I Must Simply Face up to it – Idioms

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to accept bad treatment without complaining
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take it lying down
if something happens _______, it is very unexpected
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out of the blue
to argue with someone
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cross swords with sb
a time when you feel an emotion very strongly and cannot control your behaviour; Pol. atak szału, napad
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fit
to be very angry or shocked
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throw a fit
to finally tell the truth about something you have been hiding
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come clean
a willingness between two people or groups to understand each other, and to let each other have or do some of the things they want; mutual concessions (Pol. ustępstwa), shared benefits, and cooperation
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give and take
someone who is extremely successful in their job or in school
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high flyer
someone who only has a small unimportant job in a large organization
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cog in the machine
confused or worried about a difficult situation you are in
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in a stew
Pol. gulasz
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stew
to make an effort to improve your behaviour or your work
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pull your socks up
to show great determination to oppose sth or get out of a difficult situation
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put up a fight
a long narrow band of leather that is fastened around a horse's head in order to control it; Pol. cugle, lejce, wodze
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rein
to control strictly
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keep a tight rein on sb/sth
to tell other people what to do, how they should think etc, in a very strong or impolite way
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lay down the law
someone who always behaves calmly
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cool customer
a very hard bright yellow metal that is a mixture of copper (Pol. miedź) and zinc; Pol. mosiądz
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brass
a small nail with a sharp point and a flat top; Pol. ćwiek, gwóźdź tapicerski
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tack
to start talking about the most important facts or details of something; Pol. przejść do rzeczy/kokretów
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get down to brass tacks
exactly on time or at a particular time; Examle: He came at five ______.
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on the dot
to understand a situation
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get the picture
to clearly understand a situation
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get the picture clear
to stay where you are when someone threatens you, in order to show them that you are not afraid
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stand/hold your ground
not suitable for a particular situation or occasion; not in the correct or usual position
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out of place

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