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face to face
I don’t like face-to-face interviews. They are much more stressful than phone interviews.
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twarzą w twarz
fail an exam
I failed my math exam in June and had to resit it in September.
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nie zdać egzaminu
fall apart
My last relationship fell apart after I moved to England.
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rozpaść się
fall flat
He told us a few jokes and all of them fell flat.
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nie powieść się, zakończyć się fiaskiem
fall in love with somebody
I fell in love with my first boyfriend when I was 16.
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zakochać się w kimś
fall into a trap
I fell into a trap of working long hours because I wanted to impress my new manager.
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wpaść w pułapkę
fall into the wrong hands
Take good care of those documents. I don’t want them to fall into the wrong hands.
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wpaść w niepowołane ręce
fall short of expectations
We thought she would be perfect for the post, but unfortunately she fell short of expectations and she’s going to be demoted.
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nie spełnić oczekiwań
fall silent
Everyone fell silent when the singer stepped onto the stage.
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zamilknąć
fall to one’s knees
My boyfriend fell to his knees when he proposed to me.
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paść na kolana
fall victim to something
I fell a victim to fashion the first time I bought a designer bag.
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paść ofiarą czegoś
family matters
Please don’t interfere, it’s a family matter.
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sprawy rodzinne
fasten one’s seatbelts
You should fasten your seatbelts when driving.
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zapiąć pasy bezpieczeństwa
fear of the unknown
It’s normal to feel the fear of the unknown when you’re going to a new place.
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strach przed nieznanym
feed on something
Fascism feeds on poverty.
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żywić się czymś
feel at home
I really feel at home here. I think we should buy the flat.
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czuć się jak u siebie w domu
feel awkward
I feel awkward staying at your place for such a long time. I don’t want to use you.
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czuć się niezręcznie
feel fit enough to do something
I am still recovering from pneumonia and I don’t feel fit enough to go out on my own yet.
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czuć się na siłach, aby coś zrobić
feel free
Feel free to call me whenever you want to.
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nie krępować się, czuć się swobodnie
feel like a fool
I felt like a fool when my phone rang in the middle of the meeting.
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czuć się jak głupiec
feel like doing something
I really feel like watching a movie. Let’s go and rent a DVD.
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mieć ochotę coś zrobić
feel low
This weather makes me feel really low. I can’t wait for spring.
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być przygnębionym
feel sympathy for somebody
She went through so much these past few months. I feel a lot of sympathy for her.
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współczuć komuś
few and far between
Houses that are both central and reasonably priced are few and far between.
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bardzo rzadki
fight a losing battle
I feel like I am fighting a losing battle. We will never win with the authorities.
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być z góry skazanym na porażkę
fight to the end
I am going to fight to the end, no matter how hard it may be.
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walczyć do końca
fill a role
John filled the role of our manager when Peter left.
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pełnić rolę
find an excuse to do something
I can always find an excuse to go on holiday.
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znaleźć pretekst/wymówkę, aby coś zrobić
find fault with somebody
Sarah is very critical and finds fault with everyone.
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czepiać się kogoś, szukać wad
find it necessary to
Do you really find it necessary for us to work till 7 pm? Can’t we leave at 5 pm?
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uważać za konieczne, aby
find out about something
I’ve just found out about Sarah’s party tonight and I won’t be able to make it. Had I known earlier, I would have scheduled my time differently.
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dowiedzieć się o czymś
find pleasure in doing something
I find great pleasure in snowboarding so I go to the mountains at least twice a year.
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znajdować przyjemność w robieniu czegoś
find something heavy going
I tried reading Ulysses twice but found it heavy going to read and never managed to finish it.
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uważać coś za trudne
find something impossible
I find learning how to ski absolutely impossible. I have tried so many times and I still haven’t mastered it.
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uważać coś za niemożliwe
fire somebody
Recently I had to fire Sarah because she was not doing her job.
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zwolnić/wyrzucić kogoś z pracy
first and foremost
I really like history but first and foremost I am interested in fine arts.
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przede wszystkim
first come, first served
The tickets to the workshop are booked on a first-come, first-served basis, so we should book them quickly.
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kto pierwszy, ten lepszy
first things first
I really want to go out tonight, but I have a lot of work to finish. First things first.
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wszystko w swoim czasie, po kolei
fix one’s eyes on
I really couldn’t concentrate on the lecture as I felt that the girl in front fixed her eye on me.
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utkwić wzrok w
fling oneself into work
I have had some personal problems recently so I have diverted my attention by flinging myself into work.
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rzucić się w wir pracy
fly into a rage
I asked to speak to her manager and she flew into a rage.
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wpaść w gniew
fly off the handle
He gets annoyed easily and flies off the handle at the slightest thing.
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wpaść w gniew
follow in somebody’s footsteps
I followed in my mother’s footsteps and became a doctor.
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iść w czyjeś ślady
follow one’s heart
My parents wanted me to study economics, but instead I followed my heart and chose acting.
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pójść za głosem serca
follow somebody with one’s eyes
I followed Sam with my eyes for about 30 minutes, and he still didn’t realise he was being watched.
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podążać za kimś wzrokiem
follow somebody’s example
I never followed my parents’ example and I preferred to do my own thing.
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iść za czyimś przykładem
foot the bill for
Who is going to foot the bill for all the repairs?
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zapłacić/uregulować rachunek za
for a change
We always go on holiday to the South. Maybe we should try Scandinavia for a change.
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dla odmiany
for a good cause
Twice a year I donate money for a good cause.
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na szlachetny cel
for a number of reasons
I decided not to take the job for a number of reasons, mainly because I didn’t want to move abroad.
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z wielu powodów
for a time
For a time, we all thought Sheila would become a doctor, but she decided not to go to university after all.
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przez jakiś czas
for all I know
For all I know, Ali is going to travel with Sam. I don’t know where they are planning to go.
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o ile wiem
for all practical purposes
I love the flat we saw yesterday, but for all practical purposes I think we should buy a small house instead.
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praktycznie, ze względów praktycznych
for ever
I could stay here forever.
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na zawsze
for example
Let’s go somewhere warm and sunny, for example to Spain or Italy.
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na przykład
for God’s sake
For God’s sake, stop sitting there and do something!
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na miłość boską
for hours on end
He used to stay in his room for hours on end and listen to music.
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godzinami, nieustannie
for no apparent reason
She decided to quit her current job for no apparent reason.
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bez wyraźnego powodu
for one reason or another
She is always unhappy for one reason or another.
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z jakiegoś powodu, z niewiadomego powodu
for one thing
"– Why don’t you go to the USA to learn English.
– For one thing, I don’t like flying, and besides, I can’t afford it."
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po pierwsze
for personal use
This movie is only available for personal use. You can’t show it in a cinema.
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na użytek własny
for reasons best known to oneself
I made the decision for reasons best known to myself. I don’t have to explain anything to you.
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z sobie tylko znanych powodów
for sale
My car is for sale.
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na sprzedaż
for somebody’s own good
She should try to learn a foreign language for her own good.
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dla czyjegoś własnego dobra
for that matter
I have never been to Chicago, or any American city for that matter.
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jeśli o to chodzi
for the moment
Unfortunately, we have no vacancies for the moment, but you could contact us later this month to see if anything becomes available.
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chwilowo, na razie
for the most part
For the most part, they were all really helpful.
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w przeważającej części
for the sake of argument
For the sake of argument, let’s just say that the fourth option is best for the company.
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na potrzeby dyskusji, hipotetycznie
for the time being
I am living with my parents for the time being but I hope to rent a flat for myself soon.
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na razie
force of character
She was able to make him change his mind just by force of character.
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siła charakteru
forget it!
Forget it! I am never going to move to London!
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nie ma mowy! zapomnij!
fortune smiles on somebody
It seems like good fortune is smiling on me at the moment. I got the job I wanted and now I am moving to a new, bigger flat.
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fortuna/los się uśmiecha do kogoś
free of charge
All the drinks and snacks are free of charge.
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bezpłatny
freedom of choice
Democracy is characterised by freedom of choice.
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wolność wyboru
freedom of speech
Freedom of speech is essential in modern society.
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wolność słowa
freely available
Our new CD is freely available in all High Street stores.
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łatwo dostępny
frighten somebody to death
Oh my God, you just frightened me to death!
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śmiertelnie kogoś przestraszyć
from all sides
I considered the issue from all sides and it seems that it will work out fine.
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ze wszystkich stron
from beginning to end
I found the book absolutely compelling from beginning to end.
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od początku do końca
from day to day
I just live from day to day without planning too much.
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z dnia na dzień
from head to toe
Sarah loves pink. She dresses in pink from head to toe.
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od stóp do głów
from now on
From now on, I am the one who decides what we do in the evenings. You are far too indecisive.
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od teraz
from that moment forward
It was only my first dance class but from that moment forward it became my real hobby.
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od tej chwili
from time to time
I go to the cinema from time to time but mostly I watch DVDs.
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od czasu do czasu
from what I can gather
From what I can gather, we are all supposed to meet in the main hall, but I don’t know why.
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o ile się orientuję
full board
You can book half- and full-board rooms with us. The full-board option includes 3 meals a day.
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pełne wyżywienie

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