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Question		Answer
Nie rób wiochy start learning		Don’t act like a country bumpkin (UK)/redneck (US)
Dziękuję z góry start learning		Thank you in advance
Trzymam za Ciebie kciuki start learning		I'll keep my fingers crossed for you
Nie zawracaj mi głowy start learning		Don’t bother me
Nie łudź się start learning		Don’t kid yourself / Don’t delude yourself / You’re being delusional
Głowa do góry start learning		Cheer up
Informowac/ostrzegać kogoś start learning		to give somebody a heads up I wanted to give you a heads up on our sales figures.
Rzuć na to okiem start learning		Take a look at this / take a peek / take a quick glance
Powiedz mi to bez ogródek start learning		Just be blunt with me
Walić prosto z mostu start learning		shoot from the hip Jeff is a straight talker who always shoots from the hip.
wpaść we wściekłość / wyjść z siebie start learning		fly off the handle He's extremely irritable - he flies off the handle at the slightest thing.
być pomiędzy młotem a kowadłem start learning		be (caught) between a rock and a hard place I was between a rock and a hard place, for if I didn't take out another loan—and go deeper into debt—I could not pay off the debts I already owed.
Diabeł tkwi w szczegółach start learning		The devil is in the detail
promyk nadzieji/ pozytyw w zlej sytuacji start learning		silver lining The injury had a silver lining: it enabled Blake to spend day with his family.
robic cos po najmniejszej lini oporu start learning		cut corners One airline was accused of cutting corners on safety.
zebrac sie do kupy start learning		get your act together She’s so disorganized - I wish she’d get her act together.
iść sie położyć start learning		hit the sack I’ve got a busy day tomorrow, so I think I’ll hit the sack.
nabijac kogos w butelkę start learning		pull someone’s leg Stop pulling my leg - you didn’t have lunch with Bono!
być nie w sosie/ czuć się kiepsko start learning		to be under the weather I’m feeling a bit under the weather - I think I’m getting a cold.
ogarnąć coś / zrozumiec coś trudnego start learning		get your mind around sth I find it hard to get my mind around such complex issue.
zamieść coś pod dywan start learning		sweep something under the rug This scandal can’t be swept under the rug.
temat zastepczy, zaslona dymna start learning		red herring The police investigated many clues, bit they were all red herrings.
cel uswieca srodki start learning		the ends justify the means He’s campainging with illegal funds on the theory that if he wins the election the end will justify the means.
skonczyc na dzis/ zrobic fajrant start learning		to call it a day After 14 years living and working in this country, she thinks it's time to call it a day.
jestem w czyms kompletnie beznadziejny start learning		can’t do sth to save your life I can’t draw to save my life.
niewinne kłamstewko start learning		white lie A white lie is still a lie.
bujac w oblokach start learning		chase rainbows You can’t chase rainbows your while life - you need to pick a stable career and start being an adult.
leje jak z cebra start learning		to rain cats and dogs This morning it was raining cats and dogs so I had to take my umbrella.
zarabiac na chleb start learning		bring home the bacon I can’t sit around all day - someone’s got to bring home the bacon.
ostroznie! powoli! start learning		easy does it Okay. Easy does it. Almost there.
wymykac sie spod kontroli start learning		get out of hand It was the end of term and the children were getting a little out of hand.
nie ma tego zlego co by na dobre nie wyszlo start learning		every cloud has a silver lining
kto pierwszy ten lepszy start learning		first come first served Free tickets will be given on first come, first served basis.
nazywac rzeczy po imieniu start learning		call a spade a spade It is time to name names and call a spade a spade
szczescie w nieszczesciu start learning		a blessing in disguise Losing that job was a blessing in disguise really.
jest tego na peczki start learning		be a dime a dozen Books likw this are a dime a dozen
targowisko proznosci start learning		vanity fair
syzyfowe zadanie/praca start learning		Sisyphean task / job Trying to completely eleminate doping from sport is a Sisyphean task.
pijacka odwaga start learning		Dutch courage
zdrowy jak ryba start learning		as fit as a fiddle My grandmother is 89, but she is as fit as fiddle.
ku mojej rozpaczy start learning		to my despair
wyjsc z niczego/pojawic sie znikad start learning		come out of blue You need to work hard - opportunities don’t just come put of the blue.
co bylo to bylo start learning		let bygones be bygones I know we’ve had our fights over the years, but I think it’s time we let bygones be bygones.
nie do odlozenia/porzucenia start learning		unputdownable this book is unputdownable!
placic grosze start learning		pay a peanuts They expect us to work for peanuts
dwa tygodnie start learning		fortnight

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