not to be a patch on	nie umywać się do...
to be at odds with	to be different/ not to agree with one another about sth
By far and away the most experienced	used with superlative - most experienced
to be every bit/just as demanding as	to be equally demanding
to be identical to	to be exactly the same as
to be in a league of one's own	to be much better than the other people who share the same activity
to be much the same as	there is not much difference between
to be on a different wavelength	to have very different ideas and attitudes
to be streets ahead of/to be head and shoulders above	to be much better than
to be (totally, quite) unlike	to be different from
to bear a striking resemblance to	to be very similar in appearance or character
to bear little/ no resemblance to	OPPOSITE of: to bear a striking resemblance to
to have nothing in common with	nie mieć nic wspólnego z
to pale in comparison to sth	to nic w porównaniu (problemy)
to tell apart	to recognise differences between
there is a world of difference between	there is a very big defference between
to think/say/do otherwise	to say/think/do sth different from what has already been mentioned
to vary in...	to be different from each other in terms of..
to see double	to see two when thee is only one of sth
sth has increased fourfold/eightfold	coś wzrosło czterokrotnie/ośmiokrotnie
never in a million years	(+ inversion) nigdy, przenigdy
to be second to none	nie mieć sobie równych
to be back to square one	to return to the very beginning because no progress has been made
to have second thoughts	to change your mind
to be having second thoughts	to be having doubts about a decision
to flee somewhere in their thousands	masowo uciekać
to stand on your own two feet	to stop depending on others because you are old enough to do things for yourself
axe	to make sb redundant from their job/ to get rid of a plan, system or service
have an axe to grind	have private reason for doing sth/being involved in/ being unhappy about
sth rings a bell	sth sounds familiar
to be in the same boat	to have the same problems
in my book	in my opinion
if sb plays their cards right	if sb is clever and uses the right tactics
to chair a meeting	to be in charge of a meeting
on your doorstep	very near where you live or where you are standing
frame of mind	how you feel, the mood you are in
to hammer out an agreement	to reach an agreement after long and difficult negotiations
to hinge on	to depend on
to iron out problems	to solve and get rid of small problems
sth is a different kettle of fish	sth is very different from te thing that has previously been mentioned
to have hit the nail on the head	trafić w sedno
you could hear a pin drop	it was so quiet...
to have got a lot on your plate	to have a lot of problems to worry about/ to be very busy
to pull strings	pociągać za sznurki; to use influence, connections
it's like talking to a brick wall	jakbyś mówił do ściany
a good/fair few	quite a large number (_ _ _), informal, countable
a good/fair number	quite a large number (_ _ _ _ _ _), informal, countable
a substantial/significant number	quite a large number, formal, countale
a substantial/significant quantity	quite a large amount, formal, countable and uncountable
a substantial/significant amount	quite a large amount, formal, uncountable
the sheer quantity	the surprisingly large amount
finite number	limited number
good size	quite large
unbounded enthusiasm	bezgraniczny entuzjazm
infinite patience	nieograniczona cierpliwość
endless supply	nieskończony zapas
astronomical fees	very high fees
bumper crop	very large crop
epic proportions	epicki odsetek
massive overdose	wielokrotne przedawkowanie
overwhelming majority	przeważająca większość
inordinate amount	nadmierna, wielka ilość
sheer size	zaskakująco duży rozmiar
wide range	szeroki wachlarz (np. słownictwa)
wide variety/choice	duża różnorodność/wybór
an unknown quantity	a person or thing whose characteristics are not yet clear
pack	sfora, wataha (dogs, hounds, wolves)
herd	stado (cattle, elephants, large herbivorous animals)
swarm	rój (bees, locusts, other flying insects)
locust	szarańcza
flock	stado (birds, sheep)
pride of lions	stado lwów
shoal of fish/sardines	ławica ryb/sardynek/...każdych małych ryb
school/pod	stado (dolphins, whales)
tribe	plemię, stado (monkeys, baboons)
baboon	pawian
flurry of activity/interest/excitement/speculation/snow	nagłe ożywienie/zainteresowanie/podekscytowanie/spekulacje/śnieg
flicker of emotion/hope/interest	cień emocji/nadziei/zainteresowania
glimmer of hope/interest/light/understanding	iskierka nadziei/zainteresowania/światła/zrozumienia
touch of sadness/humour/irony	nutka smutku/humoru/ironii
touch of class	sophistication
whole gamut of emotions (colours, musical notes)	cała gama emocji (kolorów, nut)
stroke of genius/luck	przebłysk geniuszu/uśmiech losu
not do a stroke of work	nawet nie kiwnąć palcem
hunk	- of bread, cheese, meat; thick slice
clove	ząbek (garlic)
served on a bed of rice	serwowane na ryżu
knob/lump of butter	grudka masła
dollop of cream	porcyjka śmietany (of jam or cream)
drop of brandy	kropla brandy/koniaku
dash of cream	small amount od cream (small amount of liquid)
sprinkling of cinnamon	small amount of herb or spice
fundamentally similar	zasadniczo podobne
bear little resemblance to each other	don't look at all alike
entirely different	zupełnie inny
in marked contrast to	wyraźnie kontrastuje z..
wide variation	duża różnica
a world of difference	ogromna różnica
clear distinction	czyste, klarowne rozróżnienie
yawning gap	an enormous difference
differ widely	bardzo się różnić
exact opposite	dokładne przeciwieństwo
polar opposites	extreme opposites
the advantages outweigh (the) disadvantages	the advantages are strongesr than the disadvantages
the other side of the argument	druga strona medalu
strikingly different	uderzająco, zupełnie inny
fundamentally different	zasadniczo inny
it doesn't bear comparison with...	it can't be compared with...
sth compares very favourably with sth	coś wypada lepiej w porównaniu do czegoś
draw a comparison between	dokonać porównania pomiędzy
strike the balance between	to find a satisfactory compromise between two extremes
bridge the gap	wypełnić lukę
subtle distinction	subtle difference
growing disparity	increasing difference