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Frage		Antworten
Beat about the bush Lernen beginnen		talking about some unrealted matters
build castles in the air Lernen beginnen		make plans that can never be fulfilled
chew the fat Lernen beginnen		talking about this and that
hold water Lernen beginnen		sound true
let bygones be bygones Lernen beginnen		forget about the quarrels and forgive each other
make the grade Lernen beginnen		achive the required level of knowledge
paint the town red Lernen beginnen		celebrate
shake a leg Lernen beginnen		hurry up
sign on the dotted line Lernen beginnen		commit yourself to the rules unconditionally
overstep the mark Lernen beginnen		behave in an unacceptable way.
Do bird Lernen beginnen		serve a prison sentence
get cold feet Lernen beginnen		being scared (stchórzyć)
get blood out of stone Lernen beginnen		do something that is very hard to accomplish
cook the books Lernen beginnen		fałszować księgi
feel the pinch Lernen beginnen		experience hardship, especially financial
pay lip service Lernen beginnen		to show respect to
pop the question Lernen beginnen		ask someone to marry you
pull a long face Lernen beginnen		make a sad face
right the wrongs Lernen beginnen		naprawić błędy
square the circle Lernen beginnen		try to do something that is very difficult or impossible.
Call sb's bluff Lernen beginnen		to make someone prove that what they are saying is true
split hairs Lernen beginnen		to argue about small details of something
break new ground Lernen beginnen		do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way
follow suit Lernen beginnen		to do the same thing as someone else
bear a grudge (against someone) Lernen beginnen		to continue feeling an old resentment for someone
cluthing at straws Lernen beginnen		chwytać się wszystkich sposobów
pour oil on trobuled waters Lernen beginnen		to do or say something in order to make people stop arguing
sweat blood Lernen beginnen		to make a great effort
get a word in edgeways Lernen beginnen		contribute to a conversation with difficulty because the other speaker talks incessantly
pull your socks up Lernen beginnen		to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough
carry weight Lernen beginnen		to be considered serious and important
get things off your chest Lernen beginnen		to unburden oneself; to confess something; to criticize or make a personal complaint to someone
have an axe to grind Lernen beginnen		have a private reason for doing or being involved in something
pick holes Lernen beginnen		czepiać się
to hold something at bay Lernen beginnen		To keep someone or something at a distance or from reaching full potency, especially in order to prevent harm to oneself
drop a brick Lernen beginnen		to do or say something that makes you feel embarrassed
leave no stone unturned Lernen beginnen		to do everything you can to achieve a good result, especially when looking for something
put up the shutters Lernen beginnen		close buisness
let the cat out of the bag Lernen beginnen		revealed a secret
drawn a blank Lernen beginnen		failed to obtain what he has been striving for
feathered his nest Lernen beginnen		gained riches in a dishonest way
cut his losses Lernen beginnen		given up participation in an unprofitable activity
hit the roof Lernen beginnen		turned very angry
got the chop Lernen beginnen		been fired from work
jumped the gun Lernen beginnen		started doing something before the set time
carried coals to Newcastle Lernen beginnen		brought something of which there is enough
turned over a new leaf Lernen beginnen		started behaving better
rack your brains Lernen beginnen		to think very hard

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