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a bad patch

zła passa

Last season we hit a bad patch of form and suddenly we were out

of the Champions League.

a blue movie/film

film pornograficzny

Blue movies are rated X, which means that only people of 18 and

over can watch them.

a bone of contention

przedmiot sporu, kość

niezgody

The choice of place for holiday turned out to be a real bone of

contention in their family this year.

a cold fish

ktoś niewrażliwy

He's such a cold fish - you can never see any emotions on his face.

a day off (to

have/take/get)

mieć wolne

I think I am overworked - I certainly need a day off!

a drop in the ocean

kropla w morzu

We're grateful for your help although it's just a a drop in the ocean

of our needs.

a gap year

rok przerwy pomiędzy

szkołą średnią a studiami

podczas którego podróżuje

się i zdobywa

doświadczenie

I'm considering taking a gap year, to develop myself and increase

my self-confidence

a ray of hope

promyk nadziei

1. There is a ray of hope for humanity after all.

2. Thank you so much for the ray of hope that shines in your

message.

a walk of life

sfera społeczna

He has friends from many different walks of life.

after your own heart bratnia dusza

She loves books too - she's a woman after my own heart!

all of a sudden

nagle

All of a sudden the lights went out.

all year round

przez cały rok

Most of the hotels are open all year round.

prawdę mówiąc, w

rzeczywistości

as a matter of fact

As a matter of fact, I love him very much.

ask for trouble

prosić się o kłopoty

Not wearing a seat belt is just asking for trouble.

a t all costs

z a wszelką cenę We must win at all costs.

at first sight

na pierwszy rzut oka

At first sight he seems to be a very competent person.

at heart

w głębi duszy

She said she trusted him but at heart she knew he was lying.

at large

na wolności, na swobodzie There are fewer and fewer exotic species living at large.

at random

losowo

The burglar didn't have any plan - he just entered the shop and

grabbed things at random.

at sb's expense

1. na czyjś rachunek; 2.

czyimś kosztem

The trip is at company's expense. We are always making jokes at

Mark's expense.

at short notice

w ostatniej chwili,

bezzwłocznie

I'm so sorry I ask you for help at such short notice but I didn't

realize this project would be so demanding.

at the eleventh hour

w ostatniej chwili

We were so nervous that he would miss the train but he, as usual,

arrived to the railway station at the eleventh hour.

at the top of your voice na całe gardło

They are always discussing things at the top of their voices. It's so

annoying.

be a wet blanket

psuć nastrój

Please somebody make Jane change the subject! With her stories

from her childhood, she can be a real wet blanket.

be at one's best

być w najlepszej formie

There is no doubt he is to win this race - he is at his best now!

be in force

obowiązywać

Don't worry about that - that rule is no longer in force in our

office.

b e in the air

n ierealne, niepewne

T he initial plans to publish this book in May are quite in the air.

It has been announced that the company will still be in the red for

the rest of this year.

be in the red

mieć debet (w banku)

be in two minds about

sth

być w rozterce, wahać się Well, I don't know. I am still in two minds about buying this car.

It's second-hand you know...

be left stranded

być zostawionym samemu

sobie (z kłopotami), utknąć

That party was a disaster! Everybody was having fun and I was

left stranded with that boring guy who sat next to me.

be on the air

być na antenie

Quiet everybody! Three, two, one ... You are on the air!

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be out of order

nie działać

I am sorry but this telephone is out of order. You have to go round

the corner.

be quits (with

somebody)

być kwita

You give me 10 zloty and we're quits.

be rolling in money

mieć mnóstwo pieniędzy,

spać na pieniądzach

They dream of the day when they'll be rolling in money.

be under no illusions n ie mieć żadnych złudzeń

be under the illusion łudzić się

I think Mark's under the illusion that he will be the new director.

be worlds apart

bardzo się różnić

I really like this book but I guess it is worlds apart from what the

real situation is.

beat about/around the

bush

owijać w bawełnę, unikać

przejścia do sedna sprawy

Stop beating about the bush and tell me what the problem is!

beat somebody black

a nd blue

zbić kogoś na kwaśne

j abłko

Tommy always threatens his little sister that he will beat her black

a nd blue if she tells their parents about his marks at school.

Sheila is so desperate in her search for a husband - she's decided to

have a blind date!

blind date

randka w ciemno

burst out laughing

wybuchać śmiechem

The movie was so funny that finally even Susan burst out

laughing.

by all means

wszelkimi sposobami, za

wszelka cenę

By all means this guy should work for us - he is the best specialist

I have ever seen!

by all means

oczywiście

By all means we will try to answer any questions, so feel free to

ask.

by courtesy of

dzięki uprzejmości, za

zgodą

These pictures are being shown by courtesy of CNN.

call it a day

zakończyć coś, przerwać,

fajrant

Why don't we call it a day and go home?

catch sb red-handed

złapać kogoś na gorącym

uczynku

The trial won't take long as the defendant was caught red-handed.

Gee! She doesn't have an evening dress?! It's just friends' party -

why does she have to change a fly into an elephant!

change hands przechodzić z rąk do rąk The heavyweight title is about to change hands once again.

chew something over przemyśleć coś I can't give you the answer today. I simply need to chew it over.

chicken out

robić z igły widły

stchórzyć

I wanted to ask Mary out but I chickened out at the last moment.

He gets on my nerves! Whenever there is something challenging,

he always chooses a soft option.

choose a soft option

pójść na łatwiznę

come in handy

przydawać się Never throw away your notes - they may come in handy one day.

come to terms with sth pogodzić się z czymś

She can't come to terms with the fact that she was fired for being

late all the time.

come true

spełniać się

I wish my dreams would come true one day.

I don't care that he is going to be there with his new girlfriend! I

will be at the party tonight come what may.

come what may

niech się dzieje co chce

commit a blunder

strzelić gafę

He committed a blunder asking Sue about her husband, while

everybody knows that she is divorced.

cry for the moon

chcieć gwiazdki z nieba

Oh, come on! Be realistic! It's like crying for the moon! We cannot

a fford it.

dead-end relationship beznadziejny związek

Mary is not happy with her marriage - actually, it is a dead-end

relationship.

ease sb's mind

uspokajać kogoś The doctor tried to ease his mind about his daughter's illness.

easier said than done

łatwiej powiedzieć, niż

zrobić

I know it's easier said than done but in my opinion you should

challenge it.

first and foremost

nade wszystko

We need peace and stability first and foremost - these are the most

important things.

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for all the tea in China za nic na świecie

Oh, come on! I am not going to ask him such question! Not for all

the tea in China!

for short

w zdrobnieniu

Her name's Diana or Di for short.

I know that this treatment is unpleasant but you should try it for

the sake of your health.

for the sake of

dla czegoś/kogoś

for the time being

na razie

That is all what we can offer for the time being but the service is

still developing.

get on sb's nerves

działać (komuś) na nerwy Turn that music down! It's getting on my nerves.

get the message

załapać, zrozumieć coś He finally got the message and left Mary and John alone together.

wstać lewą nogą You'd better avoid Mark today - he got up on the wrong side of the

bed this morning.

give somebody a ring zadzwonić do kogoś I'll give you a ring in the evening.

gnash your teeth

zgrzytać zębami

1. Hell is so terrible that those who go there will weep and gnash

their teeth. 2. Mary gnashes her teeth in frustration.

go for a song

sprzedać bardzo tanio

This car went for a song - the owner was leaving the country and

wanted a quick sale.

go off the air

zejść z anteny

This program was very popular so the information that it went off

the air caused a wave of protest.

go to somebody's head uderzyć do głowy

Power and success went to his head - he no longer comes to our

parties.

go to waste

marnować się I can't bear to see good food going to waste!

have a finger in every

pie

wtrącać się we wszystko

I can't stand her any longer! She has to have a finger in every pie!

Can't she just mind her own business?

cudem uniknąć czegoś, o

mały włos

have a narrow escape

He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs.

have something on the

brain

chodzić komuś po głowie Do you know this song? I've had it on my brain all day.

have sth at one's

fingertips

mieć coś w małym palcu

You can always go and ask Tom of anything concerned with

maths, he just has it at his fingertips.

heave a sigh

wzdychać (głęboko)

She heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the good news.

high and low

wszędzie

We've searched high and low for this book.

hit the nail on the head trafić w sedno

Right! Nothing to add! You've just hit the nail on the head!

if you like

jeśli masz na to ochotę - Shall we stop for a rest? - Yes, if you like.

in a month of Sundays

na "święty nigdy", nigdy w

życiu

He will never bring you these CDs, not even in a month of

Sundays - just forget it.

in bad taste

w złym guście

Their house is decorated in such bad taste - where did they get the

idea of buying these mock rococo chairs to the living room?

in black and white

na piśmie

This agreement is invalid, unless you bring it in black and white.

in bulk

hurtowo

If you buy in bulk, it's 20% cheaper.

in haste

w pośpiechu

I'm writing in haste to let you know that I won't come on Friday.

1. The doctors tried to save the dying man but in vain.

2. How can you say that our soldiers died in vain?!

in vain

na próżno

in writing

na piśmie

Please confirm the offer in writing next week.

1. na lewą stronę, 2. (znać)

na wylot

inside out

He's a real computer freak - he knows them inside out.

it goes without saying

to oczywiste, nie ma dwóch

zdań

Oh, Amy you should marry him! It goes without saying.

just in case

na wszelki wypadek

We still have plenty of time but let's take a taxi just in case.

keep sth under one's

hat

trzymać coś w tajemnicy

They tried to keep it under their hat but it soon became obvious

that she is pregnant.

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keep sth/sb at bay

trzymać na dystans, nie

dopuszczać do siebie

He always tries to keep his troubles at bay when he is on holiday.

learn sth by heart

nauczyć się na pamięć

There is no rule why these words collocate, you just need to learn

them by heart.

leave no stone

unturned

poruszyć niebo i ziemię,

zastosować wszystkie

środki

I may need to leave no stone unturned but I will find this book!

let something slip

wygadać się

He let slip that he had been in prison.

little by little

stopniowo

After the accident her strength returned little by little.

make a fool of

somebody/yourself

robić z kogoś/siebie głupka Stop that before you make a fool of yourself!

robić zamieszanie z

jakiegoś powodu

make a fuss about sth

Gosh! It is just a broken glass. Don't make a fuss about it.

make amends

wynagradzać

szkodę/szkody

He went to him and begged his forgiveness, saying he would do

anything he could to make amends.

make up one's mind

postanowić, zdecydować

s ię

He finally made up his mind!

nagging headache

uporczywy ból głowy

Jonathan is overworked. That's why he suffers from these nagging

headaches so often.

nagging husband/wife zrzędliwy mąż/żona

I have no idea how she can stand living with such a nagging

husband as hers.

not be sb's cup of tea nie być w czyimś guście

In fact, horror films aren't my cup of tea.

not have a clue

nie mieć pojęcia

I haven't a clue where she left her book.

noughts and crosses

kółko i krzyżyk

Noughts and Crosses is a very popular game among students

sitting on lectures.

on cloud nine

bardzo szczęśliwy, w

siódmym niebie

She has been on cloud nine since she was promoted.

on impulse

spontanicznie

When the weather is nice it's fun to go away on impulse.

on location

(o programie, filmie) w

plenerze

The series was filmed on location in Sweden.

on one's own account na własne ryzyko

Well, you can try to run your own business, but remember that it

will be on your own account.

on the market

w sprzedaży, na rynku

At the moment this is the best camera on the market.

on thin ice

na niepewnym gruncie

His rude answer put him on thin ice in the company.

She realized that she had never done anything on her own

i nitiative without the motivation of someone else.

on your own initiative z własnej inicjatywy

once and for all

raz na zawsze

I tell you once and for all - I am tired of your complaining about

your job! There is nothing else you can do.

out of date

przestarzały, staroświecki I don't like this design - it is absolutely out of date to me.

out of print

wyczerpany nakład książki I'm sorry but the book you've ordered is out of print.

out of stock

nie być dostępnym w

sprzedaży

I'm so sorry but this camera is out of stock now. Can I propose a

different model within the same price?

pay tribute to sb/sth

wyrażać (komuś) swoje

uznanie, oddawać hołd

In 1992, a concert was held at Wembley Stadium to pay tribute to

Freddie Mercury from Queen.

plead guilty

przyznać się do winy

Having seen his face on security video-tape he couldn't use his

alibi any longer and finally pleaded guilty.

pop the question

oświadczyć się

After seven years of dating, I finally popped the question to my

girlfriend.

promise wonders

obiecywać złote góry

She was very disappointed with the job. They promised wonders

when they hired her but nothing came true...

pull somebody's leg

nabierać, drażnić się

Mary had me fooled for a while, but finally I realized she was just

pulling my leg.

put in jeopardy

narazić na

niebiezpieczeństwo

As the Ambassador didn't want to put the staff in jeopardy, they

were all dismissed and sent home.

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put one's foot down

sprzeciwić się

My boss wanted me to work on weekends but I was brave enough

to put my foot down.

put pressure

wywierać presję The press are putting pressure on the minister to resign.

The fact that the company's office was moved to the different part

of the town has put me at a disadvantage. Now I have to commute

almost one hour to get there.

put sb/be at a

disadvantage

stawiać kogoś/być w

niekorzystnej sytuacji

rat race

wyścig szczurów

After years in the rat race she's finally decided to quit and spend

more time with her family.

read sb's hand

wróżyć z ręki

She wanted the Gypsy woman to read her hand and find out about

her future.

red tape

biurokracja

Because of all the red tape she didn't get her visa on time and had

to cancel her holidays in Mexico.

red-letter day

szczególny dzień Tomorrow is my red-letter day - I am getting promoted.

ring the bell

brzmieć znajomo, kojarzyć

się z czymś

I don't know where I might have met him, but the name rings the

bell.

safe and sound

cały i zdrowy

To everybody's relief, he returned safe and sound from the storm.

see pink elephants

widzieć białe myszki

Tim has a drinking problem. He drinks till he sees pink elephants.

self-made man

człowiek, który sam się

dorobił, zrobił karierę

The idea of self-made man is one of the most important concepts

in America.

sell like hot cakes

sprzedawac sie bardzo

szybko

The album of this new Irish rock group sells like hot cakes -

people ask for it everyday.

shed blood

przelewać krew

Much blood was shed durning the war.

She can sit with her friend for hours doing nothing but shooting

the breeze!

shoot the breeze

paplać

snap one's fingers

pstrykać palcami

Music often inspires people to clap or snap their fingers.

I wouldn't rely on him - he always thinks how to take shortcuts in

everything he does.

take a shortcut

pojść na skróty

take sth for granted

przyjmować coś za rzecz

oczywistą, naturalną

Never take love for granted. It has to be cherished to last.

the lesser of two evils mniejsze zło

Sometimes we have to choose between the lesser of two evils.

the naked eye

gołym okiem

Bacteria are too small to be seen with the naked eye.

the other side of the

coin

druga strona medalu

Fame has the other side of the coin as well.

The problems we've already experienced are just the tip of the

iceberg, I'm afraid.

the tip of the iceberg wierzchołek góry lodowej

throw somebody in at

the deep end

rzucić kogoś na głęboką

wodę

You want to learn Spanish? There's no better way than to throw

yourself in at the deep end - go to Spain.

I found the answer by trial and error, which obviously took little

more time.

trial and error

metoda prób i błędów

ups and downs

radości i smutki, zmienne

koleje losu

Their relationship was full of ups and downs.

whistle in the dark

dodawać sobie odwagi

Totally alone in this big house we joked about nightmares,

whistling in the dark perhaps.

with a vengeance

z podwójną siłą

After a week of good weather winter has returned with a

vengeance today.

without fail

niezawodnie

The postman always comes at 10 o'clock without fail.

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