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give in
The phrase is often used in contexts where there is a struggle, either internal or external, and someone decides to stop resisting or fighting against something
I will not give in to your arguments
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1 poddać się 2. ugiąć się, poddać się (np. argumentom)
Nie poddam się twoim argumentom
give away
To betray someone or something: This can mean revealing someone's plans or actions to others, often to their detriment
The spy gave away classified information to the enemy
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zdradzić się, wydać się
Szpieg przekazał wrogowi tajne informacje
give out
To become exhausted or stop functioning: Here, "give out" refers to something, often a machine or a part of the body, that stops working because it’s worn out or exhausted.
After hours of running, her legs finally gave out
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rozdawać wyczerpać się (np. oszczędności, zapasy), zużyć
Po wielu godzinach biegu jej nogi w końcu się poddały
be in the zone
In a mental state of focused concentration on the performance of an activity, in which one dissociates oneself from distracting or irrelevant aspects of one's environment
Nadal and Djoko were playing tennis like in the zone.
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być w transie (robić coś w pełnym skupieniu)
get up on the wrong side of the bed
start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long
Did you get out of bed on the wrong side this morning?
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wstać lewą nogą z łóżka
put your best foot forward
embark on an undertaking with as much effort and determination as possible.
When I visited my girlfriend's parents I tried to be very polite and put my best foot forward.
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bardzo się postarać, włożyć w coś dużo wysiłku
roll with the punches
adapt oneself to adverse circumstances
In the business world you quickly learn to roll with the punches
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radzić sobie z trudnościami
to stop and smell the roses
to take a moment to appreciate the beauty and joys of life, rather than rushing through it
You are working to much! Stop and smell the roses
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zatrzymać się i poczuć zapach róż
close, but no cigar
used to say that someone almost succeeded, but is not completely successful or correct
It was close but no cigar for Johnny as he came second once again
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blisko, ale niezupełnie; ktoś już był w ogródku, już witał się z gąską
lightweight
weighing only a little or less than average
Hill considered Sam a lightweight, a real amateur
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mierny, przeciętny (o kimś, o czymś), słabiak, przeciętniak, szarak (w jakiejś dziedzinie)
lighweight
someone who is unable to drink much alcohol without being affected by it or made ill
He's such a lightweight - two drinks and he's completely gone.
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osoba ze słabą głową do alkoholu
a whole different/new ball game
a completely different situation from how things were before
We'd been climbing in Scotland, but the Himalayas were a whole new ball game
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coś zupełnie nowego, zupełnie nowa sytuacja
be in a pickle
If they're late, they'll be in a pickle!
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być w tarapatach, być w opałach, wpaść jak śliwka w kompot
Jeśli się spóźnią, będą w tarapatach!
to knock your socks off
to affect or impress someone in a very strong and favorable way
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zdumieć kogoś, zachwycić kogoś
to stay on your toes
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być czujnym
look sth up at
search for and find a piece of information in a book or database
I don't know what this word means. I will look it up in a dictionary.
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znajdować coś, wyszukiwać coś (np. informacje w słowniku, komputerze), sprawdzać coś (np. w słowniku, internecie)
look up
Our business is looking up. I see that your painting is looking up.
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poprawiać się, wyglądać coraz lepiej (o sytuacji)
over time
if something happens over time, it happens gradually during a long period
You will forget about her over time. You'll get better over time
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z czasem
Zapomnisz o niej z czasem. Z czasem poczujesz się lepiej
over time
What happened over time when we were in the bathroom?
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w trakcie
Co stało się w trakcie, kiedy byliśmy w łazience?
default
to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do
If you default on your loan, you'll lose everything
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nie uiścić należności, nie uregulować płatności, nie wywiązać się, zalegać
Jeśli będziesz zalegać ze spłatą pożyczki, stracisz wszystko
in default of something (formal)
If something happens in default of something else, it happens because that other thing does not happen or proves to be impossible.
In default of agreement the rent was to be determined by a surveyor
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z braku czegoś (np. innych kandydatów)
side hustle / job
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praca dodatkowa
convoluted
If you describe a sentence, idea, or system as convoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand.
Despite its length and convoluted plot, this is a rich and rewarding read
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zawiły (np. styl, tłumaczenie, argumentacja
barring accidents
You use barring to indicate that the person, thing, or event that you are mentioning is an exception to your statement.
Barring accidents, I believe they will succeed
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chyba żeby zdarzył się jakiś wypadek
heir presumptive
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spadkobierca domniemany
lay out something
She laid out the cards on the table and began to tell me about my future.
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rozstawić coś, rozłożyć coś
bifurcate / branch
The road branches, so which way should we go?
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rozwidlać się
grandiosity
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wspaniałość
blandishment
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pochlebstwo (używane w celu zyskania poparcia lub aprobaty)
entice
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kusić, skusić, nęcić, znęcić, zwabić, przywabić
enraged
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rozwścieczony
down payment
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wpłata początkowa
short-termism
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krótkoterminowość
cornucopia
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róg obfitości
scrape by
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z trudem poradzić sobie
coarse
He's got coarse hands
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szorstki, chropowaty
On ma bardzo szorskie dłonie
wasteful
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rozrzutny
berate
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zwymyślać
excavate
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wykopać
ooze
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muł
prostitute
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marnować, obniżać wartość
epiphany
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olśnienie
etch
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ryć
vapid
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nudny
prune
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przycinać, przystrzygać (np. żywopłot
stranglehold
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kontrola nad sytuacją, trzymanie za gardło
sassy
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bezczelny, pyskaty
sass
Kids should be punished for sass by their parents.
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pyskówka
Dzieciaki powinny zostać ukarane za pyskówke przez swoich rodziców.
cobblers
rubbish; nonsense
a load of old cobblers
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szewcy
cesspit
cesspool, sink
A cesspit is a hole or tank in the ground into which waste water and sewage flow.
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szambo, kloaka (zbiornik przeznaczony do gromadzenia odchodów)
fervent
A fervent person has or shows strong feelings about something, and is very sincere and enthusiastic about it.
I have got the fervent hope that matters will be settled promptly
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żarliwy
attainment
The attainment of an aim is the achieving of it.
Finalizing dissertation is their educational attainments
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osiągnięcie
aside
Comment that a character in a play makes to the audience, which the other characters are supposed not to be able to hear.--- remark, digression
She rolls her eyes and mutters an aside to the camera, 'No wonder I'm stressed!'
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dygresja, uwaga na marginesie, wtrącenie
resultant
Resultant means caused by the event just mentioned.
At least a quarter of a million people have died in the fighting and the resultant famines
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wynikowy, dziejący się na skutek czegoś (np. o obrażeniach)
leaven
any substance that produces fermentation in dough or batter, such as yeast, and causes it to rise
His mood of deep pessimism cannot have been leavened by his mode of transport–a black cab
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rozczyn, zaczyn, zakwas
moderate, mitigate, alleviate
He learns how to moderate his emotions
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łagodzić, łagodzić, łagodzić
smooth something over
I'd like to smooth things over between my dad and I.
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zmniejszać coś, łagodzić coś (np. trudności, dolegliwości, sytuację)
cap
an upper financial limit
5000 dollars for a sofa is a cap of our expenses
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granica, szczyt (np. wydatków)
5000 dolarów za sofę to szczyt naszych wydatków
top
Is carrot top edible?
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nać, natka
freebee
something that is given to a customer free-of-charge
Let's offer our customers a freebee to win their affection
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towar na koszt firmy, darmowy artykuł, gratis
be dogged by sb
To be consistently bothered by something is to be "dogged by" it
He's dogged by misfortune. Misfortune dogged his trail.
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być prześladowanym, dręczonym przez kogoś
dogged
very determined to continue doing something, or trying to do something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time:
He is dogged in his pursuit of his dreams.
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zawzięty
negotiate
to successfully move around, through, or past something
Vehicles negotiating the snow in dangerous conditions
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pokonać (np. trudną trasę, trudny zakręt)
stretch
1. an area of land or water 2. a continuous period of time
This stretch is destined for the office. We landed on an empty stretch. They haven't seen each other for a long stretch of time
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obszar, powierzchnia / okres, czas
Ten obszar jest przeznaczony na biuro
impetus
something that makes an activity or process happen or continue with more speed and energy
Wind farm is a new impetus for transitioning to sustainable energy, reducing carbon emission
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bodziec, impuls
footing
If you have a footing on a surface, you are standing on it firmly.
Many find footing in his philosophy. I lost my footing and fell.
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oparcie, podstawa
Wielu znajduje oparcie w jego filozofii
sleuth
a police officer whose job is to discover who has committed a crime
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detektyw
sordid
unpleasant, dirty, or immoral
a sordid night club
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niechlujny, obskurny (o pomieszczeniu)
hedge your bets
to avoid choosing one particular thing or action when it is not certain which is the right choice
Journalists are hedging their bets on the likely outcome of the election.
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zabezpieczać się na dwie strony, nie ryzykować
in tow
If you have someone in tow, you have them with you.
Shopping can be very stressful with young children in tow.
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ze sobą, na głowie
speak volumes (about something)
If something speaks volumes, it makes an opinion, characteristic, or situation very clear without the use of words:
She said very little but her face spoke volumes.
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coś mówi samo za siebie
suffice it to say
it is enough to say:
Suffice (it) to say, Mike won't be going to Tina's birthday party after what he said about her to her boss.
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wystarczy powiedzieć, dość powiedzieć
flair
natural ability to do something well
He has a flair for languages.
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wrodzony talent, smykałka
byline
a line at the top of a newspaper or magazine article giving the writer's name
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nazwisko autora pojawiające się przed tekstem artykułu
corroborate
to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information:
Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
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potwierdzać
collusion
agreement between people to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat someone
It is thought that they worked in collusion with the terrorist network.
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zmowa
locus
the place where something happens or the central area of interest in something being discussed:
We require the precise locus of the facility
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umiejscowienie
Confirmation bias
Confirmation bias is cherrypicking the facts to support an existing belief
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Efekt potwierdzenia
booby trapped car
Sth dangerous, especially a bomb, that is hidden inside somewhere that looks safe:
The bodyguard was killed while checking the president's car for booby traps.
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mina pułapkowa, bomba pułapka
scrape by
to have just enough money or resources to survive, but not much more
The single mother with two jobs is barely scraping by
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ledwo wiązać koniec z końcem
Treasure trove
a thing or a set of things considered very dear or valuable to one
The library 's special collection is a treasure trove of rare books
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skarbnica (wiedzy/informacji), cenny zbiór
endowment
a financial contribution or asset given to support specific purposes, like education or charitable activities
His endowment helped me continue my studies.
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obdarowanie, darowizna
endowment
natural abilities or qualities
It's hard to live a life without any endowments.
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przyrodzony dar, uzdolnienie
Ciężko jest żyć bez żadnych uzdolnień
up and running
If something, especially a system or a machine, is up and running it is operating:
Our website is now all up and running
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działający, dobrze funkcjonujący (np. o urządzeniu)
moonlight
make money on the side
A qualified teacher, he moonlighted as a cabbie in the evenings to pay the rent.
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dorabiać, chałturzyć
vermin
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robactwo
reclusive
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samotniczy
come apart at the seams
This institution, due to long-term neglect, is coming apart at the seams
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źle się zapowiadać, być skazanym na klapę, zanosić się na fiasko
mob
The mob robbed three banks simultaneously.
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gang
Gang okradł trzy banki w tym samym czasie.
condone
accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).
the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs
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przebaczyć winę
precede
come before (something) in time.
Bill Clinton preceded George Bush as the president of the US
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poprzedzać
it goes without saying
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to się rozumie samo przez się
make the best of both worlds
means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.
By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds
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sytuacja, w której można w tym samym czasie cieszyć się zaletami dwóch bardzo różnych rzeczy
with the best will in the world
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nawet przy najlepszych chęciach
Once in a blue moon
They ate in the dining room once in a blue moon.
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Od święta
Jadali w jadalni raz na ruski rok.
To feel under the weather
to not feel well.
I'm sorry it took so long, I am feeling under the weather today.
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Czuć się pod pogodą
Przepraszam, że to zajęło tak długo, kiepsko się dziś czuję.
. ‘To add insult to injury
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. „Dodajcie zniewagę do urazu
Laden
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest
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Obciążony
lowly employee
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pracownik niższego szczebla
person of lowly birth
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osoba niskiego urodzenia
blight
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niszczyć, niweczyć, przekreślić
get to the point
cut to the chase
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przejść do rzeczy
hang in there
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nie poddawaj się, trzymaj się
tinsel
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blichtr, łańcuch choinkowy
sleigh
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sanki
wreath
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wieniec
on a whim
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na kaprys
bez zapowiedzi, bez głębszego zastanowienia
distil
To distill something said or written is to reduce it but keep the most important part
The philosopher wanted to distil knowledge from those texts
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destylować, wydobyć istotę czegoś

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