N Idioms

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near to my heart
Spain has always been near to my heart and I think I will move there when I retire.
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bliski memu sercu
necessary evil
Exams are a necessary evil, I am afraid. You just can’t avoid them.
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zło konieczne
never mind about
Never mind about yesterday. We’ll make up for it another time.
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mniejsza o
never say die!
Never say die! You have to try until the very end. Chances are it will work out just fine!
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nie poddawaj się!
next door
Sally lives next door, under 23, not here at 22.
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po sąsiedzku, obok
no chance!
No chance! I won’t let you in!
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nie ma mowy! nic z tego!
no hard feelings!
No hard feelings Sam, but I really had to do it. It’s nothing personal, just business.
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bez urazy!
no harm done
Don’t worry, there was no harm done, we managed to act in time.
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nic złego się nie stało
no pain, no gain
We worked for the past three nights and are knackered, but the efforts were worth it. You know what they say, “no pain, no gain”.
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bez pracy nie ma kołaczy
no problem!
No problem! I’ll go and fetch it for you now.
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nie ma sprawy!
no strings attached
Our offers have no strings attached.
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bez zobowiązań, bez dodatkowych warunków
none the worse
Sarah is a really good volleyball player and I am none the worse. I don’t see why I shouldn’t be in the team.
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wcale nie gorszy/gorzej
not count for much
My experience doesn’t count for much here.
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nie mieć większego znaczenia
not for the world
I wouldn’t live anywhere else but London; not for the world.
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za nic na świecie
not on your life!
"– You should have given him a lift!
– In that condition? Not on your life!"
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nigdy w życiu!
not to be outdone
I have to work more and more simply not to be outdone. My company is extremely competitive.
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żeby nie być gorszym
nothing compares to
Nothing compares to a long lazy evening with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate, when it’s freezing outside.
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nic nie może się równać z
nothing ever happens here
It’s such a boring little town, nothing ever happens here.
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tu się nigdy nic nie dzieje
nothing of interest
"– What’s that?
– Nothing of interest to you."
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nic ciekawego
nothing of the kind
"– You are most likely planning on buying a new car!
– Nothing of the kind. You are totally wrong."
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nic podobnego, nic z tych rzeczy
nothing succeeds like success
From the moment she got promoted, it’s been going well for her. Nothing succeeds like success in the end.
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sukces rodzi sukces
nothing to speak of
We have absolutely nothing to speak of. I am really disappointed with what you’ve done.
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nic, o czym warto mówić
nothing to write home about
It’s really disappointing here. I have nothing to write home about.
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nic szczególnego

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