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Question		Answer
dopytać się start learning		ask after Jim was asking after you
zgadzać się start learning		add up His evidence just doesn’t add up
wycofywać się start learning		back down Sheila was right so Paul had to back down
take into account start learning		bargain for We hadn’t bargained for there being so much traffic, and we missed the plane
potwierdzać start learning		bear out Helen’s alibi was borne out by her sister
psuć się/załamywać się start learning		break down David broke down and wept when he heard the news
stop talking start learning		break off he broke off to answer the phone
to come to an end start learning		break up The party finally broke up at 3:00 am
cause to happen start learning		bring something about the crisis was brought about by Brendas resignation
zdołać coś zrobić start learning		bring something off The team tried for years to win the competition and they finally brought it off
cause the onset of an illness start learning		bring something on sitting in the damp brought on his rheumatism
cause trouble to happen to oneself start learning		bring something on
influence someone to your point of view start learning		bring someone round After much discussion, I brought the committee round to my point of view
mention start learning		bring something up I feel I ought to bring anothet small matter
complete successfully - perhaps despite a problem start learning		carry off Jane had a difficult role to play, but she carried it off
wykonać start learning		carry out The attack was successfully carried out
przyjmować się, zyskiwać popularność start learning		catch on This new hairstyle is beginning to catch on
happen start learning		come about Let me explain how the situation came about
sprowadzają się do start learning		come down to It all comes down to whether you are prepared to accept less money
receive - especially criticism, blame start learning		come in for The government has come in for a lot of criticism over the decision
take place successfully start learning		come off I’m afraid that deal didn’t come off after all
ukazywać się/wychodzić start learning		come out Kate’s new book comes out next month
occur - usually a problem start learning		come up Look, something has come up, and I can’t meet you
meet a difficulty or opposition start learning		come up against We’ve come up against a bit of a problem
equal - especially expectations, standard start learning		come up to The play didn’t come up to expectations
wymyślić start learning		come up with We still haven’t come up with a solution to the problem
liczyć na start learning		count on Dont worry, you can count on me
happen unexpectedly start learning		crop up i cant come to your party, something has cropped up
znieść, zlikwidować start learning		do away with dog licences have been done away with
murder start learning		do away with what if they do away with the old man?
decorate start learning		do (sth) up we are having our living room done up
come to a stop start learning		draw up a white sports car drew up outside the door
organize - especially a document start learning		draw up the contract is being drawn up outside the door
pay a visit start learning		drop in drop in any tome you’re passing
zasypiać start learning		drop off the baby has just dropped off
finish in a certain way or place start learning		end up we ended up staying there for luch
zmierzyć się start learning		face up to you have to face up to your responsibilities
show amusement start learning		fall about everyone fell about when Jane told her joke
use as a last resort start learning		fall back on If the worst comes to the worst we’ve got our savings to fall back on
be deceived by start learning		fall for it was an unlikely story but he fell for it
fall in love with start learning		fall for i fell for you the moment i saw you
quarrel with start learning		fall out with peter has fallen out with his boss
fail to come to completion start learning		fall through the plan fell through at the last minute
feel capable of doing start learning		feel up to old mr smith didnt feel up to walking all the way
act upon a suggestion start learning		follow up the police didnt follow up Bills complaint about his neighbours
take more action start learning		follow up we’ll follow up this lesson next week
be understood start learning		get (sth) across i had the feeling i wasnt getting my meaning across
imply - about personal matters start learning		get at what are you getting at exactly
make to feel depressed start learning		get someone down this cold weather really gets me down
zabrać się do start learning		get down to its time we got down to some real work
avoid punishement start learning		get off (with sth) susan was punished but alice got off
approach a certain age/time/number start learning		get on for he must be getting on for seventy
make progress - especially in life start learning		get on sue is getting on very well in her new job
be surprised start learning		get over i couldnt get over how well she looked
come to and end of sth, usually unpleasant start learning		get over with i’ll be glad to get this awful business over with
find time to do - also around start learning		get round to sorry, but i havent got round to fixing the tap yeat
do sth start learning		get up to the children are getting up to sth in the garden
betray start learning		give (someone) away his false identity papers gave him away
wydzielać, emitować start learning		give off the cheese had begun to give off a strange smell
be exhausted start learning		give out when our money gave out we had to borrow some
abandon, devote start learning		give over the rest of the time was given over to playing cards
stop start learning		give over why dont you give over! youre getting on my nerves
poddawać się/rezygnować start learning		give up
break a promise start learning		go back on the mamagement has gone back on its promise
make a habit for start learning		go in for i dont go in for that kind of thing
wziąć udział start learning		go in for are you thinking of going in for the race?
wybuchpsuć się (np. o jedzeniu) start learning		go off this milk has gone off
happen - usually negative start learning		go on something funny is going on
be enough start learning		go round there wasnt enough life-jackets to go round
complete a promise or plan - usually unwillingly start learning		go through with when it came to actually stealing the money, Nora couldnt go through with it
become more liked start learning		grow on this new record is growing on me
keep start learning		hang onto i think we should hang onto the car until next year
be deliberately unkind to someone start learning		have it in for my teacher has (got) it in for me
express feelings so as to settle a problem start learning		have it out with i put up with the problem for a while but in the end i had it out with her
deceive start learning		have someone on i dont believe you. youre having me on
być w dobrych stosunkach start learning		hit it off mark and sarah really hit it off at the party
discover by chance - often an idea start learning		hit upon/on they hit upon the solution quite by chance
offer - especially with hope start learning		hold out we dont hold out much hope that the price will fall
delay start learning		hold up sorry im late, i was held up in the traffic
use as an example start learning		hold up jack was always held up as an example to me
agree with - an idea start learning		hold with i dont hold with the idea os using force
continue start learning		keep up well done! keep up the good work
state a rule - especially the law start learning		lay down the company has laid down stricr procedures for this kind of situation
zawieść kogoś start learning		let (someone) down sorry to let you down, but i cant give you a lift today
allow to be part of a secret start learning		let it on
excuse from punishment start learning		let someone off as dave was young, the judge let him off with a fine
ujawniać start learning		let on we’re planning a surprise for helen, but dont let on
suffer a loss of reputation start learning		live it down if city lose, they’ll never live it down
reach an unexpected standard start learning		live up to they play quite lived up to my expectations
investigate start learning		look into the police have promissed to look into the problem
consider start learning		look on we look on this town as our real home
visit when in the area start learning		look someone up if youre passing thriugh athens, look me up
result in start learning		make for the power steering makes for easier parking
run away with start learning		make off with the thief made off with valuable necklace
pretend start learning		make out tim made out that he hadnt seen the no smoking sign
manage to see or understand start learning		make out i couldnt quite make out what the notuce said
understand someones behaviour start learning		make someone out janet is really odd. i cant make her out
charge too much start learning		rip someone off you paid £50? they really ripoed you off
krytykowac start learning		run someone down shes always running down her husband
przestawać działać/rozładowywać się start learning		run down i think the batteries are running down
napotkasz kogoś, spotkać przypadkiem start learning		run into guess who i ran into at the supermarket
have enough money start learning		run to i dont think we can run to a holiday abroad this year
check - also run through start learning		run over lets run over the plan once more
let a bill get longer without paying start learning		run up a bill i run up against a slight problem
go to station, airport etc to say goodbye to someone start learning		see someone off i wenr to the station to see them off
przejrzeć start learning		see through i saw through his intentions at once
make fun of by imitating start learning		send (sth/ someone) up jean is always sending up french teacher
start working start learning		set about we must set about re-organizing the office
establish itself - especially weather start learning		set in i think this rain has ser in for the day
give in detail in writing start learning		set out this document sets out all the union demands
arrange start learning		set out ive ser out the refreshments in the hall
start an action start learning		set out sue ser out to write a biography but it became a novel
establish start learning		set up an inquiry into the accident has been set up
attack start learning		set on/upon we were set upon by a gang of hooligans
realize slowly start learning		sink in slowly the realization that i had won began to sink in
popełnić omyłkę start learning		slip up someone slipped up and my application was lost
find a solution start learning		sort (sth) out dont worry, mary will sort out your problem
keep to an agreement start learning		stand by the company agreed to stand by its original commitment
represent - initials start learning		stand for e.g. stands for exampli gratia
tolerate start learning		stand for i will not stand for thid kind of behaviour in my house
take the place of start learning		stand in for carol has kindly agreed to stand in for graham at the monthly meeting
resist, besr stress start learning		stand up to the engine wont stand up to the strain
resign start learning		step down the chairman has stepped down after criticism from shareholders
increase start learning		step up production at the Leeds plant has been stepped up
defend - especially yourself, your rights start learning		stick up for you must learn to stick up for yourself
zmylić start learning		take in dont be taken in by her apparent shyness
make someone else suffer because of ones own suffering start learning		take it out on i know youre unhappy but dont take it out on me
imitate start learning		take off dave takes off the prime minister really well
acquire a new characteristic start learning		take on my grandmother has taken on a new a new lease of life since her operation
do sth extra start learning		take on she has taken on too much with a full-time job as well
wykupić ubezpieczenie start learning		take out insurance
gain control of start learning		take over the army tried to take over the country
develop a liking for start learning		take to someone youll soon take to your new boss, im sure
occupy time start learning		take up time the meeting took up a whole morning
dissuade from, persuade into start learning		talk out or into paul talked me into going skiing, against my better judgement
scold (nagana) start learning		tell someone off our tescher told us off for being late
podnosi sie start learning		picking up business is picking up
compensate for / nadrabiac, wynagradzac start learning		make up for
something one would begin to like and appreciate with time start learning		grows on you
służyć start learning		make for it only occassionally makes for its billing
nie dzialac prawidlowo start learning		play up the windscreen wioers decided to play up
zrażać start learning		put off youll probably be put off by the price
odplacic sie start learning		pay back
to provide someone with a place to stay temporarily start learning		put sb up
to not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to not punish them severely start learning		let off sally was let ogf with a warning because it was her firdt offence
wskazywać/ zwracać uwagę na coś start learning		point out
przypisywać coś czemuś czynić coś odpowiedzialnym za coś start learning		put down to

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