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question		réponse
a drop in the ocean commencer à apprendre		kropla w morzu potrzeb
a home from home commencer à apprendre		a place where you feel as relaxed as you do in your own home
a leopard can't change its spots commencer à apprendre		one can't change
a sight for sore eyes commencer à apprendre		sth/sb you're very pleased to see
a stitch in time (saves nine) commencer à apprendre		it's better to solve a problem now, than leave it for later
a stone's throw from commencer à apprendre		very close to
Achilles' heel commencer à apprendre		a weak feature which could cause failure
add fuel to the fire commencer à apprendre		make a bad situation worse
all in good time commencer à apprendre		soon; is used to encourage people to be patient and wait quietly.
all mod cons commencer à apprendre		all modern conveniences
an act of God commencer à apprendre		natural disaster
as the crow flies commencer à apprendre		in a straight line
at a loose end commencer à apprendre		with nothing particular to do
at the drop of a hat commencer à apprendre		immediately, or in a way that shows you have no doubts about doing sth
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth commencer à apprendre		born rich
be on the same wavelength commencer à apprendre		to think in similar way
before your time commencer à apprendre		bofore you were born/lived/worked somewhere
below/under par commencer à apprendre		worse than the usual or expected standard
big mouth commencer à apprendre		to say things that are meant to be kept secret
blot on the landscape commencer à apprendre		something such as an ugly building that spoils a pleasant view
break the mold commencer à apprendre		to be new and different
bury your head in the sand commencer à apprendre		ignore the problem hoping it'd disappear
change your tune commencer à apprendre		change your opinion or attitude
clean as a whistle commencer à apprendre		honest or legal; extremely clean
come rain or shine commencer à apprendre		whatever happens
commuter belt commencer à apprendre		an area around a city where many people who work in the city live
concrete jungle commencer à apprendre		an ugly grey area of a city where people live in closely crowded apartment buildings and there is little space and no trees or grass
it's no use crying over spilled milk commencer à apprendre		what's done, is done
do sth on a whim commencer à apprendre		do sth because of a sudden feeling
down on your luck commencer à apprendre		have a bad situation (no work, money ect.)
draw the line at commencer à apprendre		say you won't accept sth
draw the short straw commencer à apprendre		be chosen to do sth unpleasant
fall short of sb's expectations commencer à apprendre		to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment
fly off the handle commencer à apprendre		to react in a very angry way
follow your nose commencer à apprendre		go straight forward, without turning
follow your nose commencer à apprendre		to trust your own feelings rather than obeying rules or allowing yourself to be influenced by other people's opinions
for the time being commencer à apprendre		for now
from time to time commencer à apprendre		sometimes
get the upper hand commencer à apprendre		get control or advantage over a person or situation
get on like a house on fire commencer à apprendre		become friends quickly, having plenty to talk about
get the wrong end of the stick commencer à apprendre		to not understand a situation correctl
catch sb's drift commencer à apprendre		understand the basic meaning
give sb a taste of their own medicine commencer à apprendre		to treat someone as badly as they have treated you
give sth a miss commencer à apprendre		not to do sth
go halves commencer à apprendre		go 50/50
go to your head commencer à apprendre		woda sodowa uderza do głowy
grin and bear it commencer à apprendre		accept a difficulty without complaining
have a change of heart commencer à apprendre		change one's mind
have green fingers commencer à apprendre		be good at growing plants
have time on your hands commencer à apprendre		have more free time than you need
have your wits about you commencer à apprendre		to be ready to think quickly in a situation and react to things that you are not expecting
hear sth through the grapevine commencer à apprendre		to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else
in donkey's years commencer à apprendre		an extremely long time
in sb's bad/good books commencer à apprendre		sb is annoyed/pleased with you
in the nick of time commencer à apprendre		just in time
in the sticks commencer à apprendre		far from a town
it's as broad as it's long commencer à apprendre		can't choose between two things as they're equal
keep a straight face commencer à apprendre		poker face
keep sth under your hat commencer à apprendre		keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses commencer à apprendre		try to be as successful as your neighbours
keep your hair on commencer à apprendre		said to tell someone to stop being so angry or upset
kick yourself commencer à apprendre		be very annoyed because of an error you made
knee-high to a grasshopper commencer à apprendre		be small or young
last word in commencer à apprendre		the newest and the best type of sth
let nature take its course commencer à apprendre		allow sth to develop without interference
let off steam commencer à apprendre		do sth that allows you to get rid of anger
let sleeping dogs lie commencer à apprendre		leave sb alone if they might cause you trouble
let your hair down commencer à apprendre		relax and enjoy yourself more than usual
life and soul of the party commencer à apprendre		lively at social events
like two peas in a pod commencer à apprendre		jak dwie krople wody
line your pocket(s) commencer à apprendre		to earn money using dishonest or illegal methods
lock, stock and barrel commencer à apprendre		including all or every part of something
lose your bearings commencer à apprendre		get disoriented
never look a gift horse in the mouth commencer à apprendre		said to advise someone not to refuse something good that is being offered
no rhyme or reason commencer à apprendre		no reason or explanation for sth
not see the wood for the trees commencer à apprendre		not being able to see what's importnat because because you are too worried about the details
off the beaten track commencer à apprendre		in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns:
on the spur of the moment commencer à apprendre		suddenly, without planning
on the town commencer à apprendre		spend the evening out
once in a blue moon commencer à apprendre		very rarely
out of this world commencer à apprendre		extremely good and impressive
over the top commencer à apprendre		more than what's considered normal or suitable
pull strings commencer à apprendre		use your influence to get what you want
put sth in perspective commencer à apprendre		to compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged
put your feet up commencer à apprendre		sit and relax
quick on the uptake commencer à apprendre		understand sth quickly
red tape commencer à apprendre		official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results
reinvent the wheel commencer à apprendre		waste time trying do sth what's already been done well
round the bend commencer à apprendre		crazy
satellite town commencer à apprendre		town close and in dependence to a bigger one
see eye to eye with sb commencer à apprendre		agree with sb
set your heart on commencer à apprendre		decide you want sth very much
speak volumes about sth commencer à apprendre		provide lots of info in indirect way
split hairs commencer à apprendre		argue about small details
stick to your guns commencer à apprendre		to continue having your beliefs even if other people disagree with you
stop dead in your tracks commencer à apprendre		suddenly stop
take stock of sth commencer à apprendre		to examine a situation carefully
take the scenic route commencer à apprendre		follow a longer path than usual because it's more attractive
have the edge over commencer à apprendre		to be slightly better than someone or something
the luck of a draw commencer à apprendre		to be the result of chance and something that you have no control over:
the powers that be commencer à apprendre		the people that control the situation
tool of the trade commencer à apprendre		sth you need to do your job
throw the book at sb commencer à apprendre		punish sb seriously
tidy amount commencer à apprendre		large amount
turn over a new leaf commencer à apprendre		to start behaving in a better way
under sb's thumb commencer à apprendre		completely controlled by sb
up in arms about commencer à apprendre		angry and complaining about sth
variety is the spice of life commencer à apprendre		diffrent things makes life interesting

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