expressions 18

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mieć z kimś rachunki do wyrównania
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have a score to settle with someone
We still have a score to settle don't we?
kto pierwszy ten lepszy
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you snooze you loose
przpraszam że przerywam
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forgive the interruption
być słownym
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stand behind your words
usłyszeć pogłoski na jakiś temat
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catch wind of something
We have a crisis on our hands and don’t want the press to get wind of it.
bardzo szybko, dynamicznie
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in leaps and bounds
He's improved in leaps and bounds.
zadać sobie trud żeby coś zrobić
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go to trouble to do something
You came to trouble to come all the way here, and I had the nerve to serve you terrible coffee.
mieć ostatnie słowo
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have the final say
You see, our boss has the final say when it comes to all the disputes that occur on this hill.
tłumnie
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in droves
Polish people are leaving UK in droves due to high costs of living.
zagłuszać
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drown out
The background music of some TV shows is so loud it drowns out the dialogue.
wyróżniać coś
Intryga rodem z Gry o tron, dobrotliwy główny bohater Szkieletor i zaskakujący brak zbędnej przemocy wyróżniają tę serię
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set something apart
Its Game of Thronesian intrigue, benevolent Skeletor protagonist and surprising lack of gratuitous violence sets this series apart
igrać z losem, niepotrzebnie ryzykować
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push your luck
Don't push your luck and abuse our benevolence.
w przypływie czegoś
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in a fit of something
He slammed the door in a fit of anger.
Nie mogłem uwierzyć, jak mały Joe stawił czoła temu łobuzowi! Przecież Joe waży nie więcej niż 115 funtów!
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I couldn’t believe how little Joe stood up to that bully! I mean, Joe must weigh all of 115 pounds, soaking wet!
w niepewności
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in limbo
We were in limbo for weeks while the jury tried to make a decision in the case.
środki na czarną godzinę
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rainy day fund
co drugi dzień
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every other day

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