to be in on sth | to have knowledge about something or to be involved in it |
to donate to sth | to give money, food, clothes, etc. in order to help a person or organization |
to file a complaint | to complain officially to someone |
to keep a lid on sth | to keep something secret |
to lose sight of sth | to forget about an important idea or fact because you are thinking too much about other things |
to have a stroke of genius | to have a sudden brilliant idea |
up to your ears | deeply involved in something |
to cut sth to the bone | to reduce costs / prices as much as possible |
to let sb go | to officially make someone leave a job |
to form an alliance | to create a relationship between people, groups, countries. in which they agree to work together |
to make yourself at home | to feel relaxed and comfortable |
to put sb at a disadvantage | to make it harder for someone to succeed |
to flip a coin | podrzucać monetę |
at will | when you want |
to garner respect | to receive respect |
in the wild | not in captivity(niewola) but in the natural habitat |
to set the bar high | to establish a high standard |
to get the axe | to be fired from your job OR to be stopped from happening |
to overlap | to lie over the edge of something OR to happen at the same time as something else |
to step away from | to leave something |
to butcher sth | (informal) to do something very badly : to make a mess of something |