CPE Virginia Evans Use of English - Unit 14 | Quizlet

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talk about

gossip about sb; consider; mówić o

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talk out

to discuss sth carefully and completely in order to make a decision, solve a problem, etc.; omawiać coś, dyskutować coś

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tell against

to be a disadvantage to sb; świadczyć przeciw komuś

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think out

to consider or plan sth carefully; opracować jakiś plan lub pomysł, przemyśleć

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think over

to consider sth carefully, especially before reaching a decision; przemyśleć coś, zastanawiać się nad czymś

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think up

devise, invent; wymyślać coś, wynajdować coś

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turn out

(1) to be present at an event; przychodzić, pojawiać się

(2) to produce sb/sth; wyprodukować coś, zrobić coś

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authority on

autorytet w czymś (w jakiejś dziedzinie)

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shoddy service

kiepska obsługa

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fly in the face of

​to oppose or be the opposite of sth that is usual or expected; otwarcie przeciwstawiać się czemuś, stać w sprzeczności z czymś

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be poised to do something

completely ready for sth or to do sth; być gotowym do zrobienia czegoś

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death by

śmierć przez, w wyniku

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matter in hand

the job or matter that is important at the present moment; sprawa do załatwienia

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bestow gifts on

obdarowywać kogoś prezentami

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a visitor to the city

turysta w mieście

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feature at the cinema

występować w kinie

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genius for sth/for doing sth

to have a special skill or ability

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guarantee sth against sth

zagwarantować coś na wypadek czegoś

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entry into the EU

wejście do UE

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stay for good

zostać na dobre

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turn tail

to run away from a fight or dangerous situation; brać nogi za pas, uciekać z podwiniętym ogonem

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in tandem with

to work together or happen at the same time; jednocześnie, równocześnie, wspólnie

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be on target

to make good progress and likely to achieve what you planned.; w punkt, dokładnie, trafnie

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in bad/poor taste

w złym guście

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get one's teeth into sth

to put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into sth that is difficult enough to keep you interested; wziąć się za robienie czegoś

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put sth to the test

to put sb/sth in a situation that will show what their or its true qualities are; wystawić coś na próbę

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thick and fast

quickly and in large quantities; dużo i prędko, nieprzerwanym ciągiem

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lower the tone of sth

makes the place or event seem less respectable; obniżyć jakość czegoś

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tongue in cheek

not intended seriously; done or said as a joke; ironicznie, żartobliwie, z przymrużeniem oka, z przekąsem

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down tools

(of workers) to stop work; to go on strike; przestać pracować (np. z powodu strajku)

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get on top of sb

to be too much for sb to manage or deal with; dopadać kogoś

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travel light

to take very little with you when you go on a trip; podróżować bez zbędnego bagażu

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tread water

to make no progress while you are waiting for sth to happen; dreptać w miejscu, nie robić postępu

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a trifle

slightly; troszeczkę, odrobinę, nieco

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trifle

sth that is not valuable or important; bagatela, drobiazg, drobnostka, błahostka

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stone dead

completely dead or completely destroyed; martwy jak kamień

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beat the clock

wygrać walkę z czasem

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a dog's breakfast/dinner

a thing that has been done badly; dziadostwo, szajs, lipa

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a bear with a sore head

in a bad mood; in an angry way; być w złym nastroju, być złym jak osa

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a dog's life

an unhappy life, full of problems or unfair treatment; psi żywot, pieskie życie

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be in the doghouse

sb is annoyed with you because of sth that you have done; być w niełasce

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dog eat dog

a situation in business, politics, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed; bezpardonowa walka

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donkey work

the hard boring part of a job or task

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play cat and mouse with

to play a cruel game with sb in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect; bawić się w kotka i myszkę

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put the cat among the pigeons

to say or do sth that is likely to cause trouble; wsadzić kij w mrowisko, wywoływać kłopoty, powodować problemy

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talk the hind legs off a donkey

to talk too much, especially about things that are boring or not important; dużo gadać, być bardzo gadatliwym

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sour grapes

used to show that you think sb is jealous and is pretending that sth is not important; zazdrość, zawiść, nieżyczliwe nastawienie

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get nowhere fast

to completely fail to achieve sth; nie robić postępów, nie posuwać się do przodu

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pay one's way

to pay for everything yourself without having to rely on anyone else's money; płacić za siebie

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fly on the wall

a person who watches others without being noticed; móc podsłuchiwać, być niezauważonym

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Achilles' heel

a weak point or fault in sb's character, which can be attacked by other people; pięta achillesowa

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wash sb's hands of sb

to refuse to be responsible for or involved with sb/sth; umywać ręce od czegoś

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