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to drive as fast as possible 🇺🇸
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floor it
He was late and the road was clear, so he floored it.
If you ...... words or sentences...... you manage to say something that other people can understand:
e. g in foreign language or in emotional situation
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string sth together
I can just barely string together (= say) a couple of sentences in Japanese.
if you are sullen or disappointed in something you want to... in something
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find a solace in sth
When his wife left him, he found solace in the bottle (= drank alcohol).
zyskać uznanie, akceptację
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get traction
If you tell someone not to ........, you are warning them that they should not become too confident of progress or success.
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get one's hopes up
to be in a meeting:
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be in conference
Ms O'Neill isn't available at the moment. She's in conference.
to be very attracted to someone and begin to love them:
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fall in love
He fell in love with a young German student.
to defend or support a particular idea or a person who is being criticized or attacked:
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stand up for somebody /sth
It's high time we all stood up for our rights around here.
something that is certain to happen
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given
The party will lose the next election, you can take it as a given.
to end a relationship with someone suddenly by stopping all communication with them
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ghost
I couldn't understand why I'd been ghosted.
to believe something good about yourself although it might not be true
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flatter oneself
Steve flatters himself that he's an excellent speaker.
reaching an acceptable standard: 🇬🇧
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up to scratch 🇬🇧
Your last essay wasn't up to scratch/didn't come up to scratch
wodzenie kogoś za nos poprzez sygnalizowanie zainteresowania bez oferowania czegoś konkretnego (np. związku)
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breadcrumbing
If a product is..., it is much stronger or more powerful than the product normally available to use
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industrial-strength
a positive quality that makes you more effective:
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strengths
I need to get to know his strengths and weaknesses.
to have sexual intercourse with sb
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do somebody
I did her last week, it was amazing!
used to mean that something is obvious:
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it goes without saying (that)
Of course, it goes without saying that you'll be paid for the extra hours you work.
almost completely:
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pretty much
I’ve pretty much finished packing now.
If you are...... a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour:
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head for
The country is heading for recession.
a person who someone admires and whose behaviour they try to copy:
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role model
Europe is a role model when it comes to climate.
to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult:
zabić klina, zabić ćwieka
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stump
His case stumped the doctors.
used as a way of emphasizing that, although a particular thing is true, the one you have just mentioned is more important or interesting:
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never mind
She had trouble understanding the first book, never mind the both of them.
to get an advantage over someone by doing something better, more extreme, etc. than them, or by saying that you did or will do something like this:
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one-up
It's like we're trying to one-up each other every game.
When ........ is spoken at the end of a demand, it can also be a mild threat:
w jez. mówionym
Bo pożałujesz...
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or else
completely in love with someone and always thinking of them:
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be besotted with...
to say what you mean clearly and directly, even if you upset people by doing this:
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not mince one's words
The report does not mince words, describing the situation as "ludicrous".
to spend a lot of time in the company of a particular group of people, especially people whose character is not approved of:
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consort with somebody
She used to consort with a sneak.
to suddenly have red marks or sweat appear on your skin:
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break out in something(rash, sweat etc...)
break out in sweat
a story or piece of information that someone tells you or writes about himself or herself, intended to make you feel sympathy for that person:
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hard-luck story
to offer or give something to someone:
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extend something to somebody
I extended my help but she refused.
If you are ... to (of) something or you are not aware of it.
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be oblivious to something
Used to say that although some facts in a situation may change, one thing does not change.
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in any case/ at all events/ at any rate
I think it won't be that hard to do. In any case, you should try.
If someone ........ a performance, they do it without any effort:
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phone it in
in a way that shows too much satisfaction or confidence:
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smugly
"I own three cars and two boats," he said smugly.
the activity, especially by newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public:
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muckraking
The girl was wearing silver nail polish.
used to say that someone is about to suffer or die
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someone's number is up
You never know when your number is up.
two unpleasant things that happen together:
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one-two punch
The weather delivered a one-two punch to farmers with unseasonal freezing temperatures and strong winds.
one person in a group who agrees not to drink alcohol in order to drive the other people to and from a place where they will drink alcohol:
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designated driver/ DD
Have we got a designated driver? Guys, somebody has to stay sober.
to avoid activity, especially work:
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loaf around
in a way that is based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason:
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arbitrarily
You can't just arbitrarily say that there are going to be 500 more students.
the process of helping something to develop or make progress:
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furtherance
The diplomats acted in furtherance of national interests.
to use or develop money, skills, etc. in a way that makes more money or leads to success:
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parlay
They parlayed a small inheritance into a vast fortune.
used for saying that something is clearly true
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there's no denying
There’s no denying her popularity
If you ..., you pause to think about all the aspects of a situation or event before deciding what to do next.
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take stock
It was time to take stock of the situation.
very quickly and willingly
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with alacrity
She accepted the invitation with alacrity
to harm, upset, or shock someone or something
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deal a blow to somebody
The last correction dealt a horrible blow to me
You can say '... ' when saying goodbye to someone.
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Take care (of yourself)
To... of a problem, task, or situation means to deal with it.
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take care of something
'Do you need clean sheets?'—'No. Mrs. May took care of that.'
If you... to do something, you make sure that you do it.
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take care to do something
Foley followed Albert through the gate, taking care to close the latch.
said when you are not surprised at a situation or someone's behaviour, because you expected it:
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I might have known / I might have guessed
I might have known (that) he'd still be in bed at noon.
to not become involved in something unpleasant or bad:
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not soil one's hands
These were top lawyers, the kind who wouldn't normally soil their hands with police work or criminal law.
to remain somewhere after everyone else has left
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stay behind
Tony stayed behind and helped John clean up the kitchen.
to persuade someone that something is good, valuable, or useful:
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sell somebody on something
The filmmakers sold me on the idea that my book would work on the screen.
used to acknowledge responsibility for a mistake
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my bad
Sorry I lost your CD, my bad.
You can say ... to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
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if nothing else
If nothing else, you'll really enjoy meeting them.
similar to something
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not unlike
If someone... a cigarette, they take a deep breath with the cigarette in their mouth.
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pull on
Jeff leaned back and pulled on his cigarette.
If you say that something is ..., you mean that people have accepted it and it has become a part of everyday life.
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be here to say
It seems unemployment is here to stay.
To tarnish or sully one's reputation; to slander or defame one
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blacken one's name
He came from a very noble family, but his lascivious lifestyle ended up blackening his name later in his life.
to show too much politeness or attention to someone
disapproving
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bow and scrap to somebody
It's embarrassing to see people bowing and scraping to the new CEO.
If you are... a place, you are at that place. If you go... a place, you go to that place
🇬🇧 informal
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down
1. People are down the pub, getting drunk. 2. We got in the car and went down the supermarket and started buying food.
... to a particular detail means including everything, even that detail...... to a particular person means including everyone, even that person
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down
I was a soldier down to my shoelaces.
If a situation is... to a particular person or thing, it has been caused by that person or thing.
🇬🇧
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down to sth
That's down to pure hard work.
If someone or something is... for a particular thing, it has been arranged that they will do that thing, or that thing will happen.
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down
... derelict houses that were down for demolition
If you are... with an illness, you have that illness.
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down
... a little girl down with that nasty bout of measles
If you are... to a certain amount of something, you have only that amount left.
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down
The poor man's down to his last £3.
If an amount of something goes..., it decreases. If an amount of something is..., it has decreased and is at a lower level than it was.
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down
Inflation will be down to three percent.
When you......, you take advantage of it and do something that you want to do.
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seize the opportunity
During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property.
When we say that we will undertake a certain venture........ we mean that we shall be prepared to stake all we have on the risk of defeat and consequent total loss.
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at all hazards
If you....... you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them esp. a dangerous situation
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take evasive action
...... is used to say that you agree to do something or you accept someone's answer, even though you might not be completely satisfied with it.
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very well
If sb ... they hold them together and twist and turn them, usually because they are very worried or upset about sth. You can also say that sb is ... when they are expressing sorrow that a sit. is so bad but are saying that they are unable to change it.
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wring one's hands
The Government has got to get a grip. Wringing its hands and saying it is a world problem just isn't good enough.
To say what one thinks.
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speak one's mind
to be affected badly by (something) or: to be attacked, injured, or killed by (someone or something
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fall victim to/ of sth
to = bardziej metaforycznie
She fell victim to the flu.
turn right/left 90 degrees but without moving an object
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turn sideways
... is used to mean in addition to, esp. something unpleasant:
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on top of that
We missed the bus, and on top of that it started raining.
To drink an excessive amount of alcohol; to drink alcohol until one is thoroughly inebriated.
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lush up
I've gotten too old to go out and lush up on a Friday night—my body can't handle the hangovers the next day!
Outside at the back of a given house or building.
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out back
We just bought a brand new picnic table so we can have our meals out back when the weather is nice.
If a feeling or thought ... at you, it causes you to keep worrying.
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gnaw (away) at something
Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind. [
to begin doing (something) usually in a skillful way
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turn one's hand to sth
To engage in a struggle, battle, confrontation, or competition, especially in a determined or courageous manner in the face of very poor chances
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put up a struggle
If you say that something or someone ... or ..., you are emphasizing that they are very obvious and easy to recognize.
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stick out a mile/ stand out a mile
to destroy someone, especially in a very violent way
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blow somebody to Kingdom come
One false move could blow us all to kingdom come
If you say that...... for someone to behave in a particular way, you are criticizing their behaviour, usually because you think it is rude.
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there's no calling for something
If you do something..., you do it in order to remember a happy time that you had in the past:
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for old times' sake
We should all meet up again - just for old times' sake.
to prepare (oneself) for coping with something unpleasant
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steel oneself
I was steeling myself to call round when Simon arrived
to do something that may result in something bad or unpleasant happening
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risk it
We should stop for more gas. We probably have enough, but I don't want to risk it.
... is an abbreviation that means 'for example'. It is used before a noun, or to introduce another sentence.
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e. g.
Or consider how you can acquire these skills, e.g. by taking extra courses.
You use... with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time.
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as (of) yet
As yet it is not known whether the crash was the result of an accident.
said when something is obvious or clear from the facts
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it stands to reason
If 20 percent of the earth's population has 80 percent of its resources, then it stands to reason that 80 percent of the population has only 20 percent of the resources
A polite way to to respond to thanks. Implies that the other person is welcome to ask for any other favors. Synonymous with no problem.
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You're welcome
to be an emotionally and morally strong person with more determination than other people
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be made of a sterner stuff
Someone who is acting suspiciously, unhonestly and/or is doing something naughty. or is planning to do it
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up to no good
If you... to something that you do not like or approve of, you prevent it from happening or continuing
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put a stop to sth
If you do something on..., you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.
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on the off chance
To disrupt or interfere with something.
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put a crimp in something
That rain last week sure put a crimp in our beach vacation
You can add... to a statement to indicate that you hope that a particular thing will happen.
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with any luck
We'll have a long talk and a good cry and then with any luck we'll both feel better.
extremely cheap
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dirt cheap/ for a song
He only buys dirt cheap cars.
reach adult status legally
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come of age
His daughter will come of age next week.
to break the rules in a way that you consider unimportant or not harmful
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bend the rules
You’ve got to know when to bend the rules a little.
used instead of a particular name to refer to someone or something, especially when the real name is not important or you have forgotten it
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so-and-so
Who invited this so-and-so to the party?
A person who is... is legally too young to do something, for example to drink alcohol, have sex, or vote.
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be under age
To enjoy or indulge in something/ To get, have, or take something.
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have something myself
I'm going to sit down in the shade and have myself a cold glass of lemonade./. I'll have myself some of that coconut cream pie, if you don't mind
If you have a... of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing.
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a sporting chance
There was a sporting chance they would meet, but not necessarily at the party.
used to say that one will gladly do something that he or she has been asked to do
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consider it done
"Consider it done; I know how to use his stubborn pride."
If one thing... into another thing, it is difficult to know where one ends and the other begins
eg colors
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shade into something
After a while, each year began to shade into the next.

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