Week 3 Flashcards

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1
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No longer be single or dating

A

To be off the market

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2
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The person one sees as being perfect or ideal for them

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The person of (someone’s) dreams
She is the woman of my dreams.

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3
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To have a feeling of extreme happiness
(Na dziewiątym niebie od szczęścia)

A

On cloud nine

Daniel had been on cloud nine since he received this job offer.

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4
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To like something very much !

A

To die for
The chocolate cake at Vesuvio’s is to die for!

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5
Q

Excellent or very impressive

Moi rodzice spędzili wspaniały czas na ich ostatnich wakacjach na wyspach Kanaryjskich
.

A

Splendid
My parents had a splendid time on their recent holiday in the Canary Island

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6
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To go as planned without any problems

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To go off without a hitch
Our recent marketing efforts have gone off without a hitch!

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7
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Wieczór panieński

A

Hen party

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8
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To become more lively or active

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To perk Up

Paula is napping right now to perk up for her football game later.

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9
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To go to sleep (idiom)
Zdrzemnąć się;
Nie mogę się doczekać jak pójdę się zdrzemnąć po mojej 12 godzinnej podróży z Bangkoku

A

To hit the sack (hay)
I couldn’t wait to hit the sack after my 12-hours travel day from Bangkok.

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10
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To go home/ to sleep early

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(To call it) an early night

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11
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To ask someone to marry you

A

Pop the question

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12
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To get married

A

To get hitched

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13
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A couple that is perfect for each other, so perfect in fact that higher power must have brought them together

A

Match made in heaven

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14
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The wedding day (almost always in that context)

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The big day

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15
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A traditional wedding, often in a church with the bride wearing a white dress

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White wedding

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16
Q

To get married

A

To tie the knot

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17
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W szczególności

A

Partucularly

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18
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Głównie, pierwotnie , elementarnie

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Primarily

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19
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Być może, możliwie, może

A

Perhaps

20
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Szczerze/ szczerze mówiąc

A

Frankly

21
Q

Oszczędnie.
Używaj je oszczędnie.

A

Sparingly
Use them sparingly

22
Q

Extremly ill

A

A sick as a dog

I’ve been sick as a dog

23
Q

Uncaring of others’ problems or feelings

A

As hard as nails

24
Q

Silny jak wół

A

As strong as an ox (wół)

25
Q

Extremly pretty or adorable

A

As cute as a button (przycisk/guziczek)

26
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Using vulgar language speaking

A

Mouth of a sailor

Granny was always as sweet as sugar, but she had a mouth of a sailor

27
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  1. Very clean
  2. Idiom- honest, not guilty
A

As clean as a whistle (gwizdek)

28
Q

Extremely skinny or slender

A

As thin as a rail

29
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To eat large amount of food in a noisy or off-putting manner

A

Eat like a pig

30
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To move at a slow, unhurried pace

A

Move like a snail

31
Q

To run very quickly

A

Run like a wind

32
Q

To be extremely effective

A

Work like a charm (czar/urok)

33
Q

To grow very quickly

A

Grow like a weed (chwast)

34
Q

To cause pain either physically or emotionally
Jej słowa tną jak nożem

A

Cut like a knife
Her words cut like a knife

35
Q

Proba, usiłowianie, test, spróbować

A

Attempt
I can’t let anybody else have an attempt.

36
Q

Miał przeczucie/ przeczuwał

A

He had inkling

37
Q

Wiejska okolica/obszar
A place located in the countryside

A

Rural area

38
Q

Rzadki/ deficytowy

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Scarce
That type of weather is scarce in this country

39
Q

Everyone has right to have their own ideas or choices in life.
(Każdemu swoje)

A

Each to their own

40
Q

Być uważanym za kogoś

A

To be regarded as smb
He is regarded as the father of modern medicine

41
Q

Rytuał przejścia

A

A rite of passage

42
Q

Period of the preparation and excitement before significant event

A

In the buildup

43
Q

Very exiting and fun

A

Exhilarating

44
Q

Tokarka

A

Lathe

45
Q

Przerażony

A

Appalled

46
Q

Mistrz ceremonii/ bileter / wprowadzać

A

Usher

47
Q

Próg

A

Threshold