CPE Virginia Evans Use of English - Unit 15 | Quizlet

throw around

scatter sth; rozrzucać, szastać

throw sth back at sb

to remind sb of sth they have said or done in the past, especially to upset or annoy them; wypominać coś komuś

throw oneself into

to do sth enthusiastically; rzucić się w wir czegoś

throw oneself on sb/sth

to rely entirely upon; polegać na kimś

throw off

to manage to get rid of something/somebody that is making you suffer, annoying you, etc.; odrzucać coś

throw sb together

bring people into contact with each other

throw up

​to leave your job; porzucać coś

wear away

to become, or make something become, gradually thinner or smoother through continuous use or rubbing; wycierać się, znosić coś

work off

(1) to earn money in order to be able to pay a debt; odpracować coś

(2) to get rid of something, especially a strong feeling, by using physical effort; pozbyć się czegoś

work out

to find the answer to something; rozpracowywać kogoś, rozgryzać kogoś

work up

(1) to develop or improve something with some effort; poprawiać coś

(2) to make somebody/yourself reach a state of great excitement, anger, etc.; podnieść komuś emocje

(3) advance in business;

have the cheek to do sth

mieć czelność coś zrobić

have an eye for

to be able to judge if things look attractive, valuable, etc.;

not lose (any) sleep over sth

to not worry much about something; nie martwić się czymś

be all fingers and thumbs

to be awkward with your hands so that you drop things or are unable to do something; mieć dwie lewe ręce, nie nadawać się

bite off more than you can chew

to try to do too much, or something that is too difficult; porywać się na coś, co kogoś przerasta, rzucać się z motyką na słońce

put one's heart and soul into sth

to make a lot of effort to do something; wkładać w coś całe serce, bardzo się starać

(be/live) in clover

to have enough money to be able to live a very comfortable life; w dostatku, luksusowo (żyć)

have a sharp tongue

to be someone who often criticizes and speaks in a severe way; mieć ostry język

fight tooth and nail

to try very hard to get something you want; zawzięcie

look down one's nose at sb/sth

to think that you are better than someone; traktować kogoś z góry, patrzeć na kogoś z góry

join up

wstąpić do armii

join in

brać udział w czymś

lecture sb about/on

to criticize somebody or tell them how you think they should behave, especially when it is done in an annoying way; wygłaszać kazanie (moralną przemowę)

listen for/out for

to be prepared to hear a particular sound; nasłuchiwać czegoś

laugh about

śmiać się z czegoś

the ultimate in

the best or most extreme example of something; najlepszy w czymś, najnowocześniejszy w czymś

catch/take unawares

to affect (someone) without warning or without being expected; zaskoczyć kogoś, nadejść nagle

unbeknown to sb

without being known about by (someone); bez wiedzy kogoś

in no uncertain terms

clearly and strongly; jasno i wyraźnie, bez ogródek

be given to understand that

to cause (someone) to believe (something), be informed about sth but not directly; dać komuś coś do zrozumienia

come unstuck

(of a person, plan, etc.) to fail completely, with bad result; zawieść, ponieść porażkę

not be up to much

to be of poor quality; to not be very good; trochę kiepski, trochę słaby, być niewiele wartym

have its uses

to be useful sometimes; mieć swoje dobre strony

to the utmost

done to the greatest extent, amount, or degree possible; do maksimum

banging your head against a brick wall

to keep trying to do something that will never be successful; walić głową w mur, nie robić żadnych postępów

as yet

until now or until a particular time in the past; jak dotąd

go from bad to worse

(of a bad condition, situation, etc.) to get even worse; pogorszyć się

if the worst comes to the worst

if the situation becomes too difficult or dangerous; w ostateczności

pester for

to annoy somebody, especially by asking them something many times