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save face
I have to take better care next time if I am to save my face.
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zachować twarz
save somebody the trouble
Sam wanted to save me the trouble and help, but in reality he generated more work for me.
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zaoszczędzić komuś trudu
save somebody’s life
You saved my life! I don’t know how to thank you!
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uratować komuś życie
say something to somebody’s face
I couldn’t believe it! He said to my face that I was not good at what I did.
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powiedzieć coś komuś prosto w oczy
search high and low
I was searching high and low to get the book, but it was not available anywhere.
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szukać wszędzie, przetrząsnąć wszystko
see for oneself
If you don’t believe me that it’s not doable, you can try and see for yourself.
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zobaczyć na własne oczy
see somebody to the station
I’ll see you to the station. I need to do some shopping in the nearby market anyway.
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odprowadzić kogoś na dworzec
see to something
Don’t worry, I’ll see to the tea. Just sit down and relax.
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zająć się czymś, dopilnować
see you soon!
See you soon! Let me know when you are in the area.
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do zobaczenia wkrótce!
sense of humour
She has absolutely no sense of humour.
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poczucie humoru
serve the purpose
It serves the purpose very well. I don’t see the reason why we should introduce any changes.
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być odpowiednim, nadać się
set a date
Let’s set a date right away, it will be easier.
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ustalić datę/termin
set a good example
Try to set a good example for all the younger students. They look up to you.
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dawać dobry przykład
set a record
The last world record in 100 meters was set two months ago.
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ustanowić rekord
set one’s heart on something
I have set my heart on going to the seaside for the summer.
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zapragnąć czegoś
set somebody free
The prisoners were set free two weeks before the appointed date.
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uwolnić kogoś
set something on fire
He was accused of setting the school on fire.
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podpalić coś
set something to rights
Because all our procedures were in a mess, we had to set them to rights.
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uporządkować coś
shake hands with somebody
The old man shook hands with his son, and the tears came into his eyes as he did so.
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uścisnąć komuś rękę
shake one’s head
She shook her head indicating her disagreement.
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kręcić/potrząsać głową
shame on you!
Shame on you! You know you shouldn’t have behaved like that!
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wstydź się!
share somebody’s point of view
I don’t share your point of view at all. Do you really believe what you’ve just said?
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podzielać czyjś punkt widzenia
she let it slip that
She let it slip in front of our manager that she was applying for a different job with the competition.
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wymknęło jej się, że
show evidence of something
The car shows absolutely no evidence of having been broken into.
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przejawiać oznaki czegoś
show respect to somebody
You should show respect to your parents.
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okazać komuś szacunek
show somebody the door
She didn’t want to talk to me anymore and simply showed me the door.
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pokazać komuś drzwi
show your stuff!
Show your stuff Tim, I know you can do it!
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pokaż, co potrafisz!
shrug one’s shoulders
I asked you a question. Don’t shrug your shoulders, answer me!
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wzruszyć ramionami
sign of the times
Globalisation is a sign of our times.
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znak czasu
sleep like a log
It is simply impossible to wake her up in the middle of the night, she sleeps like a log.
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spać jak kłoda
sleep on it
I really don’t know. I will have to sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.
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przemyśleć, przespać się z tym
sleep tight!
Sleep tight and I’ll speak to you tomorrow.
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śpij dobrze!
smash something to pieces
I dropped the plate and it smashed to pieces.
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rozbić coś na kawałki
smell a rat
There’s something not right; I smell a rat.
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przeczuć pismo nosem
smile at the thought of
I always smile at the thought of the holiday in Spain last year.
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uśmiechać się na myśl o
so be it!
"– I’m going to do that whether you like it or not.
– So be it!"
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niech tak będzie!
so it appears
The sales of the new book are increasing, at least so it appears.
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na to wygląda
so it would seem
She should have an amazing career, at least so it would seem, with the education she has.
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tak by się wydawało
so much so that
I have been working diligently so much so that everything is ready before Christmas.
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do tego stopnia, że
so to speak
The five countries have now passed, so to speak, their test and will be admitted to the EU.
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że tak powiem
social life
I have absolutely no social life at the moment, my job takes all my time.
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życie towarzyskie
some other time
I really can’t make it. I’ll meet you some other time.
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innym razem
some people have all the luck!
Claire always gets what she wants. It seems like some people have all the luck.
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niektórzy to mają szczęście!
somebody’s days are numbered
I think Sam’s days are numbered here. He’d better start looking for a new job.
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czyjeś dni są policzone
somehow or other
We’ll manage to solve the problem somehow or other.
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jakoś, w jakiś sposób
something like that
I think Allan lives in near Bindley or Bromley, or something like that.
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coś w tym rodzaju
something runs in one’s blood
Acting runs in my blood, both of my parents are actors.
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mieć coś we krwi
sorry to trouble you but
Sorry to trouble you again, but I have one more question to ask.
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przepraszam, że przeszkadzam, ale
sound and safe
They are all going to come back sound and safe about 5 pm tomorrow.
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cały i zdrów
sound familiar
This sounds really familiar. I am sure I must have heard this song before.
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brzmieć znajomo
sounds like fun
It really sounds like fun! I would love to go there sometime soon.
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brzmi nieźle
spare parts
I have to go and buy some spare parts for the car.
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części zamienne/zapasowe
speak badly of somebody
I have never heard anyone speak badly of Sarah, everybody likes her.
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źle o kimś mówić
speak for yourself!
Speak for yourself! I am the total opposite, I hate summer!
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mów za siebie!
speak highly of somebody
Sam speaks very highly of Tim. I really can’t wait to meet him.
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dobrze się o kimś wyrażać
speak one’s mind
Tim always speaks his mind and doesn’t care what others think.
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mówić, co się myśli
spend money like water
I always spend money like water, and I have to borrow from my parents at the end of the month.
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szastać pieniędzmi na prawo i lewo
split hairs
Stop splitting hairs, you know very well what I mean.
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dzielić włos na czworo
split the cost
May we split the cost of the present? I can’t afford all of that.
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podzielić się kosztami
split the difference
We’ve managed to split the difference and have finally agreed on the final cost.
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pójść na kompromis, dobić targu
split up with somebody
I’ve just split up with my boyfriend and am not ready for a new relationship yet.
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zerwać z kimś
spread like wildfire
The flu is spreading like a wildfire in our office. I’d better take care of myself. I don’t want to be ill, as well.
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szybko się rozprzestrzeniać
spring to one’s feet
I sprang to my feet when Sam turned on the music.
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zerwać się na równe nogi
stage by stage
I have been going through the project stage by stage and I’m almost finished now.
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stopniowo
stand at the crossroads
I am standing at the crossroads at the moment and I don’t know what to choose.
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stać na rozdrożu
stand in somebody’s way
I always encouraged her. I didn’t want to stand in her way.
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stanąć komuś na drodze
stand on one’s head to do something
I would honestly stand on my head just to get into the university of my choice.
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stawać na głowie, aby coś zrobić
stand on one’s own two feet
I finally managed to stand on my own two feet after I got the new job.
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stanąć na własnych nogach
stand out in the crowd
Sam dresses very originally and he always stands out in the crowd.
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wyróżniać się
stand somebody a drink
Let’s go out tonight and I will stand you a drink.
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postawić komuś drinka
stand trial for
Tom is standing trial next week for armed robbery.
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stanąć przed sądem za coś, zostać oskarżonym
start a family
We hope to start a family soon.
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założyć rodzinę
start a new life
I am moving abroad where I hope to start a new life.
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zacząć nowe życie
start from scratch
I lost all my savings and now I have to start from scratch.
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zacząć od początku
state of affairs
The current state of affairs means that our government must work twice as much to keep the economy going.
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stan rzeczy
state of mind
Happiness is a state of mind.
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nastrój, stan ducha
stay the night
May I stay the night on Sunday? I will be in the area.
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zostać na noc
steady income
I’d much rather have a steady income than to work freelance.
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stały dochód
steady relationship
Steady relationships are boring.
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stały/trwały związek
step by step
Learning a language is a long process. You can only do it step by step.
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stopniowo, krok po kroku
stick to the facts
I don’t want to listen to all of that. Let’s just stick to the facts.
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trzymać się faktów
stone’s throw
We don’t need to go by bus. It’s just a stone’s throw. It’s going to take us less than 10 minutes to walk there.
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blisko, o rzut kamieniem
stop at nothing to do something
Sam would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
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nie cofnąć się przed niczym, aby coś zrobić
storm broke
The storm broke suddenly, and we had to finish the barbeque.
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rozpętała się burza
strangely enough
She said she was ill but strangely enough, I saw her in town yesterday.
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co dziwne
strike a balance between
It is important to strike a balance between work and personal life.
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znaleźć kompromis między
strike fear into somebody’s heart
I wasn’t worried about the test, but Mark really struck fear into my heart. Now, I am not so sure I’ll pass.
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napawać kogoś strachem
stroke of luck
It was just a stroke of luck. I got easy questions, otherwise I wouldn’t have passed the test.
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szczęśliwy traf
struggle for existence
Her earnings are well below the minimum wage, and at the moment, she is really struggling for existence.
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walczyć o byt/przetrwanie
study for an exam
I can’t go out because I have to study for my next exam.
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uczyć się do egzaminu
supply and demand
The products we release on the market depend on supply and demand.
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podaż i popyt
suppose you have this job
Suppose you have this job, do you think it will change anything?
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załóżmy, że masz tę pracę
sure enough
Sure enough, he didn’t turn up.
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jak można było oczekiwać, faktycznie
swing of the pendulum
It was a quite sudden swing of a pendulum in our company’s policy; nobody expected it.
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zwrot, radykalna zmiana

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