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At this time of year, most students are beavering away on their theses. start learning
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He jumped off the bus and went haring down the road start learning
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I can’t stop my dog from wolfing down her food. start learning
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jeść łapczywie, pałaszować
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The school bully kept hounding some of the first graders for money start learning
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I was eyeing him suspiciously as I thought he might be foxing start learning
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przechytrzyć, zwieść na manowce, zbić z tropu, zdezorientować
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Whenever he paid his parents a visit they started badgering him about shaving off his goatee. start learning
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wiercić dziurę w brzuchu, zasypywać pytaniami, uporczywie nakłaniać kogoś do czegoś, zamęczać prośbami
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The talk show hostess made her name by ferreting out her guests’ innermost secrets. start learning
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wyniuchać coś, wywęszyć coś, wygrzebać coś, myszkować
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The children were scolded for monkeying around the classroom start learning
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Her colleagues hated the way she was worming her way into the top positions in the company. start learning
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The lead actress was heard crowing over her understudy who had been booed off stage. start learning
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piać z zachwytu, triumfować (np. nad czymś, nad kimś)
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Paparazzi were dogging her every step. start learning
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iść blisko za kimś, nie odstępować (jak pies), gnębić (gdy kogoś gnębi jakiś problem lub pech), uprzykrzać
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He invariably aped the teacher’s manner start learning
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małpować (np. czyjeś zachowanie), naśladować (np. czyjś sposób robienia określonych czynności)
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He ratted on the deal at the last minute. start learning
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sypać, donosić, zdradzać,
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She clammed up for fear of being perceived as a chatterbox. start learning
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milczeć, uciszyć się, zamilknąć
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The road snaked over a mountainous area. start learning
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wić się (np. o drodze, rzece itp.)
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She graciously swanned into the room arousing interest and admiration. start learning
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Sniffing out danger, he beetled off before anyone could see he was there. start learning
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wyjść skądś bardzo szybko, ulotnić się, zmyć
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He ducked just in time as a dislodged rock came crashing to the ground. start learning
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The van skidded on a patch of oil and rammed into a tree. start learning
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Auntie Susie was the one who always squirreled little treats away. start learning
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He catted around with every lady in sight behind his wife’s back start learning
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When I was at school I hated being cowed by senior pupils. start learning
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