informal english, idioms a-m

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about to
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Peggy is about to leave.
in advance
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We booked the tickets in advance.
alive and kicking
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I love Berlin. It's alive and kicking.
all of a sudden
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I went out in the sun. Then, all of a sudden, it started to rain.
all over the place
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There are environmental problems all over the place.
to go from bad to worse
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My marks went from bad to worse last term.
to bag sth.
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Tom bagged this special offer at an online-shop.
beat-up
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Mark is too beat-up to play tennis this evening.
to do the best
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He always does his best.
blabber
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Don't listen to him, he's a blabber.
bloody
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What a bloody day!
to be blue
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She's been feeling blue all day.
a closed book
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I'm afraid physics will always be a closed book to me
bouncer
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A bouncer's task is to keep out those who might cause trouble.
bowl of cherries
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Marriage it's not always bowls of cherries.
be broken
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I can't go to the cinema with you, I'm broken.
to brush up on sth.
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I have to brush up on my Spanish.
buck
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You can buy a DVD player for less than 100 bucks.
butt
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You're a pain in the butt.
buzz
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Parachuting gives me a real buzz.
Buzz off!
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Buzz off! I have told you not to come to my place anymore.
a close call
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I had a close call. A stone almost hit me!
like cat and dog
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to live like cat and dog
to catch (a) cold
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I walked out in the rain, so I caught (a) cold.
not to have a clue
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I don't have a clue about repairing the faucet.
Come off it!
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Come off it! This isn't the truth.
as far as I'm concerned
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(JEŚLI CHODZI O MNIE) As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to watch the film.
cop
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cop inglês
A big crowd of cops gathered in front of the Bank of England.
corner shop
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Mother really liked corner shops when she was a child.
cram school
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Many pupils have to go to a cram school in the afternoon.
on credit
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I'd not buy the new TV on credit.
damned
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I hate going through that damned rush hour.
to dig in one's heels
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(upierać się) If you take or express an opinion and refuse to change it, you dig in your heels.
dirt cheap
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Buy some more of those plums. They're dirt cheap, In Italy, the peaches are dirt cheap.
to disrespect sb.
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Poor people shouldn't be disrespected.
to do one's best
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He does his best to fix the car.
to do someone good
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Let's go on a holiday. The sun will do us good.
down under
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(drugi koniec świata) Down under will be my next destination.
to be up to one's ears
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Sorry, I can't go out with you. I'm up to my ears in work.
to eat like a horse
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No wonder he's so fat. He eats like a horse.
to eat like a pig
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Christine is one of those lucky people who can eat like a pig and still stay thin.
every now and then
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(co chwila) Every now and then I play the piano.
every other
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(co drugi) He comes to me every other week.
fair enough
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Fair enough! Let's go out for dinner tonight.
to keep the fingers crossed
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I have to see the doctor for a checkup. - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
for free
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I was lucky. I got this CD for free.
freak out
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(wkurzyć się) Ron freaked out when he heard that Peter had broken his car.
to get cold feet
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He wanted to speak to the boss, but he didn't. He got cold feet.
to get fed up with sth.
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(mieć dosyć czegoś) They get fed up with their neighbour's parties.
to get rid of sth.
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(pozbyć się czegoś), We have to get rid of that old car.
to get sth.
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Jason, did you finally get your exercise?
to take sth. for granted
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(założyć coś) I took it for granted the meeting was on Tuesday.
greasy spoon
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(podrzędna restauracja) I'd rather starve instead of eating at a greasy spoon.
guy
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Jennifer fell in love with the guy from the supermarket.
had better
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You'd better go now.
on the other hand
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Sue likes pop music, on the other hand she doesn't like discos.
to give a hand
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Can you give me a hand with the cupboard?
by heart
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My brother has to learn the poem by heart.
to hold s.o.'s horses
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›Hold your horses‹, I said when John began to leave the room.
to be hooked on sth.
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Bill is hooked on car racing.
to jump down sb.'s throat
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The boss jumped down my throat because I was late for work.
knackered
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(zmachany) What has happened? You look so knackered.
to keep an eye on sth./sb.
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Will you keep an eye on my baby?
little by little
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Andrew had an accident while playing ice-hockey. Little by little he begins to walk.
to look forward to sb.
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I look forward to my holidays in Rome.
to make ends meet
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She's been out of work for years. How can she make ends meet with four children?
to make friends easily
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Chris makes friends easily.
to make oneself at home
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Come in, please. Make youreself at home.
to make up one's mind
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(zdecydować się) Did you make up your mind to buy a new computer?
mash
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I love Grandma's homemade mash.
What's the matter?
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You look sad. What's the matter? with you?
to be mean
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Grandfather is mean with money.
to meet sb. halfway
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I don't like his ideas, but I can imagine that we should meet halfway.
to mess around
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(wygłupiać się) The clown messed around to make the children laugh.
to mess up
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(sknocić) Sandy has really messed up this time.

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