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Question		Answer
add insult to injury He was late, then just to add insult to injury, he lied to me. start learning		dolewać oliwy do ognia
be on the ball Our new worker is really on the ball. start learning		mieć łeb na karku
blessing in disguise The accident I had was a blessing in disguise as I met my future wife in hospital. start learning		szczęście w nieszczęściu
cut corners If we don’t cut corners, we will go bankrupt. start learning		pójść na skróty/ ciąć koszty
cost an arm and a leg Believe me! This bag costs an arm and a leg. start learning		kosztować majątek
for a song I bought this car for a song. start learning		za bezcen
give somebody the cold shoulder Did you hear that Adriana gave Mike the cold shoulder at the party? I wonder why. start learning		traktować kogoś ozięble
have a lot on one’s plate I can’t join you. I have had a lot on my plate this week. start learning		mieć dużo na głowie
hit the nail on the head I think George hit the nail on the head when he said that Jenny needs to work harder. start learning		trafić w sedno
in the nick of time They helped the victims in the nick of time. start learning		w samą porę
kill two birds with one stone I was learning English words while cooking dinner, so I killed two birds with one stone. start learning		upiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu
know the ropes Every programmer should know the ropes. start learning		znać tajniki/znać się na czymś
miss the boat If you don’t accept this offer, you may find you’ve missed the boat. start learning		przegapić szansę
once in a blue moon I only see my cousins once in a blue moon. start learning		od święta
sit on the fence You can’t sit on the fence any longer! What’s your decision? start learning		być niezdecydowanym
speak of the devil Speak of the devil – here’s Jane now. start learning		o wilku mowa
take something with a pinch of salt If I were you, I’d take his words with a pinch of salt. start learning		wziąć coś z przymrużeniem oka
the last straw David saw his girlfriend flirting with his colleague and that was the last straw. He broke up with her. start learning		kropla przepełniająca czarę goryczy
it's not unheard of her/him to do so it's not undeard of her to be jelous start learning		to nie jest niespotykane u niego u niej
it saved the day The team was expected to lose, but Sally made three points and saved the day. start learning		uratować sytuację
slip through someone's fingers Don't let Max slip through your fingers again this time! start learning		uciekać, wymknąć się
I have to go along with that If you think, that presented changes are necessary for increasing efficiency of our work, then I have to go along with that. start learning		muszę się z tym zgodzić
you... I'll give you that you played really well, I'll give you that start learning		muszę Ci to przyznać
if my memory serves me well start learning		jeśli mnie pamięć nie myli
I'm finding my feet I've worked in this company for 3 months but I'm still finding my feet. start learning		wciąż się odnajduję.
to chuck it all in This work makes me feel so tired maybe I should chuck it all in. start learning		rzucić to wszystko w diably
you've overstayed your welcome start learning		nadużyłeś naszej goscinności
... and what have you Their garage is full of bikes, sleds, old boots, and what have you. start learning		i takie tam...
scratch the surface We did not have enough time to discuss about it, we've just scratched the surface start learning		tylko powierzchownie liznąć temat
let me say my piece start learning		pozwól mi powiedzieć, moja czesc
I've put a lot of thought into it... start learning		długo nad tym myślałem
to take the plunge Finally the decided to take the plunge. They got married last week. start learning		zdecydować się na coś.
tickle your fancy Buy this dress if tickles your fancy. start learning		jeśli to lubisz, jeśli Ci się podoba
be thin on the ground Bears are getting rather thin on the ground in European forests. start learning		jest czegoś bardzo mało
he can pull a few strings If your really want this job, talk to Peter, he can pull a few strings. start learning		ma chody
let me return to the matter at hand start learning		wróćmy do meritum
to shoot the breeze We spent the entire afternoon just shooting the breeze. start learning		paplać, gadać bez celu
to be barking up the wrong tree to follow the wrong course: If you think I'm the guilty person, you're barking up the wrong tree. start learning		mylić się
to cut a dash In this suit you are cutting a dash. start learning		wyglądać elegancko
to put sb's best foot forward you might invest in a brand new pair od shoes in order to put your best foot forward. start learning		zaprezentować się jak najlepiej
to put sb off their stride This loud music puts me totaly off my stride. start learning		wybijać kogoś rytmu
to be cheesed off to be fed up, bored or annoyed start learning		byc zmeczonym, znudzonym czyms konketnie
to put your foot in it to say something inappropriate start learning		powiedziec cos nieodpowiedniego
to swan off to move about or go somewhere to have fun, in an irresponsible start learning		bawic sie w nieodpowiedzialny sposob
to hold the fort to take responsibility for situation while someone else is absent start learning		zarządzać w zastępstwie kogoś
to pull your socks up to return your performance to the required level start learning		przywrocic swoja skutecznosc do pozadanego levelu
to pick up the pieces to deal with the negative consequences of other people's actions start learning		borykac sie z konsekwencjami czynow innych osob
to be at the end of your tether to be at the limit of your tolerance start learning		byc u kresu swojej wytrzymalosci
to pull your weight to do your fair share of work start learning		robic swoja robote

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