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having a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behave commencer à apprendre
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He had influential friends.
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event, change, or decision that is very important because it will have a great influence on the future doniosły, ważny, wielkiej wagi commencer à apprendre
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His colleagues all recognized that this was a momentous occasion.
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very great, serious, or important commencer à apprendre
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seismic changes in international relations
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more important than anything else nadrzędny, najważniejszy, główny commencer à apprendre
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Their overriding concern is with efficient crime control.
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very important and needing to be dealt with immediately commencer à apprendre
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He was in urgent need of medical attention.
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when you think about something a lot because it is very important to you commencer à apprendre
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be uppermost in your mind A feeling of pity for David was uppermost in her mind
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the thing you need to deal with most urgently commencer à apprendre
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at the top of your agenda She put the fight against terrorism at the top of her agenda.
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to make something seem much more serious or important than it is commencer à apprendre
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blow something out of (all) proportion The issue was blown far out of proportion.
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to treat a problem as if it was very serious when in fact it is not commencer à apprendre
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make a mountain out of a molehill She was only five minutes late! You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
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to make something seem more important than it really is so that everyone notices it robić z czegoś wielkie halo commencer à apprendre
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make a song and dance about sth I only asked her to move her car but she made such a song and dance about it.
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used to tell someone that it is very important that they do a particular thing, or do not do it nieważne, co robisz (zrób coś) commencer à apprendre
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Don’t miss the train, whatever you do.
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when something must be done or avoided whatever happens, even if it is very difficult or causes a lot of problems commencer à apprendre
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This was a situation we had to avoid at all costs.
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