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uwziąć się na kogoś
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have it in for somebody
she really has it in for me
pokłócić się z kimś
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to have an argument with SB
rozmówić się z kimś szczerze
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have it out with somebody
I’m goingvto have it out with her
mieć dość kogoś/czegoś
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have had it with sb/sth
I’ve had it with Mark
byc w stanie cos zrobic, dac sobie z czyms rade
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have got it in me
I don’t think I’ve got it in me to find somebody new
spróbuj
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have a go
I’m going to have a go at making home-made pasta
wkrecac kogos
play a joke on sb
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have sb on
You are having me on!
uśmiać się
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have a laugh
We had such a laugh at the party last night
pogodzić się z kimś
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to make up with SB
byc bardzo zakochanym
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have (got) it bad
You’ve got it bad for her
odłożyć rzeczy, odłożyć coś na później
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put things off
He put off writing the essay until the last minute
co do joty
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to the letter
She followed my instructions to the letter
zaciąć się, utknąć
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get stuck
But it can get stuck and take a oong time
Złóż coś razem, złóż coś razem
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Put something together, put something together
bezpośrednio, z determinacja
np. walczyc, dyskutowac
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head-on
A good manager faces problems head-on in order to solve them as quickly as possible
przeczucie
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gut feelings
He had a gut feeling that his girlfriend was going to finish with him, and he was right
niewinne klamstewko
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a white lie
I told my sister a white lie when I said that the dress suited her - I didn’t want to hurt her feelings
przyciąga wzrok
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catches your eye
The jacket in the window caught my eye so I went into the shop to try it on
krążyć
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go round
Shall we sit in the park, or would you prefer to go round the shops?
kontynuować
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carry on
I’m going to carry on working through my lunch break today, as I have to finish this report
wspólne przekonania, wierzenia
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shared beliefs
Succesful parents have shared beliefs about how to bring up their children
klatwa, nieszczesny los
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ill-fated family
The ill-fated family suffered one tragedy after another
ostatecznie obalona
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conclusively disproved
The fact that he had an alibi coclusively disproved that he was the thief
zdecydowanie przeciwny
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strongly opposed to
disagree
The manager remains strongly opposed to the idea of taking on any more staff
ubiegac sie o azyl, poszukiwane schronienie
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sought refuge
During the storm, many climbers sought refuge in the mountain hut
potępiający opis
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a damning description
very critical
The report contain a damning decription of the impact of the government’s new policy
w środku nocy
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in the dead of night
Oliver got up in the dead of night and crept out of the house
sumienny, skrupulatny, obowiązkowy
ale nie musi byc dokladny. zrobic co jest do zrobienia
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conscientious
She is so conscientious! She worked all weekend to make sure she got everything done
dokładny, skrupulatny
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thorough
He’s very through. Whatever part of a job he’s doing, he does it with great attention to detail.
pomysłowy, zaradny, obrotny, przedsiębiorczy
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resourceful
He’s quite resourceful. He can usually work out how to solve a problem
bystry, rozgarniety, błyskotliwy, inteligentny
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bright
My nieces are both really bright. They got very good marks at school in all their subjects
szczery, bezpośredni, otwarty
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straightforward
She’s such a straightforward person. She’s honest and open and says just what she thinks.
zdecydowany, zdeterminowany
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determined
She’s very determined. Once she’s decided to do something, nothing will stop her
samowystarczalny
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self-sufficient
He’s very self-sufficient. He never needs anyone else’s help
współczujący
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sympathetic
He’s not very sympathetic. When I was ill last week, he didn’t even phone me
delikatny
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gentle
My sister’s a very gentle person. She’s calm and kind and she never gets angry
zrownowazony, opanowany, stały
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steady
Her boyfriend is a steady kind of guy. He’s sensible and she can rally rely on him.
spontaniczny
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spontaneous
He’s very spontaneous. He can suddenly decide to go to Paris in the morning and in the evening he’s there
sarkastyczny
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sarcastic
Our maths teacher used to be so sarcastic. She loved making comments that made is feel small
ma zwyczaj
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tends to
My father tends to avoid conflict - he never argues with my mother, he just leaves the room
z pozoru wydaje się ... ale w głębi...
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on the surface he seems ... but deep down...
On the surface he seems self-confident, but deep down he’s quite insecure
trochę też (za bardzo)
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a bit too
I worry about my grandmother. She’s a bit too trusting, so it’s easy for people to take advantage of her
ogólnie / generalnie
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on the whole
On the whole he’s pretty laid-back, though he can sometimes get very stressed about work
trochę
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a bit of a
She’s a bit of a control freak - she always needs to organize everything and everybody
robic wrazenie, zostac zrozumianym, okazać się
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comes across
He comes across as quite sarcastic, but in fact he’s really friendly
serce ze złota
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a heart of gold
My mum’s got a heart of gold
przyziemny, praktyczny, twardo stąpający po ziemi
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down to earth
My brother-in-law is very down to earth
nieczuly, obojetny, niewrazliwy
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a cold fish
Our new neighbour is very reserved and unfriendly. My boss is a bit of a cold fish
utrapienie, bardzo irytująca osoba
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a real pain in the neck
That customer is really annoying - he’s always calling to complain. My brother’s a real pain in the neck
osoba, ktorą łatwo naciągnąć
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a soft touch
My mum’s a soft touch
porywczy, wybuchowy
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a very quick temper
My uncle ahs a very quick temper
zarozumiały, egoistyczny
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full of herself
I know I shouldn’t criticise your family, but your sister is really full of herself
nie skrzywdziłby muchy
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wouldn’t hurt a fly
He comes accros as aggressive, but in fact he wouldn’t hurt a fly
kiwnąć palcem (zdobyć się na minimalny wysiłek, aby komuś pomóc)
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lifts a finger
My brother never lifts a finger around the house
dusza towarzystwa
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the life and soul of the party
My cousin’s always the life and soul of the party

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