| 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 |