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Question		Answer
oszczędnie czymś gospodarować start learning		eke something out to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it: There wasn't much food left, but we just managed to eke it out.
trzymać ludzi w jednym miejscu start learning		corral kəˈrɑːl to bring a group of people together and keep them in one place, especially in order to control them: Police corralled most of the demonstrators in a small area near the station.
uderzyć start learning		clout to hit someone or something with the hand or with a heavy object: Quigley clouted me smartly across the side of the head.
spokój start learning		serenity The quality of being peaceful and calm I admired her serenity in the midst of so much chaos.
wiarygodny start learning		plausible seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed: a plausible explanation/excuse
mocno szokujący start learning		lurid ˈlʊə. rɪd You can read all the lurid details of the affair in today's paper. (especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity:
wkurzyć kogoś start learning		ruffle someone's feathers She knows how to ruffle his feathers. to upset or annoy someone:
rozbieżność start learning		dichotomy There is often a dichotomy between what politicians say and what they do. a difference between two completely opposite ideas or things:
płodny start learning		prolific prəˈlɪf.ɪk He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation. producing a great number or amount of something:
poruszyć temat start learning		broach a subject brəʊtʃ At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know how to broach the subject with him. to begin a discussion of something difficult:
wiarygodny start learning		plausible a plausible excuse/explanation seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed:
krzykliwy start learning		meretricious /ˌmer.ɪˈtrɪʃ.əs/ He claims that a lot of journalism is meretricious and superficial. seeming attractive but really false or of little value:
zbędny wysiłek start learning		palaver Organizing the annual office lunch was such a palaver, I swore I'd never do it again. unnecessary work and trouble. Also a discussion taking too long and unimportant.
sarong start learning		sarong səˈrɒŋ a long piece of thin cloth that is worn wrapped around the waist
nieoczekiwane/przypadkowe np. znalezisko start learning		serendipitous A team of researchers has made a serendipitous discovery that could help in the struggle to cure obesity. happening or found by chance
perwersyjny start learning		kinky kinky ideas/behaviour unusual, strange, and possibly exciting, especially in ways involving unusual sexual acts:
pustelniczy, odosobniony start learning		cloistered /ˈklɔɪ.stəd/ These academics lead such a cloistered life/existence. separated from and communicating little with the outside.
wróżyć start learning		bode These recently published figures bode ill/do not bode well for the company's future. to be a sign of something that will happen in the future, usually something very good or bad:
amok start learning		amok /əˈmɒk/ The soldiers ran amok after one of their senior officers was killed. to be out of control and act in a wild or dangerous manner:
mydlić komuś oczy start learning		pool the wool over someone’s eyes to deceive someone in order to prevent them from discovering something.
zdystansowany start learning		aloof She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy. not friendly or willing to take part in things:
zjełczały start learning		rancid ˈræn. sɪd
jawne (np. kłamstwo) start learning		brazen obvious, without any attempt to be hidden:
zrzec się start learning		forgo I shall have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week. obvious, without any attempt to be hidden:
zjawa ˌæp.əˈrɪʃ.ən/ start learning		apparition ˌæp.əˈrɪʃ.ən/ the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen
starczy start learning		senile I'm always losing my keys these days. I think I must be going senile. showing poor mental ability because of old age, especially being unable to think clearly and make decisions:
głupi start learning		obtuse stupid and slow to understand or unwilling to do so
nerwowy start learning		antsy very nervous, worried or unpleasantly excited
bezwstydnie/bez skrępowania start learning		unanbashedly He stared unabashedly at the camera. without being ashamed, embarrassed or affected by people's negative opinions, when other people would be
okiełznać, ujarzmić start learning		harness We must harness the skill and creativity of our workforce. to control and use the force or strength of something to produce power or to achieve something
wspópracować z kimś nad projektem start learning		in harness with sb working together to acheive sth
nieścieralny start learning		indelible indelible ink The blood had left an indelible mark on her shirt. An indelible mark or substance is impossible to remove by washing or in any other way: about memory as well
przejąć po kimś pałeczkę start learning		assume/take on the mantle she assumed the mantle of the presidency.
Powtarzać coś wielokrotnie start learning		reiterate say somethibg again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity
kaprys start learning		whim a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained We booked the trip on a whim. You can add what you want to this mixture - brandy, whisky, or nothing at all - as the whim takes you. Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim!
małomówny start learning		reticent unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings He is very reticent about his past. Most of the students were reticent about answering questions.
transponować, przestawiać start learning		transpose to change something from one position to another, or to exchange the positions of two things: In their latest production they have reworked "King Lear", transposing it to pre-colonial Africa.
przyciągać jak magnez start learning		be (like) catnip to sb/sth to be certain to attract or interest a particular person or type of person This kind of highschool movie is catnip to teenagers
temat zastepczy, zmyłka start learning		red herring
świadomy start learning		cognisant /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.zənt/ We should be cognizant of the fact that every complaint is not a justified complaint. understanding or realizing something:
modny, interesujący start learning		groovy That’s a groovy hat you’re wearing.
gapić się z otwartymi ustami start learning		gawp He just stood there gawping at me. gawk (US)
brednia start learning		drivel talk drivel: You’re talking drivel as usual. nonsense or borning/unnecessary info.
zgniły start learning		putrid What’s that putrid smell? pju: trid
gwaltownie rzucic cos (narkotyki itd.) start learning		go cold turkey go cold turkey Six years ago, she went cold turkey on (= stopped completely) a 60-a-day smoking habit. US She had been trying to quit cold turkey without the support of a doctor. the period of extreme suffering that comes immediately after a person has stopped taking a drug on which they depend:
pogarda start learning		disdain disdain for or with disdain dɪsˈdeɪn
osprzet start learning		rig
gburowaty start learning		boorish
oszołomiony start learning		dumbfound by
masowy, niekontrolowany start learning		indiscriminate
zakłopotany start learning		sheepish embarrassed because you know that you have done something wrong or silly: a sheepish look/grin
mlaskać start learning		chomp / champ
siorbać start learning		slurp
aluzja, sugestywność start learning		innuendo ˌɪn. juˈen. dəʊ
traktować coś z przymrużeniem oka start learning		take something with a pinch of salt
życzliwy start learning		benevolent bəˈnev.əl.ənt/
rzekomo start learning		purportedly
Chujowo ale stabilnie start learning		SNAFU: Situation Normal: All Fucked Up
wziąć chorobowe w pracy start learning		ring in sick
jedno drugiego nie wyklucza start learning		you can walk and chew gum two things can be true at the same time
cieżko coś przełknąć start learning		hard pill to swallow
bezdzietna lambadziara start learning		childless bimbo
rozmowa o pracy z pracownikami w prywatnej sytuacji start learning		shoptalk
radykalnie, gwałtownie start learning		by/in leaps and bounds Her reading has improved by leaps and bounds since she started her new school.
nieznośny start learning		pesky Those pesku kids from next door have let the air out of my tyres again! annoying or causing trouble
oczerniać start learning		besmirch His accusations were false, but they served to besmirch her reputation. /bɪˈsmɜːtʃ/
fałszywy przyjaciel start learning		fair-weather friend
napady złości start learning		throw a fit/tantrum My mother threw a fit when she saw what a mess we'd made of her kitchen. You're an adult – there's no need to throw a big tantrum just because you didn't get your way.
Lekceważący start learning		dismissive He's so dismissive of anybody else's suggestions. /dɪˈsmɪs.ɪv/
zrównać z ziemią start learning		obliterate The town was obliterated by bombs.
żenować start learning		discomfit He realized that his remarks had succeeded in discomfiting her.
z oburzeniem start learning		indignantly "I said no such thing!" she cried indignantly. /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nənt.li/
zastraszyć start learning		browbeat be browbeaten into something/doing something Don't be browbeaten into working more hours than you want. to try to force someone to do something by threatening them or persuading them forcefully and unfairly:
z głowy/ bez przygotowania/bez namysłu start learning		off the cuff I hadn't prepared a speech so I just said a few words off the cuff. If you speak off the cuff, you say something without having prepared or thought about your words first:
hałaśliwy start learning		raucous raucous laughter loud and unpleasant ˈrɔːkəs
drobiazgi i rozne male przedmioty start learning		bits and bobs
wpatrywać się z podziwem start learning		stare in reverence
sniadanie, ktore Cb wypelni start learning		filling out your breakfast
powiedziec cos ironicznie, żartobliwie, z przymrużeniem oka start learning		tongue in cheek He said that he was a huge fan of the president, although I suspect it was tongue in cheek. If you say something tongue in cheek, you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you might appear to be serious:
sporny, kontrowersyjny start learning		contentious contentious views She has some very contentious views on education. /kənˈten.ʃəs/
skromny wybor, resztki start learning		slim pickings Buyers who have waited for bargains at the end of the year will find slim pickings. little or no success in getting something because there is not very much of it remaining:
romansidła, kobiece filmy start learning		chick flick
obżeranie się start learning		pig out
koryto do roslinek start learning		raised bed
ziemniak (slang) start learning		spud
oczerniać start learning		vilify /ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/
wyróżniać kogoś/wybrać start learning		single sb/sth out be singled out for It's not fair the way my sister is always singled out for special treatment. to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise:
wykluczyc kogos start learning		to ice/freeze someone out to make sb feel that they are not part of a group by being unfriendly towards that person. or stopped sb from being included in an arrangement or activity. I felt frozen out of the discussion.
wyslizgiwać się od problemu/tematu start learning		to slide over He slides over the most important things and goes on about non-issues. to avoid dealing with a matter fully
szczesliwy zbieg okolicznosci start learning		serendipity
podniesiona grzadka start learning		raised beds
zgodzic sie na cos start learning		to budge We tried everything to reach a deal, but they wouldn’t budge on the price.
No i tyle, no i czesc! start learning		Bob’s your uncle
coś jest w twoim guście (USA i Australia) start learning		sth is up your alley/ street (US and AUS) you like it or find it interesting
zwięzły start learning		succinct səkˈsɪŋkt Keep your letter succinct and to the point. Add to word list said in a clear and short way; expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:
pokłócić się z kimś tak, że konczy sie relacja start learning		bust up with everyone
nieudolny bezskuteczny start learning		ineffectual ineffectual at The teachers were ineffectual at maintaining discipline. not skilled at achieving, or not able to produce, good results:
zieleniasty start learning		verdant vɜː.dənt/ Much of the region's verdant countryside has been destroyed in the hurricane. covered with healthy green plants or grass:
marszczona w talii start learning		gathered waist Iga wears the gathered waist midi dress at Wimbs.
pedant, służbista start learning		stickler He's a stickler for detail/accuracy/efficiency.
wybornie start learning		right as rain means excellent
delikatnie rosnac start learning		edge up if a stock edges up, its price goes up a little.
zepsuć komus humor start learning		harsh sb’s mellow to spoil sb’s good mood or to annoy them
osłabnąć, oklapnąć start learning		to flag Halfway through the race je began to flag
dawac, przynosic start learning		yield Ventures to the local pub yield all sorts of adventures.
żartobliwy /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/ start learning		facetious /fəˈsiː.ʃəs/ not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever:
trochę krzywy, ale szczesliwe start learning		a bit wonky, but joyful
nudny start learning		vapid He’s attractive, but vapid. showing no intelligence or imagination
muzyka poważna start learning		classical music
ewidentny, wyraznie wyczuwlany start learning		palpable /ˈpæl.pə.bəl/ The tension in the room was palpable during the exam. so obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt:
zaściankowy, ciasny start learning		insular /ˈɪn.sjə.lər/ interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas

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