to go off at a tangent | to start talking about sth different, changing subject | |
go to waste | zmarnować się | |
go on record as saying that | stwierdzić publicznie (e.g. tell the press) | |
promotion/money has gone to sb's head | uderzyły komuś do głowy | |
go over and over (again) sth | can't stop thinking about sth | |
drop off | zasnąć | |
go on | to be spent on | |
the tide go out | ebb (odpływ) | |
go for | fetch | |
go in for | enter | |
go down with | become ill with | |
go off | explode | |
go with | match | |
go sour | go off (skwaśnieć, popsuć się) | |
go over | examine | |
go without | manage without | |
go through | pobieżnie przejrzeć | |
grounds | fusy, podstawy/powody, prawa do ziemi | |
seriously [seriously flawed) | poważnie, (błędny) | |
turn up | appear | |
turn a conversation around to | change the subject | |
turn out | okazać się | |
to allow the rumours to carry on | to let the rumours persist of | |
to preserve sb's anonymity I had the press keep her name secret | I asked the press to keep her name secret | |
excell herself at | do better that usual | |
to raise a few laughs | wywołać śmiech | |
by rights | it is faair, it is your right | |
the rights to screen the film | prawa do filmowania | |
the woman in question | kobieta o której mowa | |
hair-raising account | jeżąca włosy relacja, opowieść | |
to be on the brink of | być na krawędzi, już prawie coś zrobić | |
being adviced against sth | to be dissuaded from doing sth | |
set the record straight about | sprostować niesłuszność, postawić sprawę jasno | |
set her heart on having | to be determined to have | |
set out her stall | explain in detail | |
set a dangerous precedent | to give an argument for doing it again (?) | |
to be set in stone | to be signed, niemożliwe do zmiany | |
sth sets my teeth on edge | sth irritates me | |
set the wheels in motion to do sth | take steps to do sth (?) | |
hook him up to a drip | podlączyć kogoś do kroplówki | |
to be hooked on steroids | to be addicted | |
scratch team | accidental, randomly chosen group of people | |
seize any opportunity | to take advantage of | |
to seize on sth | skorzystać | |
to debug convoluted code | usunąć zawiły kod | |
set the world on fire | to be outstanding | |
token of its gratitude | oznaka wdzięcznosci | |
by this token / by the same token | tym samym, in this way | |
token | żeton | |
vegetable plot | grządka, ogródek | |
a concocted plot | zmyślony, tajny spisek | |
body of evidence | wiele dowodów | |
a hot tip | an accurate piece of advice | |
eat your heart out | rwać sobie włosy z głowy | |
body work | karoseria ?? | |
dismissive | lekceważący | |
impressionable | podatny na wpływ | |
to take sth in turns to tidy the playroom | they would each tidy the playroom on alternate days | |
go on to discuss | move to another thing | |
go on doing sth | continuing | |
put on a suit for the wedding | wear a suit to the wedding | |
we should never lose sight of sth | we should bear in mind sth | |
tip | rada, czubek, śmietnisko | |
festooned with sth | dekorować czymś | |
the environmental outlook for the future | widoki na przyszłość środowiska | |
acid depositions diminish | zmniejszanie zasobów kwasów | |
finite resources | skończone źródła | |
bring about sth | to cause sth to happen | |
live sth up | have a good time | |
learn to live with | get used to sth | |
live up to sb's expectation | it was everything we wanted | |
live down | forget | |
live in clover | have a life of wealth and comfort | |
conmen | oszust | |
live by her wits | a results of deciving people | |
show signs of improvement | seems to be improving | |
I am full of admiration for sth | I really admire sth | |
Sam has the reputation of being the inspiration TO sb | Sam is reputed to inspire | |
blue chips | secure, trustworthy companies | |
golden hello | hajs na początek | |
green shoots | the first sign of improvement | |
red ink | debit, financial loss in business | |
white goods | duże AGD | |
white knight | the rescuer, sb that helps | |
a golden handshake | odprawa | |
cut their teeth on sth | zdobyć na czymś doświadczenie | |
progress up the rungs | to get promoted | |
a mixed blessing | pół na pół | |
dog-eat-dog | competitive, bezwględny | |
the slightest whiff of | sign | |
snappedd up | brać bez namysłu | |
a track record | dotychczasowa działalność | |
mindset | mentalność, nastawienie | |
the jury's still out | sprawa nie jest rozstrzygnięta | |
a quantum leap | milowy krok | |
quick fixes | instant solution | |
keep their heads down | don't want to be noticed | |
get a quick bite | przegryź coś | |
life in the fast lane | na pełnych obrotach, w zawrotnym tempie | |
to make a quick buck | szybko się dorobić | |
fast track [to success] | najszybsza droga | |
end up/to be/ to remain in the slow lane | zostać w tyle | |
rapid response | natychmiastowa reakcja | |
tying the knot | to get married | |
cast my net | zarzucić sieci | |
bolt from the blue | grom z jasnego nieba | |
time on her hands | a lot of time | |
calling the tune | grać pierwsze skrzypce | |
carrying a torch for | to be in love with somebody | |
rolled up her sleeves | zabrać się za coś | |
at death's door | very sick | |
giving me the cold shoulder | to be unfriendly, to ignore | |
get a grip | weź się w garść | |