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wind (sth) down (Unfortunately, the party was winding down as I finally got there.)
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count sth out (He counted out £100 in £5 notes.)
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zabezpieczać się przed czymś start learning
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provide aqainst sth (Health insurance provides you against loss of income if you become ill.)
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block sth off (Several roads out of the town had been blocked off by the police.)
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zbesztać kogoś, skrytykować start learning
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tick sb off (The teacher ticked Mark off for being late again.)
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hike sth up (She hiked her skirt up to climb the tree.)
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dodać coś, dokładać, dołączać start learning
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tack sth on (At the end of his speech, Kevin tacked on a few jokes.)
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foul (sth) up (He admitted that he had fouled things up this time.)
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run on (The meeting ran on for more than three hours.)
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rain down (After last night's statements, the insults rained down on him.)
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mix sb/sth up (People often mix the two girls up because they look so similar.)
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double back (As soon as we realized that we had taken the wrong road, we doubled back.)
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inform on sb (The woman denied that she had informed on her neighbours.)
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przepuszczać (np. pieniądze) start learning
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toss sth away (£30 000 annually is not a sum of money to be tossed away lightly.)
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step in (Chicago police stepped in to keep the peace in the city.)
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slope off (I saw Mike sloping off early yesterday!)
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poradzić sobie z czymś, odnieśc sukces start learning
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carry sth off (She was very nervous about giving a lecture but she carried it off very well.)
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przespać coś (np. okazję, film) start learning
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sleep through sth (I was so tired that I slept through the second half of the movie.)
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goof off (She spent the day goofing off instead of working.)
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smooth sth over (My brother is trying to smooth things over between me and our parents.)
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wcisnąć kogoś (np. w grafik) start learning
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squeeze sb/sth in (I'm very busy this week but I could squeeze a meeting in tomorrow morning.)
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wałęsać się, kręcić się gdzieś start learning
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hang around (We spent most of the time hanging around the bars of London.)
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stamp sth out (It is our duty to stamp out corruption and any abuses of political power.)
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get behind (I have to stay late today. I don't want to get behind with my work.)
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pitch up (Let's wait a bit longer - Fiona hasn't pitched up yet.)
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przysiąśc do czegoś, pracowac nad czymś start learning
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plug away (My sister has been plugging away at her homework for hours.)
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powstrzymać (np. wroga), odeprzeć atak start learning
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hold sb off (The man was trying to punch me but I managed to hold him off.)
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haze over (The sky started to haze over during the afternoon.)
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wyeliminować kogoś, wykluczyć start learning
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cut sb out (Mark was angry as they cut him out of the conversation.)
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hide sth away (She has some sweets hidden away in the cupboard.)
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obdarowywać kogoś czymś, rozdawać start learning
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lavish sth on sb/sth (She lavishes presents on her grandchildren)
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chicken out (He was going to go bungee jumping but then he chickened out)
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rub sth down (We rubbed the ceiling and walls down with sandpaper)
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odsuwać od siebie (np. myśl, wspomnienie) start learning
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shut sth out (She tried to shut the incident out of her mind)
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set sth against sth (We have to set the advantages of that method against the disadvantages)
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strike sb down (A teenager was in a critical condition today after being struck down by a mystery illness)
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odkładać coś (np. pieniądze) start learning
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salt sth away (He had salted away enough of a fortune to live comfortably)
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