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 |