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carry weight with sb/sth to be considered important and effective in influencing someone His opinions carry a lot of weight with the scientific community. start learning		liczyć się z
give way to somebody/sth to allow someone to get what they want, or to allow something to happen after trying to prevent it The boss finally gave way when they threatened to stop work. start learning		ustąpić komuś / czemuś, ulegać
behind the scenes start learning		za kulisami
put sb on a pedestal start learning		postawić kogoś na piedestale
have (sth) going for sb To have something that is favorable, beneficial, or advantageous to one Celebrities don't have much going for their fans. start learning		mieć coś korzystnego, wartościowego
role model start learning		wzór do naśladowania
put a strings to get sth Her mother put a lot of strings to get her the job. start learning		używać wpływów do
emulate sb at sth They emulate the best. start learning		naśladować kogoś
sway to persuade someone to change their opinion or decision I think I was swayed by what James said. start learning		przekonywać
follow in sb's footsteps to do the same job or the same things in your life as someone else, especially a member of your family He followed in his father's footsteps and became an actor. start learning		podążać śladami kogoś
overcome setbacks start learning		przezwyciężyć niepowodzenia
back out (of sth) to decide not to do something that you had said you would do The buyer backed out of the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract. start learning		zrezygnować, wycofać się
make an appearance Madonna made a guest appearance at the concert start learning		wystąpić
come up with sth to think of a plan We need to come up with a better way of making money. start learning		wymyślić coś
face up to sth start learning		pogodzić się z czymś to accept that a difficult situation exists
make up for sth start learning		wynagrodzić coś
live up to sth (expectations) to be as good as someone hopes Did the trip live up to your expectations start learning		sprostać czemuś (oczekiwania)
come up to sth I feel I will never come up to your expectations start learning		spełniać
come up against sb/sth She came up against a lot of sexism in her first engineering job start learning		zmierzyć się z
look up to sb admire he looks up to that singer. start learning		podziwiać kogoś
get out of sth start learning		wymigiwaćsię od czegoś
feel up to something to have the energy to do something I don’t feel up to going out tonight start learning		czuć się na siłach
give way to something to be replaced by something My excitement gave way to fear when I drove a car for the first time. start learning		ustąpić czemuś
hold back on to wait for a period of time before doing something hold back on making decision start learning		wstrzymać się
catch up on something to do something that you have not been able to do recently I have to catch up on my reading. start learning		nadrabiać zaległości w czymś/doinformować się w jakimś temacie
hold off on to not do something immediately They've decided to hold off on buying a car start learning		wstrzymaj się
fall back on sth to use something for help because no other choice is available The organization has no income and no reserves to fall back on. start learning		opierać się, uciekać się do

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