| SŁOWO |
TŁUMACZENIE |
PRZYKŁADY |
a bed of roses
|
życie usłane różami |
Life is not a bed of roses |
| a dead duck |
coś co ma małe szanse realizacji, powodzenia |
That company was a dead duck from very beginning |
| a dead loss |
coś zupełnie bezużytecznego, coś nie przynoszącego żadnych korzyści |
My purse is a dead loss |
| a flash in the pan |
słomiany zapał |
It was only a flash in the pan |
| a rainy day |
czarna godzina |
Save for a rainy day |
| after one's own heart |
w czyimś guście |
This is a man after my own heart |
| against time |
z pośpiechem |
I was running against time |
| aid and abet |
podpuszczać kogoś do czegoś |
She planning to aid and abet him in this |
| alive and kicking |
pełen energii, życia |
He is alive and kicking |
| all and sundry |
wszyscy co do jednego, dla wszystkich bez wyjątku |
E-learning is for all and sundry |
| all over |
po całej (powierzchni), wszędzie |
He has travelled all over Europe |
| all the better |
tym lepiej |
All the better to see you with, my dear |
| artful dodger |
spryciarz |
He is an artful dodger |
| as a rule |
z reguły, zwykle |
As a rule we provide to you your initial password |
| as cheap as dirt |
tani jak barszcz |
Wood is as cheap as dirt there |
| as cross as two sticks |
zły jak osa, rozgniewany |
I was as cross as two sticks |
| at a blow |
jednym ciosem, za jednym zamachem |
My first publications, almost at a blow, were poems in literary magazines and stories in New Worlds and Orbit |
| at all events |
w każdym wypadku |
At all events, we are prepared for it |
| at any rate |
w każdym razie |
At any rate, I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice |
| at first sight |
1) na pierwszy rzut oka;
2) od pierwszego wejrzenia |
1) At first sight the problem is primitive
2) Do you believe in love at first sight? |
| at leisure |
w wolnym czasie |
As a housewife, she likes her way of life now, shopping, taking care of children, and learning Chinese painting at her leisure |
| at one's peril |
na własne ryzyko |
Use it at your peril |
| at the drop of a hat |
szybko bez wahania |
Little of the country is actually under control, and it goes further out of control at the drop of a hat |
| at this rate |
w takim tempie |
At this rate, living standards will double every 31 years |