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Angielski I > Idioms > Flashcards

Idioms Flashcards

1
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hurry up
pośpiesz się

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get your skates on

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greatly impress
zadziwić kogoś

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knock them dead

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cause of disagreement
kość niezgody

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bone of contention

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to get to know influential people within a field
obracać się w czyimś towarzystwie

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rub elbows with

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to ask someone many questions, usually in an acusatory manner
grillować kogoś, wymalgować

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give someone the third degree

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to quickly make a lot of money
zarobić kupę forsy

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make a killing

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7
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be postponed until the last moment

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go down to the wire

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8
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to be direct

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to make no bones about sth

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9
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To recieve low pay
Dostawać grosze

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to be paid peanuts

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10
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A wealthy person, especially if they are in charge of a lucrative company

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a fat cat

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To earn little money
Zarabiać psie pieniądze

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earn a pittance

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12
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To earn a lot of money
Nadziany

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to be loaded

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13
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If you pay a low wage, you cannot expect to get good staff
Jaka płaca taka praca

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if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

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14
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To intensely compete for a position

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to jockey for position

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15
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A newbie / a person who has aquired large amounts of money only recently, usually by slightly immoral means
Świeżak, nowobogacki

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Johnny-come-lately

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16
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Celebrate
Świętować

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Paint the town red

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17
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To be in the region somebody lives in, or is well known to them

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To be in somebody’s neck of the woods

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18
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To secure something

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To bag yourself something

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19
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left to get worse and worse

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left ot languish

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20
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serve you right

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stand you in good stead

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21
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earn a lot

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earn a pretty penny

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22
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Anyone

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Any Tom Dick or Harry

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23
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Limit you expenses

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Tighten your belt

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24
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To be easily obtainable

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To be ten a penny

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25
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According to a practical rule coming from experience

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As a general rule of thumb

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26
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Wait impatiently, sometimes for a long time

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Kick one’s heels

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27
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To make something bad haphazardly

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To make a right pig’s ear from someting

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28
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To be fired

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Get the axe from

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29
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the best or most you can have, do, get, achieve, or all that you want or need
wszystko

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The full Monty

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30
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to be in possesion of knowledge that almost nobody knows
być wtajemniczonym

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to be in the know

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31
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to lose motivation in the middle part of your task, to be undecided

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to be stuck in the middle

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32
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to create a desire for

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to bread a desire

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33
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To express publicly your disapproval in an angry way
Zrobić awanturę

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To kick up a stink

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34
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Somebody will always criticize you, no matter how well you do
Żaden dobry uczynek nie pozostanie bezkarny

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No good dead goes unpunished

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35
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To leave a place because of something

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to ship out for

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36
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To behave in an unacceptable way
Przekroczyć granicę

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Overstep the mark

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37
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To offer somebody something

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To afford somebody something

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38
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To make a successful start

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To get on the right foot

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39
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To avoid making somebody feel embarrassed or ashamed
Oszczędzić komuś wstydu

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To spare one’s blushes

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40
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Near enogh to hear what somebody is saying
W zasięgu słuchu

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Within earshot

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41
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to be certainly achievable or obtainable

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To be in the bag

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42
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start doing something
zakasać rękawy

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Cut to the chase

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43
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To be popular, important, influential somewhere

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to be big business somewhere

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44
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stan umysłu

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frame of mind

45
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to act in a stupid way

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to act the goat

46
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to be better than others

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to run rings around someone

47
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to wear nice clothes

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to do yourself up to the nines

48
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not to comment

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to keep the lid on

49
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to control someone
mieć kogoś w garści

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to have somebody in the palm of your hand

50
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to perform at max capacity / one’s best

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to fire on all cylinders

51
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to be inexperienced

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to be wet behind the ears

52
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to find the experienced amongst the unexperienced

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to sort out the men from the boys

53
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to warn one about not betting everything on one thing

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don’t put all your eggs in one basket

54
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a temporary fad

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a flash in the pan

55
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to begin to understand how to do something well

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to get a good feel for something

56
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do something your way / by yourself

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go it alone

57
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to arrange something without intermediaries

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to cut out the middleman

58
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to be in charge

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to call all the shots

59
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a source of money

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cash cow

60
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in a helpless situation, feeling endangered

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to be a sitting duck

61
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for a long time

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for donkeys

62
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the main provider

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the main breadwinner

63
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to act arrogant

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to act the big cheese

64
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to start a new period of life

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to turn over a new leaf

65
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to start doing something, to go on a journey

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to hit the road

66
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a short period of time for something

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a spot of

67
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to try doing something

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to try your hand at something

68
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to be ready to fight

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to be up in arms

69
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to be in place with no solution that would not result in something negative

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to be between a rock and a hard place

70
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to be not good enough

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to not be much of a cop at

71
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to not be informed

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not have heard a dicky-bird about

72
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relax after being stiff

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let your hair down

73
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unorthodox

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of the wall

74
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something hard to accept

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a bitter pill to swallow

75
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to do ones best

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to pull your weight

76
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something that makes another person look at you in a more positive way
zapunktować

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to get brownie points for

77
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out of nowhere

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out of the blue

78
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not good enought

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did not cut the mustard

79
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laughing

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cracking up

80
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gibberish

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mumbo jumbo

81
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to become confident in doing something

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to find your feet

82
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Keep quiet

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Keep shtum

83
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Do something with special care

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To do something with kid gloves

84
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To try something new

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To have a bash at

85
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To be highly communicative

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To have the gift of the gab

86
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With some reservation

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With a pinch of salt

87
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To do something risky/unfamiliar

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To take the plunge

88
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To go crazy, to become furious

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To loose your rag

89
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starting from scratch

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wiping the slate clean

90
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to uderstand, bo familiarise yourself

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to get your head around

91
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zapuścić korzenie

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to put down roots

92
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to not have a constant place of living

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to leave out of the suitcase

93
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uncommon

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somewhere of the beaten track

94
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accelerate development

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to pick up steam

95
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follow the trend

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jump on the bandwagon

96
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suitable for someone

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right up someones alley

97
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about to happen

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to be in the pipeline

98
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withdraw at the right moment

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to cut your losses

99
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seize the opportunity

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to make hay while the sun shines

100
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eager to move

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to have itchy feet

101
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to exchange something for something more profitable

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to cash in one’s chips

102
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to search for suitable options or candidates

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to cast the net

103
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very important

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be-all and end-all

104
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never possible

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not in a month of Sundays

105
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relegate responsibility

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pass the buck

106
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overpay

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pay through ones the nose

107
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take things unseriously

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take the mickey

108
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set a limit, boundary

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draw a clear line in the sand

109
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enthusiastic

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keen as mustard

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