keep one's ear to the ground | nadstawiać uszu |
play it by ear | zobaczyć jak się potoczy, improwizować |
turn a deaf ear to sth | udawać, że się nie słyszy czegoś |
live from hand to mouth | żyć z dnia na dzień, klepać biedę |
get out of hand | wymknąć się spod kontroli |
to hand sth | to admit sth |
fall head over heels in love | być zakochanym po uszy |
walk with one's head in the clouds | chodzić z głową w chmurach |
to have a good head on one's shoulders | mieć głowę na karku |
set one's heart on sth | chcieć czegoś bardzo mocno |
to have heart in the right place | być dobrą osobą |
one's heart sink | to be scared |
to cost an arm and a leg | very expensive |
as long as one's arm | very long |
twist sb's arm | force sb to do sth |
to have sth at the back of one's mind | w podświadomości |
(put T-shirt) back to front | tył do przodu |
to back away from sth | wycofać się z czegoś |
to be on one's last legs | ledwo się trzymać na nogach, byś na wykończeniu |
not have a leg to stand on in an argument | have nothing to say |
stretch one's legs | wyciągnąć nogi (iść na spacer po długim siedzeniu) |
go down one's spine | ciarki przeszły po plecach |
to have a spine to do sth | to have the guts |
a spine of the cactus | kolec od kaktusa |
blouse with low neck | wydekoltowana bluzka |
to be up to one's neck in debt | być zasypanym w długach |
to risk one's neck to help sb | ryzykować własną głowę |
keep an eye on sth | pilnować czegoś |
to have a good eye for sth | mieć dobre oko do czegoś |
to see eye to eye on sth with sb | zgadzać się z kimś |
to make a long face | zrobić smutny wyraz twarzy |
come face to face with | stanąc w obliczu kogoś/czegoś |
to keep straight face | mieć kamienną twarz |
to be fighting fit | to be extremely healthy |
as right as rain | completely healthy, especially after an illness |
to feel run down | to feel tired and unhealthy |
to look the picture of health | to be in a very good health |
to be given a clean bill of health | to be told oficially that you are in good health |
to look like death warmed up | to look very tired or ill |
not right in the head | to be mentally ill, crazy |
still going strong | still active and in good health |
to be up and about | to be well enough to walk about after you have been ill or injured |
hanging by a thread | to be in a very dangerous situation close to death |
to take a turn for the worse/better | to become worse/better |
to feel under the weather | to feel slightly ill, not to be as well as usual |
to recharge one's batteries | to get back your strength and energy again |
to feel below par / not to be up to par | to feel a little ill or lacking in energy |
to catch a cold | to become ill with a cold |
to feel out of depth | not feeling very well |
to have one foot in the grave | to be very old or ill |
to lay sb to rest | to bury sb |