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take someone/something for granted
He spends all his time at work and takes his family for granted.
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brać coś/kogoś za pewnik
take something as read
I just took it as read that anyone who applied for the course would have the necessary qualifications.
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przyjąć coś za pewnik (że napewno jest prawdą)
to cut straight to the chase
I didn’t have long to talk so I cut straight to the chase and asked how much it would cost.
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przejść do sedna sprawy
to foil an attempt
Several attempts to climb the mountain were foiled by the weather.
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udaremnić próbę
to produce from scratch
The chef produces all of his dishes from scratch. You won’t find anything ready-made in his kitchen!
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stworzyć od podstaw
to take (something/someone) seriously
These kinds of threats have to be taken seriously.
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traktować (coś/kogoś) poważnie
two heads are better than one
We need to work together to figure this out. Two heads are better than one.
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co dwie głowy, to nie jedna
come about
How did this extraordinary situation come about?
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wydarzyć się, mieć miejsce
come round to
I’m sure he’ll come round to our way of thinking.
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przekonać się do (czegoś)
do away with
We should do away with those old customs.
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zlikwidować, pozbyć się
get (somebody) out of
The Embassy helped tourists get out of the country safely.
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wyciągnąć (kogoś) z (czegoś)
go into
Years of research have gone into this book.
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sprowadzać się do
mess about with
Years of research have gone into this book.
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babrać się z czymś (problematycznym)
refer to
We agreed never to refer to the matter again.
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odnosić się do, wspominać o
run (something) past
I just wanted to run it past you and see what you thought.
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skonsultować (coś) z (kimś)

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