unit 9.7

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fidget
Jane cannot keep still, she is always fidgeting.
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wiercić się
get the heck out
Sydney told Michael to get the heck out of her office.
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wynosić się
steam into sth
As soon as he understood the instructions, he steamed into the task.
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ruszyć pełną parą, ostro zabrać się do czegoś
whopping
The President won the election with a whopping 90% of the votes.
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gigantyczny
infinitely
The pay in his new job is infinitely better than in his old one!
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nieskończenie, bez porównania
infinite
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nieskończony
goggle-eyed
I sat watching TV all night until I was practically goggle-eyed!
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wytrzeszczone oczy, z wytrzeszczonymi oczami
crusty
The blister on my heel eventually went hard and crusty.
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pokryty skorupką, skórką
crust
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skorupa, skórka, piętka
chicken pox
Johnny went down with chicken pox and his mum stayed with him at home.
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ospa wietrzna
crux
The crux of our financial problems is the mortgage on the house.
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sedno sprawy, problemu
holistic
Holistic medicine treats the body as a whole and not just the affected part.
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holistyczny
hectic
I’m so tired after my hectic day!
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gorączkowy, zwariowany
drop in
Sarah was in the neighbourhood and decided to drop in and say ”hello.”
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wpaść (z wizytą)
resort to sth
He had to resort to stealing to make a living because he couldn’t get a job.
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uciekać się do czegoś
adhesive
She glued the broken picture frame with a strong adhesive.
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klej, spoiwo
gnaw
The dog picked the bone and gnawed at it.
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obgryzać, gryźć
teething ring
The baby happily chewed on its teething ring.
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gryzak
void
Her husband’s death left a void in her life.
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próżnia, pustka
counterproductive
My attempt to apologize to my wife was counterproductive: I bought her new earrings and she called me a materialist. The measures taken to create jobs were counterproductive and only caused further unemployment.
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mający efekt przeciwny do zamierzonego
Moja próba przeproszenia żony miała efekt odwrotny do zamierzonego: kupiłem jej nowe kolczyki, a ona nazwała mnie materialistą.

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