Idiomy i frazy - BBC

not the kind of thing that I like

not my cup of tea

a lot of fuss, discussion or excitement about something which turns out to be insignificant

a storm in a teacup

an easy task

a piece of cake

expect the benefits of two things when it is reasonable to expect the benefit of only one

have your cake and eat it

to say or present something in a very brief way using very few words

in a nutshell

a relatively easy, well-paid job

a plum job

of little value or importance

small beer

a drink with high alcohol content, e.g. undiluted whisky

the hard stuff

an issue that is controversial, dangerous or embarrassing

a hot potato

someone who is easy to attack because they have left themselves weak or exposed

fair game

unfair or harsh treatment usually of a financial or moral kind

a raw deal

not harmed at all

safe and sound

without pausing or stopping, usually with go

on and on

taking everything into consideration

all in all

an easy task that requires little effort

child's play / kids' stuff

być w zażyłej przyjaźni z kimś

to be good friends

być uśmiechniętym, roześmianym

to be smiley

osoba, która się czymś wciąż zamartwia

worrier

rozkład zajęć, kalendarz, terminarz

timetable

upewnić się

make sure

zamieszkać razem ze swoim chłopakiem

to move in with boyfriend

dobrze sytuowany, zamożny

well-off

Przepraszam, nie chcę przeszkadzac

I’m sorry, I don’t mean to interrupt

Chciałbym się przedstawić, jestem...

I just wanted to introduce myself, I'm .../ I like to introduce myself, I'm .../ I’d like to introduce myself, I'm...

miło mi Panią/Pana poznać

Pleased to meet you / Nice to meet you / Very nice to meet you / It’s a pleasure to meet you

A nice thing to say when you have had some kind of contact or link with another person (like you’ve seen them in the same building or spoken briefly), but you haven’t actually exchanged names

I don’t think we’ve actually met formally yet

An easy way to introduce one person to another

Have you met...?

a very pleasant way of introducing someone

there’s someone I’d like you to meet, it’s...

a word we can use to return a compliment or polite statement. It means ‘I feel the same way’

Likewise

That’s a polite way of acknowledging that you’re meeting someone for the first time – or even checking that you haven’t met them before, in case you can’t remember!

I don’t believe we’ve met before

dzień dobry (ranek) Panu/Pani (bardzo formalne)

Good morning sir / madam

I haven’t seen you for a very long time!

I haven’t seen you for ages! / it’s been a long time! / I can’t believe it’s been so long!

quite an informal phrase, which means ‘what have you been doing?

what’ve you been up to?

what are you doing now?

what are you up to?

a way of saying nothing new or different from what he/she normally does

just the usual

A nice informal and conversational question you can ask when you see someone somewhere you weren’t expecting to see them

What are you doing around here?

jak minęła podróż?

How was the journey?

robi się późno

It’s getting late

czas nagli

time's getting on

a way of saying it’s time for me to go

It’s time I made a move

a way of getting attention and often signals that the speaker is about to do something or make a suggestion

Right then / Well / OK / all right guys / anyway

Instead of saying I suppose it’s time I made a move, you could make a more definite statement telling everyone you’re going

I’m going to make a move

an expression we hear very often when friends or colleagues say goodbye to each other, generally when they’re going to see each other quite soon

See you later

quite informal, way of saying you’re going

I’m off

an informal way of saying you’re going to have to leave quickly

I must dash / I’m going to have to dash / I’ve gotta go!

if you need to say sorry for doing something wrong to someone you know well or care about a lot

I’m really sorry / I’m so sorry

Imagine you’re late for your English lesson. When you arrive, you tell the teacher

I’m sorry I’m late

Now here are two more easy ways to explain why you’re sorry

I’m sorry about the trouble I’ve caused / I’m so sorry about last night

here are two examples of how to say why you’re sorry using the word ‘for’

Sorry for eating the last piece of cake! / I’m really sorry for taking your DVD!

this is something people often say as a way of saying sorry without actually saying the words ‘I’m sorry’!

I want to apologise for...

accept an apology

That’s OK / No problem! / Don’t worry about it / No worries

he apologises too! He says that he didn’t behave well either!

Well I should say sorry too

na miłość boską!

for goodness sake! / for heaven’s sake!

mam dość ... (zdenerwowanie)

I’m fed up with...

a way of saying that something really irritates you and makes you angry

what really gets under my skin is...

A simple reaction you can use in all kinds of situations when something bad has happened

Oh no! / Oh dear!

a popular phrase when something bad has just happened

I can’t believe... / I don’t believe...

Here’s one you might use if something has gone wrong and it’s happened to you before

Why does this always happen to me!

spojrzeć; popatrzeć sobie

take a look

a simple way of telling people in which direction they should go

'Turn right' or 'turn left'

if you want to describe the position of a particular place in relation to the person you can say

it's 'on your right', or 'on your left'

way of telling someone to go in a particular direction

'take a left' or 'take a left turn'

a sort of filler and a way of suggesting that what the person has to do isn't difficult

just / 'Just go down the stairs' somehow sounds easier than 'Go down the stairs'

a simple way of telling people in which direction they should go (II)

go left, go right

will be directly in front of you / will be immediately in front of you / it's not far away

will just be right in front you

a nice way of saying 'it's very easy to see'

You won't miss it

a good way of telling someone they will have to walk or drive for a while before they get to a certain point

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