idioms

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Domanda Risposta
skup się na robieniu czegoś
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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.
trafić w sedno
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hit the nail on the head
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!”
znokautowany, poza grą, nieświadom
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out for the count
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.
na zapas, til gode
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for days, to spare
He has a spare tyre in his car. a spare set of keys
spocząć na laurach
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rest on one's laurels
mieć ważniejsze sprawy na głowie
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have bigger fish to fry
Don't take it personally, but I have bigger fish to fry.
na pęczki (duzio)
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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.
trudne zadanie, wygórowane żądanie
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a tall order
a challenge that is difficult to solve
That's a tall order. Do you think anyone can do it?
chłodno kogoś przyjąć, chłodno potraktować 🫲
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give somebody a cold shoulder
Is a cold shoulder all we have to offer in return?
rozpocząć nowy, lepszy rozdział (w życiu), ta skjeen i en annen hånd
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turn over a new leaf
He broke the habit and turned over a new leaf.
tracic kontrole
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get out of hand
And if things get out of hand, call the police
z miejsca się zaprzyjaźnić
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get on like a house on fire
We got on like a house on fire the moment I met her.
uczynić bardziej znośnym, osłodzić
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sugar the pill
He's no fool, Osborne, so he sugared the pill a little.
podnieść swój poziom gry (podjąć próbę poprawienia się w czymś)
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raise one's game
They're going to have to raise their game if they want to stay in the Premiership this season
ze źródła, z pierwszej ręki
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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.
zacisnąć zęby i zrobić coś mimo niechęci; brać byka za rogi;
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bite the bullet
His view is to bite the bullet and press on.
wiem tyle samo co ty
twoje domysły są tak dobre jak moje
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your guess is as good as mine
sytuacja, w której można w tym samym czasie cieszyć się zaletami dwóch bardzo różnych rzeczy, få i pose og sekk
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get the best of both worlds
"I hope that we will get the best of both worlds."
jest więcej niż na pierwszy rzut oka (coś jest bardziej skomplikowane, niż się wydaje)
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there's more than meets the eye
bądź tu mądry🇺🇸
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go figure
She says one thing and then she does something else. Go figure.
być bliskim porażki, być w tarapatach
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be on the ropes
colloquial
But behind the apparent success, the company was on the ropes. And she rejected the notion the campaign was on the ropes.
mieć ucho do czegoś (np. do języków, muzyki)
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have an ear for sth
She has an ear for foreign languages.

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