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People, products or ideas that are '...' are more advanced or modern than others of their kind.
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ahead of the curve
Her fashion designs were always ahead of the curve
to have more than one interest, skill, or resource that you can use if you need to
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have another/more than one string to your bow
enjoy my work, but I'd like to have another string to my bow in case I lose my job.
to listen to someone until said everything they want to say:
wysłuchać do końca
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hear sb out
At least hear me out before making up your mind
to make something disappear
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swallow sth up
Many small businesses are being swallowed up by large international companies
łyknąć coś (chodzi np o oszustwo)
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swallow
also: to accept something unpleasant (przełknąć)
I told him we were journalists and he seemed to swallow it.
to flow or fall out of a container
wylać się, także o tłumie ludzi.
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spill out
The contents of the truck spilled out across the road.
to learn as much as you can about a subject, especially before an exam
wkuwać
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swat up sth
She's at home, swotting up on her maths.
to ask someone for something
uderzyć do kogoś
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hit sb up
She hit me up for $20.
(an act of) treating something holy or important without respect:
świętokradztwo
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sacrilege
Muslims consider it sacrilege to wear shoes inside a mosque
someone who does things or reacts to things quickly and without thinking carefully first
gorąca głowa
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hothead
zniesławienie, oszczerstwo, pomówienie
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defamation, libel
zniesławić, pomówić
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defame
a charge payable for permission to use a particular bridge or road.
opłata drogowa
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toll
fig. The '...' of something are the deepest parts of it
wnętrzności
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bowels
Prisoners were generally confined to the bowels of the ship.
If something has come of age, it has reached its full successful development.
dla człowieka znaczy osiągnąć pełnoletniość
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come of age
być niczym innym jak
used to emphasize a situation, quality, or type of behaviour:
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be nothing short of
The party was nothing short of a disaster.
wild, noisy, and exciting:
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rip-roaring
The party was a rip-roaring, riotous success.
to look directly into a person's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks away —often used figuratively
gapić się na coś, wpatrywać się w coś
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stare out sth
They had stared out danger more than once.
to be in control of an organization, often secretly:
pociągać za sznurki, kierować czymś
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pull the strings
I want to know who's pulling the strings around here.
o start to officially control an organization or company
przejąć stery (... znaczy ster na statku)
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take the helm
at the helm (przy sterze organizacji)
With Steve Lewis at the helm, we are certain of success.
na korzyść czegoś
to support or approve of something:
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be in favor of something
We are abandoning that traditional view in favor of more powerful idea
to operate very well
robi robotę (synonim)
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work a treat
This new drill works a treat on hard metals.
łapówka
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kickback
rozgrzewka
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warm-up
Fig. to cause someone or something to run or function. (Usually with what
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make someone or something tick
I don't know what makes it tick. What makes John tick? I just don't understand him
being the person who has control of or is responsible for someone or something
odpowiedzialny
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in charge
Who will be in charge of the department when Sophie leaves?
something that is very important or successful:
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biggie
His new movie will be the Hollywood biggie this summer.
To remove something and replace or exchange it
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swap out
zastąpić, wypierać, rugować
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supersede
Its usage here is a colloquial expression meaning, they're very good
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pretty darn good
cholerny, przeklęty
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damn
uprzedzenie
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prejudice
Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced.
ograniczać się do, być ograniczonym do
to exist only in a particular area or group of people
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be confined to
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
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confine
Let's confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!
LAW the act of harming someone's reputation by saying or writing bad things about them
zniesławienie
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defamation
verb: defame
The lawsuit accused his former associates of defamation
If an event "...", it starts to become more interesting, enjoyable, or exciting:
rozkręcać się
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warm up
The party was only just starting to warm up as I left.
to cause (something) to start working
odpalić coś do działania (ale także zapalić papierosa, świeczkę)
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fire sth up
I fired up my computer and got down to work. Before we start working let's fire up the coffeemaker.
rozsądny sposob
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sane way
The sane way to manage software on Windows
obierać np. pomarańcza
także usuwać cos przez skrobanie obieranie np. nalepkę z czegoś
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peel
to lift something away from the surface of something
unieść, zdjąć
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peel back
He peeled back the sheets and got into the bed.
to open suddenly and quickly
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pop open

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