wordki.pl - nauka słówek
Virginia - unit 1 - vol II
autor: gilraen
in abeyancehalted temporarily/ być zawieszonym
be of/ have no fixed abodebe homeless
out and abouttravelling from one place to another
out and aboutoutdoors
in the abstractin a general way
of its own accordautomatically
agree to disagree/differstop arguing because there is no chance of agreement
be in arrears withhave not paid the money they owe
cast aspersionscriticise
cost an arm and a legbe very expensive
be thrown off the balancebe very surprised/confused
be on the ballalert, well-informed
below the beltcruel and unfair
be beside oneself with anger/excitementbe extremely angry or excited
bide one's timewait for a good opportunity
in the blacknot owing anybody any money
blaze a traildisover/explore sth new
on the blinkstop working properly (of electrical equipment)
go by the boardbe rejected/ignored/no longer possible
cut to the bonereduced to the/a minimum
out of boundsprohibited, forbbiden
pick someone's brainsask sb to help with a problem/extract inf from an expert