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to make your opinions about something clear nie robić z czegoś tajemnicy start learning
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He makes no secret of his contempt for the former Prime Minister.
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to tell someone your secret feelings and things that worry you, usually because you feel a strong need to talk about them otworzyć przed kimś serce start learning
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She poured her heart out about how difficult life was at home.
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to get rid of your anger, excitement, or energy in a way that does not harm anyone by doing something active start learning
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I’d had the most frustrating time in the meeting and needed to let off steam.
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(formal) to show your true feelings openly mieć serce na dłoni, okazywać otwarcie uczucia start learning
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wear your heart on your sleeve You know what Tom is like- he wears his heart on his sleeve.
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to pretend that you are happy when you are really very upset zachować zimną krew, robić dobrą minę do złej gry start learning
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put on a brave face/ put a brace face on it She seemed fairly cheerful but I suspect she was putting on a brave face./ I had to put a brave face on it for the kids.
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to start to improve your behaviour or control your emotions when you have been very upset start learning
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keep someone or something under control start learning
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She’d been unhappy for a long time, but holding it in for the kids’ sake.
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to try hard not to have or show a feeling start learning
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He fought back tears as he walked behind his father’s coffin.
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to stop yourself from feeling or showing a particular emotion start learning
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She struggled to hold back her tears.
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to deliberately not allow yourself to show a strong feeling or emotion dusić coś w sobie, tłumić coś start learning
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He never dealt with a grief- just bottled it up for years.
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to tell someone something that you should keep secret wysawać coś, zdradzać (Twoja twarz zdradza, że...) start learning
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She pretends she’s not interested in him, but her interest when his name is mentioned gives her away./ His eyes gave nothing away.
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