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wszędzie dobrze gdzie nas nie ma
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the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
When you look at other homes, the grass is often greener on the other side of the fence.
wszystko dobre, co się dobrze kończy
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all's well that ends well
The weather was terrible when we arrived in France but after two days it changed completely and we had a wonderful holiday. All's well that ends well.
wściec się
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to hit the roof
My parents hit the roof when I told them that I failed my exam again.
wściec się
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to see red
When Chris told me he'd crashed my car, I just saw red.
wtrącać się we wszystko
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have a finger in every pie
I can't stand her any longer! She has to have a finger in every pie! Can't she just mind her own business?
wtykać nos w
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poke/stick your nose into sth
She's always poking her nose into other people's business.
wybuchać śmiechem
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burst out laughing
The movie was so funny that finally even Susan burst out laughing.
wyczerpany nakład książki
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out of print
I'm sorry but the book you've ordered is out of print.
wygadać się
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let something slip
He let slip that he had been in prison.
wygadać się, wyjawić sekret
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to spill the beans
I showed Tom my present for our mother and asked him not to spill the beans.
wyglądający i czujący się rześko
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as fresh as a daisy
Although I came back late from the party last night I was as fresh as a daisy in the morning.
wygrać los na loterii, zgarnąć całą pulę
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to hit the jackpot
How does it come that he can afford such a car if he works at a construction site!? He must have hit the jackpot or something!'
wyjaśniać coś
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to get sth straight
Let's get this straight. You're sure you didn't leave your wallet at home, right?
wyjść z siebie, wściec się
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to fly off the handle
I swear - one more remark like this and I will fly off the handle!
wykluczone
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out of the question
I will not let my son go to France on his own. It is out of the question.
wykręcić komuś numer
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to do a number on sb
He really did a number on his ex-girlfriend, making her come back to him and then dumping her.
wynagradzać szkodę/szkody
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make amends
He went to him and begged his forgiveness, saying he would do anything he could to make amends.
wypchaj się!
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Get stuffed!
I tried to be nice to him but finally he went too far! I simply told him to get stuffed...
wypisane na twarzy
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written all over one's face
When Nick was told that he hadn't won the contest, disappointment was written all over his face.
wyrażać (komuś) swoje uznanie, oddawać hołd
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pay tribute to sb/sth
In, a concert was held at Wembley Stadium to pay tribute to Freddie Mercury from Queen.
wyrzucić coś z siebie, zrzucić ciężar z serca
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to get sth off your chest
I kept on thinking about telling Mark that he hurt me and I was glad to get it off my chest at last.
wyścig szczurów
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rat race
After years in the rat race she's finally decided to quit and spend more time with her family.
wywierać presję
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put pressure
The press are putting pressure on the minister to resign.
wyzywać kogoś
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to call sb names
He called her names when she refused to date him, which only proved that it was actually a right decision...
wzdychać (głęboko)
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heave a sigh
She heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the good news.
wziąć coś pod uwagę
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to take something into account
Remember to take his age into account when deciding what kind of work to give him.
z głębi serca
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from the bottom of one's heart
I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your help.
z otwartymi ramionami, chętnie
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with open arms
I accepted Kate's invitation to her birthday party with open arms.
z palcem w nosie, z łatwością
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(with your) hands down
Don't stay up all night, his tests are so easy you'll pass them with your hands down.
z podwójną siłą
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with a vengeance
After a week of good weather winter has returned with a vengeance today.
z rzędu
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in a row
It was very cold and it snowed for three days in a row.
z własnej inicjatywy
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off your own bat
Don't say I told you to do it, you did it off your own bat and I had nothing to do with it.
z własnej inicjatywy
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on your own initiative
She realized that she had never done anything on her own initiative without the motivation of someone else.
z własnej woli, inicjatywy
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of one's own accord
I didn't ask him to clean up my car - he did it of his own accord.
z zawodu
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by profession
My mother works as an English teacher but she's an economist by profession.
z zimną krwią
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in cold blood
He killed the girl in cold blood just to get the money.
za nic na świecie
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for all the tea in China
Oh, come on! I am not going to ask him such question! Not for all the tea in China!
za wszelką cenę
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at all costs
We must win at all costs.
zabawa w chowanego
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hide-and-seek
Let's play hide-and-seek! I'm seeking first...
zabić czas
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to kill time
I only read magazines in doctors' waiting rooms to kill time.
zabrać głos
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zabrać głos in inglese
to take the floor
The Prime Minister will take the floor in budget discussion on Wednesday.
zachować twarz
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to save face
The comment that he made was only an attempt to save face in that difficult situation.
zachowywać powagę, nie wybuchać śmiechem
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keep a straight face
Toby can't tell jokes. He never keeps a straight face and starts laughing right before the punch line.
zaciemniać obraz
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to muddy the waters
For some reason they want to muddy the waters. I think their business is not quite legal...
'zaczaić' coś, załapać (jak coś działa, lub na czym polega)
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to get the hang of sth
And then, as I finally got the hang of this new system, everything turned out to be so easy.
zadzwonić do kogoś
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give somebody a ring
I'll give you a ring in the evening.
zadzwonić do kogoś
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to give someone a buzz
Sorry. I have to go now, but I will give you a buzz later, ok?
zagłaskać kota na śmierć
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to kill somebody with kindness
My husband is killing me with kindness. Sometimes I just need to be left alone and he wants to spend all day with me.
zakochać się
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to fall for someone
Julie goes to this pub every night because she has fallen for its barman.
zakomunikować komuś przykrą wiadomość
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to break the news to sb
I had the unpleasant duty of breaking the news of John's death to his wife.
zakończyć coś, przerwać, fajrant
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call it a day
Why don't we call it a day and go home?
zakopać topór wojenny
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to bury the hatchet
Of course this old quarrel is long forgotten! Why don't Kate and Mike bury the hatchet at last?
załamywać się, tracić panowanie nad sobą
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to go to pieces
After his child was badly injured in a car accident, he simply went to pieces.
załapać, zrozumieć coś
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get the message
He finally got the message and left Mary and John alone together.
zamienić się w słuch
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to be all ears
I'm all ears- tell me how it happened that you've come back to Poland.
zamienić z kimś słowo
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to have a word with sb
Could I have a word with you about our meeting?
zamykamy! (in a pub)
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time please!
Time please! These were the last drinks. Please come back tomorrow.
zaostrzać apetyt
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to whet sb's appetite
The trip was marvellous. We had a great time and the whole experience whetted our appetite for more.
zapomnieć czegoś, wylecieć z pamięci
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to slip sb's mind
I felt so terrible when I bought her these roses... It slipped my mind that she is allergic to them!
zarozumialec, ważniak
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a big-head
Tom told me that all his friends are less intelligent than he is. He's such a big head!
zasięgnąć rady (kogoś kto się na tym zna), skonsultować coś
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to pick sb's brains
Terry, I need to pick your brains about the computer software - I've heard you are an expert.
zatrzymywać samochód (prosząc o podwiezienie)
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to thumb a lift
I'm afraid we have no choice and if we want to get out of here we have to thumb a lift.
zbić kogoś na kwaśne jabłko
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beat somebody black and blue
Tommy always threatens his little sister that he will beat her black and blue if she tells their parents about his marks at school.
zbierać się na odwagę
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to pluck up courage
After few days Mike decided to pluck up courage and ask Helen out.
zbyt piękne, by było prawdziwe
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too good to be true
I still can't believe I got that job. It's just too good to be true.
zdecydować się nagle coś zrobić
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to take sth into your head
He seems to have taken it into his head to ask Ann to marry him.
zdrowy, krzepki
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hale and hearty
John looks hale and hearty these days and he's very active.
ze wstrzymanym oddechem
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with bated breath
They waited for the news with bated breath.
'zedrzeć z kogoś' (cenowo)
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to rip sb off
Don't go to that hairdresser over there. It's nothing special but they will rip you off!
zejdź mi z oczu!
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get out of my face!
I didn't ask you for your silly comments. Get out of my face!
zejść na ziemię
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to come down to earth
Come down to earth and stop dreaming about Mark; he doesn't even like you.
zejść z anteny
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go off the air
This program was very popular so the information that it went off the air caused a wave of protest.
zepsuć coś, źle coś zrobić
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to make a mess of sth
I know I've made a mess of my exam and I'll have to take it again.
zgrzytać zębami
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gnash your teeth
Hell is so terrible that those who go there will weep and gnash their teeth. Mary gnashes her teeth in frustration.
zielony z zazdrości
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green with envy
When they see my new boyfriend, all the girls will turn green with envy.
zła passa
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a bad patch
Last season we hit a bad patch of form and suddenly we were out of the Champions League.
złapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku
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catch sb red-handed
The trial won't take long as the defendant was caught red-handed.
zmieszany, zakłopotany lub zły
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(all) hot and bothered
Jim gets all hot and bothered when I mention his ex-girlfriend.
zmyć sie po cichu
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make oneself scarce
The atmosphere in the room was getting more and more tense, so I made myself scarce on the first possible occasion.
znać jak własną kieszeń
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to know sth like the back of sb's hand
I can be your guide in this city - I grew up here so I know the place like the back of my hand.
znienacka, nieoczekiwanie
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out of the blue
The letter came out of the blue - I didn't expect to hear from him ever again.
zrobić komuś piekło na ziemi, spowodować cierpienie
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put sb through hell
Our boss put us through hell before he admitted that actually it wasn't our fault that we had failed with the deadline.
zrozumieć coś
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to make head or tail of sth
Can you help me? I can't make head or tail of these instructions on the radio.
zrzędliwy mąż/żona
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nagging husband/wife
I have no idea how she can stand living with such a nagging husband as hers.
zupełnie goły, całkiem nagi
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stark naked
The small children playing on the beach were stark naked.
zupełnie inny, nie mający nic wspólnego
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a far cry from sth
This house is a far cry from the one we were shown yesterday; it's much nicer.
zupełnie trzeźwy, trzeźwy jak świnia
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to be as sober as a judge
You may not believe me but I know what I saw - I was sober as a judge when it happened.
źle, opacznie kogoś zrozumieć
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to get somebody wrong
Don't get me wrong. I didn't want to say he was a fool.
źródło problemu
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the root of the problem
The root of the problem is that they don't learn enough to pass this exam.
żyć bardzo długo, dożyc późnej starości
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to live to a grand old age
Our dog was always very active and lived to a grand old age.
żyć cicho, samemu, bez towarzystwa
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to keep oneself to oneself
Mary hardly ever goes out with us; she keeps herself to herself.

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