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Question		Answer
przejść komuś przez myśl start learning		cross one's mind Has it never crossed your mind to knock instead of barging in?; barge in = włazić
tak naprawdę, w rzeczywistości start learning		at bottom I think at bottom, she has fundamental lack of self-respect, and that is played out through her subservience; played out through her subservience = wyraża się w jej uległości
w gruncie rzeczy, ostatecznie start learning		at the end of the day At the end of the day it's up to her to decide whether she wants to join us or not; whether = czy
nie zaszkodziłoby, przydałoby się start learning		not go amiss A little concern about your mother's health would not go amiss; concern = troska
niepewne start learning		up in the air The results of our campaign are still up in the air and it depends on the media's reaction
pozostaje pytanie, pomujając pytanie start learning		beg the question So we all know what to do once we are inside. But it beg the question how do we actually get in?
zaradzić czemuś, wystarczyć, załatwic sprawę start learning		do the trick I need to relax a little. I've been working like a dog recently. I'm sure a couple of days in the sun will do the trick
sam zdecyduj, sam wybierz start learning		take your pick Some consider the building a work of art, others thinks it's a blot on the town's ladascape. You take your pick.; consider = uważać
w ostatniej chwili, za pięć dwunasta start learning		at the eleventh hour Don't worry, he'll probably turn up at the eleventh hour, as usual; turn up = pojawić się
w nieskończoność start learning		until the cows come home We can't wait for him until the cows come home
nie spieszyć się Nie spiesz się, potrzebuję tej analizy pod koniec tygodnia. start learning		take one's time The police taken their time beginning the investigation
ukrócić, przerwać, położyc kres start learning		pull the plug It's time to pull the plug on the wayward style of management the company is currently exhibiting; wayward = samowolny; exhibiting = przejawiany
za późno start learning		late in the day It's a bit late in the day for apologies, don't you think?
bardzo szybko, za moment start learning		in no time Wait here, I'll be back in no time
od wieków, od bardzo dawna start learning		in donkey's years What's been going on with you, mate? I haven't seen you in donkey's
zabrac się za coś szybko start learning		get cracking You'd better get cracking if you're loking for a flat, or you'll find yourself homeless at the end of the month
przed kimś, w przyszłości start learning		down the road / line /track We've managed to surmount the technical obstacles but there may still be some serious problems down the line; surmount = pokonać; obstacles = problemy
dzień w dzień start learning		day in day out We've got the same customers here day in day out and we usually know what they are going to order
zamieniać się w słuch Powiedz mi z czym masz kłopot, zamieniam się w słuch. start learning		be all ears You wanted to tell me your side of the story. So, go on, I'm all ears
nazywać rzeczy po imieniu start learning		call a spade a spade The governor is known for being very direct and always calling a spade a spade
powiedzieć wprost start learning		lay sth on the line The best thong you can do in this situation is to lay your expectations on the line
na końcu języka start learning		on the tip of one's tongue What was the new girl's name? Don't tell me, it's on the tip on my tongue
przychodzić do głowy start learning		spring to mind I didn't say we had to move. It was just one of the possibilities that sprang to mind.
niezrozumiały bełkot start learning		double Dutch I started reading the book you had lent me but it's all double Dutch to me.
robic cos w odwrotnej kolejnosci, przedwcześnie start learning		put the cart before the horse Don't you think buying car before you pass the exam is putting the cart before the horse?
gadac jak najęty start learning		talk nineteen to the dozen She kept talking nineteen to the dozen, she wouldn't listen to anyone at all
rozmawiać jak z głuchym start learning		talk to the deaf Are you listening to me? I may as well be talking to the deaf for all the attention you are paying me.
nadstawic uszu start learning		prick one's ears up I noticed how he pricked his ears up when he heard her name mentioned
ściany mają uszy start learning		walls have ears Be careful what you say around here. Walls have ears
chińszczyzna, czarna magia dla kogoś start learning		all Greek to somebody I really don't understand all this computer jargon. It's all Greek to me
owijać w bawełnę Nie owijaj w bawełnę! Powiedz mi prawdę! start learning		beat about the bush We both know what you are going to say, so stop beating about the bush and just say it
z przymrużeniem oka, nie na poważnie, zartem start learning		(with one's) tongue in one's cheek Was he speaking with his tongue in his cheek when he said Sally should run for president?
przywoływać coś na myśl, coś komus mówić start learning		ring a bell I'm supposed to meet her at Bob's Bar. Does the name ring any bells?
delikatnie mówiąc start learning		to say the least Walter's behaviour during the lecture was unseemly to say the least; unseemly = niestosowne
ktoś trzeci, trzecia strona start learning		third party I'm sorry Tanya, but we really need to solve the problem between the two of us, without a third party involved
krótko mówiąc Krótko mówiąc, zostaliśmy wrobieni. start learning		put it in a nutshell To put in a nutshell, I failed to ask her out
być chłodnym i opanowanym start learning		be (as) cool as a cucumber He sat there, in front of us, as cool as a cucumber, almost as if it wasn't him we were arguing about.
zdrowy rozsądek, instynkt samozachowawczy start learning		horse sense Did Jim really try to deal with those thugs by himself? Has he got no horse sense whatsoever?; thugs = łobuzy; whatsoever = cokolwiek, w ogóle
twardo stąpający po ziemi Rose jest taką twardo stąpającą po ziemi kobietą. Jest bardzo skromna, mimo że jest gwiązdą filmową. start learning		down to earth She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions
słowny człowiek start learning		a man of his word I think you can trust what he says. After all he has a reputation for being a man of his word; After all = w końcu
duzo gadać (a nie działać) start learning		be all mouth I wouldn't worry about Slater's threats. The guy is all mouth; threats = groźby
gadać bzdury, pleść co ślina na język przyniesie start learning		talk through one's hat Ken was talking through his hat, and you know it
pies ogrodnika start learning		dog in the manager Being a real dog in the manager she'll never lend us her DVD player, even though she never uses it herself; even though = mimo że, chociaż; lend sth to sbd (lent; lent) = pożyczać komuś
mieć bzika (na punkcie czegoś) start learning		have a bee in one's bonnet My grandad has got a real bee in his bonnet about horse racing
to rodzinne start learning		it runs in the family Brian's father was a crook and he is the same. It runs in the family; crook = oszust
osoba bojaźliwa /nie lubiąca przyciągać uwagi start learning		shrinking violet I'm not worried about Kelly. She's no shrinking violet when it comes to fighting for her rights; synonim: wallflower
sztywniak, ktoś kto nie potrafi się dobrze bawić start learning		wet blanket Stop being such a wet blanket. You are spoiling everyone else's fun.; synonim: killjoy; spoil = psuć
chwalić się, przechwalać start learning		blow one's own horn/trumpet Not to blow my own trumpet nut to make things clear: it was me who did the most useful job.; lub: toot one’s own horn
darzyc kogoś wielkim uznaniem, bezwarunkową miłością start learning		think the world of somebody Goeffrey is a lucky guy. He has doting parents and a girlfriend who thinks the world of him; doting = kochający, zaślepiony miłością
być parą, być razem start learning		be an item i had no idea those two were an item, did you?
randka w ciemno Jej znajomi umówili ją na randkę w ciemno. start learning		blind date My sister's fixed me up on a blind date with one of her work colleagues tomorrow night; fix up = organizować, urządzać
podkovhiwać się w kimś, czuć do kogoś miętę start learning		have a crush on somebody I think my sister has a bit of a crush on you, Jake.
mieć do kogoś słabość start learning		have a soft spot for somebody She'd always had a soft spot for her younger nephew
stara miłość, dawna miłość start learning		old flame Stop thinking of your old flame and focus on your girlfriend.
(być) pod pantoflem start learning		under the thumb Poor old Derek, Sandy's really got him under the thumb, hasn't she?
pantoflarz Robi wszystko, cokolwiek ona mu rozkaże. Prawdziwy z niego pantoflarz. start learning		henpecked husband Sam is doing everything his wife tells him to, he's such a hen-pecked husband.
rządzić, nosić spodnie start learning		wear the trousers You are not going to let your wife tell you what to do, are you? Come on, show us who wears the trousers here!
trzymać kogoś pod kloszem start learning		wrap somebody (up) in cotton wool You have to stop wrapping your daughter up in cotton wool if you don't want her to end up hurt.; end up = skończyć; end up with = zostać/skończyć z
owinąć sobie kogoś wokół palca start learning		twist somebody around one's little finger
w siódmym niebie, zachwycony start learning		on cloud nine Grandad will be on cloud nine when he sees the book we got him for Christmas
zwijać się ze śmiechu start learning		be in stitches The whole class was in stitches when Mike tried to come up with a new excuse for being late again
zadziwiać Byłam zadziwiona jego tupetem. start learning		raise (a new) eyebrows His new military outfit raised everyone's eyebrows at the party
kierować się przeczuciem start learning		follow one's nose Make your own decision. Just follow your nose.
nie zmrużyć oka start learning		not sleep a wink I was so worried about Sam that I didn't sleep a wink last night
źle się czuć, czuć się chorym start learning		feel under the weather I didn't go in the end as I was feeling a bit under the weather.; synonim: off-colour
smutna mina start learning		long face What's with the long face? Did I say something to upset you?; to upset = zdenerwować, niepokoić
odczuwać smutek start learning		have the blues
czuc się nieswojo W obecności jego matki zawsze czuję się nieswojo. start learning		feel ill at ease I don't know what it is about Phil, but many people feel ill at ease in his presence; presence = obecność
doprowadzać kogoś do szału start learning		drive somebody up the wall The feeling of hopelessness was driving us all up the wall.; hopelessness = bezsilność; synonimy: to drive/to snd somebody round the twist / bend
być niezadowolonym, mieć kwaśną minę start learning		be down in the mouth Your mnother is looking rather down in the mouth. Is dhe not happy to see us?
być przybitym, mieć depresję, mieć chandrę, być w dołku start learning		be down in the dumps I'm down in the dumps because of the weather
być wniebowziętym start learning		walk/float on air She was walking on air for three weeks after she'd been given the award
na osłodę start learning		sugar the pill To sugar the pill of learning new vocabulary, the teacher has proposed that the class sing a new song
nie lubić czegoś, nie być do czegoś stworzonym, nie moja bajka start learning		not my cup of tea Baseball isn't my cup of tea.
spać jak kamień start learning		sleep like a log Maybe she had slept like a log, but her eyes looked tired
ruszyć głową, rusz makówką (gdy chcemy powiedzieć komuś, żeby zastanowił się, co robi) start learning		use one's loaf I do wish you'd just use your loaf.
odpukać (w niemalowane) start learning		touch wood What is more, it might, touch wood, even be in a position to implement some of them.; synonim: to knock on wood; implement = wdrażać, wprowadzać w zycie, urzeczywistniać
często / rzadko spotykany start learning		thick / thin on the ground I think you should value her more. Good teachers like her ate thin on the ground
darować sobie coś start learning		give something a miss I think I'll give this party a miss. I'm too tired.
omijac prawo, kombinować start learning		cut corners It seems impossible these days to run a succrssful bussiness without cutting a few corners
zgodnie z zasadami, z prawem start learning		by the book So, as I told you on the phone - she's the boos and we do everything by the book
nie mieć nic do roboty Alice nie miała nic do roboty w sobotnią noc i nikogo, z kim mogłaby iśc na imprezę. start learning		be at a loose end There's always a couple of teenagers at a loose end around here
wiązać koniec z końcem Ostatnio ledwo wiążę koniec z końcem. start learning		make ends meet Is it so strange that I don't want to struggle to make ends meet all my life like my parents did?; synonim: to keep the wolf from the door; to struggle = borykać się, wysilać się, zmagać się, starać się / szarpać się, szamotać
nieodłączna część start learning		part and parcel Lying on the beach and sipping drinks is part and parcel of all my holidays.; sip = łyk; to sip = sączyć, popijać, popijać małymi łykami
mieć kogoś / czegoś serdecznie dosyć start learning		be sick and tired of somebody / something I'm sick and tired of you treating me like your personal errand boy.; synonim: sick / tired to death; errand boy = chłopiec na posyłki
pogodzić się, uporać z jakąś sytuacją start learning		come to terms with The sooner you come to terms with what happened, and start living in the present rather than the past, the better; synonim: make the best of
robić wszystko, by uniknąć czegoś start learning		to fight shy of something Before this course I'd always fought shy of technology
trzymać się od czegoś z daleka start learning		to stay clear of something
występować w małej ilości start learning		be few and far between In his experience real friends were few and far between
spać jak dziecko start learning		to sleep like a baby
dwie lewe ręce start learning		all fingers and thumbs Help me dress; I am all thumbs this day
skóra zdjęta z start learning		the spitting/very/living image of somebody Jane is the spitting image of her sister
podobny jak kropla wody (do któregoś z rodziców) start learning		chip off the old block She never tried to be a chip off the old block, which in her case would have meant making a career of being unbearably beautiful
jak dwie krople wody start learning		like two peas in a pod They were like two peas in a pod, both with the same high cheekbones and widow's peak.
ubrany odświętnie, bardzo elegancko ubrany start learning		be dressed up to the nines I feel like getting dressed up to the nines
dwoić się i troić, nie móc nadążyć start learning		rush off one's feet We were short of staff and rushed off our feet as it was when the coffee nachine started acting up.
zabójczo ubrany (ubrany bardzo atrakcyjnie) start learning		be dressed to kill When I got there they were ready and waiting, both dressed to kill.
być podobnym jak dzień do nocy, być różnym jak niebo i ziemia start learning		be as different as chalk and cheese They look alike but they're as different as chalk and cheese.; look alike = wyglądać tak samo
od zera, od początku, od podstaw start learning		from scratch You can start over from scratch.; start over - zaczynać na nowo
od samego początku start learning		from the word go/ from the outset But the two programs ran into problems from the outset.
pracować do późnej nocy, ślęczeć po nocach start learning		burn the midnight oil It was the result of burning the midnight oil for many years
gonić do roboty, stać z batem nad głową start learning		crack the whip Luckily, Anna doesn't need anyone ctracking the whip for her to do her job conscientiously.; conscientiously = sumiennie, skrupulatnie
gotowe, zrealizowane na tip-top start learning		done and dusted Done and dusted meant leave nothing at all behind, especially live witnesses.
dac z siebie wszystko start learning		give something one's best shot She may not have succeeded this time, but at least she knows she's given her best shot
przewaga, ułatwienie start learning		head start You've obviously got a head stard over the other applicants due to your wide experience in the field
głowy polecą start learning		heads will roll Heads will roll when the boss comes back from holiday and finds out we haven't realised the concract
wyrzucić z pracy start learning		to get the sack I got sacked last month, so I don't have much money.
"zakasać rękawy, zakasywać rękawy start learning		"roll up your sleeves, roll up your sleeves
to prepare for hard work" start learning		roll up one's sleeves I therefore hope that we will all roll up our sleeves and start to actually do something very soon.
mieć resztki sił, ledwo się trzymać, być blisko popsucia się, mieć swoje lata (o przedmiotach) start learning		be on one's last legs He's barely holding on, let's take him to the hospital.
cała naprzód, pełną parą start learning		full steam ahead After we got the boss's approval, we were ready to go full steam ahead with the project
wziąć się do roboty, wziąć się w garść start learning		pull one's socks up You need to pull your socks up if you want to get a promotion.
być zawalonym czymś start learning		snowed under with something I'm absolutely snowed under with work at the moment.
być po uszy w czymś start learning		be up to one's ears in something I'm up to my ears in work. She's up to her ears in debt.
mieć ręce pełne roboty start learning		to have one's hands full I'd love to help but I've got my hands full organizing the school play.
zacząć żyć, zmieniać styl życia start learning		get a life So find someone you can love and get a life
wyglądać tak samo start learning		look alike She's a Marilyn Monroe look-alike
zaczynac na nowo start learning		start over We decided to abandon the first draft of the report and start over.
skończyc pracę na dziś start learning		call it a day I'm getting a bit tired now - let's call it a day
włazić (bez pukania) start learning		to barge in I wish he'd knock instead of just barging in
świadomość start learning		awareness
natychmiast start learning		straightaway
świadomy start learning		conscious
wysiłek start learning		effort
wymagać start learning		to demand
zamiast start learning		instead of
ilość start learning		quantity
przyznać start learning		to admit
zawierać start learning		to contain
wpływ start learning		impact
wpłynąć start learning		affect
rozważać start learning		to consider (doing)
cel start learning		a target
uniknąć start learning		avoid
podejście start learning		approach
próba start learning		attempt
dokładny start learning		exact
brak start learning		shortage
zapewniać start learning		to assure
prawie start learning		almost
cały start learning		whole
osiągać start learning		to achieve
każdy start learning		every
kawałek start learning		piece, chunk
oczekiwać start learning		to expect (to do)
pewny start learning		sure
już start learning		already
dowód start learning		evidence
daleko start learning		far
kilka start learning		a few
często start learning		often
chociaż start learning		although
na start learning		on
przez start learning		for
mniej start learning		less
mieć start learning		to have
w start learning		in
bardzo start learning		a lot
również start learning		also
z start learning		with
pociągać za sobą start learning		entail
stronniczy Ta gazeta jest nieco stronnicza. Lepiej piszą o rządzie niż o opozycji. start learning		biased The newspaper is a bit biased. They write more positively about the government than the opposition.

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