Idioms 4

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To see eye to eye
I really don't see eye to eye with my grandma.
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zgadzać się
To shed light on something
Could you please shed some light on your absence yesterday?
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rzucić światło na coś, wyjaśnić coś
To sit on the fence
I'm sitting on the fence; I can't choose between these two adorable puppies.
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nie opowiadać się, wahać się
To sit tight
The estate agent advised us to sit tight and neither buy nor sell.
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poczekać cierpliwie
To smell a rat
When she passed away, investigators soon smelled a rat.
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poczuć, że coś jest nie w porządku
So far, so good
So far, so good; until this very moment, there hasn't been anything problematic.
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jak dotąd wszystko w porządku
Someone wouldn't be caught dead
I wouldn't be caught dead in a dress like that.
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nigdy by się nie pokazał
Someone's heart is in the right place
He's very strict with his students, but his heart is in the right place.
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ktoś ma dobre intencje
Someone's jaw drops
When I saw him in his suit, my jaw dropped.
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szczęka komuś opada
Someone's pride and joy
Her vegetable garden is her pride and joy.
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czyjaś duma i radość
Someone's true colors
I thought he was really nice, then he was rude to the waiter and showed his true colors.
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pokazać prawdziwe oblicze
Something rings a bell
I don't know him personally, but the name rings a bell.
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coś brzmi znajomo
Speak of the devil
Stephanie is so mean... speak of the devil, she just liked my Instagram post.
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o wilku mowa
To spill the beans
Go on, spill the beans; I need to know how your date went.
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wygadać się
To steal someone's thunder
She stole my thunder when she announced her pregnancy at my wedding.
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ukraść komuś show
To stick to one's guns
You need to stick to your guns and stop listening to what he says.
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trzymać się swojego
To take something with a pinch of salt
I think you need to take anything that Martin says with a pinch of salt.
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traktować coś z przymrużeniem oka
To take the Mickey
Are you taking the Mickey out of my mom?
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naśmiewać się, kpić
The ball is in your court
The ball is in your court regarding the location of the next event.
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piłka jest po twojej stronie, decyzja należy do ciebie
The best of both worlds
She works in the city but lives in the countryside, so she can enjoy the best of both worlds.
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mieć najlepsze z dwóch światów

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