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questão		resposta
clear the air começar a aprender		remove suspicion/bad feeling oczyścić atmosferę, wyjaśnić sytuację
all along começar a aprender		from the beginning until now
all but começar a aprender		nearly, almost prawie, całkiem
all in começar a aprender		exhausted
all in all começar a aprender		when everything is considered
all the same começar a aprender		yet, however tym samym, mimo wszystko
all told começar a aprender		altogether, in total zliczając wszystkich, wszystko razem
be the apple of sb's eye começar a aprender		be very precious to sb; be sb's favourite
be up in arms começar a aprender		be very angry
for all começar a aprender		in spite of
for all I care começar a aprender		I don't care
for all I know começar a aprender		as far as I know
in the act of começar a aprender		while performing the act
in the air começar a aprender		uncertain
make allowances for começar a aprender		take special circumstances into consideration wziąć coś pod uwagę, brać na coś poprawkę
make amends for começar a aprender		try to compensate for a past action poprawić się, zmienić na lepsze
of all people começar a aprender		used to express annoyance/surprise
on account of começar a aprender		because of
on no account começar a aprender		under/in no circumstances
on the air começar a aprender		broadcasting (opp: off the air)
on the alert começar a aprender		watchful and prepared/on the lookout/expecting sth być czujnym, mieć się na baczności
take sth into account começar a aprender		consider sth
on this/that account começar a aprender		for this/that reason z tego powodu
whet sb's appetite começar a aprender		make sb eager to have/experience more ostrzyć sobie apetyt
up in the air começar a aprender		existing, but not talked about pod znakiem zapytania, w niepewności
above board começar a aprender		honest uczciwy, szczery, legalny
bark up the wrong tree começar a aprender		have a false idea about sth skupiać się na niewłaściwym problemie, mylić się w ocenie czegoś
be broke começar a aprender		have no/very little money być spłukanym, być bez pieniędzy
be full of beans começar a aprender		be very lively tryskać energią, być pełnym energii
be in sb's black books começar a aprender		out of favour być na czyjejś czarnej liście
beat about/around the bush começar a aprender		avoid saying what one means directly owijać w bawełnę
behind bars começar a aprender		in prison
big-headed começar a aprender		conceited; boastful zarozumialec, ważniak
black and blue all over começar a aprender		covered with bruises posiniaczony
blessing in disguise começar a aprender		sth which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably szczęście w nieszczęściu
blue-eyed boy/golden boy começar a aprender		a favoured person złoty chłopak (popularny i odnoszący sukcesy)
bolt from the blue começar a aprender		suddenly grom z jasnego nieba
brainwave começar a aprender		sudden clear idea/thought genialna myśl, olśnienie
break even começar a aprender		show neither loss nor profit wyjść na zero
browned off começar a aprender		fed up; bored znudzony, zmęczony (przez coś)
butter sb up podlizywać się komuś, kadzić komuś começar a aprender		to flatter someone
by and large começar a aprender		generally speaking ogólnie rzecz biorąc, w sumie
catch sb red-handed começar a aprender		be caught while committing a crime złapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku
chip off the old block começar a aprender		sb who is very like one of his parents
cost a bomb começar a aprender		very expensive
deal a blow to começar a aprender		damage one's hopes
don't hold your breath começar a aprender		don't wait for sb/sth anxiously
drive a hard bargain começar a aprender		be a tough businessman
drop a brick começar a aprender		say sth tactlessly
feel in one's bones começar a aprender		feeling sth instinctively
get your own back começar a aprender		take/get revenge
have a bee in one's bonnet começar a aprender		have an obsession about sth
have butterflies in one's stomach começar a aprender		be very nervous about sth
in black and white começar a aprender		in writing
in the balance começar a aprender		uncertain
kick the bucket começar a aprender		die
lay bare começar a aprender		make public
make a clean breast of começar a aprender		confess
make one's blood boil começar a aprender		cause sb to become very angry
on the spur of the moment começar a aprender		without thinking about sth
out of the blue começar a aprender		suddenly and unexpectedly
ring a bell começar a aprender		remind sb of sth
see the back of começar a aprender		be glad to see sb leave
take the bull by the horns começar a aprender		deal with sth boldly and directly
wet blanket começar a aprender		dull person who spoils people's happiness
a piece of cake começar a aprender		sth very easy to do
a red-letter day começar a aprender		a very important day
a wild-goose chase começar a aprender		a hopeless search
be caught red-handed começar a aprender		be caught while committing a crime
be on the cards começar a aprender		be likely to happen
be over the moon começar a aprender		be elated
call sb names começar a aprender		insult sb
chair a meeting começar a aprender		preside over a meeting
crocodile tears começar a aprender		false tears
cross one's mind começar a aprender		think of sth
cut sb dead começar a aprender		ignore sb
different as chalk and cheese começar a aprender		totally different
down in the dumps começar a aprender		depressed/miserable
down the drain começar a aprender		wasted; lost
get a bit hot under the collar começar a aprender		get angry, upset or
embarrassed começar a aprender		Embarrassed
get a problem off one's chest começar a aprender		tell sb else about your problem
go to the dogs começar a aprender		worsen
have the cheek começar a aprender		dare to do sth
keep one's chin up começar a aprender		not be discouraged
let sleeping dogs lie começar a aprender		avoid mentioning a subject which could cause trouble
lost cause começar a aprender		hopeless situation or case
off colour começar a aprender		look/be slightly unwell
on the dole começar a aprender		receiving unemployment benefit/social security
play one's cards right começar a aprender		act cleverly
show one's true colours começar a aprender		reveal one's real character
with flying colours começar a aprender		with great success
not count one's chickens before they're hatched começar a aprender		not assume sth before it happens
get out of hand começar a aprender		become out of control
get the hang of it começar a aprender		get in the habit of doing sth
go to one's head começar a aprender		make conceited uderzać do głowy
grey matter começar a aprender		brains; intelligence
hand in glove with sb começar a aprender		be in very close contact with sb
have a job to do sth começar a aprender		find sth difficult to do
be dying for sth começar a aprender		really want sth
be fit for começar a aprender		be good enough for
be worn out começar a aprender		be very tired
have many irons in the fire começar a aprender		have lots of plans/possibilities in progress at the same time
have one's heart in one's mouth começar a aprender		be extremely anxious about sth
have time on one's hands começar a aprender		have free time
be green começar a aprender		be inexperienced
cook one's goose começar a aprender		end one's plans abruptly
fair and square começar a aprender		within the rules w granicach przepisów
fall head over heels começar a aprender		fall in love quickly
feel one's ears burning começar a aprender		have a feeling that sb is talking about you
gatecrasher começar a aprender		sb attending a party, event etc without an invitation
get off on the wrong foot começar a aprender		argue or disagree at the beginning of a relationship
give and take começar a aprender		compromise
have a frog in one's throat começar a aprender		inability to speak due to nervousness
have the gift of the gab começar a aprender		be able to talk well, persuasively
hear it through/on the grapevine começar a aprender		find out information indirectly
in a flash começar a aprender		very quickly
it's all Greek to me começar a aprender		sth new or foreign; not easily understood
keep a straight face começar a aprender		manage to look serious under difficult circumstances
keep an eye on sth começar a aprender		guard/protect sth
hold one's horses começar a aprender		wait, be patient
ill at ease começar a aprender		embarrassed; uncomfortable
keep sth under one's hat começar a aprender		keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses começar a aprender		compete with others in status/material goods
lend sb a hand começar a aprender		give help to sb
like the back of one's hand começar a aprender		be very familiar with sth
lose heart começar a aprender		become discouraged
make head nor tail of começar a aprender		understand sth
off the cuff começar a aprender		without preparation
stew in one's own juice começar a aprender		suffer the consequences of one's own actions
straight from the horse's mouth começar a aprender		from the most direct source
have sb's hands full começar a aprender		be very busy with sth
sth comes in handy começar a aprender		be very useful/practical
strike gold começar a aprender		come across sth useful
take sth to heart começar a aprender		take personally/be influenced by
take to one's heels começar a aprender		run away
the ins and outs começar a aprender		the details of an activity
the tip of the iceberg começar a aprender		small evident part of a much larger, concealed situation
meet behind closed doors family member começar a aprender		meet secretly ~! I; ml.'k~ one's flesh and blood
plenty more fish in the sea free, not caught começar a aprender		many more opportunities in life. at large
for love be in the know começar a aprender		be well_informed
put one: s foot on destroy, humble começar a aprender		insist on sth bring to one's knees
put one's foot in it começar a aprender		make a tactless comment
bury one's head in the sand começar a aprender		avoid or ignore reality
take It easy começar a aprender		not work too hard(relax responsibility
take sb for granted reach a critical point começar a aprender		not appreciate sb come to a head
a bit of a dark horse começar a aprender		person with hidden abilities
drop sb a line começar a aprender		send sb a letter
fine kettle of fish começar a aprender		confused state of affairs
get rid of sth começar a aprender		give sth unwanted away
go to any lengths começar a aprender		do anything necessary to get sth you want
have kittens começar a aprender		be nervous/anxious about sth
be for the high jump começar a aprender		about to be reprimanded/punished
be in two minds about sth começar a aprender		not be able to decide what to do
be sound asleep começar a aprender		sleep deeply
be the perfect image of sb começar a aprender		look exactly like sb
before one can say Jack Robinson começar a aprender		extremely quickly
break the ice começar a aprender		ease the tension when one first meets people
eat one's heart out começar a aprender		feel jealous/sad about sth
flog a dead horse começar a aprender		waste time doing sth useless
fly off the handle começar a aprender		quickly become very angry
keep one's fingers crossed- hope that sth will turn out well começar a aprender		keep one's fingers crossed- Hope that sth will turn out well
keep oneself to oneself começar a aprender		live quietly, privately
make a killing começar a aprender		have a sudden, great success/profit
make light of começar a aprender		treat sth as unimportant
make/earn a/one's living começar a aprender		earn money
on the level começar a aprender		honest/sincere
pull one's leg começar a aprender		tease or trick sb
shed light upon começar a aprender		give new/further information
sleep like a log começar a aprender		be sound asleep
the life and soul of sth começar a aprender		the most lively and amusing person present somewhere
the lion's share começar a aprender		the biggest part/portion
turn over a new leaf começar a aprender		make a new start
with a view to doing sth começar a aprender		with the intention or hope of doing sth
~! I: r; mm. M" a night owl começar a aprender		person who enjoys staying up late
be second to none começar a aprender		be the best
cross one's mind começar a aprender		occur to one, have a sudden idea, recall sth
cry over spilt milk começar a aprender		grieve over sth that can't be put right
every nook and cranny começar a aprender		everywhere
feel/be down in the mouth começar a aprender		feel discouraged/depressed
get a move on começar a aprender		hurry up
get on one's nerves começar a aprender		irritate/annoy sb
have an early night começar a aprender		go to bed early
hit the nail on the head começar a aprender		say exactly the right thing
in a nutshell começar a aprender		briefly; in a few words
lose one's nerve começar a aprender		lose courage
make a name for oneself começar a aprender		become famous/respected for sth
make hay while the sun shines- take advantage of favourable circumstances começar a aprender		make hay while the sun shines- take advantage of favorable Circumstances
make money hand over fist começar a aprender		make a lot of money quickly and easily
make one's getaway começar a aprender		escape
moon around começar a aprender		look miserable
null and void começar a aprender		invalid; not legally binding
once in a blue moon começar a aprender		very rarely
put sb's name forward começar a aprender		nominate sb
put words into one's mouth começar a aprender		pretend that sb has said sth that they haven't actually said
slip one's mind começar a aprender		forget about sth
work a miracle começar a aprender		make sth almost impossible happen
give the green light to sth começar a aprender		give permission to proceed with sth
a bitter pill to swallow começar a aprender		a difficult fact to accept
against all odds começar a aprender		despite the difficulties
be out of practice começar a aprender		lacking practice
come to the point começar a aprender		reach the main point in a discussion
fall into place começar a aprender		become clear
get the sack começar a aprender		be dismissed from one's job
get the wrong end of the stick começar a aprender		misunderstand completely what has been said
golden opportunity começar a aprender		the best chance to gain sth
grease sb's palm começar a aprender		bribe sb
grow out of sth começar a aprender		become too big for sth
have no option but começar a aprender		must; have no choice
in public começar a aprender		in the presence of other people
in the offing começar a aprender		likely to happen
off the point começar a aprender		irrelevant
once and for all começar a aprender		for the last time
out-and-out começar a aprender		complete, total
out in the open começar a aprender		(of secrets) revealed, known
out of print começar a aprender		(of books) not available anymore
out of the frying pan into the fire começar a aprender		from a situation to a worse/ similar one
part and parcel of começar a aprender		basic part of
past one's prime começar a aprender		growing old/not at one's best
pop the question começar a aprender		make a proposal of marriage
short and sweet começar a aprender		brief but pleasant (usu ironic)
status symbol começar a aprender		property/possession that shows sb's high social rank wealth etc
take things to pieces começar a aprender		dismantle things
throw a party começar a aprender		have/hold a party
white elephant person or thing that one has no experience of começar a aprender		useless/unwanted possession an unknown quantity
as a last resort começar a aprender		when all else has failed
at close quarters começar a aprender		from a short distance
be in a quandary começar a aprender		be confused; undecided
beg the question começar a aprender		makes people want to ask a particular question
call it quits começar a aprender		give up/stop
cut sb to the quick começar a aprender		deeply hurt sb's feelings
hit the roof começar a aprender		get very angry
in a rut começar a aprender		be stuck in a monotonous routine
in the long run começar a aprender		after a long period of time
it stands to reason começar a aprender		it is logical
keep sth quiet começar a aprender		keep sth secret
know the ropes começar a aprender		know all the details of sth
off the record começar a aprender		unofficial(ly)
on the quiet começar a aprender		secretly
open to debate começar a aprender		not decided/settled
out of the question começar a aprender		impossible
put down roots começar a aprender		settle down
work to rule começar a aprender		adhere strictly to the rules as a form of protest
rack sb's brains começar a aprender		think very hard about sth
by a long shot começar a aprender		a wild guess/ a risk
a memory like a sieve começar a aprender		a poor memory
be all at sea começar a aprender		be in a state of confusion
be in sb's shoes começar a aprender		be in sb's position
be in the same boat começar a aprender		be in the same (usu bad) situation
be the spitting image of sb começar a aprender		look exactly like sb
be/get soaked to the skin começar a aprender		be/get very wet
be/have a close shave começar a aprender		barely avoid an accident/ a bad situation
behind the scenes começar a aprender		in secret
come out of one's shell começar a aprender		gain personal confidence
does it show? começar a aprender		is it obvious?
give sb the slip começar a aprender		escape from sb
go for a song começar a aprender		be sold very cheaply
go without saying começar a aprender		be a foregone conclusion
hit the sack começar a aprender		go to bed
live out of a suitcase começar a aprender		travel often/not have a permanent home
make quite a scene começar a aprender		become angry in a dramatic way
on a shoe string começar a aprender		on a very small budget
pull a few strings começar a aprender		use influential contacts in order to obtain an advantage
pull one's socks up começar a aprender		make a greater effort
sleep on it começar a aprender		think about sth
smell a rat começar a aprender		suspect that sth is wrong
spill the beans começar a aprender		reveal a secret/the facts
stand in sb's way começar a aprender		prevent sb from doing sth
take ... with a pinch of salt começar a aprender		not believe sth completely
drive (sb) up the wall começar a aprender		make sb angry/annoy sb
frosty welcome começar a aprender		unfriendly reception
get out of bed on the wrong side começar a aprender		be in a bad mood
get wind of começar a aprender		receive information about sth indirectly
give vent to começar a aprender		express sth freely
give way to começar a aprender		give in/yield
not hold water começar a aprender		not seem reasonable or in accordance with the facts
make a Aying visit começar a aprender		make a quick trip
make waves começar a aprender		cause trouble
no/little wonder começar a aprender		not surprising
qUick/slow on the uptake começar a aprender		quick/slow to understand
set in one's ways começar a aprender		fixed in one's habits/routines
speak volumes começar a aprender		be strong evidence of sb's feelings, merits etc
under the weather começar a aprender		depressed/unwell
up and coming começar a aprender		likely to be successful
ups and downs começar a aprender		good things alternating with bad ones
wet behind the ears começar a aprender		inexperienced
the last straw começar a aprender		the last and worst episode in a chain of bad experiences
thick-skinned começar a aprender		insensitive
an old wives' tale começar a aprender		false belief (usually about health)
(by) trial and error começar a aprender		learning from one's mistakes
be ahead of one's time começar a aprender		have modern ideas
be (as) thick (as a brick) começar a aprender		be stupid
be tickled pink começar a aprender		be really pleased
come to a standstill começar a aprender		not progress/stop
come to terms with começar a aprender		accept a difficult situation
for the time being começar a aprender		temporarily
in a tick começar a aprender		shortly, soon
in the nick of time começar a aprender		just in time
kill time começar a aprender		pass time while waiting for sb/sth
lay the table começar a aprender		prepare/set the table for a meal
not be one's cup of tea começar a aprender		not suit one's taste
on second thoughts começar a aprender		having changed one's mind
out of turn começar a aprender		not in the correct order/time
paint the town red começar a aprender		have a great time
play truant começar a aprender		stay away from school without permission
put two and two together começar a aprender		arrive at the truth by looking at facts
red tape começar a aprender		unnecessary bureaucracy
take one's time começar a aprender		not to hurry
through thick and thin começar a aprender		whatever happens
touch and go começar a aprender		with uncertain result
be all very well começar a aprender		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be on the up and up começar a aprender		improve steadily
be up and about começar a aprender		have recovered from an illness
be born yesterday começar a aprender		be easily deceived/naive
beat sb black and blue começar a aprender		hit sb repeatedly until bruised
go back on one's word começar a aprender		not fulfil a promise (opp: keep one's word)
have a yellow streak começar a aprender		be a coward
not have it both ways começar a aprender		refuse to make a decision between
two pleasant things (usu in expression "You can't have it both ways! ") começar a aprender		two pleasant things (usu in expression "You can not have it both ways!")
in the red começar a aprender		owe money to a bank (opp: in the black)
see red começar a aprender		suddenly become very angry
green belt começar a aprender		the area on the outskirts of a town adjoining the country
pitch black começar a aprender		very dark
black tie começar a aprender		formal clothing
green with envy começar a aprender		very jealous
green (matter/issue) começar a aprender		concerned with ecology
have words with sb começar a aprender		have an argument
have/keep one's wits about one começar a aprender		be alert and able to deal with difficulties
in deep water começar a aprender		in trouble/difficulty
make sb's day começar a aprender		make sb very happy
see/look at sth through rose-coloured spectacles começar a aprender		see sth from an unrealistically positive point of view
the black sheep of the family começar a aprender		a disgraced family member
the pot calling the kettle black começar a aprender		accusing sb of a fault one has oneself
the year dot começar a aprender		a long time ago
until one is blue in the face começar a aprender		as hard/long as one possibly can (usu without success)
red herring começar a aprender		sth which distracts you from sth important
like cat and dog ~ (disagree) violently ~a pain in the neck ~ annoying person/thing começar a aprender		like cat and dog ~ (disagree) violently ~ a pain in the neck ~ annoying person / thing
(like) a bull in a china shop be awkward, clumsy começar a aprender		behave in a clumsy/awkward be all fingers and thumbs
way get cold feet começar a aprender		lose courage to do sth
make a dog's dinner (of sth) ignore/shun sb começar a aprender		(make) a mess (of sth) give sb the cold shoulder
a bear with a sore head começar a aprender		irritated/in a bad mood
have a cheek/nerve começar a aprender		act/speak boldly or impudently
a different kettle of fish começar a aprender		a totally different situation etc from the one just mentioned
have a sharp tongue começar a aprender		tend to say unkind or hurtful things
the one just mentioned have an eye for começar a aprender		be a good judge of sth
a dog's life começar a aprender		a difficult, hard life
look down one's nose at sth/sb começar a aprender		feel/act superior to sb
a fish out of water começar a aprender		sb who feels uncomfortable/in unfamiliar surroundings
lose one's head começar a aprender		lose self-control
surroundings put one's heart and soul into sth começar a aprender		be devoted to sth
a red rag to a bull começar a aprender		action, comment etc liable to provoke sb
tongue in cheek começar a aprender		not serious, ironic
a sitting duck fiercely começar a aprender		an easy target tooth and nail
as busy as a bee/a busy bee ignore começar a aprender		(sb) very busy turn a blind eye to sth
as the crow Aies começar a aprender		in a direct line/by a direct route
not lose any sleep over sth começar a aprender		not worry about sth
be in the doghouse começar a aprender		be out of favour, in trouble
jack of all trades começar a aprender		sb who is able to do a variety of jobs
dog eat dog começar a aprender		ruthless competition, rivalry
a storm in a teacup começar a aprender		a lot of fuss about sth that is not
dog-eared começar a aprender		(of books) with the corners bent and turned down through use
bring sth home to sb começar a aprender		make sb understand how important/ serious sth is
donkey work começar a aprender		boring, monotonous work
donkey's years começar a aprender		a long time
bite off more than sb can chew começar a aprender		try to do sth which is too difficult
kill two birds with one stone começar a aprender		achieve two things with one
action in clover começar a aprender		living a luxurious/comfortable life
let the cat out of the bag começar a aprender		reveal a secret
face the music começar a aprender		be criticised/punished for sth you have done
like water off a duck's back começar a aprender		having no effect
make a fool of oneself começar a aprender		make oneself look stupid/embarrassed/ ridiculous
make a mountain out of a molehill começar a aprender		cause a fuss about a trivial matter
no room to swing a cat começar a aprender		no room at all
play cat and mouse with sb começar a aprender		keep sb in a state of uncertain expectation treating them alternatively cruelly and kindly
put the cat among the pigeons começar a aprender		cause trouble/controversy
rain cats and dogs começar a aprender		rain heavily
swim like a fish começar a aprender		swim very well
talk the hind legs off a donkey começar a aprender		talk for a long time, uninterrupted
the rat race começar a aprender		the competitive nature of modern urban life
until the cows come home começar a aprender		for a long time
mutton dressed as lamb começar a aprender		dress in a style younger than/inappropriate to your age
sour grapes começar a aprender		say unpleasant comments because of jealousy
sweet tooth começar a aprender		enjoy eating sweet things
get nowhere fast começar a aprender		make no/little progress
pay sb's way começar a aprender		contribute your share of a bill/budget
white-collar job começar a aprender		office/clerical work
fly on the wall começar a aprender		see/hear sth in a situation which does not involve you
Achilles heel começar a aprender		weakest point of sb's character
wash sb's hands of sb começar a aprender		refuse to be involved with sb

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