Idioms

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to sit tight
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nie zmieniać decyzji, nie podejmować nowych decyzji, nie ruszać się
off the top of my head
Off the top of my head I woukd say that she is 30.
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na oko
bez zastanowienia, bez przygotowania
deep end
They just threw me in at the deep end
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wrzucić kogoś na głęboką wodę
to have a lot on one's plate
I've got a lot on my plate at work at the moment.
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to be very busy with things
slave-driver
My boss is a real slave-driver.
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very demanding, bossy and dictatorial
to find one's feet
I'm still finding my feet.
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to try to get used to things
out of one's depth
I'm totally out of my depth.
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They really didn't give me support when I first started.
not to pull one's weight
She's not pulling her weight.
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nie dawać z siebie wszystkiego
to rock the boat
I have just changed my team and don't want to rock the boat.
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namieszać
to show the ropes
She's supposed to be showing me the ropes.
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szkolić, wprowadzać kogoś w coś
be on the ball
She's really on the ball as a supervisor.
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być na właściwym miejscu, nadawać się do czegoś
back to the salt mines
It's two days off for Christmas and then it's back to the salt mines
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musieć z powrotem robić coś czego nie lubimy, do czego jesteśmy niechętni
to split hairs
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dzielić włos na czworo
to be to do sth
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mieć coś zrobić
to do the trick
Only chicken soup seems to do the trick when I have a hangover.
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załatwiać sprawę, zadziałać
to stand out from the crowd
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wyróżniać się z tłumu
be visible, distinguish yourself
to be on the same page
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mieć takie samo zdanie, zgadzać się
to sing form the same hymn sheet
to have someone's back
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troszczyć się o kogoś, popierać, wspierać
to steady the ship
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ustabilizować sytuację, uspokoić

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