Phrases, patterns and collocations

account for

to explain the reason for something or to form a particular amount (wyjaśniać / stanowić część)

take into account

to consider something when judging a situation (brać pod uwagę)

on account of

because of something (z powodu czegoś)

associate sth with

to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else (kojarzyć coś z czymś)

hang in the balance

to be in an uncertain or critical state (ważyć się / wisieć na włosku)

strike a balance

to find a satisfactory compromise between two extremes (znaleźć złoty środek / zachować równowagę)

on the basis of

based on certain facts or conditions (na podstawie czegoś)

contrary to popular belief

against what most people think is true (wbrew powszechnemu przekonaniu)

beyond belief

too extraordinary or improbable to be believed (nie do wiary)

pick sb's brain(s)

to ask someone knowledgeable for information or advice (zasięgnąć u kogoś opinii / poradzić się)

rack your brain(s)

to think very hard about something (intensywnie myśleć / łamać sobie głowę)

brainchild (of)

an original idea or invention by a specific person (pomysł / autorski projekt)

jump/leap to conclusions

to decide too quickly that something is true without having all the facts (wyciągać pochopne wnioski)

foregone conclusion

a result that is obvious even before it happens (z góry przesądzony rezultat)