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go through the roof
‘Costs of keeping our houses warm are going through the roof’, says Mr Smith, world-known economist.
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gwałtownie rosnąć
make a point of doing sth
Kate is makes a point of memorising while preparing for her exams.
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zrobić coś/kłaść nacisk na zrobienie czegoś
saddled in debt
Restaurant owners close their premises saddled in debt.
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obarczony długami
worth one’s while
I’m gonna prove learning languages is worth your while.
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wart zachodu, opłacalny
brush up on sth
If I wanna sail through the exams, I need to brush up on my english.
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podszlifować coś
cook up (sth)
Have you already cooked up an excuse? If not, then you’re studying for your biology exam this evening.
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wymyślić (coś)
hammer sth into sb
She was hammering chemistry into us all day!
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wbijać coś komuś do głowy
lighten up
Come on, lighten up! You can’t be feeling that bad.
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rozchmurzyć się
pile up
Yesterday I was studying for my looming exams for the first time. The past papers started to pile up on my desk.
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piętrzyć się
get put off
Remember not to get put off! You got this!
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zniechęcić się
be in dire need of sth
She’s in dire need of taking a shower. Can you see how those people around her cover their noses?
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pilnie czegoś potrzebować
devote sth to sth
University students devote their free time to studying.
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poświęcić coś czemuś
(be) falling over yourself to do sth
Teachers are falling over themselves to make their students memorise anything.
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bardzo się starać
insist on sth
I tried to convince her not to cheat, but she insisted on it.
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domagać się czegoś
roll up
Look at the crowd! Thousands of people just rolled up to watch the match.
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zjawić się
spice up
Writers add plot twists all the time to spice up their books.
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uatrakcyjniać
get cold feet
She was about to jump, but she got cold feet and suddenly refused.
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bać się
pop up
Look at the way they pop up! It brings the entire audience’s attention.
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pojawić się
donkey’s years
I haven’t seen my siblings for donkey’s years.
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bardzo długo
get one’s foot in the door
If you’re willing to get higher education, searching for a part-time job is a good way to get your foot in the door.
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ustawić się
hold your horses
Hold your horses! You’re not expected to be at school, because it’s Saturday.
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wstrzymaj się
the grass is greener on the other side
I wish I was born in a bigger city. Well, the grass is greener on the other side.
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wszędzie dobrze, gdzie nas nie ma
there’s more to sb/sth than meets the eye
I bet there’s more to it than meets the eye. We can’t stop searching.
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więcej się za kimś/za czymś kryje, niż widać gołym okiem

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