something has got to give / ktoś lub coś musi ustąpić

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nerwowy, spięty, sztywny
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uptight
I don’t really want to play the part of the uptight nurse to your bad boy patient.
(Am En) klub bilardowy
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pool hall
reguła oparta na doświadczeniu, zasada oparta na praktyce, sprawdzona zasada
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rule of thumb
A good rule of thumb is that a portion of rice is two handfuls.
kocimiętka właściwa
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catnip
to be certain to attract or interest a particular person or type of person
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be (like) catnip to sb/sth
This kind of high school movie is catnip to teenagers. Some women consider me quite a guy: I’ve never been married, I’m a doctor. You wouldn’t believe what catnip that is for some women.
impreza dla dzieci z noclegiem u jednego z nich
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sleepover
severe and determined / kamienny, zimny (np. twarz)
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flinty
He looked at me with flinty eyes.
nieprzenikliwy, nieprzepuszczalny (o materiale) /not allowing liquid to go through
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impervious
How does glue bond with impervious substances like glass and metal?
If someone is impervious to something, they are not influenced or affected by something / obojętny (oficjalnie)
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impervious
He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.
causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult / 1) ogromny, budzący grozę, budzący szacunek/ 2) bardzo trudny
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formidable
a formidable obstacle/task; a formidable adversary/enemy/opponent; a formidable intellect; disapproving the director and his formidable wife
zniechęcający, osłabiający
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unnerving
It is quite unnerving when you always lose.
krzyczeć, wykrzykiwać, wołać radośnie / to give a loud, excited shout, especially to show your enjoyment of or agreement with something
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whoop
The audience was whooping and clapping.
przechytrzyć
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outsmart
You don't actually think that you can outsmart getting hurt?
przyprawiać o dreszcze (kogoś), straszyć (kogoś)
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creep someone out
I feel uncomfortable around him, he creeps me out. Stop creeping me out and say something!
Am En potocznie: durny, głupkowaty = silly
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goofy
That was a real goofy thing to do. I like Jim, but he's a little goofy.
pochłonięty = absorbed
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engrossed
She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven. They were so engrossed in/with what they were doing that they didn't hear me come in.

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