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Question		Answer
to take the mickey out of sth start learning		nabijać się z kogoś
work one’s fingers to the bone start learning		work very hard
a bad workman always blames his tools start learning		złej baletnicy przeszkadza nawet rąbek u spódnicy
by the sweat of his brow start learning		w pocie czoła
overtime/severance pay start learning		wynagrodzenie za nadgodziny/odprawa
vicious circle start learning		błędne koło; a situation in which one problem causes another problem, that then causes the first problem again, so that the whole process continues to be repeated
circadian rhythm start learning		rytm dobowy; relating to a period of 24 hours, used especially when talking about changes in people's bodies
fatigue start learning		very great tiredness that last for a long time; znużenie
delude (into doing something) start learning		to make someone believe something that is not true; zwieść; = fool/trick
frantic start learning		rozpaczliwy, gorączkowy; extremely hurried and using a lot of energy, but not very organized
nasty start learning		spitefull (złośliwy), malicious, dangerous, unkind, unpleasant; paskudny, wstrętny; poważny, niebezpieczny
refuse collector start learning		śmieciarz, = a dustman
arduous start learning		involving a lot of effort; mozolny, żmudny
numb start learning		cierpnąć
to go numb start learning		zdrętwieć
work-to-rule start learning		strajk włoski
vocation start learning		a calling, powołanie
straw start learning		słoma
thatch, a thatched roof start learning		strzecha
the stirrer start learning		someone who likes to cause trouble between people by spreading false or secret information, intrygant
beaver away at something start learning		to work very hard, pracować jak mrówka
keep one’s mind on the job start learning		be focused on what you are doing
call the shots start learning		to make decisions and give orders, dyktować warunki
have time on one’s hands start learning		dysponować wolnym czasem
keep one’s nose to the grindstone start learning		work very, very hardly, tyrać jak wół
grindstone start learning		szlifierka
take its toll (on sth) start learning		być tragicznym w skutkach, odcisnąć swoje piętno, dawać się we znaki, odbijać się niekorzystnie; to cause suffer and damage, to have very bad effect
to take a heavy toll start learning		zbierać żniwo
prompted by start learning		spowodowany czymś tam; make someone decide to do something
rigid start learning		sztywne; very strict and difficult to change, ≠ flexible
core time/hours start learning		godziny obowiązkowe; no matter what time you comes you have to spend a number of hours at work
meet the target start learning		to do what you have to do, osiągnąć cel
backhanded start learning		dwuznaczny; a backhanded remark or compliment seems to express praise or admiration but in fact is insulting; seem pleasant, have double meaning
self-rostering start learning		when employees decide themselves what hours they come to work
stifle start learning		dławić, tłumić, dusić, powstrzymywać; to cause someone be unable to breathe, prevent something from happening
deputy start learning		zastępca
to hail a cab start learning		zawołać taksówkę
contractor start learning		wykonawca
to have no say start learning		nie zostać dopuszczonym do głosu
tamer start learning		poskramiacz e.g. lion tamer
to eke out a living start learning		living and trying to make ends meet
the yield per acre start learning		wydajność z jednego akra
dismantling start learning		demontaż
stall start learning		stragan
top up the battery start learning		naładować akumulator
be at the end of one’s tether start learning		has run out of patience, być u kresu wytrzymałości
be rushed off one’s feet start learning		very busy; być zabieganym
explicate start learning		objaśnić; to explain an idea in detail
freshly ground coffee start learning		świeżo zmielona kawa
treadmill start learning		1. kołowrót codziennych spraw, monotonna praca – tiring, repetitive, boring work 2. karuzela dla chomika 3. bieżnia
prevail start learning		panować, przeważać, dominować; to be common among the group of people
salutary start learning		pożyteczny, zbawienny, zbawczy; a salutary experience is unpleasant but teaches you something; causing improvement
the late manager start learning		the manager who has died
the manager in question start learning		the manager we’re talking about
the manager to-be start learning		the person who is bound to become manager
the former manager start learning		the person who was manager before the current one
the so-called manager start learning		the person who is not suitable or deserving (tak zwany)
the present manager start learning		so. who is currently manager (the acting manager – pełniący obowiązki)
the would-be manager start learning		so. who would like to be a manager (potencjalny, niedoszły)
the stop-gap manager start learning		so. who is holding the manager’s post temporarily (tymczasowy)

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