Nature Flashcards

1
Q

owijać w bawełnę

avoid or delay talking about sth embarrassing or unpleasant

IDIOM

A

beat about/around the bush

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2
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mieć używanie, pożywka dla mediów

to have the opportunity to criticise and write a lot about sb (generally used about the press)

IDIOM

A

have a field day

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3
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szeregowi członkowie (np. partii, organizacji), pionek, nikt ważny

ordinary people (used in connection with politics)

IDIOM

A

grass roots

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4
Q

rozpadać się (o małżeństwie)

(used for marriages or relationships) to be close to failling

IDIOM

A

be on the rocks

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5
Q

główna przyczyna

the main reason

IDIOM

A

the root cause

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6
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zepchnąć (coś/kogoś) na dalszy plan

to be so good that it makes sb/sth else look unimportant/ordinary/uninteresting

IDIOM

A

put sb/sth in the shade

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7
Q

wynikać z czegoś

be caused by

IDIOM

A

stem from sth

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8
Q

głuchy jak pień

to be completely deaf

IDIOM

A

stone deaf

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9
Q

(nie) mieć wystarczająco pieniędzy, by przetrwać

(not) to have enough money to survive (pay your bills, buy food, etc) until a particular time in the future

PHRASAL VERB

A

(not) to have enough money to tide you over

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10
Q

skupiać się na niewłaściwym problemie, obwiniać kogoś bezpodstawnie

to be wrongly accusing sb of sth

IDIOM

A

be barking up the wrong tree

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11
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mieć sens, być logicznym (np. o argumencie)

an argument is (il)logical

A

(an argument doesn’t) hold water

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12
Q

fala czegoś

a sudden increase in a particular emotion/behaviour affecting a large number of people

A

wave of sth

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13
Q

pozbyć się kogoś, wyeliminować kogoś

to get rid of unwanted people from a group or organisation

PHRASAL VERB

A

weed sb out

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14
Q

mieć najgorsze za sobą

not to be out of danger or trouble yet

IDIOM

A

(not to be) out of the woods (yet)

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