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cross one's mind
Has it never crossed your mind to knock instead of barging in?
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przejść komuś przez myśl
włazić
at bottom
I think at bottom, she has fundamental lack of self-respect, and that is played out through her subservience
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tak naprawdę, w rzeczywistości
wyraża się w jej uległości
at the end of the day
At the end of the day it's up to her to decide whether she wants to join us or not
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w gruncie rzeczy, ostatecznie
whether=czy
not go amiss
A little concern about your mother's health would not go amiss
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nie zaszkodziłoby, przydałoby się
troska
up in the air
The results of our campaign are still up in the air and it depends on the media's reaction
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niepewne
beg the question
So we all know what to do once we are inside. But it beg the question how do we actually get in?
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pozostaje pytanie, pomujając pytanie
do the trick
I need to relax a little. I've been working like a dog recently. I'm sure a couple of days in the sun will do the trick
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zaradzić czemuś, wystarczyć, załatwic sprawę
take your pick
Some consider the building a work of art, others thinks it's a blot on the town's ladascape. You take your pick.
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sam zdecyduj, sam wybierz
uważać
at the eleventh hour
Don't worry, he'll probably turn up at the eleventh hour, as usual
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w ostatniej chwili, za pięć dwunasta
pojawić się
until the cows come home
We can't wait for him until the cows come home
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w nieskończoność
take one's time
The police taken their time beginning the investigation
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nie spieszyć się
pull the plug
It's time to pull the plug on the wayward style of management the company is currently exhibiting
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ukrócić, przerwać, położyc kres
samowolny/przejawiany
late in the day
It's a bit late in the day for apologies, don't you think?
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za późno
in no time
Wait here, I'll be back in no time
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bardzo szybko, za moment
in donkey's years
What's been going on with you, mate? I haven't seen you in donkey's
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od wieków, od bardzo dawna
get cracking
You'd better get cracking if you're loking for a flat, or you'll find yourself homeless at the end of the month
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zabrac się za coś szybko
down the road / line /track
We've managed to surmount the technical obstacles but there may still be some serious problems down the line
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przed kimś, w przyszłości
pokonać/problemy
day in day out
We've got the same customers here day in day out and we usually know what they are going to order
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dzień w dzień
be all ears
You wanted to tell me your side of the story. So, go on, I'm all ears
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zamieniać się w słuch
call a spade a spade
The governor is known for being very direct and always calling a spade a spade
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nazywać rzeczy po imieniu
lay sth on the line
The best thong you can do in this situation is to lay your expectations on the line
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powiedzieć wprost
on the tip of one's tongue
What was the new girl's name? Don't tell me, it's on the tip on my tongue
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na końcu języka
spring to mind
I didn't say we had to move. It was just one of the possibilities that sprang to mind.
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przychodzić do głowy
double Dutch
I started reading the book you had lent me but it's all double Dutch to me.
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niezrozumiały bełkot
put the cart before the horse
Don't you think buying car before you pass the exam is putting the cart before the horse?
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robic cos w odwrotnej kolejnosci, przedwcześnie
talk nineteen to the dozen
She kept talking nineteen to the dozen, she wouldn't listen to anyone at all
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gadac jak najęty
talk to the deaf
Are you listening to me? I may as well be talking to the deaf for all the attention you are paying me.
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rozmawiać jak z głuchym
prick one's ears up
I noticed how he pricked his ears up when he heard her name mentioned
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nadstawic uszu
walls have ears
Be careful what you say around here. Walls have ears
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ściany mają uszy
all Greek to sb
I really don't understand all this computer jargon. It's all Greek to me
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chińszczyzna, czarna magia dla kogoś
beat about the bush
We both know what you are going to say, so stop beating about the bush and just say it
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owijać w bawełnę
(with one's) tongue in one's cheek
Was he speaking with his tongue in his cheek when he said Sally should run for president?
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z przymrużeniem oka, nie na poważnie, zartem
ring a bell
I'm supposed to meet her at Bob's Bar. Does the name ring any bells?
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przywoływać coś na myśl, coś komus mówić
to say the least
Walter's behaviour during the lecture was unseemly to say the least
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delikatnie mówiąc
niestosowne
third party
I'm sorry Tanya, but we really need to solve the problem between the two of us, without a third party involved
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ktoś trzeci, trzecia strona
put it in a nutshell
To put in a nutshell, I failed to ask her out
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krótko mówiąc

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