słownictwo angielskie: Af- Am

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a fair crack of the whip a fair shake
I don't think I had a fair crack of the whip. All we want is a rematch and a fair crack of the whip.
pośmiewisko (osoba, z której wszyscy się śmieją)
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a figure of fun
czuć się nieswojo; czuć się niedobrze (w czymś)
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a fish out of water
He hates his new job. It's such a different field. He feels like a fish out of water.
gwiazda jednego sezonu; słomiany ogień; słomiany zapał (niesystematyczna osoba)
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a flash in the pan
I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.
rzut oka; przelotne spojrzenie (bardzo krótkie spojrzenie)
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a fleeting glance
A fleeting glance from Marilyn would make his heart beat wildly.
ktoś/coś bezużytecznego
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a fat ot of use; a fat lot of good
She can't lift anything heavy, so she's a fat lot of use! I'm going to tell him exactly what I think of him. A fat lot of good that'll do you!
krótka mowa; kilka słów
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a few well-chosen words
He introduced the visitors with a few well-chosen words.
powód do dumy
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a feather in one's cap
It's a feather in your cap that you recognize how easy it is.
kilka
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a few
tym bardziej
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a fortiori
nowy początek; rozpoczęcie wszystkiego od nowa; nowe życie
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a fresh start
In Canada, you will have a fresh start. You can begin a new life.
(powiedzenie) prawdziwych przyjaciół poznaje się w biedzie
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a friend in need is a friend indeed
napięty terminarz; obłożenie pracą
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a full plate
Nancy has a full plate these days. She has two jobs and three kids.
silna presja
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a full-court press
You are putting a full-court press on it. They have begun to put a full-court press on legislators, who are all up for reelection this November.
dar boży; dar od Boga
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a gift from God
podchmielony (lekko pijany)
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a glow on
When Myrna gets a glow on, she likes to dance real close.
jest potwierdzenie; mamy zielone światło
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a go; it's a go
After Ty read the fax, he said, "It's a go! Our proposal won!"
duża ilośc; znaczna część
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a good deal; a dreat deal
This discipline needs a good deal of standards in the techniques of observation and reporting.
(powiedzenie) krzyżyk na drogę
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a good riddance
Those days are gone, and good riddance to them.
ziarno prawdy
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a grain of truth
mała ilość; bardzo mało
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a hill of beans; a row of beans
The money he lost doesn't amount to a hill of beans.
bardzo dużo; mnóstwo; ful; (pot.) masa; (pot.) kupa
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a holy pile
To feed 20 people, you need a holy pile of spaghetti.
farciarz (osoba, która ma szczęście w grach hazardowych)
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a hot hand
Walter's got a hot hand tonight. He's won four games of poker.
twardy orzech do zgryzienia (trudne zadanie)
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a hard row to hoe; a tough row to hoe
A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.
dupa wołowa; dupek; osioł
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a horse's ass
After three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.
mnóstwo
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a host
sensacja (towarzyska - para osób (lub wydarzenie), o których wszyscy mówią)
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a hot number
śnieżyca (bardzo ostra burza śnieżna)
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a howling blizzard
cudo; cacko; majstersztyk (doskonale wykonany przedmiot, produkt najwyższej klasy)
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a jim dandy
zestaw
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a job lot
I bought a job lot of furniture at an auction.
królewski okup
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a king's ransom
She was wearing a diamond necklace which must have been worth a king's ransom.
rycerz z bajki; dzielny rycerz
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a knight in shining armour
praca bezinteresowna; praca wykonywana z zamiłowaniem)
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a labor of love; a labour of love
pierwszy krok
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a leg up
oko za oko, ząb za ząb
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a limb for a limb
Never act with the rule "a limb for a limb". You may be very disappointed and surprised afterwards.
organ sprawiedliwości (policjant, sędzia, adwokat)
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a limb of the law
He finally decided to become a limb of the law.
trochę; troszeczkę; nieco
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a little
troszeczkę; nieco
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a little bit
przekrzywiony; niewyśrodkowany; niewypoziomowany; zwariowany; stuknięty; postrzelony (niespełna rozumu)
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a little off
The picture above the table is a little off. Let's straighten it.
przesłodzony; czułostkowy (nadskakujący, wiernopoddańczy)
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a little thick
His praise for the governor was a little thick, a bit too much, I think.
drobnostka; niedrogi prezent
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a little thing
(o cenie, rachunku) za wysoki
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a little steep
I'd like to buy that leather coat but the price is a little steep.
tudne przedsięwzięcie
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a long shot
daleko od siebie
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a lond way apart
przegrana sprawa (cel lub zadanie, nad którym nie warto pracować)
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a lost cause
a wiem! (jak w przykładzie: "- Skąd wiesz, że to mój ulubiony film?" - A wiem!")
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a little bird told me
"How did you know that I play chess?" "Oh, a little bird told me."
bełkot
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a lot of falderal
When you hear me speak Latin, you'll think it's a lot of falderal.
wiele szumu o nic; burza w szklance wody
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a lot of fuss about nothing
kiepski stan; opłakana forma
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a low ebb
Respect for the police is at the low ebb. I'd just separated from my wife and was at fairly low ebb.
człowiek mojego wzrostu
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a man of my inches
He's as tall as I am. Just a man of my inches.
duchowny
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a man of the cloth
wzorowe małżeństwo
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a marriage made in heaven; a match made in heaven
sprawa gustu
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a matter of opinion
pilna sprawa; nagląca kwestia; pilna kwestia
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a matter of urgency
Training teachers to be more sensitive to disabled children is a matter of urgency.
(osoba, która wyraża się w niewielu słowach)
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a man of few words
kwestia zasad
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a matter of principle
troszeczkę; nieco (np. nieco dziwny, troszeczkę nieśmiały)
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a mite

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