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Idiomy
autor: snake
hit the nail on the headdo something properly (trafic w sedno)
keep sth under one's headhide sth, keep sth in secret
make both ends meetwiazac koniec z koncem, radzic sobie
blow the whistleto inform (probably authorities) about sth, zaalarmowac (pozytywne zabarwienie)
break the icelamac lody;]
take the bull by the hornsfinally decide and take the risk
feather one's nestmake your life comfortable (usually negative meaning) in expence of others - urzadzic sie kosztem ..
burn the midnight oillearn or work till very late
get into hot waterget in trouble
let the cat out of the bagreveal a secret
spill the beansreveal a secret
bark up the wrong treeaccuse wrong person
have a fluttermake a bet
pull one's socks upstart working
buy for a songbuy for a very little money, to have a bargain
hold one's tongueyou might say sth offensive but you don't
bring the house downgive a brilliant performance
put one's foot downheavily accelerate in your car / be very deceisive
the early bird catches the wormkto rano wstaje temu pan Bog daje
move the goalpostunfairl alter the conditions or rules during it's course
steal someone's thunderto prevent someone from receiving an acclaim for doing sth by doing it or sth similar first
beat about the bushto discuss sth without coming to the point
level the playing fieldsituation in which all those involved have an equal chance of being successful
not pull one's punchesto speak in an honest way without trying to be kind
cook the booksto alter records, esp. financial accounts, to conceal irregulatives or wrongdoing
below the beltunfair or often harmful
pay the lip servicean expression or agreement that is not supported by real conviction
call a spade a spadespeak plainly and frankly
leave someone holding the babyleave someone responsible for everything