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labour of love
It’s a real labour of love.
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bezinteresowna praca, praca wykonywana z zamiłowaniem
lack of confidence
My lack of confidence always prevented me from getting what I wanted.
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brak pewności siebie
lame excuse
It really is a lame excuse. We will be there in 30 minutes. You are going out with us whether you like it or not.
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kiepska wymówka
land oneself in trouble
I landed myself in real trouble and I don’t know what to do next.
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wpaść w tarapaty
last but not least
And last but not least, let me introduce our managing director, Mister Eric Brown.
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ostatni, ale nie mniej ważny (od poprzedników)
last but one
I’ll be done in a second. I am now reading the last but one page.
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przedostatni
late into the night
I had to work late into the night yesterday as my essay’s deadline was today.
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do późna w nocy
laugh from ear to ear
Sarah is such a positive person; she laughs from ear to ear all the time.
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śmiać się od ucha do ucha
lead a double life
Tim is really leading a double life: he has a wife and a daughter, but also a lover who is pregnant.
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wieść podwójne życie
least of all
No one believed Sally, least of all the police
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na pewno nie, zwłaszcza nie
leave behind
I have to leave the past behind me and move on at last.
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zostawić, zapomnieć
leave empty-handed
I went shopping but left the shopping centre empty-handed. I just couldn’t find anything that I liked.
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odejść z pustymi rękami
leave no stone unturned
I left no stone unturned but still couldn’t find the necklace! I think I lost it for good.
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poruszyć niebo i ziemię
leave nothing to chance
Anne leaves nothing to chance and always considers all possible scenarios before she makes a decision.
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nie pozostawiać niczego przypadkowi
leave somebody in the lurch
Matt left me in the lurch when I really needed him. I am really disappointed. I thought he was a true friend.
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opuścić kogoś w potrzebie
leave somebody with no choice
You leave me with no choice but to call your parents. Maybe you’ll behave yourself in the future.
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nie pozostawić komuś wyboru
let me get this right
Let me get this right: you are only applying for the course because you think that the boys taking it are good looking, right?
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niech to dobrze zrozumiem
let me think
Let me think. In my opinion the red one might be a bit more suitable for the occasion.
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niech pomyślę
let that be a lesson to you
I know that it wasn’t pleasant, but let it be a lesson to you. You’ll be more careful in the future.
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niech to będzie dla ciebie nauczką
let things take their course
Don’t plan too much and let things take their course. It will all work out.
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zostawić sprawy własnemu biegowi
let’s hope for the best
Let’s just wait and hope for the best. It has to work out fine in the end.
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bądźmy dobrej myśli
let’s meet at my place
Let’s meet at my place and then we can go to town. It will be much easier that way.
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spotkajmy się u mnie
lie in somebody’s hands
Everything lies in your hands at the moment, so be very careful when you make up your mind.
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leżeć w czyichś rękach; zależeć od kogoś
lift somebody’s spirits
The movie really lifted my spirits. I felt low before I watched it but my mood is much better now.
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podnieść kogoś na duchu
light as a feather
She has low self-esteem because she thinks she is fat, but she really is light as a feather.
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lekki jak piórko
like father, like son
I could have expected it from you; like father, like son. It seems like it all runs in the family.
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jaki ojciec, taki syn; niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni
like it or lump it
Like it or lump it, exams are compulsory at the end of every school year.
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czy ci się podoba czy nie
little by little
I really didn’t like Kate when I met her, but, little by little, I have grown to like her a lot.
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stopniowo, po trochu
little known
It is a little known fact that I am a very good dancer.
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mało znany
live day to day
I am making no plans for the future at the moment. I’m simply enjoying living day to day.
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żyć z dnia na dzień
live in a dream world
It’s so hard to reason with Claire. She lives in a dream world of her own.
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żyć marzeniami
live in fear
I live in constant fear of getting fired. My job is extremely demanding and competitive, and I feel like I am failing to keep up with the pace.
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żyć w strachu
live in the past
You can’t keep on living in the past. Nothing will change what happened, but you have to move on.
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żyć przeszłością
live like cat and dog
Sam and Tom live like cat and dog. I am so fed up with listening to their constant fights.
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żyć jak pies z kotem
load of rubbish
What you’re saying is just a load of rubbish. I don’t believe a word of it.
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stek bzdur
loaf about
Stop loafing about and do some work finally. We have 2 days till the finals and you haven’t done any studying yet.
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obijać się, próżniaczyć
long time no see!
Long time no see, Kate! Where have you been this past year?
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kopę lat się nie widzieliśmy!
look alive!
My god, you are so extremely lazy! Make some effort! At least look alive!
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rusz się!
look down one’s nose on somebody
Sally is so stuck up. She looks down her nose on everybody in her class.
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pogardzać kimś, patrzeć na kogoś z góry
look for a job
I am looking for a job at the moment and am really struggling to find any interesting offers.
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szukać pracy
look forward to something
I am really looking forward to Christmas this year.
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nie móc się doczekać czegoś
look on the bright side
Look on the bright side, Tim. Now that you are single again, you will have much more time for your friends and yourself.
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spojrzeć optymistycznie, z dobrej strony
look one’s age
Kate doesn’t look her age at all! I thought she was 25 and she is really 31.
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wyglądać na swój wiek
look out!
Look out! There is a wire sticking out of that wall, you could hurt yourself.
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uważaj! ostrożnie!
look somebody in the face
Look me in the face and tell me you didn’t do it!
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spojrzeć komuś w twarz
look somebody up and down
I felt really intimidated and lost all of my self-confidence when, on entering the office, I was looked up and down by my new assistant.
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zmierzyć kogoś wzrokiem
look to the future
Stop worrying about the current situation. Look to the future, it will only get better.
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patrzeć w przyszłość
look up to somebody
I always looked up to my sister and wanted to be just like her.
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podziwiać kogoś
look who’s talking!
Look who’s talking! Now you’re so smart, but who was it that was too afraid to call Mark last time?
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i kto to mówi?!
lose a job
I lost my job a month ago and have been looking for a new post ever since.
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stracić pracę
lose confidence in somebody
I thought Laura was reliable but I have recently lost all confidence in her.
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stracić do kogoś zaufanie
lose count of something
I simply lost count of how many countries he’s been to; he travels all the time.
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stracić rachubę czegoś
lose heart
I lost heart after not having heard from them for two weeks.
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tracić nadzieję/ducha
lose one’s head
Don’t lose your head! It’s just an exam, everything will be fine. Just stay calm and focused.
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tracić głowę
lose one’s tongue
I am usually good at public speaking, but this time I lost my tongue in the very beginning and struggled throughout.
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zapomnieć języka w gębie
lose sight of something
I lost sight of her for only a minute. Then she was gone and I had to report it to the police.
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stracić coś z oczu
love at first sight
Matt and Sarah met last year and it was love at first sight. They are going to get married soon.
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miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia
lucky dog
I can’t believe you’ve just won all this money. You lucky dog!
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szczęściarz
lump it
Well, you’ll just have to lump it. You can’t have everything, can you?
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pogodzić się, wytrzymać

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