Proverbs and idioms
Przysłowia i idiomy
IDIOM
• Idiom – wyrażenie właściwe tylko danemu językowi, nie dające się dosłownie przetłumaczyć na inny język.
An early bird
I’ll be in touch
English idioms
smell a rat
• Można powiedzieć tak:
• The minute I came in, I knew that something was wrong. Sure enough, I had been robbed!
• A można powiedzieć tak:
• The minute I came in, I smelled a rat! Sure enough, I had been robbed!
bed of roses
• Można powiedzieć tak:
• You shouldn’t expect too much. Life is tough.
• A można powiedzieć tak:
• You shouldn’t expect too much.Life is no bed of roses.
be under somebody’s thumb
• Można powiedzieć tak:
• John is completely under his wife’s control. He does whatever she tells him to do.
• A można powiedzieć tak:
• John is completely under his wife’s thumb. He does whatever she tells him to do.
buy a pig in a poke
• Można powiedzieć tak:
• I bought this used car without checking it first and now I have to spend a lot of money to repair it. A można powiedzieć tak:
I bought a pig in a poke. Now I have to spend a lot of money to repair it.
on cloud nine
• Można powiedzieć tak:
• When I heard that I got that job I wanted so much, I was very happy.
A można powiedzieć tak:
•When I heard that I got that job I wanted so much, I was on cloud nine.
Proverbs
Six cooks spoilt the broth
Too many cooks spoilt the broth
A bird in a hand worth two in the bush
The early bird catches the worm
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