put sb through their paces	test sb
gratify one's prejudices	satisfy sb
to give sb a prod	to poke sb with ur elbow
take/hold sb hostage	kidnap sb against their will
to buy sth on hire purchase	kupic cos na raty
spin a coin	rzucic moneta
give sb free rein	dac komuś pełną swobode
take out travel insurance	wykupic ubezpieczenie na podroz
set off/out	wyruszyć
fly long haul	fly long distance
congested sky	blocked, crowded sky
up to speed	having all latest information
budget airline	low cost airline
score	20 people
uncharted territory	completely new and never described before territory
culture shock	feeling of trepidation while visiting a new country
roam around the world	wedrowac po swiecie bez celu :D
without mishap	lucky
lousy	terrible
rife	widespread
lateral moves	step sideways
to be on cloud nine = feel/be on the top of the world = be over the moon = in 7th heaven = be full o	be full of the joys of spring (4)
bee's knees	extremely pleasant
put urself on the line	risk
tip the balance in favour of	przewazyc szale na korzysc ...
I was really lotus-eating :D	I was enjoying myself doing nothing :D
in my book	in my opinion
bodily sustenance	strawa dla ciala
food for thought	pokarm dla duszy
The Pindus range is nothing like as high as the Alps	The Alps are a lot higher than the Pindus range (nothing)
WE're nowhere near as close as we used to be	We used to be much closer than we are now
sleep like a log	sleep very well
a bridge between sth and sth	a link between sth and sth
the thorns of life	bad experience
rapture	zachwycający
carry a torch for sb	to be in love with sb
get a grip	wez sie w garsc!
lose one's grip on sth/sb	stracic kontrole nad kims/czyms
clutching at straws	chwytac sie brzytwy
grasp the nettle on sth	wziac sie w garsc i cos zrobic
get to grips with sb	to begin to understand and deal with sth difficult
tone down criticism	zlagodzic krytyke
whip up rage	wzbudzac wscieklosc
sth is amiss	cos jest nie tak
spill the beans	wygadac sekret
detestable	wstretny
tenacious	wytrwały
unanimity	agreement - jednomyślność
bullish	optimistic
shortcoming	porazka
antecedent	poprzednik