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Question American English Answer American English
Once in a blue moon
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it happens really rarely
I have the blues
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I feel sad, melancholic
Blue blood
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from a royal/noble family
To paint the town red
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go to every single bar/restaurant and enjoy life
Red tape
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a lot of bureaucracy
To start the company in this country we must cut through the red tape, this is crazy how many restrictions they have for entrepreneurs.
Somebody tries to bribe you
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somebody tries to pay you off (przekupić)
Splurge
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an act of spending money freely or extravagantly (szastać hajsem)
angry synonyms
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offended/bitter/irritated/cross(with me)/ annoyed/displeased/furious/offended
My husband was cross with me.
Nice (2 synonyms)
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cordial/charming
We have cordial relationship./ It was cordial.
other (3 synonyms)
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alternative/further/different
answer (2 synonyms)
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solution/explanation
What's the explanation to this problem?
literally (synonym)
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absolutely
more (synonyms)
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incremental
There are incremental changes coming with this pandemic.
descend
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move or fall downwards/move down a scale of quality/a situation reach an undesirable state
the aircraft began to descend/the army had descended into chaos

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