Idioms

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rzucić kogoś na głęboką wodę
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to throw someone in the deep end
It’s good to be thrown in the deep end. It’s fastest way to learn.
zrozumieć/nauczyć się czegoś szczególnie gdy nie jest to proste lub oczywiste
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(to) get the hang of sth
I’ll teach you how to use the design program-you will get the hang of it after a while.
zrozumieć/nauczyć się czegoś trudnego lub mylacego
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to get one’s head around something
It took my Grannie a few attempts to get her head around the Zoom, but now she loves it.
suffer loss/suffer damage(ponieść szkodę/stratę)
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take a hit - to be negatively affected/impacted
The hospitality industry has taken a huge hit due to the coronavirus. Some companies may have noticed that employee productivity took a hit over the past few months.
domowe środowisko pracy
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home working environment
It took me a while to adjust to home working environment but eventually I got hang of it.
poszło gładko (przymiotnik)
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smooth sailing
When I found out I needed to start to take online classes I was full of doubts but to my surprise it’s all been smooth sailing.
przejście, zmiana
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transition
When the schools closed, it was a difficult transition for the kids. But, once we got a routine in place, it’s been smooth sailing.
zdalnie
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remotely
It hasn’t been smooth sailing. The team found it really hard to collaborate remotely.
dom wariatów
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a madhouse
How is it going over there? How are you coping? It’s a madhouse. I will be glad if all of this is over.
być zamkniętym, w miejscu, z którego nie da się uciec
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to be cooped up
I hate being cooped up inside working when it’s a sunny day outside. There are five of us cooped up inside one, tiny apartment.
mieć dość czegoś
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to be sick of sth
Are you sick of being cooped up inside all day? I am sick of my neighbour learning how to play on trampet all the time.
spotkanie online
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work meetings by video
zamrozić (zostać zamrożonym)
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to freeze (to be frozen)
Hang on. You are frozen! You keep freezing. We can’t hear you.
opóźnienie
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lag/delay
There’s a bit of a lag/delay.
przerywa coś (o połaczeniu internetowym)
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cut-out
It cut-out.
problemy z połączeniem
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connection problems
raz mieć dobra raz zła jakość
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hit and miss
I am really sorry. My internet connection has been a bit hit and miss today. The coffee at my local cafe is a bit hit and miss. It depends who makes it.
spotkania osobiste
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in-person meetings
pamiętaj o tym, zaraz do tego wrócę (jak już odbiorę paczkę od kuriera)
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hold that thought
wracaj na właściwe tory
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get back on track
Okay, but we’re getting off track. We should have completed the project last week, but we got-off track with a few technical issues.
uzyskać aprobatę lub pochwałe za coś co się zrobiło
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to get/earn/score brownie points
Why are you trying to get brownie points with me? I thought I would score some brownie points with my mother-in-law by offering to cook dinner.
Wszystko będzie dobrze!
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Hang in there!
Nowa norma
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The new norm/normal
used when life circumstances have changed and we need to get used to new situation and get comfortable with it.

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