M Idioms

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made for each other
Ron and Katie were simply made for each other. I can’t imagine a better match.
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stworzeni dla siebie
make a big deal out of something
I hate when people make a big deal out of nothing.
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wyolbrzymiać coś
make a comparison
As homework, make a comparison of Christmas in your country and in the UK.
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dokonać porównania
make a deal
Let’s make a deal. I will clean the kitchen every day provided that you do my homework.
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dogadać się, dojść do porozumienia
make a fire
I learned how to make a fire when I was a boy scout.
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rozpalić ognisko
make a fool of oneself
I made an utter fool of myself on my first day at work.
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zrobić z siebie głupka
make a hit with somebody
Lauren made an absolute hit with everybody on her first day at the new school. They all loved her.
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przypaść komuś do gustu
make a joke of
It’s inappropriate to make jokes of other cultures when you’re working in such a multinational company.
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stroić sobie żarty z
make a killing
He made a killing on tourism and language schools. He was the first one to start working in the industry in his town and it paid off.
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zbić fortunę
make a loss
We made a big loss on shares last year when the prices suddenly dropped.
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ponieść straty
make a mistake
I am so sorry, I made an awful mistake. It won’t happen again.
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popełnić błąd, pomylić się
make a noise
Stop making that annoying noise. I am trying to work here.
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hałasować
make a profit
We made a lot of profit on the new product and will try to double it over the next year.
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osiągnąć zysk
make a run for it
When they saw the fire, all the inhabitants of the building made a run for it.
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rzucić się do ucieczki
make a spectacle of oneself
Cara is a bit weird and she always manages to make a spectacle of herself when you least expect it.
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robić z siebie widowisko
make a statement
I would like to make a statement: Robin and I are getting married next summer.
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złożyć oświadczenie
make a wish
Happy birthday, Tim! Make a wish and I am sure it will come true.
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pomyśleć sobie życzenie
make an appointment
I have to make an appointment with my doctor for tomorrow. I have been rather unwell recently.
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ustalić termin spotkania
make an attempt at doing something
I made yet another attempt at learning Italian but I did not carry on with the course, so it didn’t work out.
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podjąć próbę zrobienia czegoś
make an effort to do something
I made a lot of effort for the party to be amazing but almost no one turned up. What a disappointment!
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postarać się coś zrobić, wysilić się
make an offer
We are going to make a sales offer to the new client. Let’s just hope he’ll like it!
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składać ofertę
make arrangements for
We have to make all the arrangements for our next holiday. We are running out of time and there is so much to do.
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czynić przygotowania do
make believe that
Children often make believe that they are adults.
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udawać, że
make do with something
We didn’t have cupboards so we made do with boxes.
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zadowolić się czymś
make do without something
I can really make do without a TV. I am not too bothered and there is really nothing on anyway.
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dać sobie radę bez czegoś, obejść się
make friends with somebody
Sam and I made friends on the first day of school and we have stayed in touch ever since.
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zaprzyjaźnić się z kimś
make good use of something
Make good use of the money and don’t just waste it on new clothes and shoes.
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dobrze coś wykorzystać
make it
We made it for the last train.
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zdążyć, udać się
make light work of something
I will bring you some good dictionaries, they will make light work of this translation of yours.
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ułatwiać sobie pracę
make little of something
Although we warned her it was dangerous to go there, she made very little of what we said and decided to risk it.
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lekceważyć coś
make no secret of something
I am making no secret of the fact that I am going to leave the company soon. Everyone knows that already.
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nie robić z czegoś tajemnicy
make one’s way
Laura had to make her way to school through the mud.
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przedzierać się, torować sobie drogę
make peace
“Make peace, not war” is what a famous maxim says.
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zawrzeć pokój
make room for
Make room for the dessert. I have a lovely cake.
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robić miejsce dla
make short work of something
Kate is always super efficient. I gave her this boring task and she made short work of it.
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szybko się z czymś uporać
make somebody angry
You made me really angry last night and I don’t really want to discuss it now.
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rozgniewać kogoś
make something public
It was made public that our prime minister is going to run for president next year.
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ujawnić coś
make sure that
OK, but make sure that you close all the windows before you leave.
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postarać się, aby; dopilnować, żeby
make the bed
Karen never makes her bed before she leaves for work.
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pościelić łóżko
make things difficult
Why do you always have to make things so difficult. Just try and be helpful for once.
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pogarszać sprawę
matter of life and death
This really is a matter of life and death and I will desperately need your help.
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sprawa życia i śmierci
mean no harm
I am sure Tom meant no harm, he must have made a mistake.
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nie mieć złych zamiarów
meet one’s match
Sarah has always been so stuck up, but now we have a new girl at work and she has finally met her match. I am sure it will be interesting.
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trafić na równego sobie, godnego przeciwnika
mind the step!
Be careful and mind the step! It’s quite high.
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uwaga na stopień!
mind your own business!
Mind your own business. It’s a very private issue and I don’t want to talk about it.
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pilnuj własnych spraw! nie wtrącaj się!
miss a chance
I can’t believe I missed such an amazing chance! It might not happen again.
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przegapić okazję
mix business with pleasure
I don’t like mixing business with pleasure. I’d much rather not talk about work now. Let’s leave it till tomorrow.
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łączyć przyjemne z pożytecznym
money is no object
Money is no object in this case. I don’t care how much it is, I simply have to have this house.
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pieniądze nie odgrywają żadnej roli
money talks
The rules in the film industry are simple: money talks.
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pieniądz rządzi światem
monkey business
I am not sure I want to get involved in it. It looks like monkey business to me.
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machlojki
moot point
The plot of land between our two houses became a moot point for me and my neighbour. We have been arguing about it for over a year now.
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kwestia sporna
move heaven and earth
I moved heaven and earth to find this book for you but it’s simply not available.
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poruszyć niebo i ziemię
mum’s the word!
Just remember, mum’s the word. They can’t hear anything about it!
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nikomu ani słowa!
my heart sank
My heart sunk when I saw what the workers did to my kitchen. It was supposed to look totally different.
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opuściła mnie odwaga
my nose is running
My nose is running and I have a sore throat. I think I have a cold again.
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mam katar, cieknie mi z nosa

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