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zakładka
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bookmark - Don't forget to bookmark this page.
to dance, sing, and enjoy yourself with others in a noisy way
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revel - In just a few days, thousands of people will go downtown to revel in the city's New Year's Eve celebration
a person that you have met but do not know well
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acquaintance -How do you like our new acquaintance, Larry?
to end, or to make an activity end
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wind up - We need to wind up now, we only have five minutes left.
aluzja
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hint - I don't think he got the hint
to succeed in making someone understand or believe something:
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get through to sb - We can't get through to the government just how serious the problem is!
to persuade someone not to do something
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talk sb out - Her parents tried to talk her out of getting engaged
to discuss a problem or situation with someone, often to find out their opinion or to get advice before making a decision about it
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talk over - I'd like to talk it over with my wife first
to say what you think about something very directly
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speak sb mind - He's certainly not afraid to speak his mind
mówiąc w czyimś imieniu
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speak on sb behalf-
to help someone to think about a situation in a reasonable way
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talk some sense into sb - She won't listen to me - can you try to talk some sense into her?
to admire or say admiring things about someone
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speak highly of sb - His supervisor spoke highly of his patience and dedication
to know someone well enough to talk to them
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be on speaking terms -For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms
to have an opportunity to speak
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get a word in edgewise - Brad talked so much that nobody could get a word in edgewise.
used with a negative) to attempt to understand (a problem, etc)
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make head or trail of - he couldn't make head or tail of the case
to not understand a situation correctly:
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get the wrong end of the stick - Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got the wrong end of the stick
to criticize someone
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have a go at sb - They're always having a go at the kids for not doing enough homework
wyjąc komuś coś z ust
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take the words out of sb mouth - What a rude and obnoxious man!" "You took the words right out of my mouth
dziwak, świr
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freak - The pearl is so big that it has been described as a freak of nature
nadzwyczaj, wyjatkowo
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eminently - The story is eminently worth reading.
to think carefully about something for a long time
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mull over - I need a few days to mull things over before I decide.
pochopna decyzja, nieprzemyślana decyzja, nieprzemyślana ocena, osąd (osoby, syt
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snap judgement - Don't make snap judgements - listen to your teen before you jump to conclusions.
szczerze, otwarcie
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frankly
dlugosc
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length
szerokosc
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width
extremely angry but unable or unwilling to express it clearly
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seething - A feeling of seething resentment led to angry exchanges between the teams
to suddenly begin to sing/cry/laugh
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burst into tears - Much to my surprise, Caleb suddenly burst into song.
extremely angry
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livid - The rude letter from his mother-in-law made him livid.

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