I Must Simply Face up to it – Idioms

to accept bad treatment without complaining

take it lying down

if something happens _______, it is very unexpected

out of the blue

to argue with someone

cross swords with sb

a time when you feel an emotion very strongly and cannot control your behaviour; Pol. atak szału, napad

fit

to be very angry or shocked

throw a fit

to finally tell the truth about something you have been hiding

come clean

a willingness between two people or groups to understand each other, and to let each other have or do some of the things they want; mutual concessions (Pol. ustępstwa), shared benefits, and cooperation

give and take

someone who is extremely successful in their job or in school

high flyer

someone who only has a small unimportant job in a large organization

cog in the machine

confused or worried about a difficult situation you are in

in a stew

Pol. gulasz

stew

to make an effort to improve your behaviour or your work

pull your socks up

to show great determination to oppose sth or get out of a difficult situation

put up a fight

a long narrow band of leather that is fastened around a horse's head in order to control it; Pol. cugle, lejce, wodze

rein

to control strictly

keep a tight rein on sb/sth

to tell other people what to do, how they should think etc, in a very strong or impolite way

lay down the law

someone who always behaves calmly

cool customer

a very hard bright yellow metal that is a mixture of copper (Pol. miedź) and zinc; Pol. mosiądz

brass

a small nail with a sharp point and a flat top; Pol. ćwiek, gwóźdź tapicerski

tack

to start talking about the most important facts or details of something; Pol. przejść do rzeczy/kokretów

get down to brass tacks

exactly on time or at a particular time; Examle: He came at five ______.

on the dot

to understand a situation

get the picture

to clearly understand a situation

get the picture clear

to stay where you are when someone threatens you, in order to show them that you are not afraid

stand/hold your ground

not suitable for a particular situation or occasion; not in the correct or usual position

out of place