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questão		resposta
a drop in the ocean começar a aprender		kropla w morzu potrzeb
a home from home começar a aprender		a place where you feel as relaxed as you do in your own home
a leopard can't change its spots começar a aprender		one can't change
a sight for sore eyes começar a aprender		sth/sb you're very pleased to see
a stitch in time (saves nine) começar a aprender		it's better to solve a problem now, than leave it for later
a stone's throw from começar a aprender		very close to
Achilles' heel começar a aprender		a weak feature which could cause failure
add fuel to the fire começar a aprender		make a bad situation worse
all in good time começar a aprender		soon; is used to encourage people to be patient and wait quietly.
all mod cons começar a aprender		all modern conveniences
an act of God começar a aprender		natural disaster
as the crow flies começar a aprender		in a straight line
at a loose end começar a aprender		with nothing particular to do
at the drop of a hat começar a aprender		immediately, or in a way that shows you have no doubts about doing sth
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth começar a aprender		born rich
be on the same wavelength começar a aprender		to think in similar way
before your time começar a aprender		bofore you were born/lived/worked somewhere
below/under par começar a aprender		worse than the usual or expected standard
big mouth começar a aprender		to say things that are meant to be kept secret
blot on the landscape começar a aprender		something such as an ugly building that spoils a pleasant view
break the mold começar a aprender		to be new and different
bury your head in the sand começar a aprender		ignore the problem hoping it'd disappear
change your tune começar a aprender		change your opinion or attitude
clean as a whistle começar a aprender		honest or legal; extremely clean
come rain or shine começar a aprender		whatever happens
commuter belt começar a aprender		an area around a city where many people who work in the city live
concrete jungle começar a aprender		an ugly grey area of a city where people live in closely crowded apartment buildings and there is little space and no trees or grass
it's no use crying over spilled milk começar a aprender		what's done, is done
do sth on a whim começar a aprender		do sth because of a sudden feeling
down on your luck começar a aprender		have a bad situation (no work, money ect.)
draw the line at começar a aprender		say you won't accept sth
draw the short straw começar a aprender		be chosen to do sth unpleasant
fall short of sb's expectations começar a aprender		to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment
fly off the handle começar a aprender		to react in a very angry way
follow your nose começar a aprender		go straight forward, without turning
follow your nose começar a aprender		to trust your own feelings rather than obeying rules or allowing yourself to be influenced by other people's opinions
for the time being começar a aprender		for now
from time to time começar a aprender		sometimes
get the upper hand começar a aprender		get control or advantage over a person or situation
get on like a house on fire começar a aprender		become friends quickly, having plenty to talk about
get the wrong end of the stick começar a aprender		to not understand a situation correctl
catch sb's drift começar a aprender		understand the basic meaning
give sb a taste of their own medicine começar a aprender		to treat someone as badly as they have treated you
give sth a miss começar a aprender		not to do sth
go halves começar a aprender		go 50/50
go to your head começar a aprender		woda sodowa uderza do głowy
grin and bear it começar a aprender		accept a difficulty without complaining
have a change of heart começar a aprender		change one's mind
have green fingers começar a aprender		be good at growing plants
have time on your hands começar a aprender		have more free time than you need
have your wits about you começar a aprender		to be ready to think quickly in a situation and react to things that you are not expecting
hear sth through the grapevine começar a aprender		to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else
in donkey's years começar a aprender		an extremely long time
in sb's bad/good books começar a aprender		sb is annoyed/pleased with you
in the nick of time começar a aprender		just in time
in the sticks começar a aprender		far from a town
it's as broad as it's long começar a aprender		can't choose between two things as they're equal
keep a straight face começar a aprender		poker face
keep sth under your hat começar a aprender		keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses começar a aprender		try to be as successful as your neighbours
keep your hair on começar a aprender		said to tell someone to stop being so angry or upset
kick yourself começar a aprender		be very annoyed because of an error you made
knee-high to a grasshopper começar a aprender		be small or young
last word in começar a aprender		the newest and the best type of sth
let nature take its course começar a aprender		allow sth to develop without interference
let off steam começar a aprender		do sth that allows you to get rid of anger
let sleeping dogs lie começar a aprender		leave sb alone if they might cause you trouble
let your hair down começar a aprender		relax and enjoy yourself more than usual
life and soul of the party começar a aprender		lively at social events
like two peas in a pod começar a aprender		jak dwie krople wody
line your pocket(s) começar a aprender		to earn money using dishonest or illegal methods
lock, stock and barrel começar a aprender		including all or every part of something
lose your bearings começar a aprender		get disoriented
never look a gift horse in the mouth começar a aprender		said to advise someone not to refuse something good that is being offered
no rhyme or reason começar a aprender		no reason or explanation for sth
not see the wood for the trees começar a aprender		not being able to see what's importnat because because you are too worried about the details
off the beaten track começar a aprender		in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns:
on the spur of the moment começar a aprender		suddenly, without planning
on the town começar a aprender		spend the evening out
once in a blue moon começar a aprender		very rarely
out of this world começar a aprender		extremely good and impressive
over the top começar a aprender		more than what's considered normal or suitable
pull strings começar a aprender		use your influence to get what you want
put sth in perspective começar a aprender		to compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged
put your feet up começar a aprender		sit and relax
quick on the uptake começar a aprender		understand sth quickly
red tape começar a aprender		official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results
reinvent the wheel começar a aprender		waste time trying do sth what's already been done well
round the bend começar a aprender		crazy
satellite town começar a aprender		town close and in dependence to a bigger one
see eye to eye with sb começar a aprender		agree with sb
set your heart on começar a aprender		decide you want sth very much
speak volumes about sth começar a aprender		provide lots of info in indirect way
split hairs começar a aprender		argue about small details
stick to your guns começar a aprender		to continue having your beliefs even if other people disagree with you
stop dead in your tracks começar a aprender		suddenly stop
take stock of sth começar a aprender		to examine a situation carefully
take the scenic route começar a aprender		follow a longer path than usual because it's more attractive
have the edge over começar a aprender		to be slightly better than someone or something
the luck of a draw começar a aprender		to be the result of chance and something that you have no control over:
the powers that be começar a aprender		the people that control the situation
tool of the trade começar a aprender		sth you need to do your job
throw the book at sb começar a aprender		punish sb seriously
tidy amount começar a aprender		large amount
turn over a new leaf começar a aprender		to start behaving in a better way
under sb's thumb começar a aprender		completely controlled by sb
up in arms about começar a aprender		angry and complaining about sth
variety is the spice of life começar a aprender		diffrent things makes life interesting

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