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*ample

[pokaźny, obfity, obszerny]

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*attain

reach, achieve [zdobywać, osiągać, np. wiedzę, cel]

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be confined to sth

[być ograniczonym do czegoś]

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make use of sth

[zrobić z czegoś użytek, wykorzystać coś]

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*papacy

[papiestwo, pontyfikat]

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*entrust sth to sb

 [powierzyć coś komuś]

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come to have sth

[osiągnąć, zdobyć]

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all but

nearly, almost, except [prawie, niemalże, wszystko oprócz]

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all in

exhausted [wyczerpany, zmęczony]

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all told

altogether [zliczając wszystkich, wszystko razem]

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for all

 in spite of [pomimo]

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of all people

used to express annoyance/surprise because a certain person was thought to be unsuitable [ze wszystkich ludzi, kto jak kto]

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all along

 from the beginning


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all the same 

yet, however [jednakże, mimo wszystko]


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all in all

when everything is considered [ogólnie rzecz biorąc, w sumie]

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for all I know

as far as I know [o ile wiem]

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for all I care

I don’t care


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take sth into account

consider sth [wziąć coś pod uwagę, uwzględniać coś]


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on account of

because of [z powodu, na skutek czegoś]


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on no account

under no circumstances [w żadnym wypadku, pod żadnym pozorem]


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on this/that account

for this/that reason [z tego powodu, dlatego]


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on the air 📺

broadcasting [w trakcie emisji, na antenie, na żywo]
off the air [nienadawany]


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in the air

uncertain [wisieć w powietrzu]


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up in the air

 it exists, but not talked about [pod znakiem zapytania, w niepewności]


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clear the air

remove suspicion or bad feeling [oczyścić atmosferę, wyjaśnić sytuację]


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be up in arms

be very angry [oburzony]


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(be) on the alert

on the look-out, expecting sth [w gotowości, czuwać, w pogotowiu]


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account for sth

explain, clarify [odpowiadać za coś, tłumaczyć coś]

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whet sb’s appetite for sth

increase interest, curiosity [pobudzić czyjś apetyt na coś]


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(not) be averse to (doing) sth

don’t mind [nie mieć nic przeciwko]
 


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acquaint sb with sth

explain sth to sb [zaznajomić kogoś z czymś]

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make amends for sth

make it up [wynagrodzić, zrekompensować coś]

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go without saying

a foregone conclusion, doubtless, bound to happen [być oczywistym]


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approve of sth

 [pochwalać, akceptować, popierać]


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have access to sth

[móc wejść]


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be the apple of sb’s eye

 be precious to sb [być oczkiem w głowie]


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make allowances for sth

consider [wziąć coś pod uwagę, brać coś na poprawkę]


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come up with sth

find, for example idea


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apparently

[widocznie, najwyraźniej, podobno]


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the only alternative

the only option


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abandon sth

leave


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nothing other than sth

Nic pomimo/oprócz czegoś


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take sth into consideration

 think about sth, consider

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take sth for granted

assume, not appreciate


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be presented with (a choice)

[musieć dokonać wyboru, stanąć przed wyborem]

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turn down an offer 

odrzucić propozycje

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keep an eye on sth

look after


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be in abeyance 🛑

halted, stopped temporarily [zawieszony, nierozstrzygnięty]


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be of/have no fixed abode

be homeless [bez stałego miejsca zamieszkania]


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out and about

outdoors, travel from one place to another [poza domem, na mieście, tu i tam/prowadzić normalne życie po chorobie]


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in the abstract

 in a general way, theoretically [teoretycznie]


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of its own accord

automatically, spontaneously [z własnej woli, inicjatywy]


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agree to differ/disagree

 stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement [pozostać przy swoim zdaniu]


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in arrears

have not paid the money they owe [dłużny, zalegać ze spłatą]


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cast aspersions (on sb)

 criticise [rzucać krzywdzące oskarżenia na kogoś]


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cost/pay an arm and a leg

be very expensive [kosztować majątek, słono kosztować, płacić jak za zboże]


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be thrown off balance 😲

be surprised, confused [wyprowadzić kogoś z równowagi, zaskoczyć, zbić z tropu]


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on the ball

alert [mieć łeb na karku, mądry, czujny, uważny]


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below the belt

 cruel and unfair [poniżej pasa]


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be beside oneself with anger/excitement

be extremely angry/excited [wyjść z siebie, nie posiadać się np. z radości]

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bide one’s time

wait for a good opportunity [czekać na właściwy moment]


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in the black

not owing anybody any money [wypłacalny, na plusie nie być zadłużonym] (black fridays)
in the red (heavily in debt, hemorrhaging)

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blaze a trail

 discover, explore sth new [przecierać szlak]


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on the blink

stop working properly e.g. electrical equipment [psuć się, uszkodzony, niesprawny]

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go by the board

be rejected, ignored, no longer possible [pójść na marne]


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cut to the bone

reduced to a minimum [zredukować do minimum, np. nagrody, przywileje)


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out of bounds

prohibited, forbidden place [zakazany, poza zasięgiem, wstęp wzbroniony]


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pick sb’s brains

ask sb to help with a problem, extract information from an expert [zasięgnąć rady, konsultować się, zapytać kogoś o większej wiedzy]


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LONG →

elongation (of figure, material) - [wydłużenie]


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QUESTION →

unquestionable (influence) - [niewątpliwy]

unquestioned

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EXTEND

extensive (study) - [obszerny, rozległy, szczegółowy]


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PERSON →

personalities (of literary scene) - [osobistości, osoby sławne]

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IDENTIFY →

unidentified - not yet
unidentifiable - not possible

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wear and tear

[normalne zużycie]

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happy with their lot

[zadowoleni ze swojego losu]

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*disfigurement


[oszpecenie, zniekształcenie]

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*plush

[luksusowy, komfortowy, wygodny, np. hotel]

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black and blue all over

covered with bruised [posiniaczony]

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by and large

on the whole [ogólnie rzecz biorąc, w sumie]


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behind bars

 in prison [za kratkami, w pudle]


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full of beans

very lively [tryskać energią]


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drop a brick

do or say sth tactless [popełnić gafę]


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browned off

fed up [znudzony, zmęczony]


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a brainwave

sudden clever idea [genialna myśl, olśnienie]

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out of the blue

suddenly and unexpectedly [znienacka, nagle, jak grom z jasnego nieba]


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break even

show neither profit or loss [wyjść na zero]


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cost a bomb

be very expensive [kosztować fortunę]


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beat around/about the bush

[owijać w bawełnę]

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take the bull by the horns

[złapać byka za rogi]


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ring a bell

[brzmieć znajomo]

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be laid bare

uncover the truth [ujawniać]

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blue-eyed/golden boy

sb who is liked very much and is treated well by someone, especially someone in authority [ulubieniec, pupil, popularny i odnoszący sukcesy]

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in the balance

[w niepewności, nierozstrzygnięty]

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be broke

have no money


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in sb’s black books

[na czarnej liście]


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to make a clean breast of sth

confess, come clean [przyznać się]


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as a bolt from the blue

suddenly [grom z jasnego nieba]


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black and white

clearly [czarno na białym]

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get your own back

get revenge [zemścić się, odegrać się]


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make sb’s blood boil

[denerwować kogoś]