CAE - IDIOMS #2 Flashcards

1
Q

uderzyć w kimono (pójść spać)

A

to hit the hay

Before I hit the hay, is there anything anyone wants me for?

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pobrać się, związać się węzłem małżeńskim

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to tie the knot [taj de not]

You’re sure you want to tie the knot? (Na pewno chcesz się związać węzłem małżeńskim?)

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3
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wkurzony, zdenerwowany, wściekły

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to be bent out of shape

I’m sorry I got so bent out of shape the other day.

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4
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pokajać się (z pokorą przyznać się do winy)

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to eat humble pie

Now and then the British need to eat humble pie and change.

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5
Q

marzenia ściętej głowy

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pie in the sky & a pipe dream

Stop thinking about becoming an actress, it’s a pipe dream. (Przestań myśleć o zostaniu aktorką, to marzenia ściętej głowy.)

Their plans to set up their own business are just pie in the sky. (Ich plany, by założyć własną firmę to zwykłe marzenia ściętej głowy.)

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6
Q

paskudny typ

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a bad egg

A bad egg was hitting on me. (Zarywał do mnie paskudny typ.)

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7
Q

kropla w morzu

A

a drop in the ocean

It was just a drop in the ocean of need of this country.

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8
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kupić grata (wadliwe urządzenie, najczęściej samochód), kupić gruchota

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to buy a lemon

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9
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w pełni wykorzystać okazję, szansę

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to make something count

You only get one chance, so you have to make it count.

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10
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sprawiać dobre wrażenie, dobrze się zaprezentować

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to sell oneself

I hate it when I have to sell myself during job interviews.

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11
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szczęśliwym trafem, los tak chciał

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as luck would have it

As luck would have it, I didn’t have to join the army.

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12
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zaciążyć, zajść w ciążę

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to swallow the watermelon seed

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13
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sprostać czyimś oczekiwaniom

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to measure up one’s expectations

I hope that this project will measure up to your expectations.

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14
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donosić na kogoś

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to put a finger on somebody

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15
Q

znaleźć przyczynę

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to put one’s finger on something

Can you put your finger on the reason why…

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16
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używać wszystkich możliwych metod

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to go to any lenghts

We’ll go to any lenghts to win this match.

17
Q

być przeciwieństwem

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in marked contrast

Their attitude is in marked contrast to results in this season.