informal English idioms n-z

from now on

From now on I'm going to drive more carefully.

old fart

(stary pierdoła) Bob isn't an entertainer, he is an old fart.

pint

A pint for me, please. (około pól litra, duże piwo)

to be pissed off

Leave me alone, I'm pissed off! I was pissed off because he called me a bitch. → Byłam wkurwiona, bo nazwał mnie suką.

pitchdark

extremely dark (ciemno jak w smole)

plonk

(kiepskie wino) Plonk often causes a bad headache.

to come to the point

Don't talk for hours. Come to the point.

to pop in

I won't be back early. I'll pop in at Max's.

pretty much

They earn pretty much money together.

out of the question

We can't come to the party. This is out of the question.

quid

(funciak) A quid is a pound in British currency.

red tape

(biurokracja) Too much red tape takes everything longer.

right as rain

Your baby is right as rain. (w porządku, jak nowy)

to sack sb.

(wyrzucić np. z pracy) Fred was sacked because he had lost his driving licence.

scruffy

Her apartment is very scruffy. (niechlujne)

to see about

(zająć się czymś) Let's have a party on Saturday. I'll see about the drinks.

sharpish

(błyskawicznie, natychmiastowo) After a quarrel Mike left sharpish.

to sing like an angel

Sing very well

to be in someone's shoes

I don't want to be in Peter's shoes.

to shut up

Shut up or disappear before I get furious.

can't stand

I can't stand the rain.

in the sticks

(daleko od miasta, na końcu świata) During their holiday the Bakers lived in the sticks. Far away from towns.

stroppy

(marudny, zrzędliwy) Jimmy is a stroppy child.

stuff

Where is all that stuff I bought at Oxfam's yesterday?

Take it easy.

Nie denerwuj się!

telly

(telewizor) You're a couch potato. All you can do is sit in front of the telly.

thick

(tępy) He is really thick, I cannot stand him. Are you thick? This is the right number.

Think nothing of it.

It was nothing.; I was glad to do it. Mary: Thank you so much for driving me home. John: Thinknothing of it. Sue: It was very kind of you to bring the kids back all the way out here. Alice: Think nothing of it. I wasdelighted to do it.

to be on time

Please be on time.

to take one's time

Take your time.

tipple

(trunek, napój alkoholowy) After walking through the cold rain everyone enjoyed a tipple.

to take turns

(zmienić się, robić coś na zmianę) My sister and Anne take turns babysitting.

Watch your step.

You'd better watch your step if you don't want trouble with your boss.

to feel under the weather

(być nie w sosie) I think I'll stay at home tonight. I'm feeling a little under the weather.

when push comes to shove

(jeśli zajdzie taka konieczność) When push comes to shove you'd rather accept the job.

as white as snow

they are perfect or completely uncorrupted and honest.

no wonder

No wonder he is ill. He went out in shorts in winter.

Words fail me.

(brak słów) Did you hear about Sue and Pat? – Words fail me.

to eat one's words

(odwołać co się powiedziało, przyznać się) I'm sorry. I'll eat my words.

in other words

(innymi słowy) In other words, you can't answer the question.

to have words with sb.

(kłócić się) I had words with the headteacher of my son's school

to work like a dog

You can work like a dog and still not make ends meet

would rather

Would you like to spend your holidays in the North? No - I'd rather fly to Mexico.

to wow sb.

(zadziwić, imponować) His appearance at the party wowed me.