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Question		Answer
answer back start learning		odpowiadać niegrzecznie, pyskować, odwarknąć (How dare you answer back like that?!)
answer for sb/sth start learning		odpowiadać za coś, ponosić odpowiedzialność, ręczyć za (You can't make me answer for his mistakes. That's unfair!)
ask after sb start learning		pytać o kogoś, dopytywać sie (He seems to be really interested - he keeps asking after you.)
ask out start learning		zaprosić kogoś (do kina, restauracji)(You behave like a moron! Ask her out and then you will know if she likes you or not!)
back sb/sth up start learning		popierać, potwierdzać (Will you back me up if I present the alternative solution to the problem?)
back out start learning		wycofywać się (Make them sign the agreement so that they would not back out from the project.)
call off start learning		odwołać (np. spotkanie) (They had to call the meeting off because their partners asked for more time to decide on conditions.)
break down start learning		1. zepsuć się (They got caught quite easily as their runaway car broke down after few miles.) 2. załamywać się, kończyć się niepowodzeniem 3. rozkładać na czynniki pierwsze (analizować)
be after start learning		poszukiwać, gonić, ścigać (John is after a job in marketing.)
break up (with sb) start learning		zerwać z kimś (I didn't know Leven has broken up with Joe!)
burst out start learning		wybuchać (He burst out laughing when he heard this joke for the first time.) krzyknąć; wykrzyknąć
care for start learning		opiekować się, troszczyć (She cares for her younger sister.)
carry out start learning		wypełniać, wykonać, zrealizować (I hope she will carry out her research as it may be a real breakthrough.)
check in start learning		zgłosić się do odprawy (All the passengers should check in one hour before the departure.)
check off start learning		odznaczyć; usunąć zaznaczenie (np. na liście) (Please check off all the names on the list to make sure everyone's present.)
check out start learning		1. sprawdzać (Can somebody check out who is at the door?) 2. wymeldowywać się (z hotelu)
check up on sth/sb start learning		1. patrzeć (komuś) na ręce (nadzorować, czuwać nad czymś) 2. sprawdzić, czy wszystko jest w porządku; sprawdzić, co się dzieje
clean up start learning		1. posprzątać (Clean up your room before you leave.) 2. pobić (kogoś) (pokonać kogoś)
clear sth out start learning		1. posprzątać dokładnie (Next weekend I'm gonna finally clear my wardrobe out.) 2. zmywać się; spadać (wyjść)
clear up start learning		1. przejaśniać się (o pogodzie), 2. posprzątać; sprzątać (np. pokój) 3. wyjaśniać, rozwiązywać 4. przechodzić (o chorobie)
cloud over start learning		1. zachmurzyć się (As the sky clouded over, we had to resign from sunbathing that day.) 2. (o oczach) zachodzić mgłą (his eyes clouded over, he twitched and then died.) 3. (o wyrazie twarzy) spochmurnieć
come about start learning		zdarzać się (He said he had no idea how all these things may have come about in his company.)
come across start learning		1. sprawiać wrażenie (John came across as being an extremely shy person.) 2. dać; zapłacić 3. natknąć się (na coś); spotkać (coś); znaleźć (coś) 4. rozłożyć nogi; ściągnąć majtki; pójść na całość (zgodzić się na stosunek)(You kiss me as though you're going to come across, but then you say no.)
come apart start learning		rozpadać się (We need a new bed, the old one is coming apart.)
come back start learning		wracać (Don't wait for me, I don't know when I'll be coming back.)
come out start learning		pojawiać się, ukazywać się (The first issue of this newspaper came out in 1956.)
depend on start learning		polegać na (You can always depend on me. The tram is late again! You really can't depend on public transport.)
depend on sth start learning		zależeć (od czegoś)
die away start learning		zanikać, cichnąć
die out start learning		wymierać, zanikać
do away with sth start learning		1. pozbywać się 2. zlikwidować, znieść, zakazać
do without start learning		radzić sobie bez czegoś (I'm afraid she'll have to do without my help.)
drop by/in start learning		wpaść (z wizytą) (Do not hesitate to drop in whenever you're in the neighbourhood.)
drop out start learning		rzucać szkołę (przestać uczęszczać do szkoły) (I have decided not to drop out of school. I'm going to continue.)
eat out start learning		zjeść na mieście (Do you feel like eating out today's evening?)
fall apart start learning		rozpadać się (Her relationship fell apart after two years. When Mark left Eve, her whole world fell apart.)
fall for sb/sth start learning		zakochać się (I fell for her the moment I saw her for the first time.)
fight back start learning		oddawać (w walce, bójce) (Don't stand like this! Fight back!)
fill in sth start learning		wypełniać (Please fill in the application form.)
fill (sth) up start learning		wypełnić, zapełnić (The room was filled up with people.)
find out start learning		dowiedzieć się (Did you find out how much he had paid?)
fool around/about start learning		wygłupiać się (Stop fooling around with the knife or you'll get hurt)
get away start learning		uciec
get away with sth start learning		uchodzić na sucho (We all knew he was lying but he managed to get away with it.)
get back start learning		1. wracać 2. odzyskiwać
get down start learning		1. zasmucać, przygnębiać 2. notować; zapisywać 3. udać się gdzieś; pojechać gdzieś (I'll get down there in the morning.)
get in start learning		1. przychodzić, przyjeżdżać 2. wsiadać, wchodzić
get off start learning		1. wysiadać, wychodzić 2. zdejmować (ubranie) 3. odwalić się; odczepić się
get on start learning		1. radzić sobie (How is she getting on in the marketing course?) 2. być w dobrych stosunkach 3. kontynuować (coś) 4. przechodzić (do czegoś) 5. kontaktować się (z kimś); skontaktować się
get out start learning		1. wysiadać 2. wynosić się 3. wychodzić, spotykać się z ludźmi 4. wychodzić na jaw 5. wykręcać się (You can get out of gym class if you say you have a headache.)
get over start learning		1. dochodzić do siebie, pogodzić się z czymś 2. znaleźć rozwiązanie problemu 3. przekazać (It may be difficult to get over these ideas to everyone.)
get round/around start learning		1. ominąć problem, znaleźć rozwiązanie (We still have to get around the lack of resources.) 2. zabierać się (za coś) (I never got round to taking my driving test.)
get through start learning		1. poradzić sobie z czymś, przejść przez coś 2. łaczyć (rozmowę telefoniczną) 2. wytłumaczyć; pozwolić zrozumieć
get together (with sb) start learning		spotykać się (Let's get together and talk about it.)
get up start learning		wstawać
give away start learning		1. prowadzić pannę młodą do ołtarza 2. wyjawiać; wyjawić; zdradzić (np. sekret) 3. rozdawać; rozdać; rozdzielać
give back start learning		oddawać
give in start learning		1. poddawać się komuś, czemuś 2. dać (komuś) (czemuś) spokój (poddać się, zrezygnować z czegoś)
give out start learning		1. rozdawać (Could you give out the leaflets to everyone?) 2. wyczerpywać się 3. wydzielać; wydawać (o zapachu, cieple, świetle etc.)
give up start learning		1. poddawać się 2. przestać coś robić
go ahead start learning		1. rozpoczynać (We can't go ahead with the project without him.) 2. proszę bardzo!; śmiało!; działaj!; kontynuuj!
go away start learning		wyjeżdżać, iść (sobie)
go back start learning		wracać
go by start learning		1. upływać (czas) (As time went by, her fear grew more and more.), 2. przechodzić (She was standing at the window and watching people go by.) 3. kierować się (regułą)
go down start learning		1. spadać 2. zatonąć (o statku) 3. ułożyć się do snu 4. psuć się; mieć usterkę
go off start learning		1. wybuchać 2. wyłączać się, gasnąć 3. (o jedzeniu) psuć się 4. wypadać (źle/dobrze)
go on start learning		1. kontynuować, trwać 2. (sztuce teatralnej) mieć premierę; rozpoczynać pokazy
go out start learning		1. wychodzić, wyjeżdżać 2. gasnąć 3. chodzić ze sobą, spotykać się
go through sth start learning		przechodzić przez coś, cierpieć
go together start learning		1. pasować do siebie (In my opinion the dark shirt and this tie go together perfectly.) 2. iść w parze (np. o zjawiskach)
go under start learning		1. zatonąć 2. plajtować
go up start learning		1. rosnąć (The price of bread has gone up again) 2. iść na górę; iść w górę
go with sth start learning		1. pasować (White wine best goes with fish) 2. towarzyszyć, dziać się jako skutek czegoś (Riots usually go with unnecessary bloodshed.)
go without start learning		obywać się bez czegoś (You'll have to go without bonus this month.)
grow up start learning		dorastać
hand sth in start learning		oddawać, wręczać (Please finish writing and hand in the essays.)
hand out start learning		wydawać, wręczać, rozpowszechniać (My job is to stand on the pavement and hand out leaflets to people.)
hang on start learning		1. czekać przez chwilę 2. trzymać się
hang up start learning		odkładać słuchawkę (She was so annoying that I just hung up.)
head for start learning		iść/jechać w określonym kierunku, zmierzać do (The troops were heading for the capital city)
hear from start learning		otrzymywać od kogoś wiadomość (I haven't heard from him for ages)
hit back start learning		odgryźć się (You have to hit back after what he's told you.)
hold back start learning		powstrzymywać, zatrzymywać (Bodyguards had to hold back the crowd as Madonna stepped out of the car.)
hold on start learning		czekać chwilę (Hold on a second, I'm almost ready.)
hurry up start learning		pośpieszyć się
join in start learning		przyłączać się
keep away start learning		trzymać się z daleka od czegoś
keep on start learning		kontynuować, robić coś dalej, bez przerwy
keep up (with) start learning		nadążać, być na bieżąco (I can't keep up with computers, it's all changing too fast for me.)
kick off start learning		rozpoczynać mecz (piłki nożnej) (What time do they kick off?)
leave out start learning		opuszczać, pomijać (Prepare the list carefully, I don't want anyone to be left out.)
let down start learning		zawodzić
look after start learning		opiekować się, pilnować
look around start learning		rozglądać się (Look around and check if you find something interesting for you.)
look at start learning		przyglądać się, patrzeć
look back start learning		spoglądać w przeszłość (When I look back, I must admit that I don't regret anything in my life.)
look forward to start learning		cieszyć sie na coś, bardzo czekać na (I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.)
look into start learning		badać, przyglądać się (The police are looking into the cause of the accident.)
look out start learning		1. uważać 2. wyglądać (np. przez okno)
look through start learning		przeglądać; wertować; kartkować (She looked through the fashion magazines but found nothing interesting.)
look up start learning		sprawdzać (Could someone look up this word in a dictionary?)
make for start learning		poruszać się w kierunku czegoś (He tried to make for the exit but was too drunk to reach it.)
be made for start learning		być stworzonym dla kogoś/siebie (Mary and Paul seem to be made for each other.)
make of start learning		myśleć o, sądzić o (What do you make of Peter? I think he's very intelligent.)
make up start learning		1. robić makijaż (I always make up before I leave house.) 2. wymyśleć (I wouldn't believe her! I bet she has made the story up!) 3. wynagradzać (coś komuś); zadośćuczynić
mess about/around start learning		nie robić nic specjalnego, kręcić się bez celu (Will you stop messing around and start working?)
move in start learning		wprowadzać się
move out start learning		wyprowadzać się
pass away start learning		umierać, odchodzić
pass by start learning		przechodzić, przejeżdżać obok (Every day I pass by this shop when I'm on my way to work.)
pass out start learning		zemdleć
pick up start learning		1. podnosić 2. odebrać, zabrać 3. nauczyć się (bez formalnych lekcji) (I picked up a lot of new words during my trip to London.)
plug in start learning		podłączyć (np. do kontaktu)
pull down start learning		zburzyć (They had to pull down the old building to built a new shopping centre there.)
pull in start learning		1. wjeżdżać na stację (The train from Manchester is pulling in on platform 1.) 2. zjeżdżać na pobocze
pull out start learning		1. wyjeżdżać ze stacji (A train has just pulled out of the station.) 2. włączać się do ruchu
pull up start learning		zatrzymać się, zaparkować (A blue car has just pulled up near the cinema.)
put back start learning		1. odłożyć na miejsce 2. odkładać 3. cofać wskazówki zegara, przestawiać godzinę
put forward start learning		przesunąć wskazówkę do przodu, zmienić czas na późniejszy
put down start learning		1. kłaść 2. ośmieszać kogoś, upokarzać
put off start learning		odkładać, przełożyć na inny termin
put on start learning		1. zakładać (na siebie) 2. zapalić (światło) (Put on the light please.)
put out start learning		gasić (światło, ogień, etc.) (Put out the lights, I'm tired and want to go sleep. Put the cigarette out, it's non-smoking area.)
put up with start learning		znosić (How do you put up with him? He's so irritating.)
read out start learning		czytać na głos (ow I will read out the names of our competition winners.)
relate to start learning		odnosić się, być powiązanym (This book relates to the case of JFK's assasination.)
ring back start learning		zadzwonić ponownie (She can't talk at the moment, can you ring back later?)
ring up start learning		dzwonić, telefonować (Ring me up in the evening.)
round up start learning		zaokrąglić w górę (Round it up to 50 zlotys, please.)
round down start learning		zaokrąglać w dół (They rounded it down to $3000.)
rule out start learning		wykluczyć (The police had ruled him out as a suspect.)
run across start learning		spotkać, wpaść na kogoś przypadkiem (She run across her old love when she was buying present for her husband.)
run away start learning		uciekać
run into start learning		1. potkać kogoś przypadkiem (You won't believe whom I ran into this morning!) 2. natrafiać (You'll run into problems if you take this case.)
run out start learning		kończyć się, brakować
run up start learning		podbiec
screw up start learning		zepsuć, zniszczyć
see off start learning		odprowadzać kogoś (All my friends came to see me off at the airport.)
see through start learning		przejrzeć (podstęp) (I didn't see her through and now I'm toasted.)
sell out start learning		wyprzedawać
send in start learning		wysyłać, nadsyłać (Please send in application forms before the end of the month.)
set off start learning		wyruszyć, rozpocząć podróż (We set off early in the morning)
set out start learning		wyruszać, rozpoczynać podróż (We are planning to set out at about 8)
settle down start learning		osiedlić się, zamieszkać na stałe
shoot down start learning		zastrzelić, zestrzelić
sign in start learning		wpisać na listę
sign out start learning		wypisać się
sign up start learning		zapisać się
show up start learning		pojawiać się
slow down start learning		zwalniać
speak for start learning		mówić za kogoś
speed up start learning		przyspieszać
split up start learning		rozejść się (I'm not with Susan any more, we split up two weeks ago.)
stand back start learning		odsunąć się
stand by start learning		1. być w gotowości (The antiterrorist squads are standing by behind this building) 2. pomagać; okazywać pomoc 3. popierać
stand for start learning		1. oznaczać (o inicjałach) 2. kandydować 3. popierać; występować w obronie (czegoś)
start over start learning		zaczynać coś od nowa
stay up start learning		nie kłaść się, iść do łóżka później (Tom stayed up till 3 in the night to watch the final NBA play.)
strike back start learning		bronić się, zaatakować kogoś (If we attack them, they will strike back for sure.)
sum up start learning		podsumować
switch on start learning		włączać
switch off start learning		wyłączyć
take aback start learning		zaskoczyć (I was taken aback when I heard Sue married Tom.)
take after start learning		1. być podobnym (do kogoś w rodzinie) (Peter takes after his father, he's very tall.) 2. gonić (kogoś); puścić się w pogoń za (kimś)
take off start learning		1. wystartować 2. naśladować, parodiować (She is really good at taking her teacher off.) 3. zdejmować, ściągać
take out start learning		usuwać
take on start learning		1. zatrudniać (Our company wants to take on two new programmers.) 2. przyjmować na siebie (odpowiedzialność) 3. zająć się (czymś); zajmować się (czymś)
take over start learning		przejmować (obowiązki)
take up start learning		brać/zabierać się za coś
track down start learning		wyśledzić, wytropić (They managed to track down that stolen jewellry from the Royal Collection.)
turn down start learning		odrzucić (propozycję) (Mark asked Susan to marry him but she turned him down.)
turn off start learning		wyłączać
turn on start learning		włączać
turn out start learning		okazać się (It turned out that we've bought the same skirt.)
turn to start learning		zwracać się (z prośbą) (He turned to the judge to postpone the date of the trial.)
turn up start learning		pojawić się, znaleźć się (He disappeared as quick as he had turned up.)
identify with start learning		utożsamiać się (Many girls try to identify with their idols.)
wash up start learning		zmywać
watch out start learning		uważać
immerse in start learning		pochłaniać, zagłębiać się (After having her first baby, she was totally immersed in family life.)
impose sth on/upon start learning		narzucać coś (Spanish invaders imposed their culture and beliefs on native Americans.)
write down start learning		zapisywać
indulge in start learning		folgować sobie/ pozwalać sobie na coś (I indulged in a cup of hot chocolate in the morning.)
inform on sb start learning		informować/donosić
infringe on/upon start learning		naruszać/łamać (This new law will infringe on freedom of speech, I'm afraid)
inquire into start learning		wypytywać o coś/badać/dochodzić (The judge wants the deputy to inquire into the case in greater detail.)
insist on/upon start learning		domagać się/upierać się (Lucy insisted on seeing her lawyer before giving any answers to officer's questions.)
interfere with start learning		majstrować przy czymś/zakłócać (I don't want my kids to interfere with any electrical stuff that we have at home.)
itch for start learning		palić się do zrobienia czegoś/nie móc się doczekać (I was itching for the lesson to end, as we were supposed to have a match right after it.)
yank out start learning		wyszarpnąć/ wyciągnąć (He fought for a while with the cord but finally yanked out the plug from the socket.)
nail down start learning		zmusić kogoś, przycisnąć (She told us just the news - we will need to nail her down to reveal more details.)
name after start learning		nazwać po kimś (Jacky was named after her grandmother.)
narrow down start learning		zawęzić (We wanted to narrow down the list of candidates for the elections.)
nod off start learning		przysnąć, zdrzemnąć się (He usually nods off in front of the TV.)
nose about/around start learning		szukać/węszyć (Call the security! Somebody was nosing around in my office.)
note down start learning		notować/zapisywać (Please note down the following emergency numbers.)
object to start learning		sprzeciwiać się, oponować (The President objected to the idea of further cuts in defence spending.)
adhere to start learning		trzymać się (np. zasad) (If you refuse to adhere to the rules of the club, you may be expelled.)
aim at start learning		dążyć do czegoś/być skierowanym na coś (Most of his books are aimed at teenager readers)
associate with start learning		łączyć /wiązać coś z czymś (It's ridiculous to associate happiness with full bank account...)
bank on start learning		liczyć na coś (Tom is very disappointed as he banked on the pay rise and finally he didn't get it.)
beat sb up start learning		pobić kogoś/ poturbować (He was dragged out of the car and beaten up by the street gang.)
bend down start learning		pochylić się (Johnny! Bend down and do your shoelaces.)
blend in/into start learning		wtapiać się (Chameleons can blend in with their surroundings.)
boss about/ round start learning		rządzić/ dyrygować kimś (I hate when somebody wants to boss me around!)
break away start learning		wyłamać się (He wanted to break away from the traditional image of an artist and always wore suits in his studio.)
break out start learning		1. uciec z więzienia 2. wybuchać (o wojnie lub epidemii)
break through start learning		przełamać coś/ przedrzeć się (The soldiers are reported to successfully break through the enemy's trenches.)
breeze into (the building, etc start learning		wchodzić gdzieś pewnie (She usually breezes into the meeting and shares her opinions with everybody present.)
breeze through start learning		przejść przez coś z łatwością (He breezed through the university entrance exams.)
brighten up start learning		rozjaśnić, upiększyć (She put some flowers to the vase to brighten the room up.)
bring about start learning		spowodować (Now we can just wait what these changes will bring about.)
bring sb around/round start learning		ocucić (We tried to bring her round but in vain.)
bring back start learning		przywrócić
bring down start learning		obalić (The present acute crisis in economy may bring the government down.)
bring together start learning		pogodzić/ polepszyć stosunki (The disaster brought the local community together.)
bring up start learning		wychować (She was brought up to respect other people.)
brush aside start learning		zignorować, odrzucić (He brushed aside his advisor's ideas and consequently lost the campaign.)
brush up start learning		podszlifować, odświeżyć (umiejętności) (He went to France to brush up on his French before the exam.)
bump into start learning		spotkać, 'wpaść' na kogoś (I bumped into my Mum when I tried to leave the house unnoticed.)
bundle up start learning		opatulić (he bundled the kittens up in blankets before taking them to the vet.)
burst in start learning		wtargnąć (The crowd burst in the palace and started the plunder.)
butt in start learning		wtrącać się, mieszać do czegoś (She got mad as he butted in once again with his stupid remarks.)
button up start learning		zapiąć guziki (Button up Billy, will you? It's quite cold today.)
call in start learning		wpaść do kogoś (Call in for a cup of coffee when you are in town.)
calm down start learning		uspokoić się (They had a hard time in their relationship but now everything seems to have calmed down.)
carry on start learning		kontynuować (The light went out but the surgeon insisted on carrying on with the operation.)
catch up start learning		dogonić, dorównać (You will have to work harder in order to catch up with the rest of the team.)
cheat on start learning		zdradzać (żonę/męża) (She had a nervous breakdown when she discovered that her husband has been cheating on her.)
cheer up start learning		rozchmurzyć się, poweseleć (She went to the hairdresser to cheer herself up after the test.)
chew sth over start learning		rozgryźć coś, 'przeżuć' (OK. There is no need to hurry - you can just chew it over and give the answer next week.)
chill out start learning		'wyluzować'
chip in start learning		zrzucić się (We all chipped in for our parents' present.)
come down start learning		spaść (This shelf is overloaded! It may come down any minute!)
come around/round start learning		odzyskać przytomność (As she was the only witness of the accident, the police officer waited till she came round to ask her some questions.)
come down on start learning		ostro coś krytykować/ 'zjechać' (The press came down on his new play.)
come down with start learning		zachorować (He came down with flu and had to stay in bed.)
wind down start learning		rozluźnić się, zrelaksować (I like to wind down watching movies with my friends.)
come out with start learning		wyskakiwać z czymś (She came out with her accusations quite unexpectedly.)
count on start learning		liczyć na kogoś (
cross out start learning		skreślić, wykreślić (Your essay is too long - cross some sentences out.)
cuddle up start learning		przytulić się (I often cuddle up to my pony when I feel unhappy.)
cut down on start learning		ograniczyć coś (I try to cut down on sweets and coffee)
cut down start learning		ograniczyć, skrócić (I think you should cut down hours you spend in front of computer screen.)
cut in start learning		1. zajechać drogę (He cursed and slammed on the brakes as the car suddenly cut in in front of him.) 2. wtrącić się, przerwać (She shows no respect to anyone - she is always cutting in! No matter who is speaking.)
cut off start learning		odciąć (Electricity has been cut off for the whole week.)
deal with start learning		zajmować się, radzić sobie z czymś (Do you think you can deal with this sort of problem?)
decide on start learning		zdecydować się na coś
delve into start learning		zagłębiać się (I don't want to delve into details concerning his death. It's too painful.)
deprive of start learning		pozbawić czegoś (Living in the country will deprive you of all the nightlife you like so much.)
devote to start learning		poświęcać się (She devoted all her life to fighting for human rights.)
dig out start learning		'dokopać się' do informacji (I spent hours in the library but finally I dug out everything I needed.)
do up start learning		zapiąć, zasunąć (Could you help me do up my dress?)
drag away start learning		odwlec, odciągnąć (Drag him away from the TV somehow! He needs more exercise.)
drop off start learning		podrzucić kogoś gdzieś po drodze (I'm going to the city centre now, so if you want I can drop you off to the library.)
dwell on start learning		rozpamiętywać coś (Jimmy! Stop moaning and dwelling on your past mistakes! The show must go on!)
fade away start learning		zanikać (The ink writing has faded away and now it is barely visible.)
fall behind start learning		zostawać z tyłu (The horse started the race quite promising but then fell behind on the last bend. Tom has fallen behind in his English recently.)
fall out start learning		pokłócić się (i zerwać znajomość) (I haven't seen him since we fell out last week. And I don't think I want to...)
feel for start learning		współczuć (We felt for her when her husband disappeared and left her with all his debts.)
focus on/upon start learning		koncentrować się (His research focuses on developing new information technologies.)
fold up start learning		składać (You can fold the map up - I know where we are.)
frolic about/around start learning		wygłupiać się, bawić (He loves frolicking around with his dog.)
hang out start learning		spędzać czas
have on start learning		mieć przy sobie (Do you have any money on you?)
heat up start learning		podgrzać (His rude answer heated up the discussion.)
hold up start learning		opóźniać (The flight to London was held up due to bad weather conditions.)
hook up start learning		podłączyć (Have you hooked up to the Internet yet?)
hush up start learning		wyciszyć (sprawę, aferę) (The government will do anything to hush it up as one of the ministers was involved in the case.)
jot down start learning		zapisać coś szybko (She called the helpline and jotted down a few telephone numbers.)
kick back start learning		relaksować się (Tonight I just want to kick back in front of TV.)
kick off start learning		zrzucić buty (She rushed into the house, kicked off her shoes and ran upstairs.)
knock down start learning		potrącić (o samochodzie) (She is in hospital after being knocked down by a car.)
knock out start learning		zwalać z nóg (All these drinks yesterday just knocked me out. His doctor gave him some tranquilizers that have knocked him down.)
knuckle down start learning		przysiąść nad czymś (He usually does nothing all year round and knuckles down right before the exam.)
land up start learning		'wylądować' (He landed up living in a cardbox under the bridge.)
lavish on/upon start learning		nie szczędzić, nie żałować (His parents lavish a lot of money and attention on his education.)
lay off start learning		zwalniać (Many people working in this factory were laid off without previous notice.)
line up start learning		ustawić w rzędzie (She lined up her books on the shelf.)
litter with start learning		zasypać, zapełnić (His inaugural speech was littered with cliches and empty rhetoric.)
look down on sb start learning		pogardzać, parzeć z góry (She looks down on people of lower financial status than hers.)
look for start learning		szukać
loom ahead start learning		'wisieć' nad kimś (I can't fully relax with my exams looming ahead.)
loom up start learning		wyłaniać się, majaczyć (The castle's gloomy silhouette loomed up in the horizon.)
make out start learning		zrozumieć, dostrzec, dosłyszeć (I know this song but they sing so fast that I have never managed to make the words out.)
make up for start learning		nadrabiać, rekompensować (She spends so much probably making up for the years when she was penniless.)
match up start learning		pasować, zgadzać się (They will have to be interrogated once again as their stories proved not to match up.)
melt down start learning		topić (Put some butter on the pan and wait till it melts down. Then add onion rings.)
merge in start learning		wtapiać się (She watched him for a while but then he merged in the crowd.)
mete out start learning		wymierzać (The court meted out such severe penalty that even the victim was stunned.)
mess with start learning		eksperymentować (Do not mess with mixing alcohol.)
mess with sb start learning		zadzierać z kimś
mull over start learning		myśleć, zastanawiać się (I hate going shopping with her! She mulls over everything for hours and then buys nothing.
pass on start learning		przekazać (Have you passed on the message I sent you?)
pay back start learning		oddać dług
pay sb back start learning		odpłacić się, odegrać się (I'm going to pay him back for all these stinging remarks.)
pay off start learning		spłacić (I hope to pay this loan off before the deadline.)
pick out start learning		wybrać (We spent hours looking for presents and finally picked out some books.)
pin down start learning		przycisnąć kogoś (He didn't tell me much. We will need to pin him down to details.)
piss off start learning		wkurzać (slang) (She was absolutely pissed off with his behaviour.)
point out start learning		wskazać, zwrócić uwagę (She pointed out common writing mistakes her students should be aware of.)
polish up start learning		szlifować, odświeżyć (His Spanish is not bad but he should polish it up a bit.)
put down to start learning		złożyć na karb czegoś (She was unbearable yesterday but we put it down to the problems she has in her marriage.)
put off start learning		odstręczać, zniechęcać (Oh yeah, he is handsome but his manners put me off!)
ramble on start learning		ględzić, rozwlekać (I almost fell asleep when he started rambling on about his childhood.)
reach out start learning		sięgnąć po coś (Could you reach out to press this button, please.)
reduce to start learning		sprowadzać, doprowadzać do (Their accusations reduced her to tears)
refer to start learning		wspominać, odnosić się do czegoś (In his academic writning he always refers to Profesor Johnson's research.)
rely on/upon start learning		polegać na (He relies on her common sense in situations like this one.)
remind of start learning		przypominać, kojarzyć (She reminds me of a girl I knew years ago)
resort to start learning		uciec się do czegoś (To gain their goals they even resorted to violence.)
result in start learning		skutkować (His negligence resulted in severe health problems)
rub out start learning		wytrzeć (You can write in pencil so if anybody wants to correct something just rub it out and write once again.)
run down start learning		'zjechać' (The press will run the Congress down for passing this bill.)
sail through start learning		zrobić coś z łatwością (She sailed through all the examinations. We sailed through the passport control.)
save up start learning		zaoszczędzić (I want to save up for a new computer)
scribble down start learning		nabazgrać, bazgrać (You can't scribble down like that - nobody can read it.)
show off start learning		popisywać się, przechwalać się (What a jerk! All he can do is just showing off!)
slip away start learning		wymknąć się (Go for it! Don't let that opportunity slip away!)
sort out start learning		porządkować, rozwiązywać (problem) (She needs to sort out things concerning their relationship)
splash out start learning		'szarpnąć się', zaszaleć (She needed some entertainment so decided to splash out in the city centre.)
spread out start learning		rozciągać się (The forests spread out to the horizon.)
stake on start learning		stawiać na szali, ryzykować (He staked his own reputation on and decided to support the strike.)
stand up for start learning		trwać przy swoich przekonaniach, zasadach (You should always stand up for your beliefs.)
stave off start learning		zapobiec czemuś (In this climate you should drink a lot of water to stave off dehydration.)
stem from start learning		wyrastać z czegoś, mieć początek (His shyness stems from his low self-esteem.)
stick to start learning		trzymać się czegoś (It looks yummy but I need to stick to my diet, you know...)
stock up start learning		zaopatrzyć się (I think we should stock up with beer - your friends are coming tonight...)
stoop to start learning		zniżać się do czegoś (I don't think Sally would stoop to sharing the details of their intimate life with tabloids.)
take in start learning		nabierać (She was taken in by his lofty promises.)
take to start learning		polubić (I took to her the moment I saw her smile.)
tell apart start learning		odróżnić (They ceased fire as it was too dark to tell allies apart from enemies.)
tell off start learning		opierniczyć (He told me off for not being ready with the project yet.)
throw in start learning		dorzucić coś gratis (If you buy this coat, madam, we will throw the gloves in.)
touch down start learning		lądować (The plane touched down safely and on time.)
traffic in start learning		szmuglować, rozprowadzać (They were charged with trafficking in drugs.)
trigger off start learning		pociągać za sobą (This street fight may trigger off more serious events.)
turn in/into start learning		zamienić się w, przeistoczyć się (You wouldn't recognize her - she has turned into a dedicated women rights fighter.)
wake up start learning		obudzić się (He woke up too late and had to leave without breakfast.)

Phrasal Verbs

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