Untitled Flashcard Set

go to your head

If success goes to your head, it makes you think that you are better or more important than you really are.

• PL: uderzyć do głowy

• Pronunciation: /ɡəʊ tuː jɔː hed/

have your wits about you

To be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions.

• PL: mieć się na baczności

• Pronunciation: /hæv jɔː wɪts əˈbaʊt juː/

in the dark (about)

Not knowing very much about something because other people are keeping it secret from you.

• PL: być nieświadomym / nie mieć o czymś pojęcia
• Pronunciation: /ɪn ðə dɑːk/

know what’s what

To know the important facts about a situation.

• PL: wiedzieć co jest grane / znać się na rzeczy
• Pronunciation: /nəʊ wɒts wɒt/

not have a leg to stand on

To not have any way of proving that you are right about something.

• PL: nie mieć żadnego uzasadnienia / nie mieć punktu zaczepienia
• Pronunciation: /nɒt hæv ə leɡ tuː stænd ɒn/

not see the wood for the trees

Used to say that someone cannot understand what is important in a situation because they are thinking too much about small details.

• PL: nie widzieć lasu spoza drzew
• Pronunciation: /nɒt siː ðə wʊd fɔː ðə triːz/

put two and two together

To guess what is happening or what something means based on what you have seen or heard.

• PL: skojarzyć fakty / dodać dwa do dwóch
• Pronunciation: /pʊt tuː ənd tuː təˈɡeðə/

quick / slow on the uptake

Taking a very short / long time to understand or realize something.

• PL: szybko / wolno kojarzący (kapujący)
• Pronunciation: /kwɪk / sləʊ ɒn ði ˈʌpteɪk/

ring a bell

Something that sounds familiar to you, although you cannot remember the exact details.

• PL: brzmieć znajomo
• Pronunciation: /rɪŋ ə bel/

round the bend

Crazy.

• PL: szalony / bziknięty
• Pronunciation: /raʊnd ðə bend/

split hairs

To argue or worry about very small details or differences that are not important.

• PL: dzielić włos na czworo
• Pronunciation: /splɪt heəz/

take stock (of)

To spend some time thinking about the situation you are in before you decide what to do next.

• PL: ocenić sytuację / podsumować
• Pronunciation: /teɪk stɒk/