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having a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behave
wpływowy
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influential
He had influential friends.
event, change, or decision that is very important because it will have a great influence on the future
doniosły, ważny, wielkiej wagi
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momentous
His colleagues all recognized that this was a momentous occasion.
very great, serious, or important
ogromny, porażający
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seismic
seismic changes in international relations
more important than anything else
nadrzędny, najważniejszy, główny
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overriding/ paramount
Their overriding concern is with efficient crime control.
very important and needing to be dealt with immediately
pilny, naglący
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urgent, pressing
He was in urgent need of medical attention.
when you think about something a lot because it is very important to you
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be uppermost in your mind
A feeling of pity for David was uppermost in her mind
the thing you need to deal with most urgently
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at the top of your agenda
She put the fight against terrorism at the top of her agenda.
to make something seem much more serious or important than it is
rozdmuchać coś
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blow something out of (all) proportion
The issue was blown far out of proportion.
to treat a problem as if it was very serious when in fact it is not
robić z igły widły
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make a mountain out of a molehill
She was only five minutes late! You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
to make something seem more important than it really is so that everyone notices it
robić z czegoś wielkie halo
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make a song and dance about sth
I only asked her to move her car but she made such a song and dance about it.
used to tell someone that it is very important that they do a particular thing, or do not do it
nieważne, co robisz (zrób coś)
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whatever you do
Don’t miss the train, whatever you do.
when something must be done or avoided whatever happens, even if it is very difficult or causes a lot of problems
za wszelką cenę
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at all cost
This was a situation we had to avoid at all costs.

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