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 | |