claim
She claims that bad air condition is not as disturbing as they say.
twierdzić
dismiss
The boss dismissed my idea due to my lack of common sense.
oddalić, obalić
emphasise
In my view, the most important parts of this text should be emphasised.
podkreślać, eksponować
estimate
I want a rough estimate of this investment.
szacować
exclaim
I was not exclaiming anything, just calmly explaining the truth.
wykrzyknąć
moan
Your moaning is unbearable!
narzekać
permit
I do not need your permission to do what I want to, I am an adult.
pozwalać
reassure
She needed reassurance from her boyfriend after their big fight.
zapewnić
remark
Markus remarked that his older brother had come back from Australia.
zauważyć
scorn
My mum scorned at me for coming back home late.
zganić
następny ruch należy do ciebie
the ball is in your court
I made up my mind about this collab, so now the ball is in your court.
mieć przewagę
to have the upper hand
When it comes to playing football, I have the upper hand.
cios poniżej pasa
hit below the belt
His affair was a hit below the belt for me.
ścigać się z czasem
a race against time
It is upsetting that our grandma has a race against time.
słono kosztować
it cost an arm and a leg
That heels costed an arm and a leg.
rozmawiać o sprawach zawodowych
talk shop
They were talking shop at yesterday's business meeting.
pasować jak ulał
fit like a glove
Wow, this dress fits you like a glove! You should definitely buy it!
towar wart swojej ceny
good value for money
I dunno what your opinion about this laptop is but for me it is a good value for money.
oglądanie wystaw sklepowych
window shopping
If I was rich, I would stop window shopping and start buying those things.
podróżować bez bagażu
travel light
It is a little bit risky to travel light because you need a lot of things like cosmetics and clothes..Think twice.
ruszyć w drogę
to hit the road
Since you graduated, it is time to hit the road.
na uboczu
off the beaten track
We went off the beaten track to take pictures of the landscape.
głód przygody
thrist for adventure
She is always thirst for adventure, now she is going to travel to Miami.
nie móc usiedzieć w jednym miejscu
have itchy feet
My mum has such an itchy feet, she cannot live without going for a walk.
podlizywać się komuś
butter sb up
Sometimes people think that buttering somebody up is the best way to achieve things.
trudna kwestia
hot potato
Their personal matters are such a hot potato.
bułka z masłem
piece of cake
That exams were such a piece of cake, I got all the points.
uatrakcyjniać/ podkręcać coś
spice things up
Our exercises are too easy now, we need to spice things up.
traktować coś z przymrużeniem oka
take sth with a pinch of salt
Please, take this joke with a piece of salt.
nadopiekuńczy rodzic
a helicopter parent
A helicopter parent is a parent who wants to do best for his child and is always exaggerating.
być cechą rodzinną
run in the family
I think success runs in our family.
iść w czyjeś ślady
follow in sb` footsteps
She wants to become a doctor, so she is following in her grandfather's footsteps.
być oczkiem w głowie
the apple of one`s eye
A daughter is always the apple of father's eye.
wypisz, wymaluj
spitting image
Look at her! She is a spitting image of her sister.
pójść na łatwiznę
cut corners
You are always trying to cut corners when it comes to learning for an exam.
zgadzać się
be on the same page
We are on the same page. Both of us have done it before.
podnosić poprzeczkę
raise the bar
We ought to raise the bar with today's workout.
ciężko pracować
work your fingers to the bone/ work your socks off
He is working his fingers to the bone to pass his exams. You should try and work your socks off too!
put your feet up
After passing every exam, I am going to put my feet up!
odpoczywać, relaksować się
zabrać się do nauki
hit the books
It is high time to hit the books. You have 3 days left.
zdać celująco, osiągnąć sukces
pass with flying colours
I wish I pass this with flying colours.
dostawać nauczkę
learn the lesson
Terry cheated on the exam and the teacher gave fim an F. I think he learnt the lesson.
wpaść w szał
hit the roof
My mom hit the roof when she found out I sneak out every Saturday.
być całkowicie bezpiecznym
as safe as houses
You are as safe as houses with me, baby.
od razu się zaprzyjaźnić, świetnie się dogadywać
get on like a house on fire
Look at them, they get on like a house on fire! They cannot stop talking.
budować zamki na piasku, bujać w obłokach
build castles in the air
You are not listening to me, Mary! Are you building castles in the air?
osoba podpierająca ściany (na imprezie)
a wallflower
Go and talk to her. Our wallflower needs some company.
imprezowicz
a party animal
Is not it her fifth party this week? What a party animal.
a big mouth
gaduła, papla
She is such a big mouth. Ask her something and she will talk for 2 hours straight.
bardzo pracowita i entuzjastyczna osoba
an eager beaver
She inspires me with her hardworking and positive personality. Not everybody can be such an eager beaver.
a daydreamer
marzyciel
No doubt he has fallen in love with her. She is a romantic daydreamer.
