| I wouldn't say no to... | I would really like to... |
| Needless to say/ it goes without saying that... | nie trzeba nawet wspominać, że... |
| Don't say a word | nie mów ani słowa... |
| Generally speaking | ogólnie rzecz biorąc.. |
| strictly speaking | jeśli mam być precyzyjny.. |
| speak very highly of sb | say good things about sb |
| Stop mumbling and say properly | przestań mamrotać i mów poprawnie |
| I can't understand a word you're saying | nie rozumiem ani słowa |
| It's time we talked business | przejdźmy do konkretów? |
| talk nonsense | gadać głupoty |
| talk a lot of sense | mówić z sensem |
| tell sb a secret | wyjawić komuś sekret |
| don't tell anyone else | nie mów nikomu innemu |
| tell one's fortune | predict one's future |
| give | to ... someone a reason |
| state your aim/purpose/goal | fml wziąć sobie za cel |
| state one's business | fml say what one's intentions are |
| give an account of | to tell/write about sth to someone |
| get the message across | infml to convey the idea |
| declare sb a winner | fml statement made at the time of the win |
| to be pronounced dead | fml when making an official statement of death |
| impart knowledge/wisdom to sb | transfer knowledge/wisdom |
| divulge one's sources | fml make sth secret (i.e. sources) known |
| disseminate information | fml spread information to a lot of people |
| notify the police of | fml powiadomić policję o... |
| protest one's innocence | insist one's not guilty |
| profess ignorance of | fml claim - perhaps insincerely - that you don't know |
| break the news to sb | tell sb some important, usually bad, news |
| idle chatter | leniwe trajkotanie |
| exchange pleasantries | fml make polite conversation |
| share juicy gossip | dzielić się najnowszymi plotkami |
| exchange news | wymieniać się informacjami |
| spread rumors | rozpowiadać pogłoski |
| fly around | to soar or float aloft randomly |
| engage someone in conversation | zaprosić kogoś do rozmowy |
| draw into an argument | wciągnąć w kłótnię |
| win an argument | wygrać kłótnię |
| lose the argument | przegrać w dyskusji |
| enjoy a good discussion | cieszyć się dyskusją |
| carry on a conversation | kontynuować rozmowę |
| hold a conversation | podtrzymać rozmowę |
| broach the subject | begin a discussion of a difficult topic |
| change the subject | zmienić temat |
| bring up the subject again | wrócić na właściwy temat |
| overstate one's case | give too much importance or seriousness to a point of view |
| bombard sb with questions | ask a lot of questions |
| make broad generalisations | generalizować |
| drop the subject and never refer to it again | dać sobie spokój z tematem i nie wracać do niego |
| bad/strong/foul language | swear words, taboo language |
| four-letter words | swear words, taboo words |
| opening gambit | a remark made in order to start a conversation |
| rash promise | promise made without thinking |
| empty promise | promise made which the speaker has no intention of keeping |
| tough question | difficult question to answer |
| bicker | to argue about unimportant things |
| butt in (into +object) | wtrącać się |
| confide in sb | tell sb a secret |
| gossip about sb/sth | plotkować o kimś |
| implore sb (not) to do sth | błagać żeby ktoś coś zrobił/nie zrobił |
| let slip that | to accidentally tell sb sth that you did not want them to know |
| nag sb about sth | to constantly tell sb what to do and what not t do |
| natter (about sth) | infml to chat about unimportant things |
| scold sb for doing sth | to tell sb off (quite formal) |
| tease sb (about sth) | make fun of sb in a cruel or playful way |
| delicious | very tasty |
| dreadful | very bad |
| drenched/soaked | very wet |
| distraught | very upset |
| famished | very hungry |
| filthy | very dirty |
| flabbergasted | very surprised |
| hilarious | very funny |
| livid | very angry |
| packed | very crowded |
| parched | extremely thirsty |
| priceless | extremely valuable |
| riveting | very interesting |
| superb | very good |
| brand-new | completely new |
| sit/stand bolt upright | sit/stand with a very straight back |
| bone idle | infml very lazy |
| crystal clear | very clear/ easy to understand |
| dirt cheap | infml very cheap (it can follow the verbs buy and sell) |
| freezing (cold) | very cold (to describe weather or how you feel) |
| paper thin | very thin (used to describe walls) |
| pitch-black/dark | completely dark |
| razor-sharp | very sharp |
| red-hot | very hot (to describe metals, plates etc.) |
| sound/fast asleep | completely asleep |
| stone cold | completely cold |
| stone deaf | totally deaf |
| stuck fast | stuck very firmly and unable to move |
| wide awake | completely awake |
| wide open | completely open |
| brag | to boast (in an annoying or distasteful way) |
| brief | to give a politician or businessman detailed information which they need to know |
| clam up | to suddenly stop talking because you are very nervous or you suddenly feel very shy |
| insinuate | accuse sb of sth in an indirect way |
| intimate | to hint (They... that he would be next in line for promotion) |
| mutter | to say sth in a low, quiet voice which is difficult to hear |
| reel off | to repeat information quickly, without having to stop and think about it |
| waffle | to talk and talk without saying anything important or sensible |
| whinge | to keep complaining about sth in an annoying way |
| yell | to shout |