Idiomy angielskie

play gnash your teeth

zgrzytać zębami

playHell is so terrible that those who go there will weep and gnash their teeth.

playMary gnashes her teeth in frustration.

play be in the red

mieć debet (w banku)

playIt has been announced that the company will still be in the red for the rest of this year.

play a bad patch

zła passa

playLast season we hit a bad patch of form and suddenly we were out of the Champions League.

play after your own heart

bratnia dusza

playShe loves books too - she's a woman after my own heart!

play in haste

w pośpiechu

playI'm writing in haste to let you know that I won't come on Friday.

play inside out

1. na lewą stronę, 2. (znać) na wylot

playHe's a real computer freak - he knows them inside out.

play make amends

wynagradzać szkodę/szkody

playHe went to him and begged his forgiveness, saying he would do anything he could to make amends.

play ease sb's mind

uspokajać kogoś

playThe doctor tried to ease his mind about his daughter's illness.

play a ray of hope

promyk nadziei

playThere is a ray of hope for humanity after all.

playThank you so much for the ray of hope that shines in your message.

play out of print

wyczerpany nakład książki

playI'm sorry but the book you've ordered is out of print.

play get on sb's nerves

działać (komuś) na nerwy

playTurn that music down! It's getting on my nerves.

play have something on the brain

chodzić komuś po głowie

playDo you know this song? I've had it on my brain all day.

play rat race

wyścig szczurów

playAfter years in the rat race she's finally decided to quit and spend more time with her family.

play get the message

załapać, zrozumieć coś

playHe finally got the message and left Mary and John alone together.

play ask for trouble

prosić się o kłopoty

playNot wearing a seat belt is just asking for trouble.

play pay tribute to sb/sth

wyrażać (komuś) swoje uznanie, oddawać hołd

playIn 1992, a concert was held at Wembley Stadium to pay tribute to Freddie Mercury from Queen.

play in bulk

hurtowo

playIf you buy in bulk, it's 20% cheaper.

play give somebody a ring

zadzwonić do kogoś

playI'll give you a ring in the evening.

play all year round

przez cały rok

playMost of the hotels are open all year round.

play all of a sudden

nagle

playAll of a sudden the lights went out.

play as a matter of fact

prawdę mówiąc, w rzeczywistości

playAs a matter of fact, I love him very much.

play be quits (with somebody)

być kwita

playYou give me 10 zloty and we're quits.

play by courtesy of

dzięki uprzejmości, za zgodą

playThese pictures are being shown by courtesy of CNN.

play on location

(o programie, filmie) w plenerze

playThe series was filmed on location in Sweden.

play go to waste

marnować się

playI can't bear to see good food going to waste!

play on impulse

spontanicznie

playWhen the weather is nice it's fun to go away on impulse.

play trial and error

metoda prób i błędów

playI found the answer by trial and error, which obviously took little more time.

play snap one's fingers

pstrykać palcami

playMusic often inspires people to clap or snap their fingers.

play let something slip

wygadać się

playHe let slip that he had been in prison.

play heave a sigh

wzdychać (głęboko)

playShe heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the good news.

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