benchmark
| DEFINITION: | [noun] - a level of quality that can serve as a standard when comparing other things |
| EXAMPLE: | Their last expedition set a new benchmark in ocean exploration. |
| POLISH TRANSLATION: | wzorzec, punkt odniesienia, kryterium |
a bitter pill (to swallow)
| EXAMPLE: | Losing the championship again was a bitter pill to swallow for him. |
| POLISH TRANSLATION: | gorzka pigułka (do przełknięcia) |