cloak and dagger | potajemny, sekretny |
chop and change | zmieniać zdanie, być niezdecydowanym |
pins and needles | mrowienie, uczucie ścierpnięcia (np. nogi) |
touch and go | risky or critical |
length and breadth | wszerz i wzdłuż (np. zjeździć kraj, okrążyć świat) |
song and dance | a fuss, esp one that is unnecessary,przedstawienie |
tooth and nail | with force and ferocity,zawzięcie |
hard and fast | żelazny, ściśle określony (np. zasada postępowania) |
by and large | generally or mostly |
prim and proper | someone who is p&p behaves in a very formal and correct way and is easily shocked by anything rude |
safe and sound | unharmed and whole or healthy |
sick and tired | Thoroughly weary, discouraged, or bored. |
pros and cons | the various arguments in favour of and against a motion, course of action, etc. |
ups and downs | rises and falls of fortune; good and bad times. |
to and fro | back and forth,tam i z powrotem, tu i tam, wte i wewte |
spick and span | czyściutki, nowiutki, jak spod igły (o rzeczy) |
odds and ends | miscellaneous items or articles |
miscellaneous | rozmaity, różnorodny, pomieszany |
ins and outs | na wylot |
up and about | out of bed and beginning to move around,ponownie na nogach (np. po chorobie) |
down and out | homeless; a social outcast |
fuss | zgiełk, zamieszanie, awantura, afera |