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Frage		Antworten
hard to swallow Lernen beginnen		difficult to accept or believe
play devil's advocate Lernen beginnen		say something unlikely or unpopular so people will think about the issue more carefully
speak one's mind Lernen beginnen		say what you really believe
sitting on the fence Lernen beginnen		being unable to commit yourself to one opinion or side
beat about the bush Lernen beginnen		talk a lot, but avoid directly addressing the most important point
to have a real vested interest Lernen beginnen		to have a selfish reason for saying or doing something
to ave an axe to grind Lernen beginnen		to have a selfish reason for saying or doing something
give someone a bad name Lernen beginnen		to cause people to lose respect for something or someone
call in sick Lernen beginnen		to call one's place of work to say that one is ill and cannot come to work
general opinion Lernen beginnen		commonly agreed opinion
keep your opinions to yourself Lernen beginnen		I don't want to hear your opinion
personal opinion Lernen beginnen		your own opinion
difference of opinion Lernen beginnen		a disagreement about something
opinion is divided Lernen beginnen		there are at least two opinions
matter of opinion Lernen beginnen		it depends on someone's opinion
learn the ropes Lernen beginnen		learn how to do something
come under attack for something Lernen beginnen		to be attacked, criticised
trust your instincts Lernen beginnen		trust yourself
take advantage of opportunities Lernen beginnen		take opportunities
profound effect someone has on someone Lernen beginnen		a strong, deep effect
be on a steep learhing curve Lernen beginnen		to put much effort
warehouse Lernen beginnen		a large wholesale shop
bequeath Lernen beginnen		to leave or give by will
storeys Lernen beginnen		levels or floors of a building
showroom Lernen beginnen		a room in which goods are on display
obsessive planners Lernen beginnen		people who plan a lot, they're not spontaneous
last-minute deadline junkies Lernen beginnen		procrastinators, people who does everything just before the deadline
recharge your batteries Lernen beginnen		to relax
flat-pack furniture Lernen beginnen		furniture which is not packed as the whole, but in many parts
given name Lernen beginnen		first name
middle name Lernen beginnen		second name
maiden name Lernen beginnen		a woman's surname before her marriage
married name Lernen beginnen		a woman's surname after she got married
to be named after Lernen beginnen		to have a name in honour of another person
live up to someone's name Lernen beginnen		meet the expectations that one's name suggests
make a name for oneself Lernen beginnen		to become known thanks to your hard work
a household name Lernen beginnen		widely known, famous name
put one's name forward Lernen beginnen		to volunteer for something
clear one's name Lernen beginnen		prove oneself innocent
frumpy Lernen beginnen		old-fashioned
reach the top of the tree Lernen beginnen		reach the highest level in your professional life
cut and dried Lernen beginnen		settled without any debate, bezdyskusyjny
call-backs Lernen beginnen		answers, responds, replies
take a dim view of Lernen beginnen		to disapprove of something
bizarre Lernen beginnen		weird
outlandish Lernen beginnen		strange, unusual
to have an impact on Lernen beginnen		to have an influence on
emeritus Lernen beginnen		someone who is retirement
quantified Lernen beginnen		determined
submitted Lernen beginnen		presented
emotive judgements Lernen beginnen		opinions based on emotions
absurd Lernen beginnen		ridiculous
deliberately Lernen beginnen		on purpose
forename Lernen beginnen		first name
diversity Lernen beginnen		variety
nit-pickers Lernen beginnen		concerned with insignificant details, especially with the intention of finding fault
sweeping generalisers Lernen beginnen		people who generalise a lot
meticulous Lernen beginnen		concerned with details

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