| Słówko |
Tłumaczenie |
Przykład |
| answer back |
odpowiadać niegrzecznie, pyskować |
How dare you answer back like that?! |
| answer for |
ręczyć za |
I can answer for her qualifications in the field. |
| ask out |
zaprosić kogoś (do kina, restauracji) |
You behave like a moron! Ask her out and then you will know if she likes you or not! |
| break up (with sb) |
zerwać z kimś |
I didn't know Leven has broken up with Joe! |
| care for |
opiekować się, troszczyć |
She cares for her younger sister. |
| depend on |
polegać na |
You can always depend on me.
The tram is late again! You really can't depend on public transport. |
| drop by/in |
wpaść (z wizytą) |
Do not hesitate to drop in whenever you're in the neighbourhood. |
| get away with sth |
uchodzić na sucho |
We all knew he was lying but he managed to get away with it. |
| get on/along |
radzić sobie |
How is she getting on in the marketing course? |
| get on/along (with sb) |
mieć przyjazne stosunki z kimś |
I and Susan get on with each other. |
| go out |
wychodzić, spotykać się z ludźmi |
Mark doesn't go out much. |
| get (sb) through (sth) |
poradzić sobie z czymś, przejść przez coś, pomagać komuś przejść przez coś |
He got through the exams and got into college. |
| get together (with sb) |
spotykać się |
Let's get together and talk about it. |
| go out |
chodzić ze sobą, spotykać się |
Tom and Mary have been going out for seven years. |
| hear from |
otrzymywać od kogoś wiadomość |
I haven't heard from him for ages. |
| let down |
zawodzić |
You let me down again, I can't trust you any more. |
| look after |
opiekować się, pilnować |
We need to find someone to look after the kids when we're out tomorrow evening. |
| be made for |
być stworzonym dla kogoś/siebie |
Mary and Paul seem to be made for each other. |
| put down |
ośmieszać kogoś, upokarzać |
How could you put me down in front of all these people?! |
| ring back |
zadzwonić ponownie |
She can't talk at the moment, can you ring back later? |
| ring up |
dzwonić, telefonować |
Ring me up in the evening. |
| speak for |
mówić za kogoś |
Speak for yourself. I hate this place. |
| split up |
rozejść się |
I'm not with Susan any more, we split up two weeks ago. |
| take after |
być podobnym (do kogoś w rodzinie) |
Peter takes after his father, he's very tall. |
| take back |
cofać (co się powiedziało o kimś) |
I admit that I was wrong about Helen. I take back everything I said about her. |
| take off |
naśladować, parodiować |
She is really good at taking her teacher off. |
| nail down |
zmusić kogoś, przycisnąć |
She told us just the news - we will need to nail her down to reveal more details. |
| name after |
nazwać po kimś |
Jacky was named after her grandmother. |
| boss about/ round |
rządzić/ dyrygować kimś |
I hate when somebody wants to boss me around! |
| bring together |
pogodzić/ polepszyć stosunki |
The disaster brought the local community together. |
