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Patrzeć wilkiem
She gave me a dirty look when I interrupted her.
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To give someone a dirty look
Mieć muchy w nosie
He’s been grumpy all morning.
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To be grumpy / to be cranky
Robić z igły widły
Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill; it’s not a big deal.
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To make a mountain out of a molehill
Nie mieć bladego pojęcia
I don’t have the faintest idea what you’re talking about.
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Not have the faintest idea
Mieć tremę
I always have butterflies in my stomach before an exam.
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To have butterflies in one’s stomach
Wbić komuś nóż w plecy
He stabbed me in the back by telling the boss my secret.
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To stab someone in the back
Spać jak kamień
I slept like a log after the long hike.
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To sleep like a log
Chodzić spać z kurami
She goes to bed with the chickens and wakes up very early.
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To go to bed with the chickens
mieć poważne kłopoty
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be in deep water
Być do bani
This weather really sucks.
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To be lousy / to suck
Wpaść w szał
She flew off the handle when she saw the mess.
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To fly off the handle
Przymknąć na coś oko
The teacher turned a blind eye to the cheating.
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To turn a blind eye (to something)
Mieć pełne ręce roboty
I have my hands full with the new project.
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To have one’s hands full
Siedzieć jak na szpilkach
I was on pins and needles waiting for the results.
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To be on pins and needles
Znać coś jak własną kieszeń
I know this city like the back of my hand.
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To know something like the back of one’s hand
Mieć dwie lewe ręce
be all fingers and thumbs BrE
I’m all thumbs when it comes to fixing things.
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To be all thumbs / to be clumsy
Chować głowę w piasek
You can’t bury your head in the sand forever.
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To bury one’s head in the sand
Rzucić okiem
I’ll just take a quick look at the report.
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To take a quick look / to glance
skoczyć na szerokie wody
When I started my new job, they really threw me in at the deep end with a big project.
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To jump in at the deep end
Być spłukanym
Sorry, I can’t go out; I’m broke.
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To be broke
Rzucić ręcznik
After many failed attempts, he finally threw in the towel.
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To throw in the towel
Trzymać język za zębami
I’ll keep my mouth shut about your secret.
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To keep one’s mouth shut
Gadać jak najęty
She talks nineteen to the dozen whenever she’s nervous.
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To talk nineteen to the dozen
Kupić kota w worku
He bought a pig in a poke and regretted it.
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To buy a pig in a poke
Złapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku
The police caught the thief red-handed
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To catch someone red-handed
Mieć kaca
I had a terrible hangover after the party.
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To have a hangover
Nie mieć grosza przy duszy
After paying rent, I didn’t have a penny to my name.
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To not have a penny to one’s name
Owinąć kogoś wokół palca
He’s so charming, he has everyone wrapped around his little finger.
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To wrap someone around one’s little finger
Przerzucić na kogoś odpowiedzialność
He always tries to pass the buck instead of solving problems himself.
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To pass the buck
Nie kiwnąć palcem
He didn’t lift a finger to help us.
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To not lift a finger
Coś chodzi komuś po głowie
You look worried — what’s on your mind?
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To have something on one’s mind
Czuć się jak ryba w wodzie
When she started her new job, she took to it like a duck to water.
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to take to something like a duck to water
Być pod kreską
Our company has been in the red for months.
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To be in the red
Zaciskać zęby
He gritted his teeth and finished the marathon.
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To grit one’s teeth
Podcinać komuś skrzydła
Strict rules clipped the students’ wings.
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To clip someone’s wings
Sprowadzać się do czegoś
It all boils down to money in the end.
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To boil down to
Być w siódmym niebie
She was on cloud nine after getting the job.
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To be on cloud nine
Wystawić kogoś do wiatru
He stood her up on their first date.
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To stand someone up
Wyjść na jaw
The truth finally came to light.
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To come to light
Mówić prosto z mostu, nazywac rzeczy po imieniu
He always calls a spade a spade.
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To call a spade a spade
Być twardym orzechem do zgryzienia
The case turned out to be a tough nut to crack.
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To be a tough nut to crack
Mieć serce na dłoni
She wears her heart on her sleeve.
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To wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve
Rzucać grochem o ścianę
Explaining it to him is like talking to a brick wall.
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To be like talking to a brick wall
Być czarną owcą
He was always the black sheep of the family.
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To be the black sheep
Dać komuś kosza
She turned him down politely.
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To turn someone down
Robić kogoś w balona
Relax, I was just pulling your leg.
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To pull someone’s leg
Rwać sobie włosy z głowy
She was tearing her hair out over the deadline.
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To tear one’s hair out
Złapać bakcyla
He caught the travel bug after his first trip abroad.
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To catch the bug
Pójść spać
I’m exhausted, I’m going to hit the sack.
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To hit the sack
Mieć nosa do czegoś
He has a nose for good investments.
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To have a nose for something
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