hit the nail on the head | do something properly (trafic w sedno) | |
keep sth under one's head | hide sth, keep sth in secret | |
make both ends meet | wiazac koniec z koncem, radzic sobie | |
blow the whistle | to inform (probably authorities) about sth, zaalarmowac (pozytywne zabarwienie) | |
break the ice | lamac lody;] | |
take the bull by the horns | finally decide and take the risk | |
feather one's nest | make your life comfortable (usually negative meaning) in expence of others - urzadzic sie kosztem .. | |
burn the midnight oil | learn or work till very late | |
get into hot water | get in trouble | |
let the cat out of the bag | reveal a secret | |
spill the beans | reveal a secret | |
bark up the wrong tree | accuse wrong person | |
have a flutter | make a bet | |
pull one's socks up | start working | |
buy for a song | buy for a very little money, to have a bargain | |
hold one's tongue | you might say sth offensive but you don't | |
bring the house down | give a brilliant performance | |
put one's foot down | heavily accelerate in your car / be very deceisive | |
the early bird catches the worm | kto rano wstaje temu pan Bog daje | |
move the goalpost | unfairl alter the conditions or rules during it's course | |
steal someone's thunder | to prevent someone from receiving an acclaim for doing sth by doing it or sth similar first | |
beat about the bush | to discuss sth without coming to the point | |
level the playing field | situation in which all those involved have an equal chance of being successful | |
not pull one's punches | to speak in an honest way without trying to be kind | |
cook the books | to alter records, esp. financial accounts, to conceal irregulatives or wrongdoing | |
below the belt | unfair or often harmful | |
pay the lip service | an expression or agreement that is not supported by real conviction | |
call a spade a spade | speak plainly and frankly | |
leave someone holding the baby | leave someone responsible for everything | |