymous with commencer à apprendre		considered to be very closely connected with
in the wake of commencer à apprendre		it happens afterwards and usually as a result of it
a change of scene commencer à apprendre		when you go to a different place or do something different
soaked to the skin commencer à apprendre		wearing very wet clothes; drenched
it's all in a good cause commencer à apprendre		done in order to help people
to be in danger of (dying out) commencer à apprendre		the possibility that someone or something will be harmed, destroyed, or killed
keep on the edge of one's seat commencer à apprendre		if sth very exciting and you want to know what is going to happen next
lost in thought commencer à apprendre		not aware of what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else
slim chance commencer à apprendre		little or no chance on success
endangered species commencer à apprendre		zagrożone gatunki
at any rate commencer à apprendre		w każdym razie
gravity of the situation commencer à apprendre		powaga sytuacji
to tackle a problem commencer à apprendre		spróbować rozwiązać problem
river burst its banks commencer à apprendre		rzeka wystąpiła z koryta
go ahead as planed commencer à apprendre		wcześniej niż planowano
live up to all the hype commencer à apprendre		spełniać wszystkie oczekiwania
it's a real page-turner commencer à apprendre		A very interesting, exciting, or suspenseful book, usually a novel
not my kind of thing commencer à apprendre		nie w moim typie
think before you speak commencer à apprendre		don't start talking until you thought about what you want to say
take a stand against sth commencer à apprendre		a strong effort to defend yourself or to oppose sth
a lump in/to sb's throat commencer à apprendre		a feeling that you want to cry
change beyound/out of all recognition commencer à apprendre		change completely
with the advent of commencer à apprendre		the time when sth first begins to be widely used
compete against the clock commencer à apprendre		to try to do sth very quickly because you want to be the first to do it, or because is very little time avaiable
make a case commencer à apprendre		to find good reason that prove sth or show why you need sth
be dead keen on commencer à apprendre		be extremly intrested in sth
gasp/pant for breath/air commencer à apprendre		breath quickly in order to inhale much air
be bitten by the ... bug commencer à apprendre		to develop a very strong intrest in sth
turn a blind eye to sth commencer à apprendre		to deliberately ignore sth that you know should not be happening
in sb's heydaythe commencer à apprendre		time when sb or sth was the most popular, successful or powerful
ahead of/behind schedule commencer à apprendre		before or after the planned time
be a far cry from sth commencer à apprendre		be very different from sth
take a hard line on sth commencer à apprendre		act persistently to do sth
not much chance of winning commencer à apprendre		little prospect of success
be on the point of doing sth commencer à apprendre		to be going to do sth very soon
make your name/make a name for yourself commencer à apprendre		become famous for sth
be at the end of ones tether commencer à apprendre		to be so warried, tired, angry, ect that you feel you can no longer deal with difficult or upsetting situation
give the sack commencer à apprendre		to dismiss sb from their job
keep your nose to the grindstone commencer à apprendre		to work very hard, without stopping to rest
be given a goldenhandshake commencer à apprendre		a large amount of money given to someone when they live their job
keep sb on their toes commencer à apprendre		to make sure that sb is ready to anything that may happen
nest egg commencer à apprendre		an amount of money that you have saved
take sb/sth for granted commencer à apprendre		to expect someone or something to be always available to serve in some way without thanks or recognition; to value someone or something too lightly
pull your weight commencer à apprendre		to do your full share of work
soaked to the skin commencer à apprendre		completely wet
for hours on end commencer à apprendre		a long time or a time that seems long
fall short of expectations commencer à apprendre		be not as good as hoped
feel like doing sth commencer à apprendre		mieć ochotę na robienie czegoś
peace of mind commencer à apprendre		a feeling of calm and not being worried
keep an open mind commencer à apprendre		not form a definite opinion
make up one's mind commencer à apprendre		decide
out of one's mind commencer à apprendre		insane, crazy
in two minds commencer à apprendre		unable to decide what to do
go against the grain commencer à apprendre		you do not like saying or doing it and it is not what you would usually say or do
resign oneself to commencer à apprendre		poświęcić się czemuś
bias against commencer à apprendre		uprzedzony
get the feel of sth commencer à apprendre		to learn how to do something, usually a new activity:
mixed feelings about sth commencer à apprendre		miec mieszane uczucia
no hard feelings about sth commencer à apprendre		to feel no anger or resentment
hurt one's feelings commencer à apprendre		to harm sb
not feel a thing commencer à apprendre		not feel pain
feel one's age commencer à apprendre		becoming aware of one's age
just a thought commencer à apprendre		idea
spot of bother commencer à apprendre		to get into some trouble
cast your mind back commencer à apprendre		try to remember sth
too dear commencer à apprendre		too expensive
have a hand in commencer à apprendre		be involved in
put together commencer à apprendre		construct, create
deal with commencer à apprendre		Be about, use as a subject matter, The film ... alienation in modern life
be an old hand at commencer à apprendre		to have a lot of experience of sth
be kept on the edge of your seat commencer à apprendre		wainting excitedely to see what happens next
in all shapes and sizes commencer à apprendre		different and diverse
not be your scene commencer à apprendre		to not be the type of thing you like
boo off the stage commencer à apprendre		to shout ... to shaw that you do not like a person, performance, idea
stand by sth commencer à apprendre		to keep a promise etc
be on the verge of sth commencer à apprendre		be at the point when sth is about to happen
pride oneself on something commencer à apprendre		be proud of sth or of a good quality that you have
jump at the chance/grab the chance commencer à apprendre		quickly use an opportunity
out of all proportion commencer à apprendre		much exaggerated
at sb's disposal commencer à apprendre		available for sb to use
peace of mind commencer à apprendre		a feeling of calm and not being warried
presence of mind commencer à apprendre		the ability to deal with a dangerous situation calmly and quickly
cast one's mind back to commencer à apprendre		to try to remember sth that happened in the past
go through a bad patch commencer à apprendre		a period of time when you are having a lot of difficulty
nearest and dearest commencer à apprendre		sb's family-used humorously
resign oneself to the worst commencer à apprendre		accept every outcome of a situation even the worst
not have the faintest idea/notion of commencer à apprendre		not know anything at all about sth
give sth through/give through to sth commencer à apprendre		think carefully about sth
on second thoughts commencer à apprendre		used to say that you have changed your mind about sth
it's/that's a thought commencer à apprendre		used to say that sb has made a good suggestion
have a spot of bother commencer à apprendre		some problems
it's only/just a matter of time commencer à apprendre		sth will definitely happen in the future
be a matter of doing sth commencer à apprendre		used to say that action involves doing sth
for dear life commencer à apprendre		if you run, fight, hold on... you do it as fast or as well as you can because you are afraid
have a hand in sth commencer à apprendre		to influence or be involved in sth
be in hand commencer à apprendre		if sth is ... it is being done or dealt with
to hold sth in regard commencer à apprendre		respect or admire
good/poor value for money commencer à apprendre		used to say that sth is worth that you pay for it, or not worth what you pay for it
in full bloom commencer à apprendre		with the flowers fully open
crystal clear ice commencer à apprendre		completely clean and clear
the province of commencer à apprendre		a subject that sb knows very well
make a case commencer à apprendre		to find good reason to prove sth
be dead keen on commencer à apprendre		be extremaly interested in sth
at all times commencer à apprendre		always
straining ears commencer à apprendre		wytężać słuch
choc-a-bloc commencer à apprendre		place very full of people
let's cross that bridge when we come to it commencer à apprendre		challenge the problem only when it really exists
burn my bridges commencer à apprendre		palic za soba mosty
build bridges commencer à apprendre		budowac relacje
it's all water under the bridge commencer à apprendre		musztarda po obiedzie
adjacent to commencer à apprendre		next to
be made redundant commencer à apprendre		there is no longer enough work for her or him to do
a spot of bother commencer à apprendre		some problems
bright spot commencer à apprendre		something good in a bad situation
fend yourself commencer à apprendre		take care
be fed up commencer à apprendre		bored, annoyed or disappointed

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