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Domanda		Risposta
at odds with inizia ad imparare		in conflict with; arguing
keep/have one’s wits about one inizia ad imparare		to be alert and ready to act in a difficult situation
play ball (with sb) inizia ad imparare		to cooperate, work with other people
keep one's eye on the ball inizia ad imparare		keep one's attention focused on the matter in hand
start the ball rolling inizia ad imparare		to begin sth
jump the gun inizia ad imparare		to do sth before the right time
off one’s own bat inizia ad imparare		without the influence or help of others, on his own initiative
beat sb at sb’s own game inizia ad imparare		to use the same skills or behaviour that sb displays to put oneself in a better position (pobić kogoś jego własną bronią)
two can play at that game inizia ad imparare		one person can behave in the same (usually bad) way as the other
a level playing field inizia ad imparare		a situation that is fair, because no competitor has an advantage over another
lead the field inizia ad imparare		to be ahead of other competitors
run out of steam inizia ad imparare		to stop doing sth because one has no more energy left
put all one’s faith in sth/sb inizia ad imparare		to give complete trust to sth or sb
at the drop of a hat inizia ad imparare		immediately, without hesitating;
make a clean sweep of sth inizia ad imparare		to win all games in a series or tournament
be the pits inizia ad imparare		(informal) to be the worst of the kind;
run amok inizia ad imparare		to suddenly start behaving violently, in anger or excitement
triumphant inizia ad imparare		victorious, successful, winning
precede inizia ad imparare		to come before sth else, preface, begin
unprecedented inizia ad imparare		that has never happened before; extraordinary; exceptional; unparalleled
instinctive inizia ad imparare		impulsive, spontaneous
toll inizia ad imparare		a price, charge / suffering
emotional rawness inizia ad imparare		very intense and overwhelming emotions (power and naturalness)
exacerbate inizia ad imparare		to make a problem or a situation worse; worsen; aggravate; magnify;
relentlessly inizia ad imparare		without stopping, persistently
compelling inizia ad imparare		interesting, irresistible, captivating
archetypal inizia ad imparare		typical of a certain type or thing; representative; model
solipsistic inizia ad imparare		self-centered, narcissistic
quibble inizia ad imparare		to argue/an argument;
squander inizia ad imparare		to waste
intent on squandering one’s talent inizia ad imparare		deliberately not using one’s natural skills
fragile inizia ad imparare		frail, weak, delicate
impairing inizia ad imparare		weakening, harming, damaging
awed inizia ad imparare		amazed, astonished
scrutiny inizia ad imparare		careful examination, investigation, study
strung out inizia ad imparare		nervous, deeply affected by sth, stressy
highly-strung inizia ad imparare		nervous, easily upset
unparalleled inizia ad imparare		unique; rare; exceptional; unprecedented
blighted by inizia ad imparare		negatively affected, ruined, spoiled
rite of passage inizia ad imparare		(rytuał przejścia); an event which marks a new chapter/stage in life
blaze of hype inizia ad imparare		a lot of public attention (outburst of attention)
bad sport inizia ad imparare		sb who doesn't cope well with difficult situtions/doesn't like to lose
ball's in the court inizia ad imparare		it is your responsibility
put down to inizia ad imparare		to think that a problem or situation is caused by a particular thing
ran away with inizia ad imparare		won easily
put in inizia ad imparare		spend time and effort
run into inizia ad imparare		meet/encounter
put up inizia ad imparare		to provide or lend an amount of money for a particular purpose
run over/through inizia ad imparare		repeat and check
run to inizia ad imparare		to reach a particular amount, level, or size
put on inizia ad imparare		produce, provide, present
be for the high jump inizia ad imparare		about to be reprimanded/punished
Take the bull by the horns inizia ad imparare		to face a problem directly
Toe the line inizia ad imparare		to follow the rules; to do what is expected; to meet expectations
Smooth sailing inizia ad imparare		to be easy and without problems
Par for the course inizia ad imparare		what should be expected because of past experience (być do przewidzenia, typowy)
Throw in the towel inizia ad imparare		o stop trying to do something because you have realized that you cannot succeed
Go to bat for someone inizia ad imparare		to support someone when the person needs help wspierać kogoś, pomagać komuś
Turn a blind eye inizia ad imparare		ignore to ignore something that you know is wrong
Not hold water inizia ad imparare		nie mieć sensu, nie trzymać się kupy
On account of inizia ad imparare		Because of
Bury one’s head in the sand inizia ad imparare		to refuse to think about unpleasant facts, although they will have an influence on your situation
Put the cat among the pigeons inizia ad imparare		cause trouble to say or do something that causes trouble or makes a lot of people very angry
Open to debate inizia ad imparare		not decided/ settled
Deal a blow to inizia ad imparare		to cause someone or something, usually a plan or hope, to fail or to be affected very badly (zadać komuś cios), damage one’s hopes
In the balance inizia ad imparare		In the balance
Pull a few strings inizia ad imparare		use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
Beat around the bush inizia ad imparare		avoid saying what one means directly

Unit 7 - Upstream (MOST IMPORTANT)

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