Idiomy angielskie

playto have butterflies in one's stomach

denerwować się, mieć tremę

playI had butterflies in my stomach when I was waiting for the results of my exam yesterday.

playto have green fingers

mieć smykałkę do ogrodnictwa

playMy husband has got green fingers - look at our flowers in the garden.

playto have mixed feelings

mieć mieszane uczucia

playI have mixed feelings about Mark. I like him but I think he has some dark secrets.

playto have one's heart in one's mouth

mieć duszę na ramieniu; drżeć ze strachu

playWhen I think of my exam tomorrow, I have my heart in my mouth.

playto have one's heart in the right place

mieć dobre serce

playHe has not a very pleasant manner, but his heart is in the right place.

playto have sth on the tip of sb's tongue

mieć coś na końcu języka

playGosh! I had the answer on the tip of my tongue but of course it wasn't enough to pass the exam...

playto have the last word

mieć ostatnie słowo

playMy father always likes to have the last word in any discussion.

playto have the time of one's life

świetnie się bawić, przeżywać coś bardzo miłego

playI took my kids to Disneyland last summer and they had the time of their lives.

playto have words with somebody

sprzeczać się, kłócić się

playI think Mark had words with his girlfriend today because he is very nervous.

playto hit the jackpot

wygrać los na loterii, zgarnąć całą pulę

play'How does it come that he can afford such a car if he works at a construction site!? He must have hit the jackpot or something!'

playto hit the roof

wściec się

playMy parents hit the roof when I told them that I failed my exam again.

playto hold the guns

mieć wszystkie atuty w ręku

playWell, it's hard to come up with any reasonable argument in this discussion if he holds the guns.

playto hold water

być sensownym, dać się udowodnić (pozytywnie)

playThis theory was easy to abolish - the arguments simply didn't hold water.

playto keep one's nose to the grindstone

pracować bez wytchnienia

playJust try to keep your nose to the grindstone and you'll certainly pass the final exam.

playto keep one's word

dotrzymywać słowa

playSue said she would help me to find a job and I hope she will keep her word.

playto keep oneself to oneself

żyć cicho, samemu, bez towarzystwa

playMary hardly ever goes out with us; she keeps herself to herself.

playto keep sb's ear to the ground

dowiadywać sie co w trawie piszczy

playI have no idea what they are up to, but I will keep my ear to the ground. Once I learn what they plan, I'll let you know.

playto keep sb's fingers crossed

trzymać kciuki

playGood luck! I will keep my fingers crossed.

playto keep sth quiet

utrzymać coś w tajemnicy

playI didn't want to worry my sick mother and I managed to keep my divorce quiet for some time.

playto kick a/the habit

skończyć z nawykiem, rzucić coś

playJohn used to smoke a lot but he kicked the habit 2 years ago.

playto kill somebody with kindness

zagłaskać kota na śmierć

playMy husband is killing me with kindness. Sometimes I just need to be left alone and he wants to spend all day with me.

playto kill time

zabić czas

playI only read magazines in doctors' waiting rooms to kill time.

playto kill two birds with one stone

upiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu

playBy enrolling her son in a hobby class Mary has killed two birds with one stone. Not only is he learning something useful but he is also watching less TV.

playto know sth like the back of sb's hand

znać jak własną kieszeń

playI can be your guide in this city - I grew up here so I know the place like the back of my hand.

playto labour the point

rozwodzić się nad czymś, wałkować coś

playDon't even bother asking him! He will labour the point for ages, and I think you need the answer pretty fast.

playto land/fall on one's feet

spaść na cztery łapy

playJim is a type of a guy that, no matter what, seems to land on his feet.

playto live to a grand old age

żyć bardzo długo, dożyc późnej starości

playOur dog was always very active and lived to a grand old age.

playto lose face

stracić twarz, honor

playI guess John thinks he would lose face if he admitted he had made a mistake.

playto lose heart

stracić wiarę w coś

playDon't lose heart because you cannot solve the problem straight away.

playto make a mess of sth

zepsuć coś, źle coś zrobić

playI know I've made a mess of my exam and I'll have to take it again.

playto make a scene

robić scenę, awanturę

playPlease don't make a scene. I'll do what you want.

playto make ends meet

wiązać koniec z końcem

playThey're really poor; it's hard for them to make ends meet.

playto make head or tail of sth

zrozumieć coś

playCan you help me? I can't make head or tail of these instructions on the radio.

playto make it a rule to do sth

robić coś z zasady, regularnie coś robić

playI make it a rule to eat a lot vegetables.

playto make/pull faces

robić, stroić miny

playI know that my pupils often make faces behind my back.

playto mind one's own business

pilnować własnego nosa, interesu

playWhy don't you stop criticizing me?! Mind your own business!

playto miss the boat

przepuścić okazję, przegapić coś

playBill missed the boat by sending in his application form 2 days after the closing date.

playto miss the point

nie zrozumieć czegoś, spudłować

playWell, I don't know what to think about him - he seems to be quite clever but his last speech proved that he missed the whole point of this campaign.

playto muddy the waters

zaciemniać obraz

playFor some reason they want to muddy the waters. I think their business is not quite legal...

playto not know whether to laugh or cry

nie wiedzieć czy się śmiać czy płakać

playWhen the teacher gave me the test and I looked at the questions, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

playto one's heart's content

ile dusza zapragnie

playThere's a new restaurant on the corner. For just $10 you can eat to your heart's content.

playto paint the town red

świetnie się bawić (zwykle chodząc od baru do baru)

playLet's paint the town red, boys! That was a difficult test and we all did well. We need to celebrate it.

playto pick sb's brains

zasięgnąć rady (kogoś kto się na tym zna), skonsultować coś

playTerry, I need to pick your brains about the computer software - I've heard you are an expert.

playto pick up the pieces

naprawić coś, uporządkować

playAfter the fire in the factory, it took weeks to pick up the pieces and get production back to normal again.

playto play ducks and drakes

puszczać kaczki na wodzie

play'It's incredible! I can't find any single pebble here!'
'Oh, probably some kids were playing ducks and drakes here and they threw them all to water.'

playto play second fiddle

grać drugorzędną rolę, pozostawać w cieniu

playKen doesn't intend to play second fiddle to her; he wants to be the boss.

playto play something by ear

robić coś spontanicznie, improwizować

playIf our plan fails, we can always play it by ear. It might work.

playto play truant

chodzić na wagary

playMore and more children are caught playing truant.

playto play with fire

igrać z ogniem

playTom is negotiating with two publishers at the same time for the same novel. He's playing with fire.

playto pluck up courage

zbierać się na odwagę

playAfter few days Mike decided to pluck up courage and ask Helen out.