informal english, idioms a-m

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

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