informal english, idioms a-m

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about to
začať sa učiť
Peggy is about to leave.
in advance
začať sa učiť
We booked the tickets in advance.
alive and kicking
začať sa učiť
I love Berlin. It's alive and kicking.
all of a sudden
začať sa učiť
I went out in the sun. Then, all of a sudden, it started to rain.
all over the place
začať sa učiť
There are environmental problems all over the place.
to go from bad to worse
začať sa učiť
My marks went from bad to worse last term.
to bag sth.
začať sa učiť
Tom bagged this special offer at an online-shop.
beat-up
začať sa učiť
Mark is too beat-up to play tennis this evening.
to do the best
začať sa učiť
He always does his best.
blabber
začať sa učiť
Don't listen to him, he's a blabber.
bloody
začať sa učiť
What a bloody day!
to be blue
začať sa učiť
She's been feeling blue all day.
a closed book
začať sa učiť
I'm afraid physics will always be a closed book to me
bouncer
začať sa učiť
A bouncer's task is to keep out those who might cause trouble.
bowl of cherries
začať sa učiť
Marriage it's not always bowls of cherries.
be broken
začať sa učiť
I can't go to the cinema with you, I'm broken.
to brush up on sth.
začať sa učiť
I have to brush up on my Spanish.
buck
začať sa učiť
You can buy a DVD player for less than 100 bucks.
butt
začať sa učiť
You're a pain in the butt.
buzz
začať sa učiť
Parachuting gives me a real buzz.
Buzz off!
začať sa učiť
Buzz off! I have told you not to come to my place anymore.
a close call
začať sa učiť
I had a close call. A stone almost hit me!
like cat and dog
začať sa učiť
to live like cat and dog
to catch (a) cold
začať sa učiť
I walked out in the rain, so I caught (a) cold.
not to have a clue
začať sa učiť
I don't have a clue about repairing the faucet.
Come off it!
začať sa učiť
Come off it! This isn't the truth.
as far as I'm concerned
začať sa učiť
(JEŚLI CHODZI O MNIE) As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to watch the film.
cop
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cop v angličtine
A big crowd of cops gathered in front of the Bank of England.
corner shop
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Mother really liked corner shops when she was a child.
cram school
začať sa učiť
Many pupils have to go to a cram school in the afternoon.
on credit
začať sa učiť
I'd not buy the new TV on credit.
damned
začať sa učiť
I hate going through that damned rush hour.
to dig in one's heels
začať sa učiť
(upierać się) If you take or express an opinion and refuse to change it, you dig in your heels.
dirt cheap
začať sa učiť
Buy some more of those plums. They're dirt cheap, In Italy, the peaches are dirt cheap.
to disrespect sb.
začať sa učiť
Poor people shouldn't be disrespected.
to do one's best
začať sa učiť
He does his best to fix the car.
to do someone good
začať sa učiť
Let's go on a holiday. The sun will do us good.
down under
začať sa učiť
(drugi koniec świata) Down under will be my next destination.
to be up to one's ears
začať sa učiť
Sorry, I can't go out with you. I'm up to my ears in work.
to eat like a horse
začať sa učiť
No wonder he's so fat. He eats like a horse.
to eat like a pig
začať sa učiť
Christine is one of those lucky people who can eat like a pig and still stay thin.
every now and then
začať sa učiť
(co chwila) Every now and then I play the piano.
every other
začať sa učiť
(co drugi) He comes to me every other week.
fair enough
začať sa učiť
Fair enough! Let's go out for dinner tonight.
to keep the fingers crossed
začať sa učiť
I have to see the doctor for a checkup. - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
for free
začať sa učiť
I was lucky. I got this CD for free.
freak out
začať sa učiť
(wkurzyć się) Ron freaked out when he heard that Peter had broken his car.
to get cold feet
začať sa učiť
He wanted to speak to the boss, but he didn't. He got cold feet.
to get fed up with sth.
začať sa učiť
(mieć dosyć czegoś) They get fed up with their neighbour's parties.
to get rid of sth.
začať sa učiť
(pozbyć się czegoś), We have to get rid of that old car.
to get sth.
začať sa učiť
Jason, did you finally get your exercise?
to take sth. for granted
začať sa učiť
(założyć coś) I took it for granted the meeting was on Tuesday.
greasy spoon
začať sa učiť
(podrzędna restauracja) I'd rather starve instead of eating at a greasy spoon.
guy
začať sa učiť
Jennifer fell in love with the guy from the supermarket.
had better
začať sa učiť
You'd better go now.
on the other hand
začať sa učiť
Sue likes pop music, on the other hand she doesn't like discos.
to give a hand
začať sa učiť
Can you give me a hand with the cupboard?
by heart
začať sa učiť
My brother has to learn the poem by heart.
to hold s.o.'s horses
začať sa učiť
›Hold your horses‹, I said when John began to leave the room.
to be hooked on sth.
začať sa učiť
Bill is hooked on car racing.
to jump down sb.'s throat
začať sa učiť
The boss jumped down my throat because I was late for work.
knackered
začať sa učiť
(zmachany) What has happened? You look so knackered.
to keep an eye on sth./sb.
začať sa učiť
Will you keep an eye on my baby?
little by little
začať sa učiť
Andrew had an accident while playing ice-hockey. Little by little he begins to walk.
to look forward to sb.
začať sa učiť
I look forward to my holidays in Rome.
to make ends meet
začať sa učiť
She's been out of work for years. How can she make ends meet with four children?
to make friends easily
začať sa učiť
Chris makes friends easily.
to make oneself at home
začať sa učiť
Come in, please. Make youreself at home.
to make up one's mind
začať sa učiť
(zdecydować się) Did you make up your mind to buy a new computer?
mash
začať sa učiť
I love Grandma's homemade mash.
What's the matter?
začať sa učiť
You look sad. What's the matter? with you?
to be mean
začať sa učiť
Grandfather is mean with money.
to meet sb. halfway
začať sa učiť
I don't like his ideas, but I can imagine that we should meet halfway.
to mess around
začať sa učiť
(wygłupiać się) The clown messed around to make the children laugh.
to mess up
začať sa učiť
(sknocić) Sandy has really messed up this time.

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