Idioms

Lista idiomów oraz quiz

Idioms

The world is your ...oyster - świat leży u twoich stóp

She went bananas- oszalała

A friend in need is a friend indeed- prawdziwych przyjaciół poznaje się w biedzie

Curiosity killed the cat- ciekawość to pierwszy stopień do piekła

Speak of the devil- o wilku mowa

Let the sleeping dogs lie- nie wywołuj wilka z lasu

It is on the tip of my tongue- mam to na końcu jezyka

Pass with flying colours- zdać spiewajaco

He was safe and sound- był cały i zdrowy

It was a close shave – mało brakowało

The prisoner is at large- na wolnosci

It was a narrow escape- mało brakowało

If you have a lot of things to do and a lot of responsibiliiies, you have a lot on your .plate      - mieć duzo na glowie

Don’t pull my leg- nie nabijaj sie ze mnie

throw in the towel- rezygnować

She is dressed to kill- wygląda zabójczo

make a mountain out of ...a molehill- przesadzać

I  wouldn't do it for all the tea. in China. – nie zrobię tego za skarby świata

as plain as . day – jasne jak słońce        

            It fits like a...glove- pasuje jak ulał

it spreads by word of mouth         - przekazywać z ust do ust

a smart .. .cookie      - bystrzacha

He was caught red-handed- przyłapany na gorącym uczynku

We escaped just in the nick of time .- w ostatniej chwili

It was raining cats and dogs- lalo jak z cebra

If somebody finds it hard to make ends meet, they have problems living on the money they earn.-wiązać koniec z końcem

Make headway- robić postep

Something that's the real McCoy is the genuine article, not a fake.-prawdziwy, nie falszywy

If something is a distraction from the real issues, it is a red herring.- bzdury

If someone looks off colour/color, they look ill.-żle wyglądać, być chorym

Under the weather- zle sie czuc

Off-hand means without preparation.-bez przygotowania

It is Greek to me- nic nie rozumiem

An old chestnut is something that has been repeated so many times that it has lost its impact.-stary, przestarzały

If something is getting on your last nerve, you are completely fed up, ready to lose your temper.-denerwować, irytować

If you get the picture, you understand a situation fully.-rozumieć

Get your skates on – pospeisz sie

I am pressed for time- spiesze sie

Fresh as a daisy- wypoczęty

If you are overcharged or underpaid, it is a daylight robbery; open, unfair and hard to prevent. - kradzież w biały dzień

Rip-off - zdzierstwo

In a dog eat dog world, there is intense competition and rivalry, where everybody thinks only of himself or herself.-zwycięża lepszy

Dog tired – bardzo zmęczony

Don't count your chickens until they've hatched' – nie mów hop póki nie skoczysz

Let’s call it a day- na dzisiaj koniec

Keep your fingers crossed- trzymać kciuki

If someone becomes a laughing stock they do something so stupid or wrong that no one can take them seriously and people scorn and laugh at them.- ktoś jest pośmiewiskiem

if someone is very annoying and always disturbing you, they are a pain in the neck.- pain in the neck – ktoś jest wkurzający

A wet blanket is someone who tries to spoil other people's fun.-ktoś kto psuje całą zabawę

If you tell a white lie, you lie in order not to hurt someone's feelings.-drobne klamstwa

Quiz -  Check if you are a smart cookie

1.  If you have the freedom to do what you want and go where you want, the world is your ...

a oyster           b ocean           c business

2 If you have a very angry expression on your face, you have a face like ...

a a storm         b fire              c thunder

3. If you have a lot of things to do and a lot of responsibilities, you have a lot on your ...

a dish              b plate                         c table

4. Your Mum's going to have ... when she sees what you've done to your hair!

a bananas        b monkeys      c kittens

5. .  If you stop doing something because you know that you cannot succeed, you throw in the ... a towel        b ghost   c hand

6. He passed ……………..He is a brilliant student

a)      With Flying colours               b. with singing voice

7. If you make a small problem seem much more serious than it really is, you make a mountain out of ...

a an anthill      b a molehill    c a hill

8. . If you understand what somebody means, even if they do not say it directly, you get the ... a picture          b painting           c scene

9. If you wouldn't like to do something at all, you wouldn't do it for all the ... in China.

a rice               b tea                c people

10. If a piece of clothing fits you perfectly, it fits like a...

a skin              b dream           c glove

11. If someone is captured at the spot of the crime immediately after having commiting it. He is caught............................

a) hot-done                             b) red-handed                        c leg-running

12. We had bad luck but eventually we arrived

a) safe and sound                   b) safe and whole                   c) entire and healthy

13.       My grandfather's nearly seventy, but he is still .live and ……………

            a fighting        b boxing          c          kicking

14.If you cannot quite remember a name, word, etc., but feel that you will soon, it is on the ...

            of your tongue.

a end               b tip                c edge

15.       If you are not as well or cheerful as usual, you are under the ...

a rain               b clouds          c weather

16.

 We escaped just in the nick of time .When I am thinking about it now, I can admit it was a ........................

a fast escape                           b close escape                                    c narrow escape

17. I am so proud of my child .He is ..................................

a) an apple of my eye                   b) an eye on my forehead                  c) a fist in my hand

18. The prisoner is at…………………The police are looking for him.

a)  large-                    b) wild                                               c) free

19. Don’t pull my ……………..It is not so funny. You are always laughing at me.

a) nerve                                b)leg                                      c) humour

20. It is on the ……………. of my tongue. I know it.

a) tip                                      b) top                                     C) hit

21. I have an exam . Keep your fingers ………………

a) tight                                   b)crossed                              c) twisted

22.I never lie. Sometimes I tell ………………lies

a) pink                                   b) blue                                   c) white

23. Don’t be so curious. You know that curiosity killed the …………….

a) cat                                                 b) Devil                                 c) wolf