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próbować dokonać rzeczy niemożliwej start learning		square the circle To get both sides to agree to anything at all meant we had to square the circle.
ask to prove what someone is claiming start learning		call one's bluff John called Mary's bluff when she claimed she could prove the theorem in under an hour
dzielić włos na czworo (kłócić się o drobnostkę) start learning		split hairs They don't have any serious differences. They are just splitting hairs. Don't waste time splitting hairs. Accept it the way it is.
zaproponować nowe pomysły start learning		break new ground Dr. Anderson was breaking new ground in cancer research. They were breaking new ground in consumer electronics.
To do as another has done; follow an example start learning		follow suit If other companies lower their prices, we shall have to follow suit.
żywić do kogoś urazę start learning		bear a grudge against sb She bears a grudge against the judge who sentenced her. I have a grudge against my landlord for not fixing the leaky faucet.
łamać sobie głowę; myśleć bardzo intensywnie; główkować (wytężać umysł) start learning		rack one's brain I racked my brains all afternoon, but couldn't remember where I put the book.
chwytać się brzytwy start learning		be clutching at straws He's hoping that this new treatment will help him but I think he's clutching at straws.
zażegnać burzę, złagodzić konflikt próbować łagodzić trudną sytuację start learning		pour oil on troubled waters She was furious with Dave for forgetting her birthday so I tried to pour oil on troubled waters by offering to take them both out for a meal.
pocić się krwią (pracować bardzo ciężko, aby coś osiągnąć) start learning		sweat blood He says that writing does not come naturally to him and he sweats blood over every sentence. I sweat blood every week just to earn enough money to feed my family.

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