E Idioms

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early bird
I am really an early bird. I work best in the mornings but need to go to bed early as well.
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ranny ptaszek
earn one’s living
I started earning my own living at the age of 16 and have been financially independent ever since.
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zarabiać na utrzymanie
ease the pain
I need to take some paracetamol to ease the pain, otherwise I won’t be able to carry on working.
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złagodzić ból
easier said than done
It’s easier said than done. How do you want me to organise this conference with the means I have available?
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łatwiej powiedzieć niż zrobić
easy come, easy go
Oh well, easy come, ease go. I know I could have saved the money I won, but at least we had a good time on holiday.
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łatwo przyszło, łatwo poszło
either way
We can stay at home or go to the cinema. Either way, the Browns are spending the evening with us.
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tak czy owak
element of surprise
I like the element of surprise in opening Christmas presents.
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element zaskoczenia
emotions were running high
The concert was amazing! Emotions were running high when Robbie Williams got on stage.
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emocje wzięły górę
end in a tie
The first game ended in a tie, but France won the second 2:1.
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zakończyć się remisem (w sporcie)
enter one’s mind
The thought just entered my mind, but I haven’t come up with any sensible solution to the problem yet.
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wpaść do głowy
even odds
We both practiced a lot, and the odds of winning the game are even.
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równe szanse
even though
Even though I speak Spanish fluently, I have never wanted to visit Spain or South America.
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mimo że, chociaż
every now and then
Every now and then I like to go to a gym but I’m not a regular.
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co jakiś czas
every other day
I work part-time and only go to work every other day.
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co drugi dzień
every time
Every time I go on holiday I choose a different country.
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za każdym razem
exchange of views
I really enjoyed studying abroad. I treated it as a chance for an interesting exchange of views.
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wymiana poglądów
experience shows that
My experience shows that it’s good to spend some time abroad if you want to learn a language well.
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doświadczenie pokazuje, że
express a view
Don’t express such strong views if you have no experience to support them.
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wyrazić pogląd
express an opinion
Anne expressed an opinion about the movie that I didn’t agree with, but I didn’t say anything.
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wyrazić opinię
expressions of sympathy
I treated all the flowers as expressions of sympathy.
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wyrazy współczucia

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