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skup się na robieniu czegoś Lernen beginnen
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set your sights on doing something to decide on a goal that you want to achieve or something you want to have She set her sights on becoming the first woman president of the United States.
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find exactly the right answer “You hit the nail on the head with this color of wallpaper for the living room; it looks better than I expected!”
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znokautowany, poza grą, nieświadom Lernen beginnen
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If someone is out for the count, they are unconscious or very deeply asleep At 10.30am he was still out for the count after another night disturbed by the crying baby.
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He has a spare tyre in his car. a spare set of keys
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mieć ważniejsze sprawy na głowie Lernen beginnen
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Don't take it personally, but I have bigger fish to fry.
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a dime a dozen, ten a penny Master's degrees are ten a penny in China, but they're pretty worthless.
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trudne zadanie, wygórowane żądanie Lernen beginnen
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a challenge that is difficult to solve That's a tall order. Do you think anyone can do it?
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chłodno kogoś przyjąć, chłodno potraktować 🫲 Lernen beginnen
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give somebody a cold shoulder Is a cold shoulder all we have to offer in return?
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rozpocząć nowy, lepszy rozdział (w życiu), ta skjeen i en annen hånd Lernen beginnen
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He broke the habit and turned over a new leaf.
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And if things get out of hand, call the police
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z miejsca się zaprzyjaźnić Lernen beginnen
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get on like a house on fire We got on like a house on fire the moment I met her.
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uczynić bardziej znośnym, osłodzić Lernen beginnen
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He's no fool, Osborne, so he sugared the pill a little.
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podnieść swój poziom gry (podjąć próbę poprawienia się w czymś) Lernen beginnen
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They're going to have to raise their game if they want to stay in the Premiership this season
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ze źródła, z pierwszej ręki Lernen beginnen
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straight from the horse's mouth Kate told me about her affair, so I've heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
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zacisnąć zęby i zrobić coś mimo niechęci; brać byka za rogi; Lernen beginnen
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His view is to bite the bullet and press on.
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twoje domysły są tak dobre jak moje Lernen beginnen
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your guess is as good as mine
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sytuacja, w której można w tym samym czasie cieszyć się zaletami dwóch bardzo różnych rzeczy, få i pose og sekk Lernen beginnen
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get the best of both worlds "I hope that we will get the best of both worlds."
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jest więcej niż na pierwszy rzut oka (coś jest bardziej skomplikowane, niż się wydaje) Lernen beginnen
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there's more than meets the eye
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She says one thing and then she does something else. Go figure.
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być bliskim porażki, być w tarapatach Lernen beginnen
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colloquial But behind the apparent success, the company was on the ropes. And she rejected the notion the campaign was on the ropes.
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mieć ucho do czegoś (np. do języków, muzyki) Lernen beginnen
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She has an ear for foreign languages.
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dolewać oliwy do ognia (2) Lernen beginnen
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przyjmować coś za dobrą monetę Lernen beginnen
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take something at face value to accept something as it appears to be rather than studying it more closely: I took the offer at face value. I didn't think they might be trying to trick me.
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być niezdecydowanym, nie wyrazić swojego stanowiska Lernen beginnen
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be unable to make decision about sth and delay deciding
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feel slightly sick, out of sorts You've had good reason to be a bit under the weather. The man who seemed under the weather has been dead for six days.
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Think about it, don't refuse him out of hand.
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The best man in the ship must take the helm.
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mieć z kimś do pomówienia, mieć z kimś na pieńku, mieć z kimś do pogadania🦴 Lernen beginnen
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to have a bone to pick with somebody
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pozostawiac wiele do życzenia Lernen beginnen
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leave a lot to be desired His speech was an anticlimactic disappointment. The fact-connection left a lot to be desired
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gdzie jest wola, znajdzie się sposób Lernen beginnen
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where there's a will, there's a way
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przywołać kogoś do porzakduy🐕🦺🦶 Lernen beginnen
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to order a dog to come close to you to force someone to obey you You will take care that this cantankerous, indolent dog start behave. in other words, I want you bring him to my heel.
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it takes one to know one. when Greek meets Greek than comes the tug of war
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I'm not yet strong enough to quit my job and take the plunge.
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być ostatnim krzykiem mody Lernen beginnen
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to be very popular at a particular time Long hair for men was all the rage in the 70s.
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thick and like jelly: The liquid solidifies into a gelatinous mass.
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znosić, unieważniać (np. prawa; UNIEWAŻNIENIE Lernen beginnen
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If a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal force. RESCIND, OVERTURN. revoke We're campaigning for a/the repeal of the abortion laws. Twenty nine senators said they opposed repeal of the death penalty.
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włożyć w coś dużo pracy, wysiłku Lernen beginnen
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He put his back into his promotion.
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być ogólnie przyjętym (np. idea, teoria) Lernen beginnen
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Words that were hardly mentioned a few years ago now are common currency, while others have virtually disappeared. Tobolsk was not a town where foreigners were common currency.
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przyjrzeć się czemuś dokładniej Lernen beginnen
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scratch beneath the surface to look further than what is obvious If you scratch beneath the surface you'll find she's really a very nice person.
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to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team.
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prowadzić klin między ludźmi Lernen beginnen
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drive a wedge between people to damage the good relationship that two people or groups of people have It doesn't make sense to let things that happened in the past drive a wedge between us now.
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