phrasal verb

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carry weight with sb/sth
to be considered important and effective in influencing someone
His opinions carry a lot of weight with the scientific community.
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give way to somebody/sth
to allow someone to get what they want, or to allow something to happen after trying to prevent it
The boss finally gave way when they threatened to stop work.
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ustąpić komuś / czemuś, ulegać
behind the scenes
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za kulisami
put sb on a pedestal
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postawić kogoś na piedestale
have (sth) going for sb
To have something that is favorable, beneficial, or advantageous to one
Celebrities don't have much going for their fans.
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mieć coś korzystnego, wartościowego
role model
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wzór do naśladowania
put a strings to get sth
Her mother put a lot of strings to get her the job.
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używać wpływów do
emulate sb at sth
They emulate the best.
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naśladować kogoś
sway
to persuade someone to change their opinion or decision
I think I was swayed by what James said.
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przekonywać
follow in sb's footsteps
to do the same job or the same things in your life as someone else, especially a member of your family
He followed in his father's footsteps and became an actor.
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podążać śladami kogoś
overcome setbacks
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przezwyciężyć niepowodzenia
back out (of sth)
to decide not to do something that you had said you would do
The buyer backed out of the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract.
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zrezygnować, wycofać się
make an appearance
Madonna made a guest appearance at the concert
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wystąpić
come up with sth
to think of a plan
We need to come up with a better way of making money.
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wymyślić coś
face up to sth
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pogodzić się z czymś
to accept that a difficult situation exists
make up for sth
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wynagrodzić coś
live up to sth (expectations)
to be as good as someone hopes
Did the trip live up to your expectations
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sprostać czemuś (oczekiwania)
come up to sth
I feel I will never come up to your expectations
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spełniać
come up against sb/sth
She came up against a lot of sexism in her first engineering job
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zmierzyć się z
look up to sb
admire
he looks up to that singer.
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podziwiać kogoś
get out of sth
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wymigiwaćsię od czegoś
feel up to something
to have the energy to do something
I don’t feel up to going out tonight
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czuć się na siłach
give way to something
to be replaced by something
My excitement gave way to fear when I drove a car for the first time.
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ustąpić czemuś
hold back on
to wait for a period of time before doing something
hold back on making decision
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wstrzymać się
catch up on something
to do something that you have not been able to do recently
I have to catch up on my reading.
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nadrabiać zaległości w czymś/doinformować się w jakimś temacie
hold off on
to not do something immediately
They've decided to hold off on buying a car
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wstrzymaj się
fall back on sth
to use something for help because no other choice is available
The organization has no income and no reserves to fall back on.
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opierać się, uciekać się do

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