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There are many things going on behind the scenes that we don’t know of. začněte se učit
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Harry was lucky not to get injured in the accident he caused when he fell asleep behind the wheel. začněte se učit
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The results of the last exam were below average. I don’t know what happened. začněte se učit
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Our profits last year were unfortunately below the mark. začněte se učit
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poniżej wymaganego poziomu
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bend over backwards to do something I have been bending over backwards all week to make sure that the clients are happy. I did everything they wanted and they still aren’t satisfied with our service. začněte se učit
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bardzo starać się coś zrobić
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I handed my application in too late, but the company agreed to bend the rules and accept it. začněte se učit
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This is really beside the point. I won’t discuss it any further. začněte se učit
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bez związku z tematem, nie na temat
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It all sounds amazing, best of all we are going to visit the castle. začněte se učit
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najlepszy ze wszystkich/wszystkiego
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It’s getting better and better, I have nothing to complain about. začněte se učit
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Let’s hope I’ll have better luck next time. I don’t want to go through all that again. začněte se učit
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następnym razem będzie lepiej
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It’s better than ever this time and it’s all thanks to Kate’s help. začněte se učit
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His guilt was established straight away. It’s beyond doubt that he’s the one to blame. začněte se učit
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Big deal! I would have done much better than he. začněte se učit
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Harry is a big fish in the world of financial management. There aren’t many others who are more influential. začněte se učit
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“Birds of a feather flock together”, as the popular saying goes. začněte se učit
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ludzie tego samego pokroju
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I was just about to criticise my manager when she turned up in my office. Thank god I bit my tongue in time and didn’t say anything! začněte se učit
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I didn’t have all the materials so had to use bits and pieces to work it out. začněte se učit
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We are all trying to realise that this type of music is a blind alley and we won’t get any further with it. začněte se učit
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ślepa uliczka; ślepy zaułek
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I can’t believe Anne is blindly obeying her boyfriend at all times! She does whatever he tells her and never questions it! začněte se učit
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być ślepo posłusznym komuś
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I went to the cinema yesterday but didn’t really enjoy the film, mainly because the guy who was sitting in front of me was totally blocking my view. začněte se učit
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I decided to be a blood donor. I had to have a blood test to determine what blood type I was. It turns out that I am type A. začněte se učit
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I got absolutely soaked and was blue with cold. začněte se učit
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She always dedicates herself body and soul to whatever she does. začněte se učit
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It all boils down to the fact that he doesn’t want to do what he was asked for. začněte se učit
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The last lecture I went to wasn’t particularly interesting. In fact I was bored to death and left before it was finished. začněte se učit
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You should have been more careful and now you just botched the job. začněte se učit
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Bottoms up! It’s been a good year and we should celebrate it! začněte se učit
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do dna! zdrowie! (przy toastach)
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Mary told me she would keep what I told her to herself, but she broke the promise! She is such a gossip, now everyone knows my secret! začněte se učit
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I think Sam broke a record of not doing anything! How can you be that lazy? začněte se učit
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I want to break free from your lies. začněte se učit
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I was washing the dishes yesterday and dropped my mum’s favourite plate. It broke into pieces and she is now really upset. začněte se učit
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rozbić/rozlecieć się na kawałki
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I am breaking my back, trying to do it all on time. začněte se učit
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I don’t really want to break his heart. začněte se učit
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I am trying to break the habit and quit smoking, but it’s not easy. začněte se učit
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break the news to somebody No one wanted to tell Luke he was to lose his job. In the end, I had to break the news to him. začněte se učit
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bring bad luck to somebody She brings bad luck to you. začněte se učit
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The team’s victory in the finals has brought credit to the school. začněte se učit
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We just introduced a new ad campaign and it’s bringing great results. We are selling more copies of the magazine than ever before. začněte se učit
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przynieść/dać dobre wyniki
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Our boss brings a lot of pressure when he talks about sales results and nothing else. začněte se učit
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Sally brought shame on me when she got really drunk at Peter’s party. No one else knew her, so she didn’t really make a good first impression. začněte se učit
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bring something to an end I am about to change jobs, but I want to bring all of my current projects I am currently responsible for to an end. začněte se učit
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Don’t even bring up the subject. I don’t want to talk about it, yet. začněte se učit
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Their grandmother brought up my children as I was working at two different companies. začněte se učit
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Kate is a real bundle of nerves. She gets stressed at even the most trivial of things. začněte se učit
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Sam is now asleep after burning the midnight oil and trying to finish his essay. začněte se učit
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It was a really scary sight when the car burst into flames. začněte se učit
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I was managing myself really well all through the wedding, but I finally burst into tears. I couldn’t help myself, I was really moved. začněte se učit
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I couldn’t stop myself. I burst out laughing in the middle of the meeting. začněte se učit
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I couldn’t have done it in time but for you. začněte se učit
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We are going on Holiday to Spain this year. I wanted to go to Norway. Peter said no, but that’s another story. začněte se učit
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I would like to go to Italy. Then again, I have already been there and there are so many other places to see. začněte se učit
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by a process of elimination I really did not know the answer to question 5, but by process of elimination I chose answer A. začněte se učit
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by a strange twist of fate By a strange twist of fate, I met Sarah in the middle of London. začněte se učit
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I am Polish by birth, but I grew up in England. začněte se učit
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I met Sam totally by chance yesterday. We originally planned to meet next week. začněte se učit
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We decided, by common consent, that we were going to sell grandma’s house. začněte se učit
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I am a teacher by day and a DJ by night. začněte se učit
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By default, we only used headed paper. začněte se učit
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He always gets what he wants, by fair means or foul. I’m scarred to think of what he could potentially resort to. začněte se učit
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nie przebierając w środkach
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The squatters refused to leave the building and had to be removed by force. začněte se učit
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We had to learn about 200 words by heart to pass our first English test. začněte se učit
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There was a parking space shortage and I got mine by lot. začněte se učit
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This is a one-year course taught by means of seminars and field trips. začněte se učit
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I am really sorry, I called you totally by mistake. I meant to call Mike. začněte se učit
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Smoking is addictive by nature. The majority of people who start just can’t help but to get addicted sooner or later. začněte se učit
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Paris by night looks totally different than during the day. začněte se učit
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This is by no means out of the ordinary! In fact, it’s quite typical for the Spanish to have a siesta after lunch. začněte se učit
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You have been our student for over a year. You should have learned by now that we do not accept lateness. začněte se učit
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I am a teacher by profession but I currently work as a journalist. začněte se učit
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His father works there so he got in by the back door. začněte se učit
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Can you go to the shop and buy some sugar? By the way, do you know that Sam works there? začněte se učit
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przy okazji, nawiasem mówiąc
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A large number of scientific discoveries have been found by trial and error. začněte se učit
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His tone was by turns angry and aggravated. začněte se učit
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“I get very worried about things like that”, she said by way of explanation. začněte se učit
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w charakterze czegoś, tytułem czegoś
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