Zwroty

to drive as fast as possible 🇺🇸

floor it

If you ...... words or sentences...... you manage to say something that other people can understand:

string sth together

if you are sullen or disappointed in something you want to... in something

find a solace in sth

zyskać uznanie, akceptację

get traction

If you tell someone not to ........, you are warning them that they should not become too confident of progress or success.

get one's hopes up

to be in a meeting:

be in conference

to be very attracted to someone and begin to love them:

fall in love

to defend or support a particular idea or a person who is being criticized or attacked:

stand up for somebody /sth

something that is certain to happen

given

to end a relationship with someone suddenly by stopping all communication with them

ghost

to believe something good about yourself although it might not be true

flatter oneself

reaching an acceptable standard: 🇬🇧

up to scratch 🇬🇧

wodzenie kogoś za nos poprzez sygnalizowanie zainteresowania bez oferowania czegoś konkretnego (np. związku)

breadcrumbing

If a product is..., it is much stronger or more powerful than the product normally available to use

industrial-strength

a positive quality that makes you more effective:

strengths

to have sexual intercourse with sb

do somebody

used to mean that something is obvious:

it goes without saying (that)

almost completely:

pretty much

If you are...... a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour:

head for

a person who someone admires and whose behaviour they try to copy:

role model

to be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult:

stump

used as a way of emphasizing that, although a particular thing is true, the one you have just mentioned is more important or interesting:

never mind

to get an advantage over someone by doing something better, more extreme, etc. than them, or by saying that you did or will do something like this:

one-up

When ........ is spoken at the end of a demand, it can also be a mild threat:

or else

completely in love with someone and always thinking of them:

be besotted with...

to say what you mean clearly and directly, even if you upset people by doing this:

not mince one's words

to spend a lot of time in the company of a particular group of people, especially people whose character is not approved of:

consort with somebody

to suddenly have red marks or sweat appear on your skin:

break out in something(rash, sweat etc...)

a story or piece of information that someone tells you or writes about himself or herself, intended to make you feel sympathy for that person:

hard-luck story

to offer or give something to someone:

extend something to somebody

If you are ... to (of) something or you are not aware of it.

be oblivious to something

Used to say that although some facts in a situation may change, one thing does not change.

in any case/ at all events/ at any rate

If someone ........ a performance, they do it without any effort:

phone it in

in a way that shows too much satisfaction or confidence:

smugly

the activity, especially by newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public:

muckraking

used to say that someone is about to suffer or die

someone's number is up

two unpleasant things that happen together:

one-two punch

one person in a group who agrees not to drink alcohol in order to drive the other people to and from a place where they will drink alcohol:

designated driver/ DD

to avoid activity, especially work:

loaf around

in a way that is based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason:

arbitrarily

the process of helping something to develop or make progress:

furtherance

to use or develop money, skills, etc. in a way that makes more money or leads to success:

parlay

used for saying that something is clearly true

there's no denying

If you ..., you pause to think about all the aspects of a situation or event before deciding what to do next.

take stock

very quickly and willingly

with alacrity

to harm, upset, or shock someone or something

deal a blow to somebody

You can say '... ' when saying goodbye to someone.

Take care (of yourself)

To... of a problem, task, or situation means to deal with it.

take care of something

If you... to do something, you make sure that you do it.

take care to do something

said when you are not surprised at a situation or someone's behaviour, because you expected it:

I might have known / I might have guessed

to not become involved in something unpleasant or bad:

not soil one's hands

to remain somewhere after everyone else has left

stay behind

to persuade someone that something is good, valuable, or useful:

sell somebody on something

used to acknowledge responsibility for a mistake

my bad

You can say ... to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.

if nothing else

similar to something

not unlike

If someone... a cigarette, they take a deep breath with the cigarette in their mouth.

pull on

If you say that something is ..., you mean that people have accepted it and it has become a part of everyday life.

be here to say

To tarnish or sully one's reputation; to slander or defame one

blacken one's name

to show too much politeness or attention to someone

bow and scrap to somebody

If you are... a place, you are at that place. If you go... a place, you go to that place

down

... to a particular detail means including everything, even that detail...... to a particular person means including everyone, even that person

down

If a situation is... to a particular person or thing, it has been caused by that person or thing.

down to sth

If someone or something is... for a particular thing, it has been arranged that they will do that thing, or that thing will happen.

down

If you are... with an illness, you have that illness.

down

If you are... to a certain amount of something, you have only that amount left.

down

If an amount of something goes..., it decreases. If an amount of something is..., it has decreased and is at a lower level than it was.

down

When you......, you take advantage of it and do something that you want to do.

seize the opportunity

When we say that we will undertake a certain venture........ we mean that we shall be prepared to stake all we have on the risk of defeat and consequent total loss.

at all hazards

If you....... you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them esp. a dangerous situation

take evasive action

...... is used to say that you agree to do something or you accept someone's answer, even though you might not be completely satisfied with it.

very well

If sb ... they hold them together and twist and turn them, usually because they are very worried or upset about sth. You can also say that sb is ... when they are expressing sorrow that a sit. is so bad but are saying that they are unable to change it.

wring one's hands

To say what one thinks.

speak one's mind

to be affected badly by (something) or: to be attacked, injured, or killed by (someone or something

fall victim to/ of sth

turn right/left 90 degrees but without moving an object

turn sideways

... is used to mean in addition to, esp. something unpleasant:

on top of that

To drink an excessive amount of alcohol; to drink alcohol until one is thoroughly inebriated.

lush up

Outside at the back of a given house or building.

out back

If a feeling or thought ... at you, it causes you to keep worrying.

gnaw (away) at something

to begin doing (something) usually in a skillful way

turn one's hand to sth

To engage in a struggle, battle, confrontation, or competition, especially in a determined or courageous manner in the face of very poor chances

put up a struggle

If you say that something or someone ... or ..., you are emphasizing that they are very obvious and easy to recognize.

stick out a mile/ stand out a mile

to destroy someone, especially in a very violent way

blow somebody to Kingdom come

If you say that...... for someone to behave in a particular way, you are criticizing their behaviour, usually because you think it is rude.

there's no calling for something

If you do something..., you do it in order to remember a happy time that you had in the past:

for old times' sake

to prepare (oneself) for coping with something unpleasant

steel oneself

to do something that may result in something bad or unpleasant happening

risk it

... is an abbreviation that means 'for example'. It is used before a noun, or to introduce another sentence.

e. g.

You use... with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time.

as (of) yet

said when something is obvious or clear from the facts

it stands to reason

A polite way to to respond to thanks. Implies that the other person is welcome to ask for any other favors. Synonymous with no problem.

You're welcome

to be an emotionally and morally strong person with more determination than other people

be made of a sterner stuff

Someone who is acting suspiciously, unhonestly and/or is doing something naughty. or is planning to do it

up to no good

If you... to something that you do not like or approve of, you prevent it from happening or continuing

put a stop to sth

If you do something on..., you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.

on the off chance

To disrupt or interfere with something.

put a crimp in something

You can add... to a statement to indicate that you hope that a particular thing will happen.

with any luck

extremely cheap

dirt cheap/ for a song

reach adult status legally

come of age

to break the rules in a way that you consider unimportant or not harmful

bend the rules

used instead of a particular name to refer to someone or something, especially when the real name is not important or you have forgotten it

so-and-so

A person who is... is legally too young to do something, for example to drink alcohol, have sex, or vote.

be under age

To enjoy or indulge in something/ To get, have, or take something.

have something myself

If you have a... of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing.

a sporting chance

used to say that one will gladly do something that he or she has been asked to do

consider it done

If one thing... into another thing, it is difficult to know where one ends and the other begins

shade into something