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BBC - THE ENGLISH WE SPEAK (PLIMAT) - 2023

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  • to start to organize yourself so that you do things in an effective way If you want to graduate with a good degree, you'll have to _____ ______ _____ ______ (ogarnąć się)
    GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER
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  • remaining in one's workplace while not actively going above and beyond It looks like she’s _______ _______ as she never seems to be here after five o’clock! (robić minimum)
    QUIET QUITTING
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  • Stop working on something It’s almost six o’clock, so let’s ____ ____ ____ ____ and carry on with the building work tomorrow. (zakończyć)
    CALL IT A DAY
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  • to stop what you have been doing in the evening or night, often in order to go to bed We left the party and I wanted to ____ _____ __ ______, but Martha invited people back for coffee. (kończyć coś wieczorem)
    CALL IT A NIGHT
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  • take the attention away from someone, usually to your own advantage Kate ____ ____ ____ by announcing her wedding before I got to tell everyone about mine! (skraść show)
    STOLE  MY THUNDER
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  • Something that is immediately successful A _______ _______ on a diet and losing a few kilos early on can really boost someone's confidence. (świetny początek)
    FLYING START
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  • say or do sth that makes sb remember sth Let me ____ ____ ____ about what a special day it is today – it's our wedding anniversary! (pobudzić czyjąś pamięć)
    JOG YOUR MEMORY
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  • to know what's going on You ____ ____ ____ – you can’t leave work until you've finished all your tasks. (kumać o co chodzi, wiedzieć jak jest)
    KNOW THE SCORE
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  • think about something seriously, often so that you become upset by it. He was only joking about your shoes – don’t ____ ____ _____ _____! (brać coś sobie za bardzo do serca)
    TAKE IT TO HEART
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  • To delay doing something or prevent it from progressing He decided to _____ ______the decision on the plans, so we can’t move forward. (zwlekać)
    SLOW WALK
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  • thanks a lot (ironically) You've used all the milk in the fridge. ____ ____ ____ ! (Nie, no wielkie dzięki!)
    THANKS A BUNCH
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  • talk continuously about things that are not important or not interesting Freya likes to ________ ___ about how amazing her boyfriend is! (trajkotać, paplać)
    RABBIT ON
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  • to be caught in the act of doing something wrong We ____ Svetlana ____ -____ eating chocolate as she said she was giving it up. (złapana na gorącym uczynku)
    CAUGHT RED-HANDED
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  • no excuses, no compromises, no negotiations____ _____ or _____ - you have to be in bed by ten o’clock. (żadnych wymówek, kompromisów ani negocjacji)
    NO IFS OR BUTS
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  • something unfortunate that often happens to someone I applied for the promotion at work but didn't get it – again. It’s ____ _____ _____ _____ ____. (zawsze to samo)
    THE STORY OF MY LIFE
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  • the freedom or opportunity to do something, or to change your mind and do something differently if that is what is needed / I'm afraid I don't have much _____ _________ in my schedule to meet you today.(pole manewru)
    WIGGLE ROOM
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