Question

Prosze mi napisać WSZYSTKIE idiomy przydatne do egzaminu FCE/CAE. Przyjmuję odpowiedzi z min. 50 idiomami. Proszę je ponumerować.

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keep sth under one's hattrzymać coś w tajemnicyThey tried to keep it under their hat but it soon became obvious that she is pregnant.the other side of the coindruga strona medaluFame has the other side of the coin as well.make up one's mindpostanowić, zdecydować sięHe finally made up his mind!change a fly into an elephantrobić z igły widłyGee! She doesn't have an evening dress?! It's just friends' party - why does she have to change a fly into an elephant!easier said than donełatwiej powiedzieć, niż zrobićI know it's easier said than done but in my opinion you should challenge it.on thin icena niepewnym gruncieHis rude answer put him on thin ice in the company.hit the nail on the headtrafić w sednoRight! Nothing to add! You've just hit the nail on the head!it goes without sayingto oczywiste, nie ma dwóch zdańOh, Amy you should marry him! It goes without saying.leave no stone unturnedporuszyć niebo i ziemię, zastosować wszystkie środkiI may need to leave no stone unturned but I will find this book!put in jeopardynarazić na niebiezpieczeństwoAs the Ambassador didn't want to put the staff in jeopardy, they were all dismissed and sent home.cry for the moonchcieć gwiazdki z niebaOh, come on! Be realistic! It's like crying for the moon! We cannot afford it.promise wondersobiecywać złote góryShe was very disappointed with the job. They promised wonders when they hired her but nothing came true...self-made manczłowiek, który sam się dorobił, zrobił karieręThe idea of self-made man is one of the most important concepts in America.read sb's handwróżyć z rękiShe wanted the Gypsy woman to read her hand and find out about her future.shed bloodprzelewać krewMuch blood was shed durning the war.ups and downsradości i smutki, zmienne koleje losuTheir relationship was full of ups and downs.take sth for grantedprzyjmować coś za rzecz oczywistą, naturalnąNever take love for granted. It has to be cherished to last.put sb/be at a disadvantagestawiać kogoś/być w niekorzystnej sytuacjiThe fact that the company's office was moved to the different part of the town has put me at a disadvantage. Now I have to commute almost one hour to get there.on the marketw sprzedaży, na rynkuAt the moment this is the best camera on the market.little by littlestopniowoAfter the accident her strength returned little by little.at sb's expense1. na czyjś rachunek; 2. czyimś kosztemThe trip is at company's expense. We are always making jokes at Mark's expense.if you likejeśli masz na to ochotę- Shall we stop for a rest? - Yes, if you like.at all costsza wszelką cenęWe must win at all costs.at the top of your voicena całe gardłoThey are always discussing things at the top of their voices. It's so annoying.burst out laughingwybuchać śmiechemThe movie was so funny that finally even Susan burst out laughing.catch sb red-handedzłapać kogoś na gorącym uczynkuThe trial won't take long as the defendant was caught red-handed.high and lowwszędzieWe've searched high and low for this book.without failniezawodnieThe postman always comes at 10 o'clock without fail.the naked eyegołym okiemBacteria are too small to be seen with the naked eye.with a vengeancez podwójną siłąAfter a week of good weather winter has returned with a vengeance today.