Idioms 2

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Every cloud has a silver lining
After being made redundant, I found my dream job; every cloud has a silver lining.
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każda chmura ma srebrną podszewkę
Jakkolwiek źle by to wszystko nie wyglądało, nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło.
To get a taste of your own medicine
The nasty prison warden got a taste of his own medicine when he was thrown in jail.
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dostać to, co się innym robi
Get out of hand
Over Christmas, our spending got a little out of hand.
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wymknąć się spod kontroli
Get something out of your system
I had to get that dress out of my system.
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pozbyć się czegoś (emocji, pragnienia)
Get your act together
My desk is a complete mess, I need to get my act together.
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wziąć się w garść
Give someone the benefit of the doubt
She said she was late because her train was cancelled, and we gave her the benefit of the doubt.
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dać komuś kredyt zaufania
Give someone the cold shoulder
I think Sally is giving me the cold shoulder.
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ignorować kogoś
Go back to the drawing board
Well, that didn't work, let's go back to the drawing board.
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zaczynać od nowa
Good things come to those who wait
Stop rushing me, good things come to those who wait.
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cierpliwość popłaca
Hang in there
Final exams are tough, but hang in there and it'll be okay.
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trzymaj się, nie poddawaj
Hit the nail on the head
You've hit the nail on the head; that is the route we should have taken.
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trafić w sedno
Hit the sack
I'm tired, do you mind if I hit the sack?
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iść spać
Ignorance is bliss
I could ask my boss if she's planning to fire me, but ignorance is bliss.
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nieświadomość jest błogosławieństwem
In a nutshell
In a nutshell, everything went wrong.
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w skrócie
It takes one to know one
If someone says to me “you're such a gossip,” I could respond “it takes one to know one.”
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taki sam jak ty rozpozna takiego samego
It's not rocket science
I don't understand how you can't work out how to use the washing machine; it's not rocket science.
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to nie jest trudne
To jump on the bandwagon
I've jumped on the bandwagon and downloaded Fortnite.
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podążać za modą
To keep one's chin up
I'm trying to keep my chin up after receiving that rejection letter.
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zachować dobre morale
To kill two birds with one stone
We could kill two birds with one stone by stopping at the bakery on the way back from the butchers.
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upiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu
To leave no stone unturned
He left no stone unturned in his search for his natural mother.
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zrobić wszystko, co możliwe

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