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commencer à apprendre

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dojść do słowa (np. w dyskusji) commencer à apprendre		get a word in edgeways/edgewise It was such an exciting conversation that I could hardly get a word in edgewise. Mary talks so fast that nobody can get a word in edgeways.
to make an effort to improve your work or behavior because it is not good enough/wziąć się w garść commencer à apprendre		pull one's socks up He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team.
mieć wpływy commencer à apprendre		carry weight with sb/sth Your argument does not carry a lot of weight with me. The senator's testimony carried a lot of weight with the council.
wyrzucić coś z siebie, wyżalić się. commencer à apprendre		get sth off one's chest You will feel better if you get it off your chest. I have to get this off my chest. I'm tired of your rudeness to me!
to have a strong opinion about something, which you are often trying to persuade other people is correct commencer à apprendre		have an axe to grind As a novelist, he has no political axe to grind.
szukać dziury w całym, krytykować coś commencer à apprendre		pick holes in sth The lawyer did her best to pick holes in the witness's statement.
trzymać coś na dystans commencer à apprendre		hold sth at bay I have to keep the bill collectors at bay until I get my paycheck. The mosquitoes will not remain at bay for very long.
przypominać coś commencer à apprendre		ring the bell
popełnić gafę, strzelić głupstwo (powiedzieć publicznie coś zawstydzającego) commencer à apprendre		drop a brick They really dropped a brick when they told her the cause of her illness.
poruszać niebo i ziemią (próbować na każdy możliwy sposób) commencer à apprendre		leave no stone unturned Don't worry. We'll find your stolen car. We'll leave no stone unturned. In searching for a nice place to live, we left no stone unturned.

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