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(informal UK) to be very busy doing something commencer à apprendre
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be up to your eyes/eyeballs/neck/ears He’s up to his eyes in paperwork.
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być zabieganym, zalatanym commencer à apprendre
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Before Christmas, most salespeople are rushed off their feet.
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(spoken UK) it is very busy commencer à apprendre
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to be very busy or too busy commencer à apprendre
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Can’t it wait? I already have my hands full.
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(informal) to have a large number of problems to deal with or a large amount of work to do mieć wystarczająco sporo na głowie commencer à apprendre
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when someone is very busy but not manage to achieve much commencer à apprendre
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chase your tail/ run (a)round in circles
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try to do something but being in panic and not being affective commencer à apprendre
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run (a)round like headless chicken
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working with a lot of effort commencer à apprendre
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work very hard at the moment commencer à apprendre
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have your nose to the grindstone/ have your head down
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commencer à apprendre
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Most of the students I knew at college were serious and industrious.
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to try a little harder in order to achieve something, after you have already used a lot of effort commencer à apprendre
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The president expressed his determination to go the extra mile for peace.
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(informal) hard work and effort, especially when cleaning or polishing something commencer à apprendre
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You'll need to use some elbow grease to get that floor clean.
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to work extremely hard to achieve something commencer à apprendre
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Beth sweated blood over that article.
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the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something commencer à apprendre
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Lou lifted the box easily, without using much effort.
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a lot of physical or mental effort commencer à apprendre
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The afternoon’s exertions had left us feeling exhausted.
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(informal) a piece of work that takes a lot of time and effort and is usually boring commencer à apprendre
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It’ll be a slog, but I know we can do it.
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the ability to give a sensible amount of time and effort to your work and to your life outside work, for example to your family or to other interests równowaga między pracą a życiem osobistym commencer à apprendre
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You can’t have a proper work-life balance if you’re in the office for 12 hours a day.
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(spoken) to try extremely hard to do something commencer à apprendre
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I bust a gut trying to finish that work on time.
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