Intro act on kierowac sie The situation is too serious to act on impulse. act on sth postepowac zgodnie z czyms I decided to act on my lawyer’s advice. bargain for spodziewac sie, oczekiwac The weather was even worse than we had bargained for. be up dziac sie The moment I saw their faces I knew something was up. break into sth (start) zaczynac nagle cos robic She broke into a run when she saw the bus coming. carry out (conduct) prowadzic, przeprowadzac Agnes is carrying out research on single mothers. cash in on sth wykorzystywac cos Children of celebrities often cash in on their parents’ fame. come about wydarzyc sie, dochodzic do skutku How did the accident come about? come across sth natykac sie na cos, znajdowac cos przypadkiem I came across some old photographs in the attic. come to (reach) dojsc do, osiagnac I hope it never comes to this, but if I ever have to work I will sweep streets. come up (e.g. situation) wypadac, dziac sie Has anything interesting come up since we last talked? crop up pojawic sie, zdarzyc sie niespodziewanie Some technical problems cropped up apparently, and they were unable to complete the project. cry out for sth domagac sie, wymagac czegos This house is crying out for general repairs. cut sth off przerywac, odcinac After the storm a lot of houses in the area were cut off. deal with radzic sobie Let me deal with this situation in my own way. deal with sb postepowac z kims She’s got six siblings so she knows how to deal with small children. do by traktowac, postepowac z She has always done well by me. do sth up odnawiac cos, poprawiac wyglad czegos We decided to do the house up after we bought it. do without sth radzic sobie, obywac sie bez czegos We can do without your constant nagging. ease off zmniejszac, malec (stopniowo) The rain began to ease off. embark on rozpoczac (szczególnie cos powaznego) Are you sure you’re ready to embark on a new relationship? face up to sth stawiac czola, akceptowac It’s time I faced up to the sad truth: I can’t sing. get over sth (e.g. problems) przezwyciezac, pokonywac cos We were experiencing some financial problems but luckily we’ve managed to get over them. give sth away oddawac cos, rozdawac I can’t believe you gave that beautiful old dresser away. I would have bought it from you. give sth back oddawac, zwracac I wouldn’t lend the book to him if I were you, he’ll never give it back. give sth out rozdawac They were both busy giving out pieces of their wedding cake to the guests. go about sth (proceed) postepowac Are you sure this is the best way of going about this situation? go ahead rozpoczynac, zaczynac We are ready but we cannot go ahead without permission from the government. go on (continue) kontynuowac, ciagnac It’s time for lunch. We will go on after the break. go on (happen) dziac sie No one wanted to tell me what was going on. keep on robic cos nieprzerwanie, nie przestawac If he keeps on staring at me like that I’ll give him a black eye! kick off rozpoczynac, zaczynac (mecz) What time do they kick off? live up to sth sprostac czemus, dorastac do czegos, spelniac oczekiwania The concert didn’t quite live up to our expectations. look for sth / sb szukac czegos / kogos I’ve been looking for a wedding present all day, but I haven’t found anything suitable. look out uwazac Look out, the ceiling is very low here. make for (make possible) przyczyniac sie, czynic mozliwym Their attitude will not make for an agreement between the parties. make over odnowic, zmienic, zrobic cos od nowa Mary’s new haircut completely made her over. mix sth up mieszac Don’t mix up the dirty socks with the clean ones. move on zerwac z czyms, zeby zaczac cos nowego I don’t learn much in this job anymore, I think it’s time I moved on. put sb through sth poddac (kogos czemus), narazic (kogos na cos) Have you got any idea what you put me through? put sth out zgasic, ugasic cos Put the lights out, I’m tired and want to go sleep. read sth out odczytywac, czytac na glos Silence fell on the room after mother had read out the letter. see to sth zajmowac sie czyms, dbac o cos I’ll do the cooking, you just see to the salad. set on naslac, poszczuc Next time he dares to come here, I’ll set the dogs on him. set out to do sth zabrac sie za cos The government is setting out to reform the social security system. set sth off wywolywac, powodowac, uruchamiac His car alarm is very easy to set off so it rings for hours almost every night. stick with sth / sb trzymac sie czegos, kogos I know it’s not an easy way of life but I’m determined to stick with it. subject sb to sth poddawac kogos czemus, narazac kogos na cos She was subjected to a long exhausting treatment. take sb off nasladowac Eddie is very good at taking off famous people. take the opportunity to do sth skorzystac z okazji, aby cos zrobic I want to take the opportunity to thank Ms Norris for all of her hard work over the years. turn into zamieniac (sie) w, przeksztalcac, stawac sie The heavy rains turned the area into a swamp. watch out uwazac Watch out, will you? You almost knocked that vase off the table. write off kasowac (pojazd) Don’t lend her your new car, she’s already written off two. Outro Edgard 2012
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