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STAGE 7

HANG ON

wait

poczekaj

FED UP WITH

sick, tired, bored

mieę doĻę

SNAG

a problem

problem (drobny)

GET ON ONEÓS NERVES

make one feel angry and nerves

denerwowaę kogoĻ

FEEL DOWN IN: THE DUMPS, THE

MOUTH, FEEL LOW

feel unhappy

byę przygnħbionym

zawieĻę kogoĻ

LET SOMEONE DOWN

fail someone who is depending on us

GO ROUND THE BENT

to go mad

oszlaeę

COULDNÓT CARE LESS

it is of no importance to [me]; it does not

worry [me]

wszystko mi jedno

MIND ONEÓS OWN BUSINESS

not to interfere with, or ask questions about,

other people's business or private life

pilnowaę swoich spraw

STAND

to bear or suffer

nie znosię

BROKE

without money

bez grosza

JUST THE JOB

exactly what is needed

wþaĻnie tego nam trzeba

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STAGE 8

HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

to say something exactly to the point

trafię w sedno

PULL SOMEONEÓS LEG

not telling a person the truth, just for a laugh or

for amusement

nabijaę siħ z kogoĻ

PUT ONEÓS FOOT DOWN

to be very determined in stopping something

byę stanowczym

WATCH ONEÓS STEP

be careful

byę ostroŇnym

WATÓS HE ON ABOUT

don't understand what he is trying to say

o co mu chodzi?

NOSEY PARKER

someone who puts his nose into other people's

business or private lives

ciekawski, wĻcibski

LOOK BEFORE YOUR LEAP

think carefully before you do anything which is

uncertain

pomyĻl dwa razy zanim coĻ zrobisz

napisaę krtki list

DROP A LINE

to write a short letter

I DONÓT KNOWN IF IÓM COMING OR

GOING

I am confused (by so much that is happening)

trĢcię gþowħ

PULL ONESELF TOGETHER

To discipline oneself after going through a

difficult time

wziĢę siħ w garĻę

LET ONESELF GO

relax and enjoy oneself

dobrze siħ bawi

FALL TO PIECES

to lose control of oneself

zaþamaę siħ, rozkleię siħ

KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE to do two things at the same time and so save

time and energy

upiec dwie pieczenie na jednym ogniu

IN ONE EAR OUT THE OTHER

does not listen

wpaĻę jednym uchem, drugim wylecieę

SEE RED

become very angry

byę wĻciekþym

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STAGE 9

WHY ON EARTH

a very strong form of "why ?"

dlaczego u licha ...

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE

a very strong form of "please"

na miþoĻę boskĢ

SORE POINT

a subject which causes unpleasant memories

of past difficulties and arguments.

czuþy punkt

GET ONE DOWN

make one tired and unhappy

zniechħcię kogoĻ

TOUCH AND GO

dangerously very uncertain

o maþy wþos

CAN'T MAKE HEAD NOR TAIL OF IT

can't understand it at all

nie mc sie

poþapac, nie mc zrozumiec

LUCKY BREAK

a piece of good luck usually following a

period of little or no success

uĻmiech szczħĻcia

GET HOLD OF THE WRONG END OF

THE STICK

understand the opposite of what is meant

Ņle zrozumieę

SNAP DECISION

A quick decision - fast, like the snap of one's

fingers

szybka decyzja

IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS

problems never come in ones and twos

but many come together

nieszczħĻcia chodzĢ parami

IN A NUTSHELL

briefly; in a few words

krtko mwiĢc

OFF THE CUFF

without preparation, or, not official

bez przygotowania

HARD UP

having very little money

spþukany, bez pieniħdzy

TELL OFF

to speak angrily to someone for doing

something wrong

skarcię

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GIVE THE COLD SHOULDER

make to feel unwelcome

odwrcię siħ plecami do kogoĻ

TOUCH WOOD

what people say when they touch wood in

the hope of preventing bad luck

odpukaę w niemalowane

KEEP ONE'S FINGERS CROSSED

When we wish for something to happen, we

cross our fingers like this (second finger

over the first)

trzymaę kciuki

KICK THE BUCKET

to die

umrzeę

A LOAD OFF ONE'S MIND

a relief from worry

kamieı spadþ . . . z serca

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