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take a firm stand on something I really have to take a firm stand on the matter. start learning
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przyjąć stanowczą postawę wobec czegoś
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She should finally take the hint and realise that what she’s saying is unsuitable. start learning
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You work too much. You should take a holiday. start learning
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take a leaf out of somebody’s book Kylie took a leaf from Madonna’s book and performed in an outfit similar to hers. start learning
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wzorować się na kimś, naśladować
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I took a lot of trouble to organise the party and no one came. start learning
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I think you should take the risk and go. It might be the trip of your lifetime. start learning
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take a turn for the better I am sure that it will take a turn for the better next year. start learning
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polepszyć się, poprawić się
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We must take action to prevent the crisis. start learning
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take advantage of somebody Sam took advantage of Laura so that he would have to do as little work as possible. start learning
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wykorzystać kogoś (nieuczciwie)
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take advantage of something I took advantage of the sunny day and spent the afternoon outside. start learning
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wykorzystać coś, korzystać z czegoś (w pełni)
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In order to practise law I have to take an exam. start learning
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Take care! Hopefully I’ll see you soon. start learning
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I think I might take an early retirement as I am still allowed to do so under the current law. start learning
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odejść na wcześniejszą emeryturę
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The new law is going to take effect in January. start learning
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I should take more exercise in order to stay fit. start learning
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ćwiczyć, gimnastykować się
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I always take issue with my neighbours, they are always quite loud. start learning
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Take it easy! There’s no cause for worry. start learning
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We’ll have to take measures to solve the problem. start learning
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It’ll be done by tomorrow. Take my word for it, you know you can trust me. start learning
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możesz mi wierzyć, masz moje słowo
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The new President took office in January. start learning
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take orders from somebody The army took orders from the President. start learning
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I have to take out insurance before I go on holiday. start learning
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ubezpieczyć się, wykupić ubezpieczenie
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The play is taking place in a nearby park. start learning
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In two months I am taking power over the department. start learning
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I took second place in the dance competition. start learning
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We have to take shelter. We can’t possibly walk in heavy rain without an umbrella. start learning
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take somebody in one’s arms He took me in his arms as I was feeling really cold. start learning
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Because Peter wanted to claim their flat, he took Sam to court after they broke up. start learning
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I’ll take your advice and apply for that job, as well. start learning
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skorzystać z czyjejś rady
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I take your point but I still don’t think that you are right. start learning
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rozumieć czyjś punkt widzenia
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You always take Joanna’s side. You could support me for once. start learning
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brać czyjąś stronę; stawać po czyjejś stronie
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take somebody’s temperature I think you are ill. I’ll take your temperature. start learning
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mierzyć komuś temperaturę
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If you say so. I’ll take it on faith. But if it doesn’t work out, it will be your fault. start learning
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You shouldn’t take everything to heart. You stress yourself too much. start learning
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We have to take stock of last year’s sales during our next meeting. start learning
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ocenić coś, podsumować, zastanowić się
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No one wants to take the blame for the damage, so we’ll charge a fee to all students living in the house. start learning
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I am going to take the chance and apply to Oxford. Let’s see what happens. start learning
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I am scheduled to take the floor after Peter’s speech. start learning
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As of January, we are taking the lead over the organisation. start learning
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I would like to take this occasion to thank everybody for their hard work. start learning
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skorzystać z okazji/sposobności
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take the opportunity to do something I am going to take the opportunity to go abroad on holiday. start learning
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skorzystać z okazji i coś zrobić
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I take the view that living abroad for awhile is extremely educational. start learning
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take the wind out of somebody’s sails When Sam told me that my project was not running, he took the wind out of my sails. start learning
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zbić kogoś z tropu, podciąć skrzydła
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Sarah took to flight when she realised that she would be given more responsibility. start learning
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Love and affection take various forms. start learning
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Start talking sense! I really don’t understand what you’re talking about. start learning
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Even at a party they have to talk shop! start learning
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mówić o sprawach zawodowych
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Sarah could talk anybody to death. She never stops talking. start learning
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I know that’s not nice, but it’ll teach him a lesson. At least he won’t make the same mistake again. start learning
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I’ve torn the letter to pieces. start learning
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I can’t tell jokes. People never laugh when I do. start learning
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Can you tell Sam and Peter apart? They look the same to me. start learning
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I can tell the future. Would you like to know what’s going to happen to you next year? start learning
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Don’t tempt fate. You never know what’s going to happen. start learning
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Switch off this music! Are you trying to test my patience? I’ve had enough! start learning
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wystawiać czyjąś cierpliwość na próbę
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I was given a really thankless task, but, well, somebody has to do it. start learning
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Well, that about sums it all up. It really wasn’t worth the effort. start learning
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to by było wszystko w tej kwestii
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It looks much better now. It really makes a change. start learning
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Oh, and that reminds me, we have to arrange a meeting tomorrow. start learning
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a propos, a tak przy okazji, a właśnie
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I only have 10 pounds with me but I think that’ll do. start learning
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That’s just like Tom. He always does everything last minute. start learning
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Well, that’s life! You can’t have everything. start learning
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That’s really not the issue. I don’t mind going, but I don’t want to go to that particular bar. start learning
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Don’t worry about that! That’s not your headache. I’ll deal with it. start learning
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niech cię o to głowa nie boli
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That’s right. I am going to London by train but flying back. start learning
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That’s exactly the point! You finally understand what I mean! start learning
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Great! That’s the spirit! I am glad you’re enthusiastic about the task. start learning
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to jest to! to mi się podoba!
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the apple of somebody’s eye His son has always been the apple of his eye. start learning
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It was the beginning of the end for their marriage when he started drinking. start learning
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the calm before the storm It feels like the calm before the storm. I am sure something is going to happen soon. start learning
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It is really the chance of a lifetime. You can’t waste it! start learning
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the devil is in the details You have to reread it carefully. The devil is in the details. start learning
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diabeł tkwi w szczegółach
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Kate and I are the exact opposites of each other, but they say opposites attract. start learning
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the facts speak for themselves We don’t need any further explanations. The facts speak for themselves. start learning
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The museum is open for the general public from 8 am till 6 pm. start learning
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I’m meeting my university friends and we’re going to talk about the good old time. start learning
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You can read about the haves and have-nots in almost every novel. start learning
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The heart of the matter is that I really don’t want to carry on like that. start learning
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To climb without any protection is the height of stupidity. start learning
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The first option sounds like the lesser of two evils, so let’s go for it. start learning
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The likes of you always misbehave. That’s why I don’t want to rent flats to them. start learning
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Mark my words! She will be the next biggest pop star. start learning
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I am sure I saw you in the city centre the other day. It must have been Monday or Tuesday. start learning
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The point at issue is that we will all have to get involved in the project. start learning
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The reason why I don’t like Spain is that I had a really bad summer there when I was a child. start learning
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the results are as follows The results are as follows: Brown – 10 points, Witney – 11 points, Simpson – 9 points. start learning
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"– All the best for Christmas.
– And the same to you!" start learning
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Have a look! It was found at the scene of the crime and might serve as good evidence. start learning
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the shape of things to come No one knows the shape of things to come. start learning
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to, co nas czeka; to co przyszłość przyniesie
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I really feel I can do anything. Only the sky is the limit! start learning
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możliwości są nieograniczone
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The sooner we finish the project the better. Then we can do something else. start learning
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Dalai Lama is considered to be the voice of the people. start learning
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By all means, we cannot continue the way things are. start learning
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w tej sytuacji, w tych okolicznościach
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The worst is already behind you, it will just get better from now on. start learning
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There are limits as to what we can do till the end of the month. We have other clients as well. start learning
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there is a market for something There is a market for oriental language courses at the moment, so maybe we should introduce some at our school as well. start learning
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there is growing recognition that There is a growing recognition that there is a financial crisis and that quality of life will decrease. start learning
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coraz więcej ludzi zaczyna zdawać sobie sprawę, że
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there is no accounting for taste There is no accounting for taste, and I really don’t have to like what he chooses. start learning
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o gustach się nie dyskutuje
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there is no excuse for such behaviour It is simply unacceptable! There is no excuse for such behaviour. Have you got anything to say in your defence? start learning
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nie ma usprawiedliwienia dla takiego zachowania
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there is no question that There is no question that we’ll have to recruit additional workers as the workload is increasing. start learning
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there is no smoke without fire It is a well known fact that there is no smoke without fire. start learning
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there is room for improvement There is always room for improvement, so let’s think about what we could add to the project. start learning
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można to jeszcze ulepszyć
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There seems to be little choice here. Let’s go somewhere else. start learning
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there was nothing to suggest that There was nothing to suggest that things would go wrong! That’s why we are all so surprised! start learning
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there’s no magic formula for There is no magic formula for learning languages. It’s all hard and consistent work. start learning
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there’s no place like home I really enjoyed Barcelona, but there is no place like home. start learning
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wszędzie dobrze, ale w domu najlepiej
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there’s no point in doing something There is no point in doing something you don’t enjoy for the rest of your life. start learning
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nie ma sensu robienie czegoś
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There is no time to lose. Our deadline is tomorrow morning. start learning
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nie ma chwili/czasu do stracenia
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When it’s snowing outside, there’s nothing like a good book and a cup of hot chocolate. start learning
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there’s nothing to stop me I will do it. There’s nothing to stop me now! start learning
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I really can’t help it! These things happen. start learning
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takie rzeczy się zdarzają
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things are getting out of hands We have to do something soon. Things are getting out of hand. start learning
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sprawy wymykają się spod kontroli
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I have good news for you! Things are looking up for us. start learning
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things are running smoothly Things are running smoothly at the moment, but make sure you keep a watchful eye. start learning
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I think very little of Sam, he’s really unreliable. start learning
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nie mieć o kimś wysokiego mniemania
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I will try again, third time lucky in the end. start learning
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This is really not a game. It’s time you started taking the job seriously. start learning
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this is not laughing matter This is not laughing matter. We must do something about it right away. start learning
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to nie są żarty, tu nie ma nic do śmiechu
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I have been on holiday in Italy three times in a row. I really need a change. start learning
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throw good money after bad I hate throwing good money after bad. I’d rather buy something more expensive but of good quality. start learning
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wyrzucać pieniądze w błoto
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My husband lost his job, so we really have to tighten our belts now. start learning
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I told you time after time that I don’t want you to go there on your own! Why did you do it? start learning
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I can’t believe how fast time goes by! It’s already December! start learning
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Time is money! We can’t afford to work so slowly. start learning
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time is on somebody’s side Time is on our side. There is no point in rushing. Let’s do it slowly but properly. start learning
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czas pracuje na czyjąś korzyść
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We don’t know how well she’ll do. Time will tell. start learning
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To a certain extent, it’s easier for men to get a decent job than for women. start learning
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w pewnym stopniu, do pewnego stopnia
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We have changed our main partner and to good effect. start learning
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to make a long story short To make a long story short, I am moving to London next year. start learning
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To make matters worse, we must have all of it done by tomorrow. start learning
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To my surprise, Peter remembered my birthday this time. start learning
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For about a week I have been asking him to help me but to no avail. start learning
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I have been trying to learn Spanish but to no effect. start learning
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You can use our swimming pool to your heart’s content. start learning
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do woli, ile dusza zapragnie
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He admitted, to his shame, that it was his fault. start learning
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It’s very interesting but a lot of work, to say the least. start learning
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To sum up, I would like to thank you all for your hard work this year. start learning
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To tell the truth, I am not too keen on that suggestion. start learning
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I’m going to fight to the bitter end. start learning
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We really should make some changes to the programme; it will be to the profit of all of us. start learning
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I have been working two nights in a row on the project, and, to top it all, I have to carry on tonight! start learning
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We will start classes again tomorrow week. start learning
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This is a top of the range computer, hence the price. start learning
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Let’s toss a coin. Heads – you do the dishes, tails – you hoover. start learning
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Exercise number 3 is a really tough nut to crack. None of the students got it right. start learning
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twardy orzech do zgryzienia
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treat somebody with contempt My maths teacher treated everyone with contempt. That’s why we really didn’t enjoy his lessons. start learning
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traktować kogoś z pogardą
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treat somebody with respect I always treat my parents with respect. start learning
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traktować kogoś z szacunkiem
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The book tells a story of the trials and tribulations of a young princess. start learning
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True to form, she kept her guests waiting for more than 90 minutes. start learning
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w typowy/właściwy sobie sposób
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The last painting we saw was so true to life that I thought it was a photograph. start learning
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Sam is always true to his word. I assure you, you can trust him. start learning
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turn a blind eye to something I rarely did my homework, but because I was a good student overall, my teacher turned a blind eye to it. start learning
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They offered me a job, but I decided to turn it down and look for something else. start learning
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Sarah turned green with envy when she saw Laura wearing the dress she wanted. start learning
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turn one’s back on somebody I always thought I could count on Tim, but he turned his back on me when I least expected it. start learning
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odwracać się plecami do kogoś
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turn something to good account She turned her natural talent for languages to good account and became an interpreter. start learning
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zrobić z czegoś dobry użytek; dobrze coś wykorzystać
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Two years have passed since I last saw Sam. start learning
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