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question		réponse
at odds with commencer à apprendre		in conflict with; arguing
keep/have one’s wits about one commencer à apprendre		to be alert and ready to act in a difficult situation
play ball (with sb) commencer à apprendre		to cooperate, work with other people
keep one's eye on the ball commencer à apprendre		keep one's attention focused on the matter in hand
start the ball rolling commencer à apprendre		to begin sth
jump the gun commencer à apprendre		to do sth before the right time
off one’s own bat commencer à apprendre		without the influence or help of others, on his own initiative
beat sb at sb’s own game commencer à apprendre		to use the same skills or behaviour that sb displays to put oneself in a better position (pobić kogoś jego własną bronią)
two can play at that game commencer à apprendre		one person can behave in the same (usually bad) way as the other
a level playing field commencer à apprendre		a situation that is fair, because no competitor has an advantage over another
lead the field commencer à apprendre		to be ahead of other competitors
run out of steam commencer à apprendre		to stop doing sth because one has no more energy left
put all one’s faith in sth/sb commencer à apprendre		to give complete trust to sth or sb
at the drop of a hat commencer à apprendre		immediately, without hesitating;
make a clean sweep of sth commencer à apprendre		to win all games in a series or tournament
be the pits commencer à apprendre		(informal) to be the worst of the kind;
run amok commencer à apprendre		to suddenly start behaving violently, in anger or excitement
triumphant commencer à apprendre		victorious, successful, winning
precede commencer à apprendre		to come before sth else, preface, begin
unprecedented commencer à apprendre		that has never happened before; extraordinary; exceptional; unparalleled
instinctive commencer à apprendre		impulsive, spontaneous
toll commencer à apprendre		a price, charge / suffering
emotional rawness commencer à apprendre		very intense and overwhelming emotions (power and naturalness)
exacerbate commencer à apprendre		to make a problem or a situation worse; worsen; aggravate; magnify;
relentlessly commencer à apprendre		without stopping, persistently
compelling commencer à apprendre		interesting, irresistible, captivating
archetypal commencer à apprendre		typical of a certain type or thing; representative; model
solipsistic commencer à apprendre		self-centered, narcissistic
quibble commencer à apprendre		to argue/an argument;
squander commencer à apprendre		to waste
intent on squandering one’s talent commencer à apprendre		deliberately not using one’s natural skills
fragile commencer à apprendre		frail, weak, delicate
impairing commencer à apprendre		weakening, harming, damaging
awed commencer à apprendre		amazed, astonished
scrutiny commencer à apprendre		careful examination, investigation, study
strung out commencer à apprendre		nervous, deeply affected by sth, stressy
highly-strung commencer à apprendre		nervous, easily upset
unparalleled commencer à apprendre		unique; rare; exceptional; unprecedented
blighted by commencer à apprendre		negatively affected, ruined, spoiled
rite of passage commencer à apprendre		(rytuał przejścia); an event which marks a new chapter/stage in life
blaze of hype commencer à apprendre		a lot of public attention (outburst of attention)
bad sport commencer à apprendre		sb who doesn't cope well with difficult situtions/doesn't like to lose
ball's in the court commencer à apprendre		it is your responsibility
put down to commencer à apprendre		to think that a problem or situation is caused by a particular thing
ran away with commencer à apprendre		won easily
put in commencer à apprendre		spend time and effort
run into commencer à apprendre		meet/encounter
put up commencer à apprendre		to provide or lend an amount of money for a particular purpose
run over/through commencer à apprendre		repeat and check
run to commencer à apprendre		to reach a particular amount, level, or size
put on commencer à apprendre		produce, provide, present
be for the high jump commencer à apprendre		about to be reprimanded/punished
Take the bull by the horns commencer à apprendre		to face a problem directly
Toe the line commencer à apprendre		to follow the rules; to do what is expected; to meet expectations
Smooth sailing commencer à apprendre		to be easy and without problems
Par for the course commencer à apprendre		what should be expected because of past experience (być do przewidzenia, typowy)
Throw in the towel commencer à apprendre		o stop trying to do something because you have realized that you cannot succeed
Go to bat for someone commencer à apprendre		to support someone when the person needs help wspierać kogoś, pomagać komuś
Turn a blind eye commencer à apprendre		ignore to ignore something that you know is wrong
Not hold water commencer à apprendre		nie mieć sensu, nie trzymać się kupy
On account of commencer à apprendre		Because of
Bury one’s head in the sand commencer à apprendre		to refuse to think about unpleasant facts, although they will have an influence on your situation
Put the cat among the pigeons commencer à apprendre		cause trouble to say or do something that causes trouble or makes a lot of people very angry
Open to debate commencer à apprendre		not decided/ settled
Deal a blow to commencer à apprendre		to cause someone or something, usually a plan or hope, to fail or to be affected very badly (zadać komuś cios), damage one’s hopes
In the balance commencer à apprendre		In the balance
Pull a few strings commencer à apprendre		use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
Beat around the bush commencer à apprendre		avoid saying what one means directly

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