Idioms Flashcards by Alicja Protoklitow

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Nabijać sie

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Pulling one’s leg

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Być nerwowym

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get butterflies in one’s stomach

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Zrobić coś za grosze

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For a song

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Wyczuwać podstęp

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Smell a rat

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Zachować kamienna twarz

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To keep a straight face

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Chwalić sie

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Blowing one’s own trumpet

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Trzymać język za zębami

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Hold my tongue

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Całkowicie

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An out-and-out

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Perfectly all right

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As right as rain

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Wyrzucone w błoto, zmarnowane

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Down the drain

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Bardzo dobrze sie dogadywać

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Get on like a house on fire

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Ujawnić sekret

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Let the cat out of the bag

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Uparty

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Pig-headed

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Potulny jak baranek, strachliwy, bojazliwy

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Wouldn’t say “Boo” to a goose

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Wkurzony/znudzony

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Cheesed off

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Nie możesz sie odezwać ?

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Cat got your tongue ?

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Wyrażać głośno swoje opinie

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Shoot off one’s mouth

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Denerwować sie na kogoś

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Jump down someone’s throat

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Improwizować

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Play it by ear

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Nuda, flaki z olejem

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For the birds

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Rozrabiać, bawić sie na granicy ryzyka

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Horse around

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Z wiarygodnego źrodła

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Straight form the horse’s mouth

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Zainicjować sytuacje, wziąć byka za rogi

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Take the bull by the horns

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To inna sprawa, to inna para kaloszy

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Horse of a different color

Podejrzane

Fishy

Zejść na psy, stoczyć sie

Go to the dogs

Najeść sie do syta,być przejedzonym

Eye's are bigger than one's stomach

Poprzec słowa czynami

Put one's money where one's mouth is

Przeznaczyć pieniądze na zbożowy cel

Put one's money where one's mouth is

Nie taki diabeł straszny jak go malują

Bark worse than one's bite

Kto rano wstaje temu pan bóg daje

The early bird catches the worm

Wszystko dobre co sie dobrze kończy

All's well that ends well

Jeśli samemu nie jest sie bez wad, nie powinno sie krytykować innych

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Komfort, usłane różami

Bed of roses

Brać pod uwagę

Take into account

Patrzeć na kogoś z góry

Look down on someone