Idiomy angielski

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z łatwością
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with your hands down
Don't stay up all night, his tests are so easy you'll pass them with your hands down.
bezradny jak dziecko
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a babe in the woods
When it comes to dealing with computers, he's a babe in the woods.
wielka szycha
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a big noise
This guy is said to be a big noise in drug trafficking.
zarozumialec, ważniak
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zarozumialec, ważniak in English
a big-head
Tom told me that all his friends are less intelligent than he is. He's such a big head!
ulubieniec
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blue-eyed boy
Tom was always jealous of his younger brother because he knew Jack was their mother's blue-eyed boy.
kość niezgody
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bone of contention
The choice of place for holiday turned out to be a real bone of contention in their family this year.
akt rozpaczy
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a counsel of despair
Her decision to leave the country after she was fired was a counsel of despair.
kropla w morzu
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drop in the ocean
słomiany zapał
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flash in the pan
ktoś małomówny
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a man of few words
promyk nadziei
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a ray of hope
łatwy cel
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sitting duck
Old people who walk after dark in the dimly lit streets are sitting ducks.
rzut beretem
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a stone's throw
Oh, come on! Go and get me some drinks, the shop is just a stone's throw from here.
pięta Achillesowa
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Achilles' heel
Speaking in public is my Achilles heel; I'm simply too shy.
ranny ptaszek
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an early bird
My father is an early bird, he gets up at 5.30 every day.
głuchy jak pień
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deaf as a post
I'm afraid there's no point in talking to my grandfather; he's as deaf as a post.
wyglądający i czujący się rześko
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as fresh as a daisy
Although I came back late from the party last night I was as fresh as a daisy in the morning.
uparty jak osioł
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as stubborn as a mule
I was trying to make my father go to a doctor at last but he's as stubborn as a mule.
wybuchać śmiechem
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burst out laughing
The movie was so funny that finally even Susan burst out laughing.
robić z igły widły
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change a fly into an elephant
Gee! She doesn't have an evening dress?! It's just friends' party - why does she have to change a fly into an elephant!
nie ma tego złego co by na dobre nie wyszło
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Every cloud has a silver lining
Oswald was very depressed after being fired but he found another job in just few days. Well, every cloud has a silver lining.
Do odważnych świat nalezy
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Faint heart never won fair lady
It's high time we made a decision! C'mon, faint heart never won fair lady.
za nic w świecie
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Not for all the tea in China
Oh, come on! I am not going to ask him such question! Not for all the tea in China!
wtrącać się we wszystko
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have a finger in every pie
I can't stand her any longer! She has to have a finger in every pie! Can't she just mind her own business?
w szczerym polu
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in the middle of nowhere
om didn't take the map with him so after several hours of going in circles we ended up in the middle of nowhere.
zjeść ciastko i mieć ciastko
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have your cake and eat it
You can't have your cake and eat it. If you want high quality you have to pay for it.

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