Phrasal Verbs and Idioms

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behave awkwardly or badly
źle się zachowywać
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act up
defend oneself
odszczekiwać, pyskować
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answer back
speak rudely to sb
odszczeknąć komuś
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answer (sb) back
be responsible for sth
odpowiadać za coś
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answer for
be under the command of sb
odpowiadać przed kimś
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cease to oppose
wycofywać się, ustąpić, dać za wygraną
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back down
withdraw from
wycofywać się (z czegoś)
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back out of
support
popierać, wspierać
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back up
be relevant to
odnosić się
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bear on
But I know how much pressure can be brought to bear on someone.
tolerate
okazywać komuś cierpliwość
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bear with
nearly, almost
Nasza praca już jest prawie skończona.
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all but
Our work is all but through.
exhausted
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all in
I'm all in, I need to go to sleep.
altogether
zliczając wszystkich, wszystko razem
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all told
All told, I have given the test to about 400 people.
in spite of
pomimo czegoś
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for all
For all my love for you, I think what you do to her is cruel.
used to express annoyance/surprise
kto jak kto
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of all people
Tom, of all people, should know the solution.
from the beginning
przez cały czas, od samego początku
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all along
All along, they thought city officials wanted the same thing.
yet, however
mimo wszystko
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all the same
when everything is considered
ogólnie rzecz biorąc
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all in all
All in all, it was a great success.
as far as I know
o ile wiem
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for all I know
I don’t care
wszystko mi jedno
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for all I care
to consider sth
wziąć coś pod uwagę, uwzględniać coś
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to take sth into account
We have to take account of the fact that she was ill at the time of writing the exam.
because of
z powodu (czegoś), na wskutek (czegoś)
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on account of
Don't worry on account of Tom. He can take care of himself
in no circumstances
w żadnym wypadku
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on no account
for this/that reason
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on this/that account
broadcasting
program w trakcie emisji
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on the air
They will go on the air in a few weeks, he said.
not broadcasting
nienadawany (na żywo)
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off the air
I think the series should be taken off the air.
1) uncertain, 2) spreading about
zanosić się
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in the air
Love is in the air.
to get rid of suspicion or bad feeling
oczyścić atmosferę
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to clear the air
We do need to clear the air between us here.
to be very angry
oburzony, bardzo zdenerwowany
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to be up in arms
Why is society not more up in arms about them?
on the look-out; expecting sth
w gotowości, czujny
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on the alert
to leave or to escape from someone who is holding you
wyrwać się
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break away
He grabbed her, but she managed to break away.
to interrupt when someone else is talking
przerwać, wtrącić się
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break in
to end sth suddenly
zerwać, zakończyć
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break off
The two countries have broken off diplomatic relations.
to start suddenly (of violent events)
wybuchnąć (np. wojna)
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break out
The Second World War broke out in 1939.
to fail to function
zepsuć się
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break down
The photocopier is always breaking down.
to enter a building by force
włamać się (do budynku)
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break in
The person who broke in did not steal anything.
to lose control of feelings
załamać się (psychicznie)
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break down
She broke down after her child's death.
to give up sth
zrywać/kończyć (z czymś, np. partią polityczną, gronem znajomych)
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break with
You need to break with these people, they have a bad influence on you.
to make a discovery
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break through
Scientists are breaking through in the fight against AIDS.
to end a relationship
rozstać się, zerwać
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break up
We broke up a month ago.
show surprise at
patrzeć z niedowierzaniem
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blink at
He didn’t even blink at his daughter’s punk hairstyle.
depend on
liczyć na coś
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bank on
He may come tomorrow but don’t bank on it.
stop
ucichnąć, umilknąć
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blow over
Their disagreement about where to spend their holidays soon blew over.
reserve
zarezerwować
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book up
The tables in that restaurant were all booked up so we went to another.
support the truth
potwierdzać
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bear out
I accept your excuse. His statement bears out your story.
explode
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blow up
Fortunately no one was in the car when it blew up.
improve
odświeżyć
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brush up
I must brush up my Italian before going to that meeting in Rome.
appear
przedzierać się, przebijać się
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break through
After days of rain the sub finally broke through from behind the clouds.
collect
gromadzić
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build up
Over the years he has built up an impressive collection of artifacts from all over the world.

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