NIe ma to jak joint i wena:) Oto moje propozycje wraz z przykładami:
- page-turner - bestseller,wciągająca książka( a riveting book )
- the backbone of sth - podstawa, kręgosłup czegos ( Fully-fledged staff is the backbone of every flourishing business)
- soul-searching - głębokie przemyślenia ( to mull sth over )
After profound soul-searching,he started to kick himself for giving in the notice)
- inconsequent- nieistotny ( an inconsequent remark)
an amphibious operation- operacja z użyciem sprzętu poruszającego sie zarowno po lądzie i wodzie (.. an amphibious attack that was carried out last year..)
- to finger sb- sprzedać kogoś, wsypać (Being pinned down by the pigs, he finally fingered his accomplices)
- the quick- naskórek pod paznokciem
(Though the body was highly decomposed, the forensic expert managed to take the code from the quick.)
-AC/DC -biseksualista (Just check that flamboyant sissy!He must be an AC/DC!
-pants - lipa ( The film turned out to be pants)
-splinter - drzazga ( The work in the lumbermill was sheer grind!Not only did I sprain my hip-joint, but also I ended up with tones of splinters in hands)
-combustion- spalanie (Practical as this car may be, the combustion leaves a lot to be desired.)
-a bit of skirt- niezla sztuka (Look at this ravishing bird! She is a real bit of skirt)
-carrot and stick - metoda nagradzania za pewne czyny, badz karania za ich nie wykonania ( Sometimes I have no option but to resort to the carrot and stick approach with my children)
-a palpable lie- ewidentne kłamstwo ( I am not prepared to put up with such palpable lies)
-a sleeping policeman ( U.S. a speed bump) - tzn stoper na drogach, policjant
The inhabitants strongly insist that sleeping policemen in the main streets be installed as soon as possible.
-perjury - skladanie falszywych zeznan (The court took the plunge and dropped the charges of commiting perjury.
-trumped-up evidence -sfabrykowane dowody (The President's jaw dropped, when he was accused of trumpeting up evidence regarding the insurance scam.)