| as large as life | used as a way of describing a person you see, and are suprised to see, in a particular place |
| at large | generally |
| in large measure | mainly |
| larger than life | (of a person) attracting special attention because of unusual apprearance and behaviour |
| larger than life | (of things) seeming disproportionately important |
| large-scale | wielkoskalowy |
| go to great lengths | to try very hard to achieve sth |
| run/stretch/walk the full lengths of sth | to go or move from one end to the other of sth |
| run the lenght and breadth of sth | to go to every part of sth |
| of unequal length | niejednakowej (nieporównywalnej) długości |
| in length | w długości - The rear garden is nearly 30 metres ..... |
| for any length of time | na dłuższy(nieokreślony) czas |
| at great/some length | for a long time and with a lot of detail - Austin was questioned .... by detectives |
| load sth with sth | załadować coś czymś (wypełnić) |
| take a load off | zrelaksować się \ zrzucić z siebie |
| a whole load of sth | całość czegoś |
| loads of sth | much or many of sth |
| a heavy load to bear/carry | sth difficult/unpleasant or heavy |
| take a long hard look at sth | to examine sth very carefully in order to improve it in future |
| at long last | finally; after much waiting |
| a long way | długa droga |
| in the long run | at a time that is far away in the future \ at some time in the future |
| long time no see | said when you meet someone who you haven’t seen for a long period of time |
| all month long | during the entire month |
| that’s your lot | used for telling someone that they have had all of sth and there will be no more |
| have a lot on one’s plate/mind | mieć dużo na głowie |
| an awful lot | a very large amount |
| the lot | all the things of a group |
| someone’s lot in life | someone’s general situation in life, especially when this is not very good |
| get your money’s worth | to get good value of sth - We were determined to ... from our day tickets and went to every museum |
| put your money where your mouth is | used for saying that someone should do sth, especially spend money, instead of only talking about it |
| pay good money for sth | to pay a lot for sth; used especially when sth has not been worth spending money |
| be made of money | go be rich |
| for my money | =in my opinion |
| pay dearly for sth | dużo/słono za coś zapłacić |
| pay sb a compliment | powiedzieć komuś komplement |
| pay your way | to pay for yourself rather than allowing someone else to pay |
| pay your last respects to somebody | to go to someone’s funeral |
| pay the penalty/price for sth | to have to deal with the bad effects of sth that you have done |
| it (always) pays to | doing this specific thing will (always) yield a positive effect; it is (always) a advantageous idea |
| pay rise | an increase in the amount of money you earn for doing your job |
| pay and display | system parkingowy polegający na pozostawieniu kwitu za szybą auta |
| pay freeze | a situation in which a company stops increasing employees’ pay because of difficulties |
| take-home pay | the amount of earnings that you have left after tax |