| legend has it | legenda głosi |
| folktale | bajka ludowa |
| ever since | od tamtej pory |
| undoubtedly. It is undoubtedly one of the best movies of the year. | bez wątpienia |
| sheer scale | czysta skala |
| magnum opus | największe dzieło |
| impact. She's got a great impact on our children. | wpływ, siła uderzenia |
| increasingly. She's becoming increasingly irritating | coraz bardziej |
| chin | podbródek |
| tint | odcień, koloryzować, zabarwiać |
| oddly | dziwnie, osobliwie |
| spotlight | centrum uwagi |
| call sth off | odwołać (np.spotkanie), zaprzestać (np.poszukiwań) |
| trip over sth | potknąć się o coś |
| landlord. I have to speak with my landlord about the rent | właściciel (wynajmujący komuś mieszkanie) |
| anecdote | anegdota |
| fable | parabola, bajka o zwierzętach |
| fairy tale | bajka |
| myth | mit |
| news story | temat w wiadomościach |
| short story | krótkie opowiadanie, nowela |
| whodunnit | powieść kryminalna |
| goddess | boginia |
| con. She felt she had been conned into buying the car. | okantować, argument przeciw czemuś, więzień |
| deception. His elaborate deception fooled everyone. | oszustwo |
| a cock and bull story. He gave me some cock-and-bull story about his last relationship | bajeczka, niestworzona historia, bajka o żelaznym wilku |
| end of story. This woman is innocent - end of story. | koniec tematu, koniec i kropka |
| a long story | długa historia |
| an old wives tale | przesąd, babskie gadanie |
| sob story. She came out with some sob story about not having enough money to go and see her father w | wyciskacz łez, smutna historia |
| tales | historyjki |
| the story of my life. Honestly, it's the story of my life - I meet a totally gorgeous bloke and he's | zawsze to samo! |
| to cut a long story short. But anyway to cut long story short, I got fired. | krótko mówiąc |
| gullible=naive | naiwny, łatwowierny |
| swallor=fall for | dać się na coś nabrać |
| unscrupulous=dishonest | nie mający skrupułów |
| trick=con. He tricked me into buying a broken watch. | oszukać, naciągnąć |
| make out=pretend.Susan pretended to be asleep | udawać |
| astute=streetwise.He's always been a very astute politician. | cwany, obrotny |
| plausible=credible. That sounds plausible, doesn't it? | prawdopodobny, wiarygodny |
| sceptical=cynical. We are sceptical in some areas but unfortunately not in others. | sceptyczny, cyniczny |
| fishy. There's something fishy going on here | naciagny, podejrzany, lipny |
| unfaithful.I stay away from unfaithful friends | niewierny, nielojalny, (niezgodny z prawdą) |
| second-hand car salesman | sprzedawca używanych samochodów |
| to be on the ball. He is the president of the company, so he has to be on the ball. | mieć łeb na karku (ogarniać co się dzieje dookoła, rozumieć co się dzieje dookoła) |
| unbeknownst. Unbeknownst to me, he had rented out the apartment while I was away. | bez mojej wiedzy |
| two-timing. I ended the relationship when I found out he was two-timing me. | niewierny |
| hand something over to | podawać coś |
| two-time | zdradzać, być niewiernym |
| be taken in. Be careful not to be taken in when you buy a secondhand car | dać się zwieść, dać się nabrać |
