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question		réponse
about to commencer à apprendre		Peggy is about to leave.
in advance commencer à apprendre		We booked the tickets in advance.
alive and kicking commencer à apprendre		I love Berlin. It's alive and kicking.
all of a sudden commencer à apprendre		I went out in the sun. Then, all of a sudden, it started to rain.
all over the place commencer à apprendre		There are environmental problems all over the place.
to go from bad to worse commencer à apprendre		My marks went from bad to worse last term.
to bag sth. commencer à apprendre		Tom bagged this special offer at an online-shop.
beat-up commencer à apprendre		Mark is too beat-up to play tennis this evening.
to do the best commencer à apprendre		He always does his best.
blabber commencer à apprendre		Don't listen to him, he's a blabber.
bloody commencer à apprendre		What a bloody day!
to be blue commencer à apprendre		She's been feeling blue all day.
a closed book commencer à apprendre		I'm afraid physics will always be a closed book to me
bouncer commencer à apprendre		A bouncer's task is to keep out those who might cause trouble.
bowl of cherries commencer à apprendre		Marriage it's not always bowls of cherries.
be broken commencer à apprendre		I can't go to the cinema with you, I'm broken.
to brush up on sth. commencer à apprendre		I have to brush up on my Spanish.
buck commencer à apprendre		You can buy a DVD player for less than 100 bucks.
butt commencer à apprendre		You're a pain in the butt.
buzz commencer à apprendre		Parachuting gives me a real buzz.
Buzz off! commencer à apprendre		Buzz off! I have told you not to come to my place anymore.
a close call commencer à apprendre		I had a close call. A stone almost hit me!
like cat and dog commencer à apprendre		to live like cat and dog
to catch (a) cold commencer à apprendre		I walked out in the rain, so I caught (a) cold.
not to have a clue commencer à apprendre		I don't have a clue about repairing the faucet.
Come off it! commencer à apprendre		Come off it! This isn't the truth.
as far as I'm concerned commencer à apprendre		(JEŚLI CHODZI O MNIE) As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to watch the film.
cop commencer à apprendre		A big crowd of cops gathered in front of the Bank of England.
corner shop commencer à apprendre		Mother really liked corner shops when she was a child.
cram school commencer à apprendre		Many pupils have to go to a cram school in the afternoon.
on credit commencer à apprendre		I'd not buy the new TV on credit.
damned commencer à apprendre		I hate going through that damned rush hour.
to dig in one's heels commencer à apprendre		(upierać się) If you take or express an opinion and refuse to change it, you dig in your heels.
dirt cheap commencer à apprendre		Buy some more of those plums. They're dirt cheap, In Italy, the peaches are dirt cheap.
to disrespect sb. commencer à apprendre		Poor people shouldn't be disrespected.
to do one's best commencer à apprendre		He does his best to fix the car.
to do someone good commencer à apprendre		Let's go on a holiday. The sun will do us good.
down under commencer à apprendre		(drugi koniec świata) Down under will be my next destination.
to be up to one's ears commencer à apprendre		Sorry, I can't go out with you. I'm up to my ears in work.
to eat like a horse commencer à apprendre		No wonder he's so fat. He eats like a horse.
to eat like a pig commencer à apprendre		Christine is one of those lucky people who can eat like a pig and still stay thin.
every now and then commencer à apprendre		(co chwila) Every now and then I play the piano.
every other commencer à apprendre		(co drugi) He comes to me every other week.
fair enough commencer à apprendre		Fair enough! Let's go out for dinner tonight.
to keep the fingers crossed commencer à apprendre		I have to see the doctor for a checkup. - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
for free commencer à apprendre		I was lucky. I got this CD for free.
freak out commencer à apprendre		(wkurzyć się) Ron freaked out when he heard that Peter had broken his car.
to get cold feet commencer à apprendre		He wanted to speak to the boss, but he didn't. He got cold feet.
to get fed up with sth. commencer à apprendre		(mieć dosyć czegoś) They get fed up with their neighbour's parties.
to get rid of sth. commencer à apprendre		(pozbyć się czegoś), We have to get rid of that old car.
to get sth. commencer à apprendre		Jason, did you finally get your exercise?
to take sth. for granted commencer à apprendre		(założyć coś) I took it for granted the meeting was on Tuesday.
greasy spoon commencer à apprendre		(podrzędna restauracja) I'd rather starve instead of eating at a greasy spoon.
guy commencer à apprendre		Jennifer fell in love with the guy from the supermarket.
had better commencer à apprendre		You'd better go now.
on the other hand commencer à apprendre		Sue likes pop music, on the other hand she doesn't like discos.
to give a hand commencer à apprendre		Can you give me a hand with the cupboard?
by heart commencer à apprendre		My brother has to learn the poem by heart.
to hold s.o.'s horses commencer à apprendre		›Hold your horses‹, I said when John began to leave the room.
to be hooked on sth. commencer à apprendre		Bill is hooked on car racing.
to jump down sb.'s throat commencer à apprendre		The boss jumped down my throat because I was late for work.
knackered commencer à apprendre		(zmachany) What has happened? You look so knackered.
to keep an eye on sth./sb. commencer à apprendre		Will you keep an eye on my baby?
little by little commencer à apprendre		Andrew had an accident while playing ice-hockey. Little by little he begins to walk.
to look forward to sb. commencer à apprendre		I look forward to my holidays in Rome.
to make ends meet commencer à apprendre		She's been out of work for years. How can she make ends meet with four children?
to make friends easily commencer à apprendre		Chris makes friends easily.
to make oneself at home commencer à apprendre		Come in, please. Make youreself at home.
to make up one's mind commencer à apprendre		(zdecydować się) Did you make up your mind to buy a new computer?
mash commencer à apprendre		I love Grandma's homemade mash.
What's the matter? commencer à apprendre		You look sad. What's the matter? with you?
to be mean commencer à apprendre		Grandfather is mean with money.
to meet sb. halfway commencer à apprendre		I don't like his ideas, but I can imagine that we should meet halfway.
to mess around commencer à apprendre		(wygłupiać się) The clown messed around to make the children laugh.
to mess up commencer à apprendre		(sknocić) Sandy has really messed up this time.

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