heavy-hearted | sad |
stout - hearted | brave, resolute |
tight - fisted | mean, not generous |
open - handed | generous |
hard - headed | businesslike, unemotional |
big - headed | conceited, self - important |
weak - kneed | cowardly, nervous |
light - fingered | dishonest, liable to steal |
tight - lipped | silent, unwilling to speak |
two - faced | hypocritical |
starry - eyed | over - romantic |
thick - skinned | insensitive to criticism |
pluck your eyebrows | wyskubać sobie brwi |
sb's heart is pounding | komuś łomocze serce |
sb's stomach is rumbling | komuś burczy w brzuchu |
shake your head | pokręcić głową |
shrug your shoulders | wzruszyć ramionami |
sprain sth | skręcić coś |
stub your toe | to hit your toe against sth |
crouch | kucać |
curl up | zwinąć się w kłębek |
duck | uchylić się |
fidget | wiercić się |
flinch | wzdrygać się |
frown | marszczyć brwi |
kneel | klęczeć |
nod | kiwnąć głową |
nudge | szturchnąć kogoś - to attract their attention |
shiver | drżeć, mieć dreszcze (zimno) |
shudder | zadrżeć - cause you have seen, heard, or tasted sth unpleasant |
tremble | drżeć (strach) |
bloodcurdling | mrożący krew w żyłach |
eye - catching | przyciągający uwagę |
first - hand | z pierwszej ręki |
hair - raising | very frightening; used to describe experiences and journeys |
head-on | czołowy (zderzenie czołowe) |
light-hearted | radosny, niefrasobliwy, żartobliwy |
mouth-watering | food that looks and/or smells very good |
nail-biting | trzymający w napięciu |
narrow-minded | ograniczony, o wąskich horyzontach |
broad-minded | opposite of narrow-minded |
well-thumbed | mocno sfatygowany (książka) |
not to bat an eyelid | not to show any visible signs of surprise |
clear your throat | odchrząknąć |
clench your fist/teeth | zacisnąć pięści/zęby ze złości |
cross your legs | while sitting, to put one leg on top of the other |
flex your muscles | to strike a pose and show your muscles / napiąć mięśnie |
fold your arms | skrzyżować ręce |
grit/clench your teeth | zacisnąć zęby - złość |
pain in the neck | a very annoying person, thing or task |
at the foot of | at the bottom of (a hill, a tree, a bed...) |
cost an arm and a leg | to be very expensive |
cry your eyes out | to cry a lot |
face a team | to play against another team |
fall head over heels in love with sb | zakochać się w kimś po uczy |
foot the bill | zapłacić rachunek (zwłaszcza kiedy ktoś inny miał to zrobić) |
get cold feet | to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do sth important |
get sth off your chest | to tell sb sth that has been worrying you |
get up sb's nose | to annoy sb |
give sb a hand with sth | to help sb do sth |
to be glad to see the back of sb/sth | to be happy when sb leaves or sth is finished |
have sth on the brain | to be obsessed by sth and think about it all the time |
have your eye on sth | to have seen sth that you want to buy/have |
have/give sb a head start | to have/give sb advantage over a competitor (business/life) |
head home | to leave somewhere in order to go home |
I can't put my finger on | to know that sth is wrong or different, but be unable to say exactly what it is |
I couldn't keep straight face | I couldn't stop laughing |
I don't know off-hand | infml I can't tell/answer until I have checked first |
I'd give my right arm to | I would really like to |
in the eyes of the law | legally according to the laws of the land |
keep an eye on sth/sb | to look after sth/sb |
know somewhere like the back of your hand | to know a particular place very well |
learn to stand on one's own two feet | to learn not to depend on others |
make/lose money hand over fist | to rapidly make/lose large sum of money |
off the top of one's head | info given immediately, without full knowledge of the facts |
sth is on its last legs | sth is in very bad condition and will soon stop working |
pull sb's leg | to play a joke on sb and make them believe sth that is not true |
put your foot down | to become strict and tell sb they must/can't do sth |
set eyes on sb | to see sb, often for the first time |
set your heart on sth | to really want sth |
sth happens right under sb's nose | sb is very close to sth when it happens and yet they do not notice it |
stick your nose into other people's business/affairs | to interfere in a situation which does not concern you - result: problems |
think on your feet | to be able to give good answers to unexpected questions |
with an eye to | in order to (+ N or -ing) |
It's witten all over your face | to show (by the expression of your face) how you really feel |
you have to hand it to sb | you have to admire and respect sb (for sth they have done) |
blink | mrugać |
blush | rumienić się |
frown | marszczyć brwi |
grin | uśmiechnąć się, szczerzyć zęby |
grit your teeth | to put your teeth together, especially because sth is hurting you |
lick | lizać |
scowl | to have an angry or hostile expression when you disapprove of sth |
sneer | uśmiechać się szyderczo |
wince | to grimace when sth is hurting you or when you are remembering sth embarrassing |
wink | mrugnąć, puścić oko |
yawn | ziewać |
keep/have an/your ear to the ground | to be attentive of what is happening or is about to happen |
lie through your teeth | kłamać w żywe oczy |
lose face | to lose the respect of other people |
play it by ear | to decide what to do according to how a situation develops |
do sth by the skin of your teeth | to only just manage to do sth |
see eye to eye on sth | to agree about sth |
turn a blind eye to sth | to deliberately ignore sth |
turn your nose up at sth | to think sth is not good enough for you |
not to be able to get one's tongue round | to find a word or phrase very difficult to pronounce |
sth catches your eye | you notice sth because it is particularly attractive, unusual or interesting |
I'm all ears | I can't wait to hear |
my lips are sealed | infml. I won't tell anyone |
I'll never be able to show my face in there/here again | I feel to embarassed to go to a particular place |
it's on the tip of my tongue | mam coś na końcu języka |
boundless energy | lots of energy |
boost one's confidence | make sb more confident |
bubbly personality | lively personality |
bear a striking resemblance to... | look very like ... |
thinly disguised dislike | barely hidden dislike |
stubborn streak | a stubborn side to one's character |
gruff exterior | rude and unfriendly exterior |
have a sharp wit | to be very amusing in a clever way |
pent-up anger | anger which is not expressed |
forthright manner | direct manner |
look one's age | look as old as one is |
act one's age | behave in a manner expected of one's age |
blank expression | expression showing no understanding or emotion |
cool reception | unfriendly welcome |
abrasive manner | rude and unfriendly manner |
dazzling smile | olśniewający uśmiech |
have wonderful personal qualities | mieć wspaniałe cechy osobowości |
troubled relationship | burzliwa relacja |
one's strong point | czyjaś mocna strona |
downright rude | wręcz/kategorycznie nieuprzejmy |
harsh | surowy, ostry |
open hostility | otwarta wrogość |
display scary characteristics | przejawiać przerażające cechy |
burst with energy | tryskać energią |
warm, friendly smile | ciepły, przyjacielski uśmiech |
unacceptable behaviour | niedopuszczalne zachowanie |
perfectly friendly | absolutnie przyjacielski |
glossy | błyszczący, lśniący |
glossy magazine | a well produced magazine printed on shiny paper with lots of colourful pictures |
greasy | tłusty, przetłuszczający się |
lacklustre | nijaki, bez wyrazu (włosy) |
lacklustre performance | a poor quality and unenthusiastic performance |
lank | thin, straight and unattractive hair |
permed | hair that has been made curly by means of chemical treatment |
tangled | hair; very untidy and, because it has not been combed, full of knots |
unkempt | zaniedbane, rozczochrane włosy |
chubby | fat - in a pleasant, healthy way (often used for children) |
flabby | having loose fat where there should be muscle |
plump | pleasantly fat - instead of "fat" |
tubby | short and a little fat (often with a large stomach) |
bony | very thin, so that all you can see is flesh covered bone |
frail | thin and very weak |
lanky | unattractively tall and thin |
tall and lanky | PHRASE: unattractively tall and thin |
puny | weak, thin, without muscles |
scrawny | unattractively thin and weak looking |
skinny | very thin |
burly | strong and heavy (a whole body) |
stocky | short, heavy and strong |
strapping | bif, tall and strong |
head for the station | iść, ruszać w stronę stacji |
shoulder | wziąć na swoje barki |
elbow one's way through a crowd | "rozepchnąć" się w tłumie |
finger | łapać na stopa |
thumb | przekartkować |
well-thumbed | mocno sfatygowany (książka) |
foot the bill | zapłacić rachunek |
mouth | powiedzieć bezgłośnie |
shin | goleń |
shin up... | wdrapywać się gdzieś |
head | przewodniczyć czemuś |
back | wesprzeć |