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 | |