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to fail to take an opportunity because you didn't act quickly enough commencer à apprendre
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what people do is more important than what they say commencer à apprendre
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actions speak louder than words
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if something bad is being said about someone, or if something seems bad, there is probably a good reason behind it commencer à apprendre
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something is not going to continue for much longer (e.g. someone is going to lose his job) commencer à apprendre
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somebody's days are numbered
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an activity or situation (especially a job or career) in which there is a lot of competition and people are too busy to relax or enjoy themselves commencer à apprendre
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don't expect or wait for something (usually something good) to happen, because it probably won't happen commencer à apprendre
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someone who spoils other people's fun by being negative and complaining commencer à apprendre
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to give somebody up-to-date information about what is happening commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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to do something that is against your beliefs commencer à apprendre
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commencer à apprendre
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something is like watching paint dry
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something that cannot be changed or altered commencer à apprendre
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something is set in stone
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a short summary of some information commencer à apprendre
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to avoid taking resposibility by saying that someone else is responsible commencer à apprendre
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when we see someone we haven't seen or heard from for ages, this is often the first phrase out of mouths commencer à apprendre
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John, wow, it must have been 10 years, long time no see!
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phrase used to greet each other that means - what's new, what have you been doing? Jak się masz? Co u ciebie? commencer à apprendre
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How it's going? / What have you been up to?
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when we have something we want to keep private or secret and we want our friends not to reveal this commencer à apprendre
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Don't let the cat out of the bag! I've just bought my girlfriend a dream holiday - but she doesn't know yet! So don't let the cat out of the bag!
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general way of offering or asking for help commencer à apprendre
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Can I give you a hand? / Can you give me a hand? Can you give me a hand with these heavy bags?
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when something is very likely to happen, originally when something was predicted by a fortune teller commencer à apprendre
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I've been top salesman for the last 12 months and the director position has just become vacant - I think a promotion could be on the cards!
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when something happens that you could never have predicted ni z gruchy, ni z pietruchy commencer à apprendre
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I hadn't seen him for years, when out of the blue he gave me a phone call!
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when someone says that he gained his experience or knowledge in the 'real world', not from some kind of school commencer à apprendre
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completed or finished, usually spoken with pride commencer à apprendre
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Right, that's the entire complete business plan, 150 pages - done and dusted!
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to relax and enjoy yourself commencer à apprendre
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You've been working too hard lately. You really should take an evening off, go out and let your hair down!
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to relax and do nothing, often at home commencer à apprendre
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I'm so tired of working every evening. Tonight I'm just going to put my feet up and watch a DVD.
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an item for sale that is used commencer à apprendre
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Well, believe it or not, we picked it up second hand on eBay.
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this means 'in good condition', such as when you are buying 'second hand' commencer à apprendre
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I bought off a friend who had for years, but it's in good nick!
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to flatter somebody, often in order to get them to do something for you commencer à apprendre
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The boss looks like she's in a bad mood, if you want to leave early maybe you should try and butter her up!
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when you extravagantly pay a lot of monet for something commencer à apprendre
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When did you splash out on that new suit?
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used when talking about work you do to survive, or get by (ledwo) wiązać koniec z końcem commencer à apprendre
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Really Steve, you're working as a rubbish collector? Well I need to make ends meet somehow!
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means a risky situation that almost ended in disaster commencer à apprendre
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We'd parked the car in a reserved spot and saw a ticket inspector pass, but he didn't fine us - it was a close shave!
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this phrase is used with items that need to be replaced because they are worn out commencer à apprendre
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The car is making a funny noise again - I thinkg it's on its last legs!
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to be attracted to somebody podkochiwać się, darzyć kogoś sympatią, czuć do kogoś miętę commencer à apprendre
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Have you noticed the way Sharon does whatever David wants? I think she really fancies him.
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when you are feeling miserable or sad commencer à apprendre
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What's wrong, you look down in the dumps?
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when something happens just when you need it to, or you are just in time for something w ostatniej chwili, w samą porę commencer à apprendre
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I thought i was going to miss the last train, but we got to the station in the nick of time!
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a promising situation that turned out to be nothing, or a waste of time szukanie igły w stogu siania commencer à apprendre
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I went to three interviews and even bought a new suit, but they had already filled the vacancy - it was just a wild goose chase
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this means something has very little or not possibility of hapening commencer à apprendre
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You know, there's a cat in hell's chance of that awful guy becoming the new boss, I wouldn't worry about it!
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if you say this, it means you agree to do something often spontaneous, fun and a little risky commencer à apprendre
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We've been talking about a parachute jump for ages, so what about the weekend - are you game?
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the final insult, that makes you take big action! kropla, która przepełniła kielich commencer à apprendre
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I put up with her being late, being rude, and not doing any work, but when she made that comment about me, it was the last straw and I had to fire her.
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commencer à apprendre
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The last straw that breaks the camel's back
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to produce a very surprising, positive result commencer à apprendre
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To pull something out of the hat I know that it's a difficult situation, but if we want to suceed then we'll just have to pull something out of the hat!
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this means you can say something to someone again and again, but they won't understand commencer à apprendre
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Until you're blue in the face You can tell him that until you're blue in the face, but he just won't listen to you.
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you say this when you want to comment that somebody just realised something important commencer à apprendre
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I had seen them together a couple of times and didn't notice, but then the penny dropped and I realised they were in a relationship.
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this means when you are released from a difficult situation or excused from any blame zwolniony z podejrzeń / obowiązku commencer à apprendre
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OK, so David has said he will clean up the mess so thats you off the hook
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commencer à apprendre
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to frighten someone very much przerazić do szpiku kości commencer à apprendre
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to chill somebody to the bone/marrow
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commencer à apprendre
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to keep one's end of the bargain
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