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 |