IDIOMYP

Has it never crossed your mind to knock instead of barging in?; barge in = włazić

I think at bottom, she has fundamental lack of self-respect, and that is played out through her subservience; played out through her subservience = wyraża się w jej uległości

At the end of the day it's up to her to decide whether she wants to join us or not; whether = czy

A little concern about your mother's health would not go amiss; concern = troska

The results of our campaign are still up in the air and it depends on the media's reaction

So we all know what to do once we are inside. But it beg the question how do we actually get in?

I need to relax a little. I've been working like a dog recently. I'm sure a couple of days in the sun will do the trick

Some consider the building a work of art, others thinks it's a blot on the town's ladascape. You take your pick.; consider = uważać

Don't worry, he'll probably turn up at the eleventh hour, as usual; turn up = pojawić się

We can't wait for him until the cows come home

Nie spiesz się, potrzebuję tej analizy pod koniec tygodnia.

The police taken their time beginning the investigation

It's time to pull the plug on the wayward style of management the company is currently exhibiting; wayward = samowolny; exhibiting = przejawiany

It's a bit late in the day for apologies, don't you think?

Wait here, I'll be back in no time

What's been going on with you, mate? I haven't seen you in donkey's

You'd better get cracking if you're loking for a flat, or you'll find yourself homeless at the end of the month

We've managed to surmount the technical obstacles but there may still be some serious problems down the line; surmount = pokonać; obstacles = problemy

We've got the same customers here day in day out and we usually know what they are going to order

Powiedz mi z czym masz kłopot, zamieniam się w słuch.

You wanted to tell me your side of the story. So, go on, I'm all ears

The governor is known for being very direct and always calling a spade a spade

The best thong you can do in this situation is to lay your expectations on the line

What was the new girl's name? Don't tell me, it's on the tip on my tongue

I didn't say we had to move. It was just one of the possibilities that sprang to mind.

I started reading the book you had lent me but it's all double Dutch to me.

Don't you think buying car before you pass the exam is putting the cart before the horse?

She kept talking nineteen to the dozen, she wouldn't listen to anyone at all

Are you listening to me? I may as well be talking to the deaf for all the attention you are paying me.

I noticed how he pricked his ears up when he heard her name mentioned

Be careful what you say around here. Walls have ears

I really don't understand all this computer jargon. It's all Greek to me

Nie owijaj w bawełnę! Powiedz mi prawdę!

We both know what you are going to say, so stop beating about the bush and just say it

Was he speaking with his tongue in his cheek when he said Sally should run for president?

I'm supposed to meet her at Bob's Bar. Does the name ring any bells?

Walter's behaviour during the lecture was unseemly to say the least; unseemly = niestosowne

I'm sorry Tanya, but we really need to solve the problem between the two of us, without a third party involved

Krótko mówiąc, zostaliśmy wrobieni.

To put in a nutshell, I failed to ask her out

He sat there, in front of us, as cool as a cucumber, almost as if it wasn't him we were arguing about.

Did Jim really try to deal with those thugs by himself? Has he got no horse sense whatsoever?; thugs = łobuzy; whatsoever = cokolwiek, w ogóle

Rose jest taką twardo stąpającą po ziemi kobietą. Jest bardzo skromna, mimo że jest gwiązdą filmową.

She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions

I think you can trust what he says. After all he has a reputation for being a man of his word; After all = w końcu

I wouldn't worry about Slater's threats. The guy is all mouth; threats = groźby

Ken was talking through his hat, and you know it

Being a real dog in the manager she'll never lend us her DVD player, even though she never uses it herself; even though = mimo że, chociaż; lend sth to sbd (lent; lent) = pożyczać komuś

My grandad has got a real bee in his bonnet about horse racing

Brian's father was a crook and he is the same. It runs in the family; crook = oszust

I'm not worried about Kelly. She's no shrinking violet when it comes to fighting for her rights; synonim: wallflower

Stop being such a wet blanket. You are spoiling everyone else's fun.; synonim: killjoy; spoil = psuć

Not to blow my own trumpet nut to make things clear: it was me who did the most useful job.; lub: toot one’s own horn

Goeffrey is a lucky guy. He has doting parents and a girlfriend who thinks the world of him; doting = kochający, zaślepiony miłością

i had no idea those two were an item, did you?

Jej znajomi umówili ją na randkę w ciemno.

My sister's fixed me up on a blind date with one of her work colleagues tomorrow night; fix up = organizować, urządzać

I think my sister has a bit of a crush on you, Jake.

She'd always had a soft spot for her younger nephew

Stop thinking of your old flame and focus on your girlfriend.

Poor old Derek, Sandy's really got him under the thumb, hasn't she?

Robi wszystko, cokolwiek ona mu rozkaże. Prawdziwy z niego pantoflarz.

Sam is doing everything his wife tells him to, he's such a hen-pecked husband.

You are not going to let your wife tell you what to do, are you? Come on, show us who wears the trousers here!

You have to stop wrapping your daughter up in cotton wool if you don't want her to end up hurt.; end up = skończyć; end up with = zostać/skończyć z

Grandad will be on cloud nine when he sees the book we got him for Christmas

The whole class was in stitches when Mike tried to come up with a new excuse for being late again

Byłam zadziwiona jego tupetem.

His new military outfit raised everyone's eyebrows at the party

Make your own decision. Just follow your nose.

I was so worried about Sam that I didn't sleep a wink last night

I didn't go in the end as I was feeling a bit under the weather.; synonim: off-colour

What's with the long face? Did I say something to upset you?; to upset = zdenerwować, niepokoić

W obecności jego matki zawsze czuję się nieswojo.

I don't know what it is about Phil, but many people feel ill at ease in his presence; presence = obecność

The feeling of hopelessness was driving us all up the wall.; hopelessness = bezsilność; synonimy: to drive/to snd somebody round the twist / bend

Your mnother is looking rather down in the mouth. Is dhe not happy to see us?

I'm down in the dumps because of the weather

She was walking on air for three weeks after she'd been given the award

To sugar the pill of learning new vocabulary, the teacher has proposed that the class sing a new song

Baseball isn't my cup of tea.

Maybe she had slept like a log, but her eyes looked tired

I do wish you'd just use your loaf.

What is more, it might, touch wood, even be in a position to implement some of them.; synonim: to knock on wood; implement = wdrażać, wprowadzać w zycie, urzeczywistniać

I think you should value her more. Good teachers like her ate thin on the ground

I think I'll give this party a miss. I'm too tired.

It seems impossible these days to run a succrssful bussiness without cutting a few corners

So, as I told you on the phone - she's the boos and we do everything by the book

Alice nie miała nic do roboty w sobotnią noc i nikogo, z kim mogłaby iśc na imprezę.

There's always a couple of teenagers at a loose end around here

Ostatnio ledwo wiążę koniec z końcem.

Is it so strange that I don't want to struggle to make ends meet all my life like my parents did?; synonim: to keep the wolf from the door; to struggle = borykać się, wysilać się, zmagać się, starać się / szarpać się, szamotać

Lying on the beach and sipping drinks is part and parcel of all my holidays.; sip = łyk; to sip = sączyć, popijać, popijać małymi łykami

I'm sick and tired of you treating me like your personal errand boy.; synonim: sick / tired to death; errand boy = chłopiec na posyłki

The sooner you come to terms with what happened, and start living in the present rather than the past, the better; synonim: make the best of

Before this course I'd always fought shy of technology

In his experience real friends were few and far between

Help me dress; I am all thumbs this day

Jane is the spitting image of her sister

She never tried to be a chip off the old block, which in her case would have meant making a career of being unbearably beautiful

They were like two peas in a pod, both with the same high cheekbones and widow's peak.

I feel like getting dressed up to the nines

We were short of staff and rushed off our feet as it was when the coffee nachine started acting up.

When I got there they were ready and waiting, both dressed to kill.

They look alike but they're as different as chalk and cheese.; look alike = wyglądać tak samo

You can start over from scratch.; start over - zaczynać na nowo

But the two programs ran into problems from the outset.

It was the result of burning the midnight oil for many years

Luckily, Anna doesn't need anyone ctracking the whip for her to do her job conscientiously.; conscientiously = sumiennie, skrupulatnie

Done and dusted meant leave nothing at all behind, especially live witnesses.

She may not have succeeded this time, but at least she knows she's given her best shot

You've obviously got a head stard over the other applicants due to your wide experience in the field

Heads will roll when the boss comes back from holiday and finds out we haven't realised the concract

I got sacked last month, so I don't have much money.

I therefore hope that we will all roll up our sleeves and start to actually do something very soon.

He's barely holding on, let's take him to the hospital.

After we got the boss's approval, we were ready to go full steam ahead with the project

You need to pull your socks up if you want to get a promotion.

I'm absolutely snowed under with work at the moment.

I'm up to my ears in work. She's up to her ears in debt.

I'd love to help but I've got my hands full organizing the school play.

So find someone you can love and get a life

She's a Marilyn Monroe look-alike

We decided to abandon the first draft of the report and start over.

I'm getting a bit tired now - let's call it a day

I wish he'd knock instead of just barging in

Ta gazeta jest nieco stronnicza. Lepiej piszą o rządzie niż o opozycji.

The newspaper is a bit biased. They write more positively about the government than the opposition.