Power and social issues: idioms Flashcards

1
Q

chować głowę w piasek, unikać konfrontacji

ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope it will disappear

IDIOM

A

bury your head in the sand

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zdobywać/mieć przewagę

gain control or advantage over a person or situation

IDIOM (4 opcje)

A

gain/get/have/take the upper hand

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3
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postawić na swoim

be allowed to have or do what you want

IDIOM (2 opcje)

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get/have your way

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4
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żyj i daj żyć innym

used for saying that you should accept other people’s beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own

IDIOM

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live and let live

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5
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pociągać za sznurki, używać wpływów

use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair

IDIOM

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pull (a few) strings

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6
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biurokracja

documents, rules or processes that cause delays

IDIOM

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red tape

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7
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łamać prawo w celu wymierzenia sprawiedliwości według własnego uznania

punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself

IDIOM

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take the law into one’s own hands

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8
Q

władza, będący u władzy (o bliżej nieokreślonych osobach)

the poeple who control a situation

IDIOM

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the powers that be

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9
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zasądzić najwyższy wymiar kary

punish someone very severely

IDIOM

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throw the book at sb

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10
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być pod czyimś pantoflem, pod czyjąś kontrolą

be completely controlled by someone else

IDIOM

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be under sb’s thumb

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11
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reguła oparta na doświadczeniu

IDIOM

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rule of thumb

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12
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mieć informację ze sprawdzonego źródła

IDIOM

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have something on good authority

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