informal English idioms n-z

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from now on
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From now on I'm going to drive more carefully.
old fart
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(stary pierdoła) Bob isn't an entertainer, he is an old fart.
pint
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A pint for me, please. (około pól litra, duże piwo)
to be pissed off
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Leave me alone, I'm pissed off! I was pissed off because he called me a bitch. → Byłam wkurwiona, bo nazwał mnie suką.
pitchdark
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extremely dark (ciemno jak w smole)
plonk
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(kiepskie wino) Plonk often causes a bad headache.
to come to the point
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Don't talk for hours. Come to the point.
to pop in
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I won't be back early. I'll pop in at Max's.
pretty much
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They earn pretty much money together.
out of the question
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We can't come to the party. This is out of the question.
quid
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(funciak) A quid is a pound in British currency.
red tape
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(biurokracja) Too much red tape takes everything longer.
right as rain
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Your baby is right as rain. (w porządku, jak nowy)
to sack sb.
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(wyrzucić np. z pracy) Fred was sacked because he had lost his driving licence.
scruffy
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Her apartment is very scruffy. (niechlujne)
to see about
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(zająć się czymś) Let's have a party on Saturday. I'll see about the drinks.
sharpish
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(błyskawicznie, natychmiastowo) After a quarrel Mike left sharpish.
to sing like an angel
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Sing very well
to be in someone's shoes
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I don't want to be in Peter's shoes.
to shut up
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Shut up or disappear before I get furious.
can't stand
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I can't stand the rain.
in the sticks
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(daleko od miasta, na końcu świata) During their holiday the Bakers lived in the sticks. Far away from towns.
stroppy
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(marudny, zrzędliwy) Jimmy is a stroppy child.
stuff
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Where is all that stuff I bought at Oxfam's yesterday?
Take it easy.
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Nie denerwuj się!
telly
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(telewizor) You're a couch potato. All you can do is sit in front of the telly.
thick
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(tępy) He is really thick, I cannot stand him. Are you thick? This is the right number.
Think nothing of it.
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It was nothing.; I was glad to do it. Mary: Thank you so much for driving me home. John: Thinknothing of it. Sue: It was very kind of you to bring the kids back all the way out here. Alice: Think nothing of it. I wasdelighted to do it.
to be on time
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Please be on time.
to take one's time
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Take your time.
tipple
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(trunek, napój alkoholowy) After walking through the cold rain everyone enjoyed a tipple.
to take turns
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(zmienić się, robić coś na zmianę) My sister and Anne take turns babysitting.
Watch your step.
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You'd better watch your step if you don't want trouble with your boss.
to feel under the weather
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(być nie w sosie) I think I'll stay at home tonight. I'm feeling a little under the weather.
when push comes to shove
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(jeśli zajdzie taka konieczność) When push comes to shove you'd rather accept the job.
as white as snow
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they are perfect or completely uncorrupted and honest.
no wonder
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No wonder he is ill. He went out in shorts in winter.
Words fail me.
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(brak słów) Did you hear about Sue and Pat? – Words fail me.
to eat one's words
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(odwołać co się powiedziało, przyznać się) I'm sorry. I'll eat my words.
in other words
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(innymi słowy) In other words, you can't answer the question.
to have words with sb.
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(kłócić się) I had words with the headteacher of my son's school
to work like a dog
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You can work like a dog and still not make ends meet
would rather
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Would you like to spend your holidays in the North? No - I'd rather fly to Mexico.
to wow sb.
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(zadziwić, imponować) His appearance at the party wowed me.

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