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dojść do słowa (np. w dyskusji) start learning		get a word in edgeways/edgewise It was such an exciting conversation that I could hardly get a word in edgewise. Mary talks so fast that nobody can get a word in edgeways.
to make an effort to improve your work or behavior because it is not good enough/wziąć się w garść start learning		pull one's socks up He's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team.
mieć wpływy start learning		carry weight with sb/sth Your argument does not carry a lot of weight with me. The senator's testimony carried a lot of weight with the council.
wyrzucić coś z siebie, wyżalić się. start learning		get sth off one's chest You will feel better if you get it off your chest. I have to get this off my chest. I'm tired of your rudeness to me!
to have a strong opinion about something, which you are often trying to persuade other people is correct start learning		have an axe to grind As a novelist, he has no political axe to grind.
szukać dziury w całym, krytykować coś start learning		pick holes in sth The lawyer did her best to pick holes in the witness's statement.
trzymać coś na dystans start learning		hold sth at bay I have to keep the bill collectors at bay until I get my paycheck. The mosquitoes will not remain at bay for very long.
przypominać coś start learning		ring the bell
popełnić gafę, strzelić głupstwo (powiedzieć publicznie coś zawstydzającego) start learning		drop a brick They really dropped a brick when they told her the cause of her illness.
poruszać niebo i ziemią (próbować na każdy możliwy sposób) start learning		leave no stone unturned Don't worry. We'll find your stolen car. We'll leave no stone unturned. In searching for a nice place to live, we left no stone unturned.

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