Idiomy angielskie

all greek to me   Click to listen highlighted text! all greek to me

1. czarna magia, coś niezrowumiałego

przykładowe zdania:

1. I tried to explain the rules of this game, but it is all greek to her.   Click to listen highlighted text! I tried to explain the rules of this game, but it is all greek to her. - Próbowałem wyjaśnić jej zasady gry, ale okazało się to dla niej czarną magią.

2. He was talking about some new experiments, but is was all greek to me.   Click to listen highlighted text! He was talking about some new experiments, but is was all greek to me. - Opowiadał o jakichś nowych eksperymentach, ale nic z tego nie rozumiałem. 

around the clock   Click to listen highlighted text! around the clock

1. 24 godziny na dobę, non stop, na okrągło

przykładowe zdania:

1. You can shop here whenever you wish. It's open around the clock.   Click to listen highlighted text! You can shop here whenever you wish. It's open around the clock. - Możesz robić tu zakupy kiedy tylko chcesz. Jest otwarte 24 godziny na dobę.

2. We must work around the clock to be ready next week.   Click to listen highlighted text! We must work around the clock to be ready next week. - Musimy pracować na okrągło, żeby być gotowym w przyszłym tygodniu.

as blind as a bat   Click to listen highlighted text! as blind as a bat

1. ślepy jak kret

przykładowe zdania:

1.   You are as blind as a bat when it come's to your children's bad behaviour.    Click to listen highlighted text! You are as blind as a bat when it come's to your children's bad behaviour.  - Jesteś ślepa jak kret w sprawie złego zachowania twoich dzieci.

2. I am as blind as a bat without my glasses.   Click to listen highlighted text! I am as blind as a bat without my glasses. - Jestem ślepy jak kret bez moich okularów.

as cool as a cucumber   Click to listen highlighted text! as cool as a cucumber

1. być opanowanym, zachowywać stoicki spokój

przykładowe zdania:

1. He was really well prepared for that exam, so he was as cool as a cucumber.   Click to listen highlighted text! He was really well prepared for that exam, so he was as cool as a cucumber. - Był świetnie przygotowany do tego egzaminu, więc był spokojny i opanowany. 

as deaf as a post   Click to listen highlighted text! as deaf as a post

1. głuchy jak pień

przykładowe zdania:

1. You will be as deaf as a post if you don't stop listening to this loud music.   Click to listen highlighted text! You will be as deaf as a post if you don't stop listening to this loud music. - Będziesz głuchy jak pień jeśli nie przestaniesz słuchać tej głośnej muzyki.

as dry as a bone   Click to listen highlighted text! as dry as a bone

1. suchy jak pieprz

przykładowe zdania:

1. My husband has forgotten to water the plants and the soil is as dry as a bone.   Click to listen highlighted text! My husband has forgotten to water the plants and the soil is as dry as a bone. - Mój mż zapomniał podlać rośliny i ziemia jest sucha jak pieprz.

as dull as ditchwater   Click to listen highlighted text! as dull as ditchwater

1. nudny jak flaki z olejem

przykładowe zdania:

1. I don't want to meet him again. He is as dull as ditchwater.   Click to listen highlighted text! I don't want to meet him again. He is as dull as ditchwater. - Nie chcę więcej się z nim spotykać. Jest nudny jak flaki z olejem.

as fast as lightning   Click to listen highlighted text! as fast as lightning

1. szybki jak błyskawica 

przykładowe zdania:

1. He runs as fast as lightning.   Click to listen highlighted text! He runs as fast as lightning. - On biega szybko jak błyskawica. 

as fit as a fiddle   Click to listen highlighted text! as fit as a fiddle

1. zdrów jak ryba

przykładowe zdania:

1. After this vegetable diet I feel as fit as a fiddle.   Click to listen highlighted text! After this vegetable diet I feel as fit as a fiddle. - Po diecie warzywnej czuję się zdów jak ryba.

as flat as a pancake   Click to listen highlighted text! as flat as a pancake

1. płaski jak deska

przykładowe zdania:

1. The land in my garden is as flat as a pancake.   Click to listen highlighted text! The land in my garden is as flat as a pancake. - Ziemia w moim ogrodzie jest płaska jak deska.

  as fresh as a daisy     Click to listen highlighted text!   as fresh as a daisy  

1. rześki, pełen werwy

przykładowe zdania:

1. I left the party early yesterday and that is why I feel as fresh as a daisy today.   Click to listen highlighted text! I left the party early yesterday and that is why I feel as fresh as a daisy today. - Wczoraj wyszedłem z zabawy wcześniej i dlatego dziś czuję się taki rześki.

as hard as nails   Click to listen highlighted text! as hard as nails

1. twardy jak skała, nie okazujący emocji

przykładowe zdania:

1. It is really hard to negotiate with him because he is as hard as nails.   Click to listen highlighted text! It is really hard to negotiate with him because he is as hard as nails. - Bardzo cieżko z nim negocjować, ponieważ nie okazuje żadnych emocji.

as light as a feather   Click to listen highlighted text! as light as a feather

1. lekki jak piórko

przykładowe zdania:

1. After two weeks of exercises I feel as light as a feather.   Click to listen highlighted text! After two weeks of exercises I feel as light as a feather. - Po dwóch tygodniach ćwiczeń czuję się lekki jak piórko.

as mad as hops   Click to listen highlighted text! as mad as hops

1. wściekły jak osa

przykładowe zdania:

1. My mother was as mad as hops when she saw that I had broken her favourite vase.   Click to listen highlighted text! My mother was as mad as hops when she saw that I had broken her favourite vase. - Moja mama była wściekła jak osa, gdy zobaczyła, że zbiłem jej ulubiony wazon. 

as often as not   Click to listen highlighted text! as often as not

1. zazwyczaj

przykładowe zdania:

1. As often as not, his plans come true.   Click to listen highlighted text! As often as not, his plans come true. - Zazwyczaj jego plany się spełniają. 

as poor as a church mouse   Click to listen highlighted text! as poor as a church mouse

1. biedny jak mysz kościelna

przykładowe zdania:

1. He told me that he is very rich but his friend told me that he is as poor as a church mouse.   Click to listen highlighted text! He told me that he is very rich but his friend told me that he is as poor as a church mouse. - Opowiadał mi, że jest bardzo bobgaty, ale jego kolega powiedziałe mi, że tak naprawdę jest biedny jak mysz kościelna.

as quiet as a mouse   Click to listen highlighted text! as quiet as a mouse

1. siedzieć cicho jak mysz pod miotłą

przykładowe zdania:

1. I didn’t even notice that she was there. She was as quiet as a mouse.   Click to listen highlighted text! I didn’t even notice that she was there. She was as quiet as a mouse. - Nawet nie zauważyłem, że tam była. Siedziała cicho jak mysz pod miotłą. 

as right as rain   Click to listen highlighted text! as right as rain

1. jak nowy, zdrów jak ryba

przykładowe zdania:

1. After one week in the hospital I am as right as rain.   Click to listen highlighted text! After one week in the hospital I am as right as rain. - Po tygodniu w szpitalu jestem jak nowy.

as sick as a dog   Click to listen highlighted text! as sick as a dog

1. bardzo chory

przykładowe zdania:

1. I had to go back home earlier, because I was as sick as a dog.   Click to listen highlighted text! I had to go back home earlier, because I was as sick as a dog. - Musiłam wrócić do domu wcześniej ponieważ byłem bardzo chory.

as sober as a judge   Click to listen highlighted text! as sober as a judge

1. zupełnie trzeźwy

przykładowe zdania:

1.  I was as sober as a judge the whole evening.   Click to listen highlighted text! I was as sober as a judge the whole evening. - Przez cały wieczór byłem supełnie trzeźwy.