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Question		Answer
face to face I don’t like face-to-face interviews. They are much more stressful than phone interviews. start learning		twarzą w twarz
fail an exam I failed my math exam in June and had to resit it in September. start learning		nie zdać egzaminu
fall apart My last relationship fell apart after I moved to England. start learning		rozpaść się
fall flat He told us a few jokes and all of them fell flat. start learning		nie powieść się, zakończyć się fiaskiem
fall in love with somebody I fell in love with my first boyfriend when I was 16. start learning		zakochać się w kimś
fall into a trap I fell into a trap of working long hours because I wanted to impress my new manager. start learning		wpaść w pułapkę
fall into the wrong hands Take good care of those documents. I don’t want them to fall into the wrong hands. start learning		wpaść w niepowołane ręce
fall short of expectations We thought she would be perfect for the post, but unfortunately she fell short of expectations and she’s going to be demoted. start learning		nie spełnić oczekiwań
fall silent Everyone fell silent when the singer stepped onto the stage. start learning		zamilknąć
fall to one’s knees My boyfriend fell to his knees when he proposed to me. start learning		paść na kolana
fall victim to something I fell a victim to fashion the first time I bought a designer bag. start learning		paść ofiarą czegoś
family matters Please don’t interfere, it’s a family matter. start learning		sprawy rodzinne
fasten one’s seatbelts You should fasten your seatbelts when driving. start learning		zapiąć pasy bezpieczeństwa
fear of the unknown It’s normal to feel the fear of the unknown when you’re going to a new place. start learning		strach przed nieznanym
feed on something Fascism feeds on poverty. start learning		żywić się czymś
feel at home I really feel at home here. I think we should buy the flat. start learning		czuć się jak u siebie w domu
feel awkward I feel awkward staying at your place for such a long time. I don’t want to use you. start learning		czuć się niezręcznie
feel fit enough to do something I am still recovering from pneumonia and I don’t feel fit enough to go out on my own yet. start learning		czuć się na siłach, aby coś zrobić
feel free Feel free to call me whenever you want to. start learning		nie krępować się, czuć się swobodnie
feel like a fool I felt like a fool when my phone rang in the middle of the meeting. start learning		czuć się jak głupiec
feel like doing something I really feel like watching a movie. Let’s go and rent a DVD. start learning		mieć ochotę coś zrobić
feel low This weather makes me feel really low. I can’t wait for spring. start learning		być przygnębionym
feel sympathy for somebody She went through so much these past few months. I feel a lot of sympathy for her. start learning		współczuć komuś
few and far between Houses that are both central and reasonably priced are few and far between. start learning		bardzo rzadki
fight a losing battle I feel like I am fighting a losing battle. We will never win with the authorities. start learning		być z góry skazanym na porażkę
fight to the end I am going to fight to the end, no matter how hard it may be. start learning		walczyć do końca
fill a role John filled the role of our manager when Peter left. start learning		pełnić rolę
find an excuse to do something I can always find an excuse to go on holiday. start learning		znaleźć pretekst/wymówkę, aby coś zrobić
find fault with somebody Sarah is very critical and finds fault with everyone. start learning		czepiać się kogoś, szukać wad
find it necessary to Do you really find it necessary for us to work till 7 pm? Can’t we leave at 5 pm? start learning		uważać za konieczne, aby
find out about something I’ve just found out about Sarah’s party tonight and I won’t be able to make it. Had I known earlier, I would have scheduled my time differently. start learning		dowiedzieć się o czymś
find pleasure in doing something I find great pleasure in snowboarding so I go to the mountains at least twice a year. start learning		znajdować przyjemność w robieniu czegoś
find something heavy going I tried reading Ulysses twice but found it heavy going to read and never managed to finish it. start learning		uważać coś za trudne
find something impossible I find learning how to ski absolutely impossible. I have tried so many times and I still haven’t mastered it. start learning		uważać coś za niemożliwe
fire somebody Recently I had to fire Sarah because she was not doing her job. start learning		zwolnić/wyrzucić kogoś z pracy
first and foremost I really like history but first and foremost I am interested in fine arts. start learning		przede wszystkim
first come, first served The tickets to the workshop are booked on a first-come, first-served basis, so we should book them quickly. start learning		kto pierwszy, ten lepszy
first things first I really want to go out tonight, but I have a lot of work to finish. First things first. start learning		wszystko w swoim czasie, po kolei
fix one’s eyes on I really couldn’t concentrate on the lecture as I felt that the girl in front fixed her eye on me. start learning		utkwić wzrok w
fling oneself into work I have had some personal problems recently so I have diverted my attention by flinging myself into work. start learning		rzucić się w wir pracy
fly into a rage I asked to speak to her manager and she flew into a rage. start learning		wpaść w gniew
fly off the handle He gets annoyed easily and flies off the handle at the slightest thing. start learning		wpaść w gniew
follow in somebody’s footsteps I followed in my mother’s footsteps and became a doctor. start learning		iść w czyjeś ślady
follow one’s heart My parents wanted me to study economics, but instead I followed my heart and chose acting. start learning		pójść za głosem serca
follow somebody with one’s eyes I followed Sam with my eyes for about 30 minutes, and he still didn’t realise he was being watched. start learning		podążać za kimś wzrokiem
follow somebody’s example I never followed my parents’ example and I preferred to do my own thing. start learning		iść za czyimś przykładem
foot the bill for Who is going to foot the bill for all the repairs? start learning		zapłacić/uregulować rachunek za
for a change We always go on holiday to the South. Maybe we should try Scandinavia for a change. start learning		dla odmiany
for a good cause Twice a year I donate money for a good cause. start learning		na szlachetny cel
for a number of reasons I decided not to take the job for a number of reasons, mainly because I didn’t want to move abroad. start learning		z wielu powodów
for a time For a time, we all thought Sheila would become a doctor, but she decided not to go to university after all. start learning		przez jakiś czas
for all I know For all I know, Ali is going to travel with Sam. I don’t know where they are planning to go. start learning		o ile wiem
for all practical purposes I love the flat we saw yesterday, but for all practical purposes I think we should buy a small house instead. start learning		praktycznie, ze względów praktycznych
for ever I could stay here forever. start learning		na zawsze
for example Let’s go somewhere warm and sunny, for example to Spain or Italy. start learning		na przykład
for God’s sake For God’s sake, stop sitting there and do something! start learning		na miłość boską
for hours on end He used to stay in his room for hours on end and listen to music. start learning		godzinami, nieustannie
for no apparent reason She decided to quit her current job for no apparent reason. start learning		bez wyraźnego powodu
for one reason or another She is always unhappy for one reason or another. start learning		z jakiegoś powodu, z niewiadomego powodu
for one thing "– Why don’t you go to the USA to learn English. – For one thing, I don’t like flying, and besides, I can’t afford it." start learning		po pierwsze
for personal use This movie is only available for personal use. You can’t show it in a cinema. start learning		na użytek własny
for reasons best known to oneself I made the decision for reasons best known to myself. I don’t have to explain anything to you. start learning		z sobie tylko znanych powodów
for sale My car is for sale. start learning		na sprzedaż
for somebody’s own good She should try to learn a foreign language for her own good. start learning		dla czyjegoś własnego dobra
for that matter I have never been to Chicago, or any American city for that matter. start learning		jeśli o to chodzi
for the moment Unfortunately, we have no vacancies for the moment, but you could contact us later this month to see if anything becomes available. start learning		chwilowo, na razie
for the most part For the most part, they were all really helpful. start learning		w przeważającej części
for the sake of argument For the sake of argument, let’s just say that the fourth option is best for the company. start learning		na potrzeby dyskusji, hipotetycznie
for the time being I am living with my parents for the time being but I hope to rent a flat for myself soon. start learning		na razie
force of character She was able to make him change his mind just by force of character. start learning		siła charakteru
forget it! Forget it! I am never going to move to London! start learning		nie ma mowy! zapomnij!
fortune smiles on somebody It seems like good fortune is smiling on me at the moment. I got the job I wanted and now I am moving to a new, bigger flat. start learning		fortuna/los się uśmiecha do kogoś
free of charge All the drinks and snacks are free of charge. start learning		bezpłatny
freedom of choice Democracy is characterised by freedom of choice. start learning		wolność wyboru
freedom of speech Freedom of speech is essential in modern society. start learning		wolność słowa
freely available Our new CD is freely available in all High Street stores. start learning		łatwo dostępny
frighten somebody to death Oh my God, you just frightened me to death! start learning		śmiertelnie kogoś przestraszyć
from all sides I considered the issue from all sides and it seems that it will work out fine. start learning		ze wszystkich stron
from beginning to end I found the book absolutely compelling from beginning to end. start learning		od początku do końca
from day to day I just live from day to day without planning too much. start learning		z dnia na dzień
from head to toe Sarah loves pink. She dresses in pink from head to toe. start learning		od stóp do głów
from now on From now on, I am the one who decides what we do in the evenings. You are far too indecisive. start learning		od teraz
from that moment forward It was only my first dance class but from that moment forward it became my real hobby. start learning		od tej chwili
from time to time I go to the cinema from time to time but mostly I watch DVDs. start learning		od czasu do czasu
from what I can gather From what I can gather, we are all supposed to meet in the main hall, but I don’t know why. start learning		o ile się orientuję
full board You can book half- and full-board rooms with us. The full-board option includes 3 meals a day. start learning		pełne wyżywienie

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