Potoczny brytyjski (2011-11)

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to miss the boat(bus) start learning		to waste an opportunity
to thumb through (the pages of a book) start learning		to turn the pages of a book/magazine, not reading properly, but out of interest
to be tight-fisted start learning		to be stingy/mean
as old as the hills start learning		very, very old
a crumb of comfort start learning		a small consolation
to get hammered start learning		to get very drunk
to belt someone start learning		to punch/hit somebody hard
to bore the pants off somebody start learning		to bore somebody very much
the lights were on but nobody was at home start learning		to be mentally flawed/inadequate
to be on a treadmill start learning		to be employed on punishing, endless work
daft as a brush start learning		to be very stupid (głupi jak osioł)
to call it a day start learning		to stop working, often said by workers when they judge they have worked enough for one day; it would be best to abandon some plan or deal/agreement
to get wind of start learning		to receive early warning of looming dangers, often from a confidential source
a wallflower start learning		a girl who has not been invited to dance, and sits/stands with her back to the wall at a dance hall/night club/party without a partner
to stem the flood/tide start learning		to stop the flow of sth
a cushy life start learning		a comfortable and easy life
the gift of the gab start learning		the ability to speak eloquently and fluently
my foot! start learning		an utterance expressing incredulity or suspicion
24-7 / 24/7 start learning		a shop, bar or restaurant open round the clock for 24hrs, 7 days a week

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