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I’m going to try to climb Mt Everest next year. start learning
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the action itself is the challenge
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Try eating less in the evenings. start learning
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the action is a solution to another problem
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I’m happy to just jump into our recording start learning
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To begin something quickly without thinking about it too much
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I don't like sleeping uder the duvet in summer start learning
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a thick blanket that you put on your bed and sleep under
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We have to prevent such situations from happening in the future! start learning
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to make sure something doesn’t happen
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It’s broadcasting 101. Marketing 101 start learning
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Whenever anyone says 101 after any subject this means a beginner’s guide to that subject.
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It’s tiring but I’m not going to overegg that. start learning
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It’s tiring but I’m not going to overegg that. start learning
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spoil something by going too far, doing too much, being excessive.
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It has been compared to the social etiquette of 1950's America. start learning
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all the unwritten rules of social interaction what constitutes rude and polite behaviour.
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A health and safety minefield start learning
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a situation in which it’s very easy to make a mistake or cause a problem.
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You don’t want to downplay any of the good stuff start learning
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to make it seem less important than it really is
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When talking to people about kids (or anything) it’s important to find some common ground start learning
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things that people share e. g. shared beliefs, ideas, attitudes, experiences.
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Putting a downer on their joy start learning
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to make things negative and less enjoyable
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You don’t want to be one of those doom and gloom people start learning
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pesymizm, ciemne barwy, czarna rozpacz
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You don’t want to be a nauseating parent “Oh everything’s perfect” start learning
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przyprawiający o mdłości, budzący obrzydzenie
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To play it safe, you will want to leave by 9. start learning
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być ostrożnym, nie podejmować zbędnego ryzyka, dmuchać na zimne don’t take any risks, just do the safe thing
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The + comparative, the + comparative The older I get, the wiser I become. The colder it gets, the more my joints ache. start learning
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The more + you ‘verb’, the more + you ‘verb’ The more you speak, the more fluent you become. start learning
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Im więcej + ty 'czasownik', tym więcej + ty 'czasownika'
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"Each one brings his own personal neuroses to the show." start learning
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a mental condition in which people have unreasonable fears and worries
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It’s hard to work out if people are sugarcoating things, or making them sound much worse than they actually are. start learning
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to make something seem more positive than it really is.
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Stop showing off and help me. start learning
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to do things just to get other people’s attention, because they want other people to be impressed, but people find it annoying
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You don’t want to be seen as a show off... start learning
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A person who does things just to get other people’s attention,
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comedians tend to put themselves down start learning
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criticising yourself in front of other people
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Promise to never put others down start learning
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To put a negative slant on something In the UK we say that things are just not too bad. If that’s not putting a negative slant on things start learning
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przedstawic cos w nieprzychylny sposob to just give something a negative feeling. “To put a negative slant on things
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If that’s not... then I don’t know what is. “If that’s not love then I don’t know what is. start learning
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Jeśli tak nie jest... to nie wiem, co to jest.
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She seems to be genuinely honest. / dʒen juɪnli/ (4 syllables) start learning
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autentycznie, rzeczywiście
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It is generally believed that dog is man's best friend, generally / dʒen rәli / (3 syllables) start learning
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