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(o programie, filmie) w plenerze
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on location
The series was filmed on location in Sweden.
akt rozpaczy
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a counsel of despair
Her desicion to leave the country after she was fired was a counsel of despair.
baba z wozu, koniom lżej
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good riddance (to bad rubbish)
So, I hear Rupert has left you? Well, good riddance: he gave you nothing but trouble anyway.
bank rezerw federalnych, przenośnie: bardzo dobrze strzeżone miejsce
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Fort Knox
My house is now like Fort Knox but I had to do it - I was burgled three times last month.
bardzo chory
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as sick as a dog
I was as sick as a dog after eating a hamburger from a fast food restaurant yesterday.
bardzo rzadko
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once in a blue moon
I only go to the theatre once in a blue moon I prefer cinema.
bardzo się postarać, włożyć w coś dużo wysiłku
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to put one's best foot forward
If you really want to pass this exam, you'll have to put your best foot forward.
bardzo się różnić
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be worlds apart
I really like this book but I guess it is worlds apart from what the real situation is.
bardzo szczęsliwy/a
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on top of the world
She's feeling on top of the world when he won the prize.
bardzo szczęśliwy, w siódmym niebie
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on cloud nine
She has been on cloud nine since she was promoted.
bardzo zmęczony
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dog tired
He's been working all day and night he must be dog tired.
bez cienia wątpliwości
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without a shadow of a doubt
I can guarantee that - without a shadow of a doubt this car is the best in its class on the market.
bez recepty
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over the counter
I'm afraid you can't buy this medicine over the counter, you must have a prescription.
beznadziejny związek
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dead-end relationship
Mary is not happy with her marriage - actually, it is a dead-end relationship.
bezradny jak dziecko
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a babe in the woods
When it comes to dealing with computers, he's a babe in the woods. He definitely needs someone to help.
biedny jak mysz kościelna
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as poor as a church mouse
We have to help her she's as poor as a church mouse.
biegiem!
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leg it
What are you waiting for?! Leg it to the nearest newsagent's and buy this issue - there is an article about your uncle Tim!
biurokracja
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red tape
Because of all the red tape she didn't get her visa on time and had to cancel her holidays in Mexico.
błędne koło
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a vicious circle
He thinks he is a failure so he drinks. The more he drinks the more he fails. It's a vicious circle.
brać sobie coś do serca
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to take something to heart
I didn't really mean that your husband is silly, so don't take it to heart.
bratnia dusza
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after your own heart
She loves books too - she's a woman after my own heart!
brzmieć znajomo, kojarzyć się z czymś
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ring the bell
I don't know where I might have met him, but the name rings the bell.
być czymś zainteresowany, lubić coś
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to be into something
Don't ask me about Manga - I am not into it at all.
być dobrze sytuowanym, bogatym
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to be well off
I think they must be well off - judging from their house and the car in the backyard...
być jedną nogą w grobie
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have one foot in the grave
You know this old lady that lives on second floor? She has one foot in the grave but still behaves as if she were.
być kwita
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be quits (with somebody)
You give me zloty and we're quits.
być na antenie
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be on the air
Quiet everybody! Three, two, one ... You are on the air!
być na czyimś miejscu
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to be in somebody's shoes
I wouldn't like to be in Susan's shoes - imagine taking that difficult exam again!
być na usługach kogoś (tajnych)
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be in the pay of sb
Hmmm... I have the impression that some data have been leaking from the company since Hans was employed here... Do you think he may be in the pay of our competitor?
być na ustach wszystkich
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to be on everyone's lips
Local government elections which are to take place next week are now on everyone's lips.

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