Dorota Koziarska, Alisa Mitchel Masiejczyk

Repetytorium

ANGIELSKI. Phrasal Verbs

Konsultacja metodyczna:
dr Grzegorz Âpiewak
S∏ownik alfabetyczny phrasal verbs: Dorota Koziarska

åwiczenia tematyczne: Alisa Mitchel Masiejczyk

Projekt ok∏adki serii: Marcin Rojek, 2-arts.com

Projekt makiety i opracowanie graficzne: Studio 27, studio27@qdnet.pl

Zdj´cie na ok∏adce: Mariusz Jachimczuk

Redakcja s∏ownika: Marta Kosiƒska

ISBN-10: 83-60287-06-6
ISBN-13: 978-83-60287-06-4

© Copyright by Wydawnictwo Lingo sp. j., Warszawa 2006

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Druk i oprawa: Opolgraf
Spis treÊci

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S∏ownik alfabetyczny phrasal verbs 7

z t∏umaczeniami, objaÊnieniami
i przyk∏adami u˝ycia

åwiczenia 69
1. Education and Learning 71

2. Relationships and Family 75

3. Food and Dining 79

4. Life at Work 81

5. Economy and Business 85

6. Politics and Government 89

7. Crime and Punishment 92

8. Communication 95

9. Health and Beauty 98

10. Shopping 102

11. Transport and Movement 106

12. Feelings and Preferences 109

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Phrasal Verbs – nie tylko dla or∏ów

Anglicy to naród ekscentryków. Tak przynajmniej podpowiada nam stereotyp kulturowy, pod-
suwajàc dziesiàtki anegdot na temat rzekomo niezrozumia∏ych dla nikogo poza Wyspiarzami
angielskich dowcipów, budzàcych zdziwienie, jeÊli nie przestrach specja∏ów kuchni brytyjskiej,
niedogrzanych mieszkaƒ, osobnych kranów z ciep∏à i zimnà wodà, odleg∏oÊci mierzonych
uporczywie w calach, jardach i milach, o ruchu lewostronnym nie wspominajàc. Jakby tego
by∏o nie doÊç, Anglicy „wynaleêli” i na ca∏y Êwiat „wyeksportowali” jeden z najbardziej zaska-
kujàcych systemów j´zykowych, na pierwszy rzut oka ca∏kiem przyjazny, lecz kryjàcy w sobie
istnà studni´ zaskakujàcych zjawisk, od wymowy poczàwszy, a na strukturach gramatycznych
skoƒczywszy. Do tych ostatnich nale˝à mi´dzy innymi obros∏e legendà przedimki, system
czasów gramatycznych, mowa zale˝na, i wreszcie bohater tej ksià˝ki: phrasal verbs.

Ju˝ sama nazwa „phrasal verbs” jest konfudujàca, tym bardziej ˝e jak dotàd nie znaleziono
dobrze brzmiàcego i ogólnie przyj´tego polskiego odpowiednika. Najbli˝sze wydaje si´ okre-
Êlenie „czasowniki z∏o˝one”, lecz nie w pe∏ni oddaje ono fakt, ˝e tak naprawd´ chodzi o grup´
zwyk∏ych, znajomych ka˝demu uczàcemu si´ czasowników, takich jak take, give, let, stand,
write, uzupe∏nionych o równie niewinnie wyglàdajàce ma∏e s∏ówka, takie jak up, off, in, out,
czy at. W czym wi´c problem?

Zanim to wyjaÊnimy, warto na chwilk´ zatrzymaç si´ nad naszym w∏asnym j´zykiem. Jak wie
ka˝dy, kto próbowa∏ uczyç obcokrajowca, polskie czasowniki kryjà niejednà niespodziank´.
Porównajmy na poczàtek chodziç, przechodziç, odchodziç i wychodziç. Jakà rol´ pe∏nià
te ma∏e czàstki (nazywane „przedrostkami”)? Otó˝ uzupe∏niajà one podstawowe znaczenie
czasownika chodziç, dodajàc informacj´ o kierunku ruchu. Ich znaczenie pozostaje jasne
i niezmienne, tak˝e w po∏àczeniu z innymi czasownikami, np. jechaç, przejechaç, wyjechaç,
odjechaç. Wróçmy jednak to czasownika chodziç i porównajmy jego znaczenie z podchodziç:
przyrostek pod- mo˝e dodawaç informacj´ o kierunku ruchu, ale – co ciekawe – mo˝e tak˝e
zmieniaç znaczenie ca∏ego czasownika: podchodziç kogoÊ to tyle, co oszukaç lub (raczej
niemile) zaskoczyç. Tej zmiany znaczenia nie da si´ ca∏kowicie przewidzieç na podstawie
znaczenia elementów sk∏adowych, czyli pod- oraz chodziç. Co gorsza, pod- w po∏àczeniu
z innym czasownikiem mo˝e powodowaç zupe∏nie inne przesuni´cia znaczeniowe. Porównajmy:
nosiç – podnosiç, woziç – podwoziç, puszczaç – podpuszczaç. Marna to wprawdzie pociecha
dla Polaka zmagajàcego si´ z angielskim s∏ownictwem, ale warto uÊwiadomiç sobie, ˝e dla
cudzoziemców polszczyzna te˝ potrafi byç ekscentryczna…

Nasza ma∏a wycieczka w krain´ polskiego s∏owotwórstwa pozwala uchwyciç istot´ zjawiska
angielskich „czasowników z∏o˝onych”. Podobnie jak polskie czasowniki z przedrostkami, stano-
wià one przebogaty (a zatem - z punktu widzenia uczàcego si´ - nies∏ychanie skomplikowany)
zbiór wielu tysi´cy kombinacji, których fundamentalnà cechà wspólnà jest nieprzewidywalnoÊç
znaczeniowa! Niektóre po∏àczenia sà podobne w skutkach do chodziç – przechodziç
– wychodziç: nie powodujà istotnego przesuni´cia znaczenia, a jedynie jego uzupe∏nienie,
na przyk∏ad sit – sit down (siedzieç – usiàÊç), stand – stand up (staç – wstaç), eat – eat
out (jeÊç – jeÊç na mieÊcie), look – look over (patrzeç – rzuciç na coÊ okiem), put – put on
(k∏aÊç – za∏o˝yç, na∏o˝yç), throw – throw away (rzucaç – wyrzucaç) itp. Z∏a wiadomoÊç jest
taka, ˝e ogromna wi´kszoÊç zachowuje si´ niestety ekscentrycznie, przypominajàc nieprzewi-

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dywalne znaczeniowo kombinacje z przedrostkiem pod-. Spójrzmy na kilka przyk∏adów:

go – go off (iÊç – wybuchnàç lub zepsuç si´, gdy mowa o ˝ywnoÊci), bring – bring up
(przynieÊç – wychowywaç), do – do without (robiç – obejÊç si´ bez czegoÊ), let – let down
(pozwoliç – sprawiç komuÊ zawód), look – look after (patrzeç – opiekowaç si´), make
– make out (robiç – zrozumieç), put – put out (po∏o˝yç – ugasiç), see – see to (widzieç
– zajàç si´ czymÊ), itd. Próby odnalezienia w tym jakiejÊ logiki przez uczàcego si´ j´zyka koƒczà si´
rzecz jasna niepowodzeniem, mamy bowiem tu do czynienia z czymÊ w rodzaju ma∏ych idiomów.
Jedyny praktyczny sposób na nie to nauka na pami´ç, wsparta o ile to mo˝liwe sensownymi
çwiczeniami utrwalajàcymi. W tym w∏aÊnie ma pomóc niniejsza ksià˝ka. Autorzy dokonali wyboru
kilkuset najpopularniejszych i najbardziej przydatnych phrasal verbs, wraz z t∏umaczeniem ich
znaczenia na j´zyk polski, informacjà o stopniu formalnoÊci, oraz przyk∏adowymi zdaniami
ilustrujàcymi omawiane znaczenie.

Korzystajàc z tego kompendium, warto zwróci szczególnà uwag´ na te spoÊród czasowników,

które wykazujà opisane wy˝ej nieprzewidywalne, „ekscentryczne” zachowanie. Jak ∏atwo
zauwa˝yç, w bardzo wielu wypadkach czasownik z∏o˝ony ma wi´cej ni˝ jedno znaczenie,
z regu∏y bardzo odleg∏e od znaczenia czasownika bazowego. Przyk∏adem mogà byç czasowniki
break into (zaczàç coÊ nagle robiç, ale tak˝e wybuchnàç np. ∏zami), call for (wymagaç
czegoÊ, ale tak˝e apelowaç o coÊ), give up (poddaç si´, ale tak˝e rzuciç np. palenie),
sort out (rozwiàzaç np. problem, zrobiç z czymÊ porzàdek, a tak˝e zorganizowaç coÊ), itd.

Bardzo cz´sto ten sam czasownik bazowy ∏àczy si´ z kilkoma s∏owami uzupe∏niajàcymi, tworzàc
zupe∏nie ró˝ne znaczenia, np. look over (rzuciç na coÊ okiem), look after (zaopiekowaç si´),
look for (szukaç), look back (spojrzeç wstecz). Do rekordzistów w tym wzgl´dzie nale˝à
– oprócz look – czasowniki be, take, make, get, give.

Najcz´Êciej czasownik z∏o˝ony sk∏ada si´ z jednego czasownika bazowego i jednego s∏owa
uzupe∏niajàcego. Zdarzajà si´ jednak (liczne!) wyjàtki, jak choçby: look down on, live up to,
grow apart from, go out with, czy go down with. Có˝, nawet ekscentryczni Anglicy mawiajà,
˝e nie ma królewskiej drogi do wiedzy – pozostaje rzetelna, systematyczna praca.

Bardzo istotny z punktu widzenia skutecznoÊci nauki jest bank çwiczeƒ utrwalajàcych w drugiej
cz´Êci ksià˝ki. Dla u∏atwienia i lepszej organizacji powtórek, çwiczenia zosta∏y u∏o˝one w 12 blo-
ków tematycznych, takich jak Education and learning, Life at work, czy Communication.
åwiczenia polegajà w wi´kszoÊci na dopasowaniu odpowiedniego znaczenia, dobraniu
w∏aÊciwego czasownika bazowego lub s∏owa uzupe∏niajàcego, uzupe∏nieniu luk w tekÊcie
lub zdaniu. Oznacza to, ˝e w ka˝dym wypadku istnieje jedna, poprawna odpowiedê, podana
w kluczu na koƒcu ka˝dego rozdzia∏u.

EntuzjaÊci mogà we w∏asnym zakresie przeÊledziç sposób funkcjonowania najwa˝niejszych

czasowników (be, take, give, go, get, put, turn, make, do, bring, come, break, fall, fill,
keep, look, see, show, work, write) oraz, co równie ciekawe, potencja∏u s∏ówek in, out,
away, up, into, out, away, on, at, to, off, around, abort, by, from, over.

Powodzenia zatem!

dr Grzegorz Âpiewak
konsultant ksià˝ki

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split up draw on end up
fall for
be up
link up feel like keep away
go off
occur to
pull over hand over

move in lay off

pay back
settle down
get across
take after
write off
make it up to stand someone up

while away
refer to work out
Phrasal Verbs
hang out
see to
shut down turn down
switch off
wake up
put out
use up
 answer back

act up (device)

A – nie dzia∏aç prawid∏owo

The fax machine is acting up again!

Fax znowu nie dzia∏a prawid∏owo!
account for
– wyjaÊniç, wyt∏umaczyç; zdaç spraw´ z;
t∏umaczyç istnienie czegoÊ

Has he accounted for his absence at yes-

terday’s meeting?
act up (person)
Czy wyjaÊni∏ powody swojej nieobecnoÊci
– êle si´ zachowywaç
na wczorajszym spotkaniu?

Stop acting up Billy or we’re not going to

Her son couldn’t account for how he got
the money for his new clothes. the cinema!
Jej syn nie potrafi∏ wyjaÊniç, jak zdoby∏ Przestaƒ êle si´ zachowywaç Billy, albo nie
pieniàdze na swoje nowe ubrania. pójdziemy do kina!

I have to account for every move I make

to my supervisor.
Musz´ zdawaç relacj´ mojemu
prze∏o˝onemu z ka˝dego ruchu, jaki
wykonuj´.
Does any theory account satisfactorily for
the existence of black holes?
Czy jakaÊ teoria wyjaÊnia satysfakcjonujà-
co istnienie czarnych dziur?
add up (sense)
– mieç sens
Why would he want to sell this beautiful
house for such a low price? It doesn’t
add up.
Dlaczego chcia∏by sprzedaç taki pi´kny
dom za tak niskà cen´? To nie ma sensu.

act on
– postàpiç zgodnie z / wed∏ug;
kierowaç si´

I decided to act on my lawyer’s advice.

Zdecydowa∏em si´ postàpiç za radà answer back
mojego adwokata. – odpowiedzieç (np. na zarzuty)

The situation is too serious to act on You will be given the opportunity to
impulse. answer back later.
Sytuacja jest zbyt powa˝na, ˝eby dzia∏aç Póêniej b´dziesz mia∏ mo˝liwoÊç
pod wp∏ywem impulsu. odpowiedzieç.

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 answer back / talk back

answer back / talk back attribute sth to sth

– odciàç si´ / odgryêç si´ – przypisywaç coÊ czemuÊ

I was going to answer back but decided I attribute his shyness to his lack of
it wasn’t a good idea. self-confidence.
Mia∏em zamiar si´ odgryêç, ale zdecy- Jego nieÊmia∏oÊç przypisuj´ brakowi
dowa∏em, ˝e to nie by∏by dobry pomys∏. pewnoÊci siebie.

She is a rude kid who talks back to

teachers and causes a lot of problems.
Ona jest niegrzecznym dzieckiem, które
êle odnosi si´ do nauczycieli i stwarza
du˝o problemów.

ask after
– pytaç (o kogoÊ)

I don’t understand why you dislike him

so much. He asks after you every time
I see him.
Nie rozumiem, dlaczego tak go nie lubisz.
On zawsze pyta o ciebie, gdy go spo-
tykam.

ask sb out
– zaprosiç kogoÊ (na randk´)

Jack is too shy to ask Jane out.

Jack jest zbyt nieÊmia∏y, ˝eby zaprosiç
Jane na randk´.

attend to
– za∏atwiç; zajàç si´

Sorry, I have to dash, I have some

business to attend to.
Przepraszam, musz´ lecieç, mam coÊ do
za∏atwienia.

Can’t talk now, I’ve got a customer to

attend to.
Nie mog´ teraz rozmawiaç, mam klienta,
którym trzeba si´ zajàç.

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 be up

be off

B – zepsuç si´ (np. jedzenie)

You didn’t put the milk into the fridge and

now it’s gone off!
back up
Nie w∏o˝y∏eÊ mleka do lodówki i si´
– poprzeç kogoÊ; zgodziç si´
zepsu∏o!
No matter what you decide I will back
you up.
Bez wzgl´du na to, co zdecydujesz, popr´
ci´.

I’m sure your parents will back me up on

this. be on about
Jestem pewien, ˝e twoi rodzice poprà mnie – gl´dziç o; gadaç bez koƒca
w tej kwestii.
Is he going on about his precious little
daughter again?
Czy on znowu gl´dzi o swojej drogiej
base on
córeczce?
– opieraç na

He’s been on about Rome ever since he

What do you base your suspicions on?
Na czym opierasz swoje podejrzenia? came back.
Odkàd wróci∏, bez koƒca mówi o Rzymie.
Her latest novel is based on a true story.
Jej najnowsza powieÊç jest oparta na
prawdziwej historii.

be in for
– spodziewaç si´ (gdy coÊ kogoÊ czeka);
mieç zagwarantowane (coÊ przykrego)
You’ll be in for real trouble if you don’t
tell me everything.
B´dziesz mia∏ du˝e k∏opoty, jeÊli nie
powiesz mi wszystkiego.
Looks like we are in for a storm tonight.
Wyglàda na to, ˝e czeka nas burza dziÊ
w nocy.
be up
– dziaç si´; byç na rzeczy
The moment I saw their faces I knew
something was up.
W momencie, gdy zobaczy∏am ich twarze,
wiedzia∏am, ˝e coÊ (si´ dzieje) jest na
rzeczy.
Why are you so quiet, what’s up?
Czemu jesteÊ taki cichy, co si´ dzieje?

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 be up to sth

be up for sth beat down

– mieç ochot´, reflektowaç na coÊ; byç – zbiç cen´
zainteresowanym
I managed to beat him down to 8,000 for
Are you up for dinner with me tonight?
Masz ochot´ na kolacj´ ze mnà dziÊ the car!
wieczorem? Zbi∏em jego cen´ za ten samochód do
8 tysi´cy!
She offered me a job but I’m not sure if
I am up for it.
Zaproponowa∏a mi prac´, ale nie jestem
pewna, czy jestem nià zainteresowana.
beat someone up
– pobiç kogoÊ

be up to someone He’s been beaten up by the woman’s

– byç czyimÊ zadaniem; zale˝eç od jealous husband and his mates.
kogoÊ Zosta∏ pobity przez zazdrosnego m´˝a tej
kobiety i jego kolegów.
It is up to you to feed and walk the dog.
Karmienie i wyprowadzanie psa nale˝y do
ciebie.

The colour of the walls in his room is up

to him.
Wybór koloru Êcian w jego pokoju to jego
sprawa. (dos∏. Kolor Êcian w jego pokoju
zale˝y od niego.)
be up to sth (capable)
– sprostaç, podo∏aç; kombinowaç;
porabiaç coÊ
Are you sure he’ll be up to the job?
JesteÊ pewny, ˝e on podo∏a temu
zadaniu?
boss around / about
– dyrygowaç, rzàdziç si´
Alison’s husband will never make any
decision himself, but whenever she does,
he complains about being bossed
around.
Mà˝ Alison nigdy nie chce sam podjàç
˝adnej decyzji, ale ilekroç ona to robi,
on narzeka, ˝e si´ nim dyryguje.

Don’t trust him, he‘s always up to bottle up

something.
Nie ufaj mu, on zawsze coÊ kombinuje.
What have you been up to since we last
saw each other?
Co porabia∏eÊ, odkàd si´ ostatnio
widzieliÊmy?
– t∏umiç w sobie, nie dawaç ujÊcia
There’s a lot of bottled up anger in their
relationship.
W ich zwiàzku jest wiele t∏umionego
gniewu.

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break down
– wy∏amaç; popsuç si´, rozwaliç si´;
podzieliç, rozbiç (na mniejsze cz´Êci);
za∏amaç si´
We’d lost the house keys and had to
break the door down.
ZgubiliÊmy klucze do domu i musieliÊmy
wywa˝yç drzwi.
Our car broke down in the middle of
nowhere and we had to walk to the near-
est garage.
Popsu∏ nam si´ samochód na pustkowiu
i musieliÊmy iÊç na piechot´ do najbli˝sze-
go warsztatu.
What do you call the enzyme that breaks
down proteins?
Jak nazywa si´ enzym, który rozk∏ada
bia∏ka?
After his wife had left him he broke down
completely
Po tym jak opuÊci∏a go ˝ona, kompletnie
si´ za∏ama∏.
break into
– zaczàç nagle (coÊ robiç); wybuchnàç
(czymÊ)
When she saw the bus coming she
broke into a run.
Gdy zobaczy∏a nadje˝d˝ajàcy autobus,
zacz´∏a biec.
When she heard the news she broke into
tears.
Gdy us∏ysza∏a wiadomoÊç, wybuch∏a
p∏aczem.
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break off
break into (crime)
– w∏amaç si´, wedrzeç si´
Someone broke into my car last night
and stole the stereo.
KtoÊ w∏ama∏ si´ wczoraj w nocy do mojego
samochodu i ukrad∏ radio.
break off
– oderwaç, od∏amaç (si´); urwaç,
przestaç mówiç, przerwaç
The girl broke off a piece of baguette
and put it in her mouth.
Dziewczynka od∏ama∏a kawa∏ek bagietki
i w∏o˝y∏a go do ust.
I dropped that mug on the floor and the
handle broke off.
UpuÊci∏em ten kubek na pod∏og´ i odpad∏o
mu ucho.
She suddenly broke off and looked
around uneasily.
Urwa∏a nagle i rozejrza∏a si´ wokó∏
niepewnie.
One of the parties broke off the negotia-
tions.
Jedna ze stron zerwa∏a negocjacje.
We’ve decided to break off the engage-
ment.
ZdecydowaliÊmy si´ zerwaç zar´czyny.
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 break out
break out
– wybuchnàç (o ogniu, zamieszkach,
chorobie, wojnie); zaczàç nagle,
wybuchnàç (czymÊ)
World War II broke out in 1939.
Druga wojna Êwiatowa wybuch∏a w 1939.
He suddenly broke out laughing.
Nagle wybuchnà∏ Êmiechem.
break out of
– wyrwaç si´ z, uciec
Six prisoners broke out of jail last night.
SzeÊciu wi´êniów uciek∏o z wi´zienia wczo-
raj w nocy.
break through
– przebiç si´ przez
It was impossible to break through the
crowd gathered around the stage.
Nie da∏o si´ przebiç przez t∏um zgroma-
dzony wokó∏ sceny.
After a while the sun broke through the
clouds again.
Po chwili s∏oƒce znowu przebi∏o si´ przez
chmury.
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break up
– przerwaç, zerwaç, rozstaç si´, rozpaÊç
si´; st∏umiç
They had to break up the party because
of the neighbours’ complaints.
Musieli przerwaç imprez´ z powodu skarg
sàsiadów.
I can’t wait for school to break up for the
summer.
Nie mog´ si´ doczekaç letnich wakacji
(dos∏. letniej przerwy w szkole).
The riot was broken up by the army.
Zamieszki zosta∏y st∏umione przez wojsko.
It’s hard to believe that they’ve broken
up, such a perfect couple!
Trudno uwierzyç, ˝e oni zerwali, taka ideal-
na para!
bring about
– powodowaç, doprowadziç do
I’ve no idea what brought about the
whole misunderstanding.
Nie mam poj´cia, co spowodowa∏o ca∏e to
nieporozumienie.
bring down
– przewróciç, obaliç (rzàdy, system)
The army brought down the govern-
ment.
Armia obali∏a rzàd.

bring up
– poruszyç, wspomnieç
Every time I see her she brings up the
subject of her husband’s successful
career.
Zawsze, gdy si´ z nià widz´, porusza
temat udanej kariery swojego m´˝a.
bring up (child)
– wychowywaç
He was brought up as a Catholic.
Zosta∏ wychowany na katolika.
brush aside
– zlekcewa˝yç
I thought it would have been safer if
she’d stayed till the morning, but she
brushed my worries aside and left.
Sàdzi∏em, ˝e by∏oby bezpieczniej, gdyby
zosta∏a do rana, ale ona zlekcewa˝y∏a
moje obawy i wysz∏a.
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build up
brush off
– ignorowaç; zbyç, sp∏awiç kogoÊ
What is the point of me giving you advice
if you brush off everything I say?
Jaki jest sens, ˝ebym dawa∏a ci rady, je˝eli
ignorujesz wszystko, co mówi´?
I tried to find out what was wrong but she
just brushed me off.
Próbowa∏em dowiedzieç si´, co jest nie
tak, ale mnie zby∏a.
brush up
– odÊwie˝yç, podszlifowaç
I think I should brush up a bit on my
Japanese before visiting Osaka.
MyÊl´, ˝e powinienem podszlifowaç troch´
swój japoƒski przed wizytà w Osace.
build up
– zgromadziç; narastaç; wzmacniaç
It took him nearly 20 years to build up
such a big collection of clockwork trains.
Niemal 20 lat zabra∏o mu zgromadzenie
tak du˝ej kolekcji kolejek.
We could feel the excitement building up
in the crowd.
CzuliÊmy narastajàce podniecenie t∏umu.
You should take more exercise to build
up your strength.
PowinieneÊ wi´cej çwiczyç, ˝eby nabraç
si∏y.
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bump into burst out

– wpaÊç na, uderzyç w; natknàç si´ na, – wybuchnàç (czymÊ)
spotkaç przypadkowo
Nikki’s a weird one, she very often
He braked too late and bumped into
bursts out laughing for no apparent
the car in front of him.
reason.
Za póêno zahamowa∏ i uderzy∏
w samochód jadàcy przed nim. Nikki to dziwaczka, bardzo cz´sto
wybucha Êmiechem bez ˝adnego
I bumped into your parents in the super- widocznego powodu.
market today. They say hello.
Natknà∏em si´ dziÊ w supermarkecie na
twoich rodziców. Przesy∏ajà pozdrowienia.
butter up
– podlizywaç si´
bump up
Don’t butter me up – it won’t work.
– zwi´kszyç znacznie, podbiç
Nie podlizuj mi si´ – to nic nie da.
If we bump up the prices we will lose
customers.
JeÊli podbijemy ceny, stracimy klientów.

burn off
– spaliç (t∏uszcz, kalorie)

I go jogging every evening to burn off

some calories.
Biegam co wieczór, by spaliç troch´
kalorii.

burst into
– zaczàç nagle, wybuchnàç

I expected her to burst into tears or at

least be really angry, but she just said:
“– Fine.”
Oczekiwa∏em, ˝e wybuchnie p∏aczem, albo
przynajmniej b´dzie wÊciek∏a, ale ona
powiedzia∏a tylko: „W porzàdku.”

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C – wpaÊç po
call at
– zatrzymywaç si´ (na danej stacji),
zawijaç (do portu)
This train calls at every station between
London and Leeds.
Ten pociàg zatrzymuje si´ na ka˝dej stacji
mi´dzy Londynem a Leeds.
call back
– oddzwoniç, zadzwoniç jeszcze raz
I’ve got someone on the other line, can
I call you back?
Mam kogoÊ na drugiej linii, mog´ do
ciebie oddzwoniç?
call for
– wo∏aç o; wymagaç, ˝àdaç;
zaapelowaç o
The job of a watchmaker calls for parti-
cular precision.
Praca zegarmistrza wymaga szczególnej
precyzji.
After the scandal the public called for
the Prime Minister’s resignation.
Po skandalu opinia publiczna za˝àda∏a
rezygnacji premiera.
The chairman called for quiet, to no
avail.
Przewodniczàcy zaapelowa∏ o cisz´,
bez skutku.
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call off
call for (come)
I left my umbrella in your house, can
I call for it this evening?
Zostawi∏em u ciebie parasol, mog´ po
niego wpaÊç dziÊ wieczorem?
You have to pack tonight. Tomorrow I’ll
call for you at 7 a.m. sharp.
Musisz spakowaç si´ dzisiaj. Jutro przy-
jad´ po ciebie punktualnie o siódmej rano.
call forth (formal)
– wywo∏aç
The news about his engagement to the
princess called forth general amaze-
ment.
WiadomoÊç o jego zar´czynach
z ksi´˝niczkà wywo∏a∏a powszechne zdu-
mienie.
call off
– odwo∏aç
Today’s classes have been called off so
we can go for a beer.
Dzisiejsze zaj´cia zosta∏y odwo∏ane, wi´c
mo˝emy iÊç na piwo.
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 call up (army)

call up (army) carry on with

– powo∏aç do wojska – mieç, u˝ywaç, wytrzymaç z czymÊ
(chwilowo, w oczekiwaniu na coÊ
He was called up by the army as soon
innego)
as he’d finished school.
Zosta∏ powo∏any do wojska, jak tylko
skoƒczy∏ szko∏´. I’ll carry on with this job until I find
a better one.
Popracuj´ tu jeszcze, dopóki nie znajd´
czegoÊ lepszego.
calm down
– uspokoiç (kogoÊ, si´)

If you want me to understand what you

are saying you have to calm down first.
JeÊli chcesz, ˝ebym zrozumia∏ co mówisz,
musisz si´ najpierw uspokoiç.
carry on with someone
She was so excited I couldn’t calm her – mieç romans z
down.
By∏a tak podekscytowana, ˝e nie mog∏am Everyone in the office knows that you are
jej uspokoiç. carrying on with the boss.
Wszyscy w biurze wiedzà, ˝e masz romans
We both need to calm down to continue
this discussion. z szefem.
Oboje musimy si´ uspokoiç, ˝eby kontyn-
uowaç t´ dyskusj´.

carry on
– kontynuowaç; mówiç dalej; nadal coÊ
robiç
If you haven’t got any more questions I’d
like to carry on with the lecture.
JeÊli nie macie wi´cej pytaƒ, chcia∏bym
kontynuowaç wyk∏ad.
That sounds interesting, carry on.
To brzmi interesujàco, mów dalej.
If you want to carry on living in this
house, you have to respect our rules.
JeÊli chcecie nadal mieszkaç w tym domu,
musicie szanowaç nasze zasady.
carry out
– wprowadziç w ˝ycie, wykonaç;
przeprowadziç
We’ve carried out all the necessary tests
and are waiting for the results.
WykonaliÊmy wszystkie konieczne badania
i czekamy na wyniki.
Agnes is carrying out research on single
mothers.
Agnes prowadzi badania wÊród samotnych
matek.

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cash in
– realizowaç (np. czek); wykorzystywaç
coÊ
Children of celebrity parents cash in on
their fame.
Dzieci s∏awnych rodziców wykorzystujà ich
popularnoÊç.
catch on
– upowszechniç si´; przyjàç si´
The gossip caught on and developed a
life of its own.
Plotka si´ roznios∏a i zacz´∏a ˝yç w∏asnym
˝yciem.
Pointed shoes really caught on, almost
every woman today wears them.
Buty z czubem naprawd´ si´ przyj´∏y,
prawie ka˝da kobieta je dziÊ nosi.
catch on to (informal)
– za∏apaç, zrozumieç
Sometimes takes him a little time to
catch on to what someone is saying to
him.
Czasem trwa troch´ czasu, zanim on
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cater for / to
catch up
– dogoniç, do∏àczyç do kogoÊ póêniej;
nadrobiç (zaleg∏oÊci), dorównaç (do
jakiegoÊ poziomu)
Don’t wait for me, I’ll catch you up at
some point.
Nie czekajcie na mnie, do∏àcz´ do was w
którymÊ momencie.
I have to catch up on my school work.
Musz´ nadrobiç zaleg∏oÊci w szkole.
I went to see Carol yesterday to catch up
on the gossip.
Poszed∏em wczoraj zobaczyç si´ z Carol,
˝eby nadrobiç zaleg∏oÊci w plotkach.
cater for / to
– zaspokajaç (potrzeby)
This programme is meant to cater for the
needs of disabled people.
Ten program ma na celu zaspokajanie
potrzeb ludzi niepe∏nosprawnych.
He caters to her every whim.
On zaspokaja ka˝dy jej kaprys.
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check in / into
– odprawiç (na lotnisku), zameldowaç
si´ (w hotelu)
You should check in two hours before
the flight.
PowinieneÊ odprawiç si´ na dwie godziny
przed odlotem.
We checked into the cheapest hotel in
town.
ZameldowaliÊmy si´ w najtaƒszym hotelu
w mieÊcie.
check off
– odznaczyç pozycj´ na liÊcie
The teacher checked all the students
names off before the exam started.
Nauczyciel sprawdzi∏ list´ obecnoÊci,
zanim zaczà∏ egzamin.
check out
– sprawdziç; wybadaç
As it later transpired, I’d been thoroughly
checked out before being offered the
job.
Jak si´ póêniej okaza∏o, sprawdzono mnie
dok∏adnie zanim zaoferowano mi prac´.
Let’s go and check out this new Chinese
place tonight.
Chodêmy dziÊ wieczorem wybadaç t´
nowà chiƒskà knajpk´.
Check out that bird over the road. She’s
got a great pair of legs.
Spójrz na tego kociaka po drugiej stronie
ulicy. Ma niez∏e nogi.
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check up on
– sprawdzaç, kontrolowaç kogoÊ
She says she just happened to be in the
area but I think she came to check up on
me.
Mówi, ˝e tak si´ z∏o˝y∏o, ˝e by∏a w okolicy,
ale ja myÊl´, ˝e przysz∏a mnie skon-
trolowaç.
We will have to check up on the guy
before we decide whether to hire him or
not.
B´dziemy musieli sprawdziç faceta, nim
zadecydujemy, czy go zatrudniç.
cheer up
– rozchmurzyç si´, poprawiç nastrój;
rozweseliç
Cheer up! There’s no point getting upset
over things you can’t change.
Rozchmurz si´! Nie ma co si´ zadr´czaç
czymÊ, czego nie mo˝esz zmieniç.
We spent the whole afternoon trying to
cheer her up, with no result.
Sp´dziliÊmy ca∏e popo∏udnie próbujàc jà
rozweseliç, bez skutku.
chip in (informal)
– zrzuciç si´, dorzuciç si´
If we all chip in twenty quid, we’ll be able
to buy her the coffee machine she’s been
dreaming of.
JeÊli wszyscy si´ zrzucimy po 20 funtów,
b´dziemy mogli kupiç jej ten ekspres do
kawy, o którym marzy.
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close down come across as

– zamknàç – wydawaç si´, sprawiaç wra˝enie

After a series of accidents the factory was She comes across as a rather nice per-
closed down. son at first sight.
Po serii wypadków fabryka zosta∏a Na pierwszy rzut oka wydaje si´ mi∏à
zamkni´ta. osobà.

close in / close in on come back

– okrà˝yç, otoczyç, osaczyç – wróciç (do miejsca, tematu)

The journalists closed in on her as soon Images from that film keep coming back
as she’d left the court building. to me.
Dziennikarze otoczyli jà, gdy tylko opuÊci∏a Obrazy z tego filmu wcià˝ do mnie
budynek sàdu. wracajà.

We decided to come back to the subject

when we both have more data.
come about ZdecydowaliÊmy si´ wróciç do tematu,
– wydarzyç si´, dojÊç do gdy oboje b´dziemy mieli wi´cej danych.

How did the accident come about? I must go home now, but I promise
Jak dosz∏o do wypadku? I’ll come back soon.
Musz´ teraz iÊç do domu, ale obiecuj´,
˝e wkrótce przyjd´ znowu.

come across
– natknàç si´, spotkaç,
znaleêç przypadkiem come by
– uzyskaç, napotkaç, trafiç na
He came across these documents while
he was tidying my office. A good baby-sitter is not easy to come
Natknà∏ si´ na te dokumenty, gdy sprzàta∏ by these days.
moje biuro. Nie∏atwo dziÊ znaleêç dobrà opiekunk´ do
dziecka.
I came across some old photographs in
the attic. I came by a lovely little park behind
Natkn´∏am si´ na stare fotografie na King’s Cross station.
strychu. Natrafi∏em na ma∏y uroczy park za stacjà
King’s Cross.
I came across your sister in a shopping
center yesterday. How did she come by those fabulous
Natknà∏em si´ wczoraj na twojà siostr´ earings?
w centrum handlowym. Skàd ona wzi´∏a te fantastyczne kolczyki?

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come down to
– sprowadzaç si´ do, braç si´ z
All your problems come down to your
laziness and lack of ambitions.
Wszystkie twoje problemy biorà si´
z twojego lenistwa i braku ambicji.
come down with sth
– zaraziç si´
George has come down with flu and had
to take a sickleave.
George zarazi∏ si´ grypà i musia∏ wziàç
zwolnienie z pracy.
come from
– pochodziç, przybywaç z; dochodziç
z (o dêwi´ku)
Saima’s mother is Portuguese and her
father comes from Bangladesh.
Matka Saimy jest Portugalkà, a jej ojciec
pochodzi z Bangladeszu.
She’s just come from the airport and is
really tired.
W∏aÊnie przyjecha∏a z lotniska i jest bardzo
zm´czona.
I heard a strange noise coming from my
neighbours’ flat.
Us∏ysza∏em dziwny dêwi´k dochodzàcy
z mieszkania sàsiadów.
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come on (informal)
– chodê˝e, pospiesz si´, rusz si´, dalej!;
daj spokój
Come on, hurry up, I don’t want to be
late again.
No dalej, pospiesz si´, nie chc´ si´ znowu
spóêniç.
Come on, you don’t really expect me to
believe you?
Daj spokój, nie oczekujesz chyba, ˝e ci
uwierz´?
Oh, come on! You have to tell me who
he is.
Oj, daj spokój! Musisz mi powiedzieç, kim
on jest.
come out (photo)
– wyjÊç (o zdj´ciu)
I took a lot of pictures last night but it was
too dark and none of them came out.
Zrobi∏em wczoraj wieczorem du˝o zdj´ç,
ale by∏o za ciemno i ˝adne z nich nie
wysz∏o.
come out
– wyjÊç (na jaw); wyjÊç drukiem, byç
wydanym; wyniknàç
She was relieved when the truth came
out.
Ul˝y∏o jej, kiedy prawda wysz∏a na jaw.
Klang’s new album is coming out next
month.
Nowy album Klangu wychodzi w przysz∏ym
miesiàcu.
What came out of yesterday’s negotia-
tions?
Co wynik∏o z wczorajszych negocjacji?

come over
– napaÊç (kogoÊ, np. uczucie),
najÊç (kogoÊ), wstàpiç w (kogoÊ)
I’ve never seen you behaving in that way,
what came over you yesterday?
Nigdy nie widzia∏em ci´ zachowujàcego
si´ w ten sposób. Co w ciebie wczoraj
wstàpi∏o?
He actually apologized to you! What’s
come over him?
On ci´ rzeczywiÊcie przeprosi∏! Co go
napad∏o?
come over
– odwiedziç, przyjÊç (do kogoÊ), przy-
jechaç (np. z innego kraju)
Why don’t you come over tonight, Mike
is making lasagne!
Wpadnij do nas dziÊ wieczorem, Mike robi
lasagne!
Our friend from Latvia is coming over
next week.
W przysz∏ym tygodniu przyje˝d˝a nasza
kole˝anka z ¸otwy.
come round
– odwiedzaç, przyjÊç
If you decide to come round, phone me
first.
GdybyÊ zdecydowa∏ si´ do mnie przyjÊç,
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come to
come round (conscience)
– odzyskaç przytomnoÊç
When she finally came round, she didn’t
know where she was.
Kiedy w koƒcu odzyska∏a przytomnoÊç, nie
wiedzia∏a, gdzie jest.
come round / around (opinion)
– zmieniç zdanie
I wouldn’t worry about her objections,
she’ll come round.
Nie martwi∏bym si´ jej zastrze˝eniami, ona
zmieni zdanie.
come to
– chodziç o, tyczyç si´; dojÊç do,
osiàgnàç
When it comes to cooking my boyfriend
is a real magician.
Gdy chodzi o gotowanie, mój ch∏opak jest
prawdziwym czarodziejem.
All good things come to an end.
Wszystko, co dobre, kiedyÊ si´ koƒczy.
We spent three hours discussing our next
holiday, but haven’t come to any definite
plan.
Sp´dziliÊmy trzy godziny, rozmawiajàc
o przysz∏ych wakacjach, ale nie ustaliliÊmy
ostatecznego planu.
All our efforts to reconcile them came to
nothing.
Wszystkie nasze wysi∏ki, ˝eby ich pogodziç
spe∏z∏y na niczym.
I hope it never comes to this, but if I ever
have to work I will sweep streets.
Mam nadziej´, ˝e do tego nie dojdzie, ale
jeÊli b´d´ musia∏ kiedyÊ pracowaç, b´d´
zamiataç ulice.
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come up
– wypaÊç, wydarzyç si´, staç si´
Has anything interesting come up since
we last talked?
Czy wydarzy∏o si´ coÊ interesujàcego od
czasu naszej ostatniej rozmowy?
come up (conversation)
– pojawiç si´ (w dyskusji); wyp∏ynàç
(o temacie)
Did the subject of my pay rise come up
at the meeting?
Czy temat mojej podwy˝ki zosta∏ porus-
zony na spotkaniu?
I wasn’t going to mention his criminal
record, it just came up in conversation.
Nie mia∏am zamiaru wspominaç o jego
kryminalnej przesz∏oÊci, po prostu
wyp∏yn´∏a w rozmowie.
come up against
– zderzyç si´, natrafiç na coÊ
(np. trudnoÊci), spotkaç si´ z
Darwin’s evolutionary theory came up
against a lot of opposition at first.
Poczàtkowo teoria ewolucji Darwina spot-
ka∏a si´ z ostrà krytykà.
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come up to
– podejÊç do
A beggar came up to me in the park
today asking for some change.
˚ebrak podszed∏ do mnie dziÊ w parku,
proszàc o jakieÊ drobne.
come up to
– dorównaç, spe∏niç nadziej´
Your school results don’t come up to the
standards required in this university.
Twoje szkolne wyniki nie odpowiadajà
standardom wymaganym na tym uniwer-
sytecie.
come up with
– wymyÊliç, wpaÊç na coÊ
I came up with the title for my new book
when I was in the shower.
Wpad∏em na tytu∏ mojej nowej ksià˝ki, gdy
by∏em pod prysznicem.
How did you come up with such a
strange name for a cat?
Jak wpad∏aÊ na takie dziwne imi´ dla kota?
She came up with a brilliant plan for our
summer holiday.
WymyÊli∏a Êwietny plan na nasze letnie
wakacje.

come / go down with
– zapaÊç na, zachorowaç na
She came down with chickenpox when
she was eleven.
Zachorowa∏a na osp´ wietrznà, kiedy mia∏a
jedenaÊcie lat.
count on
– liczyç na (kogoÊ)
You can count on Susan, she is very reli-
able.
Mo˝esz liczyç na Susan, jest niezawodna.
crop up (informal)
– pojawiç si´, zdarzyç si´
niespodziewanie
Some technical problems cropped up
apparently, and they were unable to com-
plete the project.
Najwyraêniej pojawi∏y si´ jakieÊ problemy
techniczne i nie byli w stanie sfinalizowaç
projektu.
cross out
– skreÊliç, wykreÊliç
That last paragraph you read was rather
poor, try to rephrase it or cross it out
altogether.
Ostatni akapit, który przeczyta∏eÊ, by∏
dosyç kiepski. Spróbuj go przerobiç albo
ca∏kiem wykreÊl.
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cry out for
– domagaç si´, wymagaç
This house is crying out for general
repairs.
Ten dom wymaga generalnego remontu.
cut back / down
– ograniczyç, zmniejszyç; zredukowaç
I’ve been trying to cut down on ciga-
rettes but it’s not easy when your flatmate
smokes too.
Próbuj´ ograniczyç palenie, ale nie jest
to ∏atwe, gdy twój wspó∏lokator te˝ pali.
They had to cut back on the factory’s
workforce.
Musieli zredukowaç liczb´ pracowników
fabryki.
cut down on
– ograniczyç
You should try to cut down on smoking.
PowinieneÊ ograniczyç palenie.
cut in
– wepchnàç si´, wciàç si´, wtràciç si´
Do you always have to cut in with your
tuppence worth?
Czy zawsze musisz wtràciç swoje trzy
grosze?
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cut off
– przerwaç, odciàç

After the storm a lot of houses in the area

D
were cut off.
Po burzy wiele domów w tej okolicy deal with
zosta∏o odci´tych od Êwiata.
– post´powaç z, mieç do czynienia z,

We’ve been cut off, I’d better call him
again.
Roz∏àczono nas, lepiej zadzwoni´ do
niego jeszcze raz.
Her answer was irrelevant and she was
cut off by the judge.
Jej odpowiedê nie mia∏a zwiàzku ze
sprawà i s´dzia jej przerwa∏.
zajàç si´, radziç sobie
She’s got six siblings so she knows how
to deal with small children.
Ona ma szeÊcioro rodzeƒstwa, wi´c wie
jak post´powaç z ma∏ymi dzieçmi.
Let me deal with this situation in my own
way.
Pozwól, ˝e poradz´ sobie z tà sytuacjà
w∏asnymi metodami.

cut / break in
– wtràciç si´ (do rozmowy)

A stranger suddenly broke in on our

conversation saying “- I think you are die away
wrong”. – ucichnàç, zaniknàç
KtoÊ obcy nagle wtràci∏ si´ do naszej roz-
mowy, mówiàc: „MyÊl´, ˝e si´ mylicie”.
The sobs finally died away and the baby

He broke into our conversation with the fell asleep.

shocking news. Pochlipywanie wreszcie ucich∏o i niemowl´
Wtràci∏ si´ do naszej rozmowy podajàc tê zasn´∏o.
szokujàcà wiadomoÊç.

die down
– przycichnàç

She waited for the ovation to die down,

then resumed speaking.
Zaczeka∏a, a˝ owacja przycichnie, po
czym podj´∏a przerwane przemówienie.

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die out do without

– wymrzeç, wyginàç; zamieraç – radziç sobie bez; obywaç si´ bez

Does anyone know why the dinosaurs We’ll have to do without a car for the
died out? time being.
Czy ktokolwiek wie, dlaczego wygin´∏y
B´dziemy musieli radziç sobie na razie bez
dinozaury?
samochodu.
This tradition is slowly dying out.
We can do without your constant nag-
Ta tradycja powoli zamiera.
ging.
Obejdziemy si´ bez twojego ciàg∏ego
zrz´dzenia.
do by
– potraktowaç; post´powaç z

As usual she felt deceived and hard done drag into

by. – wciàgaç
Jak zwykle czu∏a si´ oszukana i êle potrak-
towana. Don’t drag me into your marriage prob-
lems, they’re none of my business.
Nie wciàgaj mnie w swoje problemy

do up ma∏˝eƒskie, to nie moja sprawa.

– zapiàç

I can’t do this dress up myself, can you

help me? drag on
Nie mog´ sama zapiàç tej sukienki, – ciàgnàç si´, d∏u˝yç si´
mo˝esz mi pomóc?
His speech dragged on for hours.
Jego przemówienie ciàgn´∏o si´ godzina-
mi.
do up (appearance)
– odnowiç, poprawiç wyglàd;
wystroiç si´
drag out
We’ve done the flat up, you will not
– przeciàgaç
recognise it!
OdnowiliÊmy mieszkanie, nie rozpoznasz
Let’s make a quick decision and not drag
go!
out the meeting.
Where is she going done up like this? Podejmijmy szybkà decyzj´ i nie przecià-
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draw on (smoking)
– zaciàgnàç si´ (papierosem)
She snatched the cigarette out of my
hand and drew on it greedily.
Wyrwa∏a mi papierosa z r´ki i zaciàgn´∏a
si´ nim ∏apczywie.
draw on / from
– opieraç si´ na, czerpaç z
Her music draws on Japanese tradition.
Jej muzyka czerpie z japoƒskiej tradycji.
Are your books fiction or do you draw
from personal experience?
Czy twoje ksià˝ki sà fikcjà, czy czerpiesz z
osobistych doÊwiadczeƒ?
draw out
– przeciàgaç, przed∏u˝aç
The controversy around the report drew
the meeting out for 3 hours.
Kontrowersje wokó∏ raportu przeciàgn´∏y
spotkanie o 3 godziny.
dress up
– wystroiç si´; przebraç si´ za; przy-
braç, przyozdobiç
Do I have to dress up for the occasion?
Czy musz´ si´ elegancko ubraç na t´
okazj´?
Cloe dressed up as a bee.
Cloe przebra∏a si´ za pszczo∏´.
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drive at
– zmierzaç do, próbowaç powiedzieç
What exactly are you driving at?
Do czego w∏aÊciwie zmierzasz?
drive off
– odjechaç
I saw him driving off in a hurry.
Widzia∏em jak odje˝d˝a∏ w poÊpiechu.
drop off (sleep)
– zasnàç
I was very tired and dropped off in the
middle of the lesson.
By∏em bardzo zm´czony i zasnà∏em
w Êrodku lekcji.
drop off (car)
– wysadziç kogoÊ (z samochodu)
She asked the taxi driver to drop her off
at the traffic lights.
Poprosi∏a taksówkarza, ˝eby wysadzi∏ jà na
Êwiat∏ach.
drop out
– zrezygnowaç, odpaÊç
The course was not what I had expected
and I dropped out after the first year.
Ten kurs nie by∏ tym, czego oczekiwa∏am,
i zrezygnowa∏am po pierwszym roku.
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E F
eat out face up to
– jeÊç „na mieÊcie” – stawiç czo∏a, zaakceptowaç

Let’s eat out tonight. It’s time I faced up to the sad truth:
Zjedzmy dziÊ wieczorem na mieÊcie. I cannot sing.
Czas, bym stawi∏a czo∏o smutnej prawdzie:
nie umiem Êpiewaç.

embark on / upon (formal)

– rozpoczàç (szczególnie coÊ
powa˝nego)
fall about / fall about laughing
– padaç ze Êmiechu
Are you sure you’re ready to embark on
Everybody falls about when he tells
a new relationship?
jokes.
Masz pewnoÊç, ˝e jesteÊ gotowy wejÊç w
Wszyscy padajà ze Êmiechu, kiedy on
nowy zwiàzek?
opowiada dowcipy.

end up fall behind

– znaleêç si´ gdzieÊ (niechcàcy), – narobiç zaleg∏oÊci, nie zdà˝yç z czymÊ
wylàdowaç (gdzieÊ); skoƒczyç (gdzieÊ)
I’ve fallen behind with my student loan
I fell asleep on the bus and ended up at payments.
the bus station. Zalegam ze sp∏atà kredytu studenckiego.
Zasnà∏em w autobusie i wylàdowa∏em na
stacji autobusów.

You’ll end up in prison if you don’t fall down / over

change. – przewróciç si´
Skoƒczysz w wi´zieniu, jeÊli si´ nie
zmienisz. She tripped and fell over, hurting her
elbow.
Potkn´∏a si´ i przewróci∏a, raniàc si´ w
∏okieç.

Several trees fell down during last

night’s storm.
Kilka drzew przewróci∏o si´ podczas burzy
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fall for
– daç si´ nabraç
I can’t believe I fell for such an old trick.
Nie mog´ uwierzyç, ˝e da∏em si´ nabraç
na taki stary numer.
fall for (informal)
– zakochaç si´
Benji has fallen for one of his sister’s
schoolmates.
Benji zakocha∏ si´ w jednej ze szkolnych
kole˝anek swojej siostry.
fall into
– wpaÊç; daç si´ z∏apaç
I dropped my car keys and they fell into
the drain.
UpuÊci∏em kluczyki od mojego samochodu
i wpad∏y do studzienki.
I can’t believe I’ve fallen into his trap.
Nie mog´ uwierzyç, ˝e da∏am si´ mu
z∏apaç w pu∏apk´.
fall off
– spaÊç (z czegoÊ)
I fell off a fence and ripped my trousers.
Spad∏em z p∏otu i podar∏em sobie spodnie.
People say that you have to fall off a
horse to become a good rider.
Ludzie mówià, ˝e musisz spaÊç z konia,
˝eby staç si´ dobrym jeêdêcem.
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fall out
– pok∏óciç si´
Let’s not fall out over such an unimpor-
tant issue.
Nie k∏óçmy si´ z powodu tak niewa˝nej
kwestii.
Jim used to live in this house but he fell
out with the landlord.
Jim mieszka∏ kiedyÊ w tym domu, ale
pok∏óci∏ si´ z w∏aÊcicielem.
feel for
– wspó∏czuç
He has done a terrible thing but he is an
unhappy man and I almost feel for him.
Zrobi∏ strasznà rzecz, ale jest
nieszcz´Êliwym cz∏owiekiem i niemal mu
wspó∏czuj´.
feel like
– mieç ochot´ (na coÊ)
The waiter was so rude, I felt like spitting
right in his face.
Kelner by∏ tak chamski, ˝e mia∏am ochot´
napluç mu prosto w twarz.
You can call on us whenever you feel
like it, you’re always welcome.
Mo˝esz do nas wpadaç, gdy tylko masz
na to ochot´, jesteÊ zawsze mile widziana.
feel up to
– czuç si´ na si∏ach (by coÊ zrobiç)
Do you feel up to climbing this mountain?
Czy czujesz si´ na si∏ach, by wspiàç si´ na
t´ gór´?

figure out
– znaleêç rozwiàzanie, wymyÊliç;
zrozumieç
It took me over an hour to figure out the
solution to your riddle.
WymyÊlenie rozwiàzania dla twojej zagadki
zaj´∏o mi ponad godzin´.
I can’t figure out why you said such
a thing.
Nie mog´ zrozumieç, dlaczego
powiedzia∏eÊ coÊ takiego.
fill in / out
– wype∏niç
Please, fill in this application form.
Prosz´ wype∏niç ten formularz.
Please, fill out this questionnaire before
you leave.
Prosz´, wype∏nij t´ ankiet´, zanim
wyjdziesz.
fill someone in
– poinformowaç (kogoÊ), zorientowaç
(kogoÊ w czymÊ)
I know all about your cunning plan, Anna
filled me in.
Wiem wszystko o waszym sprytnym planie,
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fish for
fill up
– wype∏niç; nape∏niç
Her eyes filled up with tears as she was
waving him good bye.
Jej oczy wype∏ni∏y si´ ∏zami, gdy macha∏a
mu na po˝egnanie.
Fill it up with unleaded petrol.
Nape∏nij benzynà bezo∏owiowà.
find out
– dowiedzieç si´
How did he find out about his wife’s
affair?
Jak on dowiedzia∏ si´ o romansie swojej
˝ony?
fish for
– szukaç; chcieç, próbowaç (coÊ
uzyskaç)
If you’re fishing for sympathy, you’ve
picked the wrong person.
JeÊli szukasz wspó∏czucia, wybra∏eÊ nieod-
powiednià osob´.
Ignore her, she is just fishing for atten-
tion.
Ignoruj jà, ona po prostu chce zwróciç
na siebie uwag´.
Whenever she sees a beggar she starts
fishing in her bag for some change.
Zawsze, gdy widzi ˝ebraka, zaczyna szpe-
raç w torebce w poszukiwaniu drobnych.
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fit in
– pasowaç, byç odpowiednim,
odpowiadaç G
It’s hard to tell why we didn’t like the new
get across
boy. He just didn’t fit in. – byç (zostaç) zrozumianym
Trudno powiedzieç, czemu nie lubiliÊmy
nowego ch∏opaka. Po prostu do nas nie Parents often fail to get across to their
children how important education is.
pasowa∏. Rodzicom cz´sto nie udaje si´ przekonaç
dzieci, jak wa˝ne jest wykszta∏cenie.
His ideas don’t fit in with our vision
of what the course should be like.
Jego pomys∏y nie odpowiadajà naszemu
et at
wyobra˝eniu tego, jak ten kurs powinien
– zmierzaç do, dawaç do zrozumienia,
wyglàdaç. sugerowaç

I don’t quite understand what you’re get-

ting at – do you want me to help or not?
Nie ca∏kiem rozumiem, do czego zmie-
rzasz – chcesz, ˝ebym pomóg∏ czy nie?

What is he getting at in this verse?

I can’t see any sense in it.
Co on ma na myÊli w tym wierszu?
Nie widz´ w nim ˝adnego sensu.

get away with

– uciec, wywinàç si´, ujÊç na sucho,
uchodziç p∏azem

The burglars got away with all her

savings.
W∏amywacze uciekli z jej wszystkimi
oszcz´dnoÊciami.

They’d have to be really lucky to get

away with something like that.
Musieliby mieç wielkie szcz´Êcie, ˝eby coÊ
takiego usz∏o im na sucho.

You won’t get away with it, young man,

I’m calling your parents right now.
Nie wywiniesz si´ z tego, m∏ody cz∏owieku,
w tej chwili dzwoni´ do twoich rodziców.

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get back
– wróciç; odzyskaç
My flatmate gets back home before I do
so it’s usually he who makes dinner for
both of us.
Mój wspó∏lokator wraca do domu
wczeÊniej ni˝ ja, wi´c zwykle to on robi
obiad dla nas obojga.
As soon as I get my money back I’m out
of here.
Jak tylko odzyskam swoje pieniàdze, ju˝
mnie tu nie ma.
get back at
– odgryêç si´, odp∏aciç si´
Jon is trying to get back at me for what
I told his parents about him.
Jon próbuje mi si´ odgryêç za to, co
powiedzia∏am o nim jego rodzicom.
get back to
– skontaktowaç si´ ponownie; wracaç
do (przerwanego zaj´cia)
Let me find out more and get back to
you.
Pozwól, ˝e dowiem si´ wi´cej i skontaktuj´
si´ z tobà.
It’s very nice talking to you but I’d better
get back to work.
Bardzo mi∏o si´ z tobà rozmawia, ale lepiej
wróc´ do pracy.
Get back to work right now!
Natychmiast wracaj do pracy!
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get on
get by
– radziç sobie (finansowo)
I don’t know how they get by with six
children and only one source of income.
Nie wiem jak oni sobie radzà z szóstkà
dzieci i tylko jednym êród∏em dochodów.
get down to
– zabraç si´ za coÊ
It’s high time he got down to doing some
real work.
Najwy˝szy czas, ˝eby zabra∏ si´ do
powa˝nej pracy.
get off
– wysiàÊç
I got off the bus too early and had to
walk to the next stop.
Wysiad∏em z autobusu za wczeÊnie i mu-
sia∏em iÊç do nast´pnego przystanku.
get on
– wsiàÊç
I’ve just got on the train so I’ll be round
your place in about half an hour.
W∏aÊnie wsiad∏em do pociàgu, wi´c b´d´
u ciebie za jakieÊ pó∏ godziny.
get on
– poradziç sobie
Don’t worry, Bill will get on just fine in the
new school.
Nie martw si´, Bill sobie Êwietnie poradzi
w nowej szkole.
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get on / along
– zgadzaç si´, mieç (dobre) relacje, byç
w (dobrych) stosunkach
Those two have never really got on but
now their relations are particularly
strained.
Ci dwaj nigdy tak naprawd´ nie zgadzali
si´, ale obecnie ich relacje sà szczególnie
napi´te.
He gets along surprisingly well with his
mother-in-law.
On ma zadziwiajàco dobre relacje ze
swojà teÊciowà.
get out
– wydostaç si´; wyjÊç; wysiàÊç (z samo-
chodu); wynosiç si´
I spent all morning locked in the house,
unable to get out.
Sp´dzi∏em ca∏y ranek zamkni´ty w domu,
nie mogàc si´ wydostaç.
When, after twenty years, he finally got
out of jail, he had nowhere to go.
Gdy po dwudziestu latach wyszed∏ wresz-
cie z wi´zienia, nie mia∏ dokàd pójÊç.
She got out of the car slowly, posing for
photographs.
Powoli wysiad∏a z samochodu, pozujàc do
zdj´ç.
How dare you blackmail me in my own
house! Get out!
Jak Êmiesz mnie szanta˝owaç w moim
w∏asnym domu! WynoÊ si´!
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get over
– dojÊç do siebie, pogodziç si´ z;
przezwyci´˝yç, poradziç sobie, pokonaç
She’s very upset about her kitten’s death
but she’ll soon get over it.
Jest bardzo zasmucona Êmiercià swojego
kotka, ale wkrótce si´ z tym pogodzi.
We had some financial problems but
managed to get over them.
MieliÊmy pewne problemy finansowe,
ale uda∏o nam si´ je pokonaç.
get over with
– mieç z g∏owy, skoƒczyç
I’m going on holiday as soon as I get this
project over with.
Id´ na urlop, jak tylko skoƒcz´ ten projekt.
get through
– dodzwoniç si´, po∏àczyç si´ (telefo-
nicznie)
His phone is always engaged, it might
take you a while to get through.
Jego telefon jest zawsze zaj´ty, mo˝e
chwil´ potrwaç, zanim si´ dodzwonisz.
get up
– wstaç, podnosiç si´
Get up, it’s almost noon! You’ve slept for
twelve hours.
Wstawaj, jest prawie po∏udnie! Spa∏eÊ
dwanaÊcie godzin.
He got up awkwardly and staggered out
of the pub to the empty street.
Podniós∏ si´ niezdarnie i wytoczy∏ si´
z pubu na pustà ulic´.

give away
– oddaç, rozdaç
I can’t believe you’ve given that beautiful
old dresser away. I could have bought it
off you.
Nie mog´ uwierzyç, ˝e odda∏eÊ za darmo
ten pi´kny stary kredens. Mog∏em go od
ciebie kupiç.
Auntie Doris is the most generous person
I know, she’d gladly give away every-
thing she owns.
Ciocia Doris jest najbardziej hojnà osobà,
jakà znam, z ch´cià rozda∏aby wszystko,
co posiada.
give away (secret)
– zdradziç, wyjawiç
The satisfied smile he was unable to
suppress gave him away.
Zdradzi∏ go pe∏en satysfakcji uÊmiech,
którego nie by∏ w stanie powstrzymaç.
You are the only person I told about my
plan, so it must have been you who gave
it away.
JesteÊ jedynà osobà, której powiedzia∏am
o moim planie, wi´c to ty musia∏eÊ go
wyjawiç.
give back
– oddaç
I wouldn’t lend the book to him if I were
you, he’ll never give it back.
Nie po˝yczy∏bym mu tej ksià˝ki na twoim
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give out / hand out
give in
– poddawaç si´, ulegaç
I was surprised myself, I don’t usually
give in to pushy beggars like that one.
Sam by∏em zdziwiony, zwykle nie ulegam
takim nachalnym ˝ebrakom jak ten.
After getting the answer wrong for the
third time Timothy’s team gave in.
Po trzeciej z∏ej odpowiedzi dru˝yna Timo-
thy’ego podda∏a si´.
give off
– wydzielaç, wydawaç (np. zapach),
dawaç
Something is rotting in that cupboard and
giving off a very unpleasant smell.
CoÊ gnije w tej szafce i wydziela bardzo
nieprzyjemny zapach.
There’s something wrong with these
heaters, they don’t give off much heat,
do they?
CoÊ jest nie tak z tymi grzejnikami, nie dajà
zbyt wiele ciep∏a, prawda?
give out / hand out
– rozdawaç
There were at least five people handing
out leaflets outside the tube station.
Przed stacjà metra by∏o przynajmniej pi´ç
osób rozdajàcych ulotki.
They were both busy giving out pieces
of their wedding cake to the guests.
Oboje byli zaj´ci rozdawaniem kawa∏ków
swojego tortu weselnego goÊciom.
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give up
– poddaç si´, zrezygnowaç;
rzuciç (na∏óg)
Give up, you’ve got no chance.
Poddaj si´, nie masz ˝adnych szans.
She gave up city life and moved to the
countryside.
Zrezygnowa∏a z miejskiego ˝ycia
i przeprowadzi∏a si´ na wieÊ.
I gave up smoking two years ago.
Rzuci∏em palenie dwa lata temu.
go about
– wziàç si´ do, post´powaç; zajàç si´
I have no idea how to go about sorting
out my financial problems.
Nie mam poj´cia, jak wziàç si´ do
rozwiàzywania moich problemów finan-
sowych.
Are you sure this is the best way of going
about this situation?
Czy jesteÊ pewny, ˝e to jest najlepszy
sposób post´powania w tej sytuacji?
I decided to leave her alone and go
about my business.
Postanowi∏em zostawiç jà w spokoju
i zajàç si´ w∏asnymi sprawami.
People in the village went about their
everyday life completely uninterested
in what had happened.
Ludzie w wiosce zajmowali si´ swoimi
codziennymi sprawami, kompletnie nie
interesujàc si´ tym, co si´ sta∏o.
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go by
– mijaç, straciç (szans´)
I can’t believe he let such an opportunity
go by.
Nie mog´ uwierzyç, ˝e pozwoli∏, by taka
szansa go omin´∏a.
Almost seven years have gone by since
her husband died and she is still mourn-
ing for him.
Min´∏o ju˝ prawie siedem lat od Êmierci jej
m´˝a, a ona wcià˝ go op∏akuje.
go by (opinion)
– sugerowaç si´, oceniaç na podstawie
He seems to be reasonable man, if my
daughter’s opinion is anything to go by.
On wydaje si´ rozsàdnym cz∏owiekiem,
jeÊli mo˝na si´ oprzeç na opinii mojej
córki.
go off (bomb)
– wybuchnàç
The bomb went off exactly 10 minutes
after the anonymous warning.
Bomba wybuch∏a dok∏adnie 10 minut
po anonimowym ostrze˝eniu.
go off (food)
– zepsuç si´
There is some milk in the fridge that will
go off if we don’t drink it soon.
W lodówce jest mleko, które si´ popsuje,
jeÊli go wkrótce nie wypijemy.

go off (light)
– zgasnàç
Then the lights went off and a lonely
figure appeared on the stage.
Wtedy Êwiat∏a zgas∏y, a na scenie pojawi∏a
si´ samotna postaç.
go on
– dziaç si´, trwaç; kontynuowaç, prze-
chodziç do, ciàgnàç; no, dalej, daj si´
skusiç (gdy chcemy kogoÊ do czegoÊ
przekonaç)
No-one wanted to tell me what was
going on.
Nikt nie chcia∏ mi powiedzieç, co si´ dzieje.
If you go on treating him like this, he will
dump you.
JeÊli b´dziesz dalej go tak traktowaç,
rzuci ci´.
She wrote a few sentences on the black-
board and went on to explain each of
them.
Napisa∏a kilka zdaƒ na tablicy i przesz∏a do
wyjaÊniania ka˝dego z nich.
Oh, go on, don’t be a bore, let’s have
some fun.
No, dalej. Nie bàdê nudziarzem,
zabawmy si´.
go out with
– chodziç z
Martin goes out with a fashion model.
Martin chodzi z modelkà.
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grow into
go through
– przejrzeç; przejÊç przez
Can we go through this report again?
Czy mo˝emy jeszcze raz przejrzeç ten
raport?
She went through a lot so be patient.
Ona wiele przesz∏a, wi´c bàdê cierpliwy.
go with
– pasowaç
I think you should buy these shoes,
they’ll go really well with your pink dress.
MyÊl´, ˝e powinnaÊ kupiç te buty, b´dà
bardzo dobrze pasowa∏y do twojej ró˝owej
sukienki.
grow apart / grow away from
– oddaliç si´ od siebie
They used to be close friends but grew
apart after leaving school.
Byli kiedyÊ bliskimi przyjació∏mi, ale oddalili
si´ od siebie po opuszczeniu szko∏y.
grow into
– zaadaptowaç si´; dorosnàç do
Don’t let the initial problems discourage
you, you’ll grow into the job quickly.
Nie daj si´ zraziç poczàtkowym proble-
mom, szybko zaadaptujesz si´ w tej pracy.
Sara has just grown into that lovely
dress you gave me.
Sara w∏aÊnie doros∏a do tej uroczej sukien-
ki, którà mi da∏aÊ.
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grow on someone
– przekonaç si´ do
I didn’t like Japanese cuisine at first but
it’s been growing on me.
Nie lubi∏em poczàtkowo kuchni japoƒskiej,
ale przekonuj´ si´ do niej.
grow out of
– wyrosnàç z
I give all the clothes my children grow
out of to charity.
Oddaj´ wszystkie ubrania, z których
wyrosnà moje dzieci, organizacjom
charytatywnym.
I hope she’ll grow out of biting her nails.
Mam nadziej´, ˝e ona wyroÊnie z obgryza-
nia paznokci.
grow up
– dorastaç
I grew up in a house full of books.
Dorasta∏em w domu pe∏nym ksià˝ek.
She grew up in an atmosphere of love
and support.
Dorasta∏a w atmosferze mi∏oÊci i wsparcia.
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H
hand over
– oddaç
I’m going to have to search you unless
you hand the money over.
B´d´ musia∏ ci´ przeszukaç, je˝eli nie
oddasz tych pieni´dzy.
hang about / around (informal)
– grzebaç si´, ociàgaç si´
Stop hanging about, the party will have
finished by the time we get there.
Przestaƒ si´ grzebaç, impreza si´ skoƒczy,
zanim tam dotrzemy.
hang around / about / round
– kr´ciç si´, sp´dzaç czas (bez konkret-
nego powodu)
Why don’t we leave early and hang
around at the airport.
Mo˝e wyjdziemy wczeÊniej i pokr´cimy si´
po lotnisku.
There’s always a couple of teenagers
hanging about the entrance of the club.
W okolicy wejÊcia do klubu zawsze kr´ci
si´ kilkoro nastolatków.
He misspent his youth hanging round
the bars and night clubs of Soho.
Zmarnowa∏ swojà m∏odoÊç kr´càc si´
po barach i nocnych klubach Soho.

hang back
– wahaç si´ (z podj´ciem decyzji), trzy-
maç si´ z boku
James hung back from signing the paper
because he wasn’t sure.
James zawaha∏ si´ z podpisaniem doku-
mentu, bo nie by∏ pewien.
hang on
– zaczekaç
Mr Gowing is busy at the moment, would
you like to hang on for a while?
Pan Gowing jest w tym momencie zaj´ty,
zechcia∏by pan zaczekaç chwil´?
Hang on, I’ll be back in a minute.
Zaczekaj, zaraz b´d´ z powrotem.
hang out (informal)
– przebywaç, sp´dzaç du˝o czasu
(w jakimÊ miejscu, z kimÊ), w∏óczyç si´
(z kimÊ); mieszkaç (gdzieÊ); kr´ciç si´
Do you still hang out with that geek?
Ciàgle w∏óczysz si´ z tym dziwakiem?
We’ve been hanging out here too long,
it’s time to move somewhere else.
Mieszkamy tu za d∏ugo, pora si´ przenieÊç
gdzieÊ indziej.
She’s been hanging out in town a lot
recently.
Ona sp´dza ostatnio du˝o czasu na
mieÊcie.
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have sth on
hang up
– przerwaç rozmow´ telefonicznà,
roz∏àczyç si´, od∏o˝yç s∏uchawk´
I was trying to talk to him about it on the
phone but he just hung up on me.
Stara∏em si´ porozmawiaç z nim o tym
przez telefon, ale on si´ po prostu
roz∏àczy∏.
Let me have a quick word with him
before you hang up.
Pozwól, ˝e zamieni´ z nim s∏ówko, zanim
od∏o˝ysz s∏uchawk´.
have someone on (informal)
– nabieraç
Are you trying to tell me that you’ve done
all that by yourself? You’re having
me on!
Próbujesz mi powiedzieç, ˝e sam to
wszystko zrobi∏eÊ? Nabierasz mnie!
He suddenly realised that his students
had been having him on.
Nagle zda∏ sobie spraw´, ˝e jego studenci
go nabrali.
have sth on
– mieç na sobie, byç ubranym w
The children had their school
uniforms on.
Dzieci mia∏y na sobie szkolne mundurki.
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hear from
– otrzymaç od kogoÊ wiadomoÊç

What’s Martin been up to? I haven’t

heard from him in ages.
I
Co porabia Martin? Od wieków nie mia∏am
od niego wiadomoÊci. iron out
– usunàç przeszkod´, rozwiàzaç problem

We need to iron out a few technical

hit it off
– polubiç si´ z kimÊ problems before we start production.
Musimy rozwiàzaç kilka problemów tech-
I really hit it off with the new boss at the
party. nicznych, zanim rozpoczniemy produkcj´.
Naprawd´ polubiliÊmy si´ z nowym
szefem na tym przyj´ciu.

hold on
– zaczekaç, przerwaç na chwil´

Hold on, I need to tie up my shoelaces.

Zaczekaj, musz´ zawiàzaç buty.

Hold on a second, what was that sup-

posed to mean?
Zaczekaj chwilk´, co to mia∏o znaczyç?

hold up
– zatrzymaç, przetrzymaç

I’m sorry I’m late, I got held up at the

hospital.
Przepraszam za spóênienie, zatrzymano
mnie w szpitalu.

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K – robiç coÊ nieprzerwanie, nie
keep away
– trzymaç si´ z daleka
Keep away from drugs.
Trzymaj si´ z daleka od narkotyków.
What are you doing here? I told you to
keep away from me.
Co ty tu robisz? Powiedzia∏am ci, ˝ebyÊ
trzyma∏ si´ ode mnie z daleka.
keep from
– powstrzymaç si´
She had to struggle hard to keep from
laughing in his face.
Musia∏a bardzo ze sobà walczyç, ˝eby
powstrzymaç si´ od rozeÊmiania mu si´
w twarz.
keep off
– nie wchodziç, trzymaç si´ z dala /
poza, nie dopuszczaç
Keep off the grass, can’t you see the
sign?
Nie chodê po trawie, nie widzisz tabliczki?
This gel should help keep the flies off.
Ten ˝el powinien pomóc odstraszyç
muchy.
Shelly’s kept off the subject of her
youngest daughter since the girl ran
away and joined the circus.
Shelly unika tematu swojej najm∏odszej
córki, odkàd ta uciek∏a i wstàpi∏a do cyrku.
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keep something to yourself
keep on
przestawaç; wcià˝, ciàgle coÊ robiç
If he keeps on staring at me like that I’ll
give him a black eye.
JeÊli nadal b´dzie si´ na mnie gapiç w ten
sposób, podbij´ mu oko.
I keep on hoping that she’ll change her
mind and decide to marry me.
Wcià˝ mam nadziej´, ˝e ona zmieni zdanie
i zdecyduje si´ wyjÊç za mnie.
keep something from someone
– ukryç coÊ przed kimÊ
How did you manage to keep the secret
from her for all these years?
Jak uda∏o ci si´ zachowaç przed nià tajem-
nic´ przez wszystkie te lata?
They try to keep bad news from their
children.
Próbujà ukrywaç przed swoimi dzieçmi z∏e
wiadomoÊci.
keep something to yourself
– zatrzymaç, zachowaç coÊ dla siebie
I’d appreciated it if you kept what I told
you to yourself.
By∏bym wdzi´czny, gdybyÊ zachowa∏ dla
siebie to, co ci powiedzia∏em.
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keep to
– trzymaç si´ czegoÊ; ograniczyç si´ do
You should keep to the right on the
escalator to let other people pass.
Na ruchomych schodach powinieneÊ
trzymaç si´ prawej strony, ˝eby umo˝liwiç
innym przejÊcie.
She was clearly embarrassed and kept
to her father’s side.
By∏a wyraênie zak∏opotana i trzyma∏a si´
blisko swojego ojca.
Can we please keep to the main subject
of our discussion?
Czy moglibyÊmy trzymaç si´ g∏ównego
tematu naszej dyskusji?
keep up
– nadà˝aç za kimÊ / czymÊ, dotrzymy-
waç kroku
It’s hard for the older generations to
keep up with new technological inven-
tions.
Starszym pokoleniom trudno jest nadà˝yç
za najnowszymi wynalazkami techniczny-
mi.
You are too fast for me, I can’t keep up.
JesteÊ dla mnie za szybki, nie mog´
nadà˝yç.
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lay down
– wprowadzaç przepis, prawo
The constitution lays down that the pres-
ident has the right to dissolve parliament.
Konstytucja stanowi, ˝e prezydent ma
prawo rozwiàzaç parlament.
lay off
– zwolniç (z pracy)
Hundreds of workers got laid off when
the shipyard closed.
Setki robotników zosta∏o zwolnionych, gdy
zamkni´to stoczni´.
leap at
– ucieszyç si´, ch´tnie skorzystaç
I thought you would leap at the idea of
going out of town for a bit.
MyÊla∏am, ˝e zachwyci ci´ pomys∏ wyjazdu
na jakiÊ czas poza miasto.
let down
– zawieÊç (kogoÊ)
Pat is my best friend, she has never let
me down.
Pat jest mojà najlepszà przyjació∏kà, nigdy
mnie nie zawiod∏a.
The success of the whole project
depends on you so don’t let everyone
down.
Powodzenie ca∏ego projektu zale˝y od
ciebie, wi´c nie zawiedê wszystkich.

let off
– darowaç, nie karaç
As this is your first mistake of this kind,
I will let you off.
Jako ˝e to twoja pierwsza pomy∏ka tego
rodzaju, daruj´ ci.
let out
– wypuszczaç, uwalniaç
I hope they will never let that criminal out
of jail!
Mam nadziej´, ˝e tego kryminalisty nigdy
nie wypuszczà z wi´zienia!
light up
– rozÊwietliç si´, rozb∏ysnàç
Whenever someone mentions Susan’s
name Paul’s eyes light up.
Kiedykolwiek ktoÊ wspomni imi´ Susan,
Paulowi rozÊwietlajà si´ oczy.
As if on cue, they both retrieved ciga-
rettes from their bags and lit them up.
Jak na zawo∏anie obie wyj´∏y papierosy
z torebek i zapali∏y je.
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live on
link up
– po∏àczyç
Is your house linked up to the sewerage
system?
Czy twój dom jest pod∏àczony do
kanalizacji?
I need to link up my computer to the
Internet.
Musz´ pod∏àczyç mój komputer do
Internetu.
How could I be so thick and not link up
those two facts!
Jak mog∏em byç tak t´py i nie po∏àczyç
tych dwóch faktów!
Our organization helps people with alco-
hol problems link up and help each
other.
Nasza organizacja pomaga ludziom
z problemami alkoholowymi w nawiàzaniu
kontaktu i wzajemnej pomocy.
live on
– ˝yç z, utrzymywaç si´ z
For the last 10 years they’ve been living
on lottery winnings.
Od dziesi´ciu lat ˝yjà z pieni´dzy
wygranych na loterii.
We’ve got enough savings to live on for
the rest of our life.
Mamy wystarczajàco du˝e oszcz´dnoÊci,
˝eby utrzymaç si´ z nich przez reszt´
˝ycia.
He’s been living on sandwiches since he
moved out of his parents’ house.
Odkàd wyprowadzi∏ si´ z domu rodziców,
˝ywi si´ kanapkami.
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live up to
– sprostaç, dorastaç do, spe∏niaç
Don’t act against yourself just to live up
to other people’s expectations.
Nie post´puj wbrew sobie tylko po to, ˝eby
sprostaç oczekiwaniom innych ludzi.
The concert didn’t quite live up to our
expectations.
Koncert nie do koƒca spe∏ni∏ nasze oczeki-
wania.
liven up
– o˝ywiç si´, o˝ywiç (coÊ)
The girl livened up a bit when her moth-
er promised to take her to the circus.
Dziewczynka o˝ywi∏a si´ troch´, gdy matka
obieca∏a zabraç jà do cyrku.
I bought some plants and put up a cou-
ple of posters to liven the room up.
Kupi∏em kilka roÊlin i powiesi∏em par´
plakatów, ˝eby o˝ywiç pokój.
look after
– opiekowaç si´
After his parents had died in a car crash,
John had to look after his little brother.
Po tym jak jego rodzice zgin´li w wypadku
samochodowym, John musia∏ opiekowaç
si´ swoim m∏odszym bratem.
I can look after your cat when you go on
holiday.
Mog´ zaopiekowaç si´ twoim kotem, gdy
wyjedziesz na wakacje.
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look back
– patrzeç / spoglàdaç wstecz, przypomi-
naç sobie, wracaç myÊlami do
Whenever I look back at those days
I smile.
Zawsze, gdy wracam myÊlami do tych
czasów, uÊmiecham si´.
look down on
– patrzeç z góry, pogardzaç
It may seem at first that she looks down
on you, but it’s a false impression.
Mo˝e si´ poczàtkowo zdawaç, ˝e ona
patrzy na ciebie z góry, ale to mylne
wra˝enie.
Some people look down on the way we
live, but I think deep down they envy us.
Niektórzy pogardzajà sposobem, w jaki
˝yjemy, ale myÊl´, ˝e w g∏´bi ducha nam
zazdroszczà.
look for
– szukaç
I’ve been looking for a wedding present
all day, but I’ve not found anything suit-
able.
Szuka∏em prezentu Êlubnego przez ca∏y
dzieƒ, ale nie znalaz∏em nic odpowied-
niego.
 look up to

look forward to look up

– cieszyç si´ na; wyczekiwaç, nie móc – sprawdziç, znaleêç; odszukaç,
odwiedziç
si´ doczekaç, oczekiwaç

I don’t know this word, let me look its

I am really looking forward to our picnic
on Sunday.
Naprawd´ ciesz´ si´ na nasz niedzielny
piknik.
She was looking forward to finally meet-
ing that mysterious girlfriend of his.
Oczekiwa∏a z niecierpliwoÊcià, a˝ wreszcie
pozna t´ jego tajemniczà dziewczyn´.
I look forward to hearing from you.
(formal)
Oczekuj´ rych∏ej odpowiedzi.
meaning up in the dictionary.
Nie znam tego s∏owa, pozwól, ˝e
sprawdz´ jego znaczenie w s∏owniku.
Look me up when you are in Warsaw.
Odwiedê mnie, jak b´dziesz w Warszawie.
look up (situation)
– poprawiç si´ (o sytuacji)
After a short transitional period, things
are beginning to look up again.
Po krótkim okresie przejÊciowym, sytuacja
zaczyna si´ znowu poprawiaç.

look out / watch out

– uwa˝aç (na coÊ) look up to
– podziwiaç, powa˝aç
Look out, the ceiling is very low here.
All my father’s students look up to him.
Uwa˝aj, sufit jest tu bardzo nisko.
Wszyscy studenci mojego ojca
podziwiajà go.
Watch out, will you? You almost knocked
that vase off the table.
Uwa˝aj, dobrze? Prawie stràci∏eÊ ten
wazon ze sto∏u.

look over
– rzuciç okiem

Could you look this business plan over

before I hand it to the boss?
Czy mo˝esz rzuciç okiem na ten biznes
plan, zanim oddam go szefowi?

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make out

M – dostrzec, rozczytaç, dos∏yszeç, zrozu-

mieç

She tried to make out the registration

make for (direction) number of the car that hit her.
– skierowaç si´; uczyniç (coÊ) mo˝liwym, Próbowa∏a odczytaç numer rejestracyjny
przyczyniç si´ do samochodu, który w nià uderzy∏.

It’s getting late, I think we should make It was very loud and I couldn’t make out
for the village. what Janet was saying to Michael.
Robi si´ póêno, myÊl´, ˝e powinniÊmy By∏o bardzo g∏oÊno i nie mog∏em zrozu-
ruszyç w kierunku wioski. mieç, co Janet mówi∏a do Michaela.

Their attitude will not make for an agree- You are a very strange person Craig,
ment between the parties. I can’t make you out.
Ich nastawienie nie przyczyni si´ do JesteÊ bardzo dziwnym cz∏owiekiem,
porozumienia mi´dzy stronami. Craig, nie mog´ ci´ rozgryêç.

make it up to make over

– wynagrodziç – odnowiç, zmieniç, zrobiç coÊ od nowa

I can’t come with you to the cinema She got back from the hairdresser com-
tonight, but I will make it up to you. pletely made over.
Nie mog´ iÊç dziÊ z tobà do kina, ale Wróci∏a od fryzjera zupe∏nie odmieniona.
wynagrodz´ ci to.

make up (argument)
make of – pogodziç si´
– zrozumieç, zinterpretowaç, sàdziç o
They usually need a couple of days to
What do you make of your daughter’s make up after an argument.
unusual behaviour? Zwykle potrzebujà par´ dni, ˝eby pogodziç
Jak rozumiesz niezwyk∏e zachowanie swo- si´ po k∏ótni.
jej córki?

I had no idea what to make of his

ambiguous remarks. make up (story)
Nie mia∏em poj´cia, jak zinterpretowaç – zmyÊliç, wymyÊliç
jego wieloznaczne uwagi.
I don’t believe a word. You’ve made the
What do you make of Mark’s new whole story up!
fiancee? Nie wierz´ w ani jedno s∏owo. ZmyÊli∏eÊ
Co sàdzisz o nowej narzeczonej Marka? ca∏à t´ histori´!

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make up for
– zastàpiç, zrekompensowaç
These lost tapes had sentimental value,
nothing can make up for them.
Te zagubione kasety mia∏y wartoÊç senty-
mentalnà, nic ich nie zastàpi.
At 45 Larry is behaving like a 16-year-old,
trying to make up for his lost youth.
W wieku 45 lat Larry zachowuje si´ jak
szesnastolatek, próbujàc nadrobiç swà
straconà m∏odoÊç.
mark down
– obni˝yç ceny
The winter collection is marked down
50%.
Ceny kolekcji zimowej sà obni˝one o 50%.
mark up
– podwy˝szyç ceny
If we mark up prices by 10% we will be
able to cover the extra transport costs.
JeÊli podniesiemy ceny o 10%, b´dziemy
w stanie pokryç dodatkowe koszty
transportu.
mix up
– zmyliç (kogoÊ), pomyliç (coÊ z czymÊ);
pomieszaç
She stood in the middle of the crowd
looking lost and mixed up.
Sta∏a w Êrodku t∏umu i wyglàda∏a na zagu-
bionà i zdezorientowanà.
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move out
They have very similar voices and people
often get them mixed up on the phone.
Oni majà bardzo podobne g∏osy i ludzie
cz´sto mylà ich przez telefon.
I said, „Hey, baby” to your mother again,
I always mix up your voices.
Znowu powiedzia∏em „Hej, kotku” do twojej
matki, zawsze myl´ wasze g∏osy.
Don’t mix up the dirty socks with the
clean ones.
Nie mieszaj brudnych skarpetek z czysty-
mi.
move in
– wprowadziç si´
Can I move in with you?
Czy mog´ si´ do ciebie wprowadziç?
move on
– przejÊç do, zerwaç z czymÊ, ˝eby
zaczàç coÊ nowego, przenieÊç si´
do nowego (miejsca, tematu, etc.)
I don’t learn much in this job anymore,
I think it’s time I moved on.
Nie ucz´ si´ ju˝ zbyt wiele w tej pracy,
myÊl´ ˝e czas poszukaç czegoÊ nowego.
Can we move on to the next issue?
Czy mo˝emy przejÊç do nast´pnej kwestii?
move out
– wyprowadziç si´
The owner of the flat want’s us to move
out next week.
W∏aÊcicielka mieszkania chce, ˝ebyÊmy
wyprowadzili si´ w przysz∏ym tygodniu.
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occur to
– zdaç sobie spraw´, przyjÊç do g∏owy
It suddenly occurred to me that the
woman he’d been talking about was my
secretary.
Nagle zda∏em sobie spraw´, ˝e kobietà,
o której mówi∏, by∏a moja sekretarka.
It never occured to her to ask about his
previous relationships.
Nigdy nie przysz∏o jej do g∏owy spytaç
o jego wczeÊniejsze zwiàzki.
Has it really never occured to you that
the reason she taunts you is because
she fancies you?
Czy naprawd´ nigdy nie przysz∏o ci do
g∏owy, ˝e ona ci dokucza, bo si´ jej
podobasz?
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pass away
– umrzeç
His grandfather passed away at the age
of 99.
Jego dziadek zmar∏ w wieku 99 lat.
pass out
– zemdleç, straciç przytomnoÊç
The bride passed out during the cere-
mony and had to be carried out of the
church.
Panna m∏oda zemdla∏a podczas ceremonii
i musiano jà wynieÊç z koÊcio∏a.
pay back
– sp∏aciç d∏ug, oddaç, odp∏aciç
I will pay you back, I swear, just give me
one more week.
Zwróc´ ci pieniàdze, przysi´gam, tylko daj
mi jeszcze jeden tydzieƒ.
She felt humiliated but promised herself
she would pay the bastard back in kind.
Czu∏a si´ upokorzona, ale obieca∏a sobie,
˝e odp∏aci draniowi tym samym.
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pick on pick up (romantic)

– dokuczaç (komuÊ) – poderwaç

Stop picking on her, can’t you see she’s

Tom picked Sue up in a night club.
upset?
Tom poderwa∏ Sue w nocnym klubie.
Przestaƒ jej dokuczaç, nie widzisz, ˝e jest
zdenerwowana?

Other kids used to pick on me at school

as I was fat and wore glasses.
Inne dzieci w szkole dokucza∏y mi, bo
by∏am gruba i nosi∏am okulary.
piss off (annoy – slang)
– wkurzaç

pick up You know what really pisses me off?

– podnieÊç; odebraç The way she says all this as if she were
some sort of an expert.
I know she is in, why isn’t she picking up Wiesz, co mnie tak naprawd´ wkurza?
the phone?
To, ˝e mówi to wszystko, jakby by∏a jakimÊ
Wiem, ˝e ona jest w domu, dlaczego nie
podnosi telefonu? ekspertem.

Pick up that crisp packet and put it in the

bin.
PodnieÊ t´ torebk´ po chipsach i wrzuç do
kosza.

Can you pick me up at the airport at

6 a.m tomorrow?
Czy mo˝esz odebraç mnie z lotniska jutro
o 6 rano?
pick up (language)
– nauczyç si´, pod∏apaç
They both picked up Portuguese when
they went to Porto on a scholarship.
Obie nauczy∏y si´ portugalskiego, kiedy
wyjecha∏y na stypendium do Porto.
Steve picked up a lot of computer jargon
during the course.
Steve pod∏apa∏ sporo ˝argonu komputero-
wego podczas tego kursu.
piss off (go – slang)
– odczepiç si´; odejÊç, zmyç si´
Right, it’s time for us to piss off, we want
to catch the half past four bus.
Dobra, czas si´ zmywaç, jeÊli chcemy
z∏apaç autobus o w pó∏ do piàtej.
She keeps nagging about my unhealthy
lifestyle. Why can’t she just piss off?
Ona ciàgle narzeka na mój niezdrowy styl
˝ycia. Czemu nie mo˝e si´ po prostu
odczepiç?
Piss off, will you? I haven’t got time
for this.
Odczep si´, dobra? Nie mam na to czasu.

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pull over
– zjechaç na pobocze, zatrzymaç
samochód
Mark pulled over to check his position
on the map.
Mark zjecha∏ na pobocze, ˝eby sprawdziç
swoje po∏o˝enie na mapie.
push into
– zmuszaç kogoÊ do czegoÊ, namawiaç
Some children are pushed into sports by
their over-ambitious parents.
Niektóre dzieci sà zmuszane do uprawia-
nia sportu przez zbyt ambitnych rodziców.
put down
– po∏o˝yç, od∏o˝yç, oderwaç si´ (od
ksià˝ki)
She put her handbag down on the pas-
senger seat and started the engine.
Po∏o˝y∏a torebk´ na siedzeniu pasa˝era
i zapali∏a silnik.
Put the gun down and your hands up.
Od∏ó˝ pistolet i podnieÊ r´ce do góry.
Last night I started reading the book you
gave me, and couldn’t put it down until
this morning.
Wczoraj wieczorem zacz´∏am czytaç
ksià˝k´, którà mi da∏eÊ, i nie mog∏am si´
oderwaç od niej do rana.
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put down (animal)
– uÊpiç (zwierz´)
My dog was old and sick and had to be
put down.
Mój pies by∏ stary i chory, i musia∏ zostaç
uÊpiony.
put down to
– sk∏adaç na karb, przypisywaç
What you are putting down to imagina-
tion could be a sixth sense.
To, co przypisujesz wyobraêni, mo˝e byç
szóstym zmys∏em.
put forward (formal)
– przed∏o˝yç, zaproponowaç
The solution put forward by Mr Fletcher
seems to be reasonable.
Rozwiàzanie zaproponowane przez pana
Fletchera wydaje si´ sensowne.
I would like to put forward Mr Steel as
a candidate for the post.
Chcia∏bym przed∏o˝yç kandydatur´ pana
Steela na to stanowisko.
put off
– od∏o˝yç, prze∏o˝yç na póêniej;
powstrzymaç
We had to put off the picnic because of
bad weather.
MusieliÊmy prze∏o˝yç piknik z powodu z∏ej
pogody.
Your unwillingness to help is not going to
put me off. I’m going to organise the
party anyway.
Twoja niech´ç do pomocy mnie nie pow-
strzyma. I tak zorganizuj´ t´ imprez´.

put on
– przybraç, nabraç (np. na wadze)
The food was delicious there and we all
put on weight.
Jedzenie by∏o tam pyszne i wszyscy
przybraliÊmy na wadze.
put on (clothes, make-up)
– za∏o˝yç, na∏o˝yç (np. makija˝)
I think you put on a little bit too much
lipstick for the occasion.
MyÊl´, ˝e na∏o˝y∏aÊ troch´ zbyt du˝o
szminki na t´ okazj´.
She put on her pointed hat, mounted
the broom, and flew out of the window.
Za∏o˝y∏a swój spiczasty kapelusz, dosiad∏a
miot∏y i wyfrun´∏a przez okno.
put out
– dra˝niç, irytowaç, wyprowadzaç
z równowagi
Elaine was put out by your insinuations
that she’d slept with Dick.
Elaine by∏a zirytowana twoimi insynuacja-
mi, jakoby spa∏a z Dickiem.
Yesterday’s row really put me out.
Wczorajsza k∏ótnia naprawd´ wyprowadzi∏a
mnie z równowagi.
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put someone off
put out (fire)
– zgasiç, ugasiç
I can’t reach the ashtray, can you put my
cigarette out?
Nie mog´ dosi´gnàç popielniczki, mo˝esz
zgasiç mojego papierosa?
It took the firemen two days to put out
the fire.
Dwa dni zaj´∏o stra˝akom ugaszenie
ognia.
put someone down
– obra˝aç, poni˝aç
I don’t understand why you always put
me down in front of my mates.
Nie rozumiem, czemu zawsze mnie
poni˝asz w obecnoÊci moich kolegów.
put someone off
– odrywaç kogoÊ od czegoÊ,
uniemo˝liwiaç koncentracj´; odrzucaç
(kogoÊ) od (czegoÊ)
Loud music coming from my brother’s
room puts me off work.
G∏oÊna muzyka dochodzàca z pokoju
mojego brata nie pozwala mi si´ skoncen-
trowaç na pracy.
There is nothing that could put him off
his dinner.
Nie istnieje nic, co oderwa∏oby go od
obiadu.
She wanted to ask how he was but his
facial expression put her off.
Chcia∏a spytaç go jak si´ miewa, ale wyraz
jego twarzy jà zniech´ci∏.
The smell of garlic from someone’s
mouth always puts me off them.
Zapach czosnku z czyichÊ ust zawsze
mnie odrzuca.
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put someone through something

– poddaç (kogoÊ czemuÊ), naraziç
(kogoÊ na coÊ) R
They’ve been put through a real loyalty
test.
Zostali poddani prawdziwemu testowi lojal-
read out
noÊci. – odczytaç, przeczytaç na g∏os

Have you got any idea what you put me
through?
Czy masz poj´cie, na co mnie narazi∏eÊ?
Silence fell on the room after mother
read out the telegram.
W pokoju zapanowa∏a cisza po tym, jak
matka odczyta∏a telegram.

put someone up
– przenocowaç kogoÊ, pozwoliç
mieszkaç u siebie tymczasowo
Thank you very much for putting me up,
I couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel.
Dzi´kuj´ bardzo, ˝e mnie przenocowaliÊ-
cie, nie by∏o mnie staç na hotel.
refer to (formal)
– odwo∏aç si´ do, zaglàdaç do; odwo∏aç
si´ do, odnieÊç si´ do, wspomnieç
He wasn’t too well prepared for the lec-
ture and he had to refer to his notes
every two minutes.

put through to Nie by∏ zbyt dobrze przygotowany do

– po∏àczyç z, prze∏àczyç do wyk∏adu i musia∏ co dwie minuty zaglàdaç
do swoich notatek.
I’ll put you through to the person in
charge of the project. What I’ve just said refers only to those of
Prze∏àcz´ pana do osoby odpowiedzialnej
you who are going to take the oral exam.
za projekt.
To, co w∏aÊnie powiedzia∏am, odnosi si´
tylko do tych z was, którzy zamierzajà
przystàpiç do egzaminu ustnego.
put up with
– znosiç, wytrzymywaç

I’m not going to put up with his mood

swings any longer. rely on / upon
Nie zamierzam ju˝ d∏u˝ej znosiç jego – polegaç na; liczyç na
huÊtawek nastrojów.
The bus service in the town cannot be
It’s hard to put up with such a selfish
relied upon.
and demanding person.
Trudno wytrzymaç z tak samolubnà Nie mo˝na polegaç na komunikacji
i wymagajàcà osobà. autobusowej w tym mieÊcie.

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I should have known she’d ruin the party, run off

you can always rely on her in this
respect.
Powinienem by∏ wiedzieç, ˝e ona zepsuje
zabaw´, pod tym wzgl´dem zawsze
mo˝na na niej polegaç.
– odejÊç
His wife ran off with the postman.
Jego ˝ona odesz∏a z listonoszem.

I’m relying on you to bring the salad.

Licz´ na to, ˝e przyniesiesz t´ sa∏atk´.
The mass media in this country is
dependent on the government and the
information they give cannot be relied
upon.
Mass media w tym kraju sà w r´kach rzàdu
i nie mo˝na wierzyç w prawdziwoÊç infor-
macji, jakie podajà.
rule out
– wykluczyç; zniweczyç
The police have ruled out robbery as the
motive behind the break-in.
Policja wykluczy∏a rabunek jako motyw
w∏amania.
We can’t rule out the possibility of further
rise in the price of oil.
Nie mo˝emy wykluczyç mo˝liwoÊci
dalszego wzrostu cen ropy.
The recent affair ruled out the current
president’s chance for reelection.
Ostatnia afera zniweczy∏a szanse aktual-
nego prezydenta na ponowny wybór.
run out
– koƒczyç si´, wyczerpywaç si´,
up∏ywaç, byç na wykoƒczeniu
We are running out of coffee, I’ll just pop
to the shop and get some.
Koƒczy nam si´ kawa, wyskocz´ do sklepu
i kupi´ troch´.
How much longer will I have to wait? My
patience is running out.
Jak d∏ugo jeszcze b´d´ musia∏ czekaç?
Moja cierpliwoÊç jest na wykoƒczeniu.
My passport runs out next week.
Data wa˝noÊci mojego paszportu up∏ywa
w przysz∏ym tygodniu.
The toilet paper’s run out.
Skoƒczy∏ si´ papier toaletowy.
run through
– sprawdziç, przebiec, przejrzeç (coÊ,
np. dokument)
Let’s just run through the main points
of the contract one more time.
Przejrzymy jeszcze raz najwa˝niejsze
punkty kontraktu.

run away
– uciekaç

He has been running away from justice

for 5 years now.
Ucieka przed wymiarem sprawiedliwoÊci
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S – wywo∏aç; sprowokowaç
see off
– odprowadziç, po˝egnaç
A couple of my friends came to the
airport to see me off.
Kilkoro z moich przyjació∏ przysz∏o na lot-
nisko, ˝eby mnie po˝egnaç.
see through
– przejrzeç (kogoÊ lub coÊ)
I saw through you and your mischievous
intentions before it was too late!
Na szcz´Êcie przejrza∏em ciebie i twoje
pod∏e intencje, nim jest za póêno!
see through someone
– przejrzeç kogoÊ
He’s been trying his old tricks again, but
I saw through him immediately.
Znowu próbuje swoich starych sztuczek,
ale od razu go przejrza∏em.
see to
– zajàç si´, zadbaç
I’ll do the cooking, you just see to the
salad.
Ja wezm´ na siebie gotowanie, ty zajmij
si´ tylko sa∏atkà.
She will see to it that nobody feels awk-
ward or out of place at the dinner party.
Ona zadba o to, ˝eby nikt nie czu∏ si´
nieswojo lub nie na miejscu podczas
przyj´cia.
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set off
His car alarm is very easy to set off so it
rings for hours on end almost every
night.
Jego alarm samochodowy bardzo ∏atwo
uruchomiç, wi´c wyje godzinami prawie
ka˝dej nocy.
The knock at the door set off both our
dogs barking.
Stukanie do drzwi spowodowa∏o, ˝e oba
nasze psy zacz´∏y szczekaç.
The terrorist was caught while attempting
to set off the bomb he’d planted in a car
outside the train station.
Terrorysta zosta∏ z∏apany podczas próby
zdetonowania bomby, którà umieÊci∏
w samochodzie przed dworcem.
The last scene in this film sets me off
crying every time I see it.
Ostatnia scena tego filmu wywo∏uje we
mnie p∏acz za ka˝dym razem, gdy jà
widz´.
set off / out
– wyruszyç, rozpoczàç (podró˝),
wystartowaç
When do we have to set off to get there
on time?
Kiedy musimy wyruszyç, ˝eby dotrzeç tam
na czas?
They set out at dawn to avoid traffic
jams.
Wyruszyli o Êwicie, ˝eby uniknàç korków.

set on
– nas∏aç, poszczuç
Next time he dares to come here, I’ll set
the dogs on him.
Nast´pnym razem, gdy oÊmieli si´ tu
przyjÊç, poszczuj´ go psami.
set someone up (informal)
– wrobiç kogoÊ, nabraç
He says he’s been set up, but I’ve seen
him selling dodgy-looking stuff many
times.
On mówi, ˝e zosta∏ wrobiony, ale wiele
razy widzia∏em, jak sprzedaje podejrzanie
wyglàdajàce rzeczy.
I can’t believe I let these thieves set me
up like this!
Nie wierz´, ˝e da∏em si´ tym z∏odziejom
tak nabraç!
set up
– ustanowiç, powo∏aç, wywo∏aç, za∏o˝yç
One day in the future I’d like to set up a
small publishing house.
KiedyÊ w przysz∏oÊci chcia∏abym otworzyç
niewielkie wydawnictwo.
The pills set up an instant reaction.
Pigu∏ki wywo∏a∏y natychmiastowà reakcj´.
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settle down
– zamieszkaç (na sta∏e), osiàÊç;
ustatkowaç si´
After ten years of travelling they decided
to settle down in Greece.
Po dziesi´ciu latach podró˝owania zdecy-
dowali si´ osiàÊç w Grecji.
It’s time for you to settle down.
Czas, ˝ebyÊ si´ ustatkowa∏.
shoot up
– podskoczyç, wzrosnàç gwa∏townie
Inflation has really shot up recently.
Inflacja wzros∏a ostatnio naprawd´
gwa∏townie.
The number of bilingual people shot up
in the last decade.
Liczba ludzi pos∏ugujàcych si´ dwoma
j´zykami gwa∏townie wzros∏a w ciàgu
ostatniej dekady.
show in
– wprowadziç
He asked the nurse to show in the next
patient.
Poprosi∏ piel´gniark´, ˝eby wprowadzi∏a
nast´pnego pacjenta.
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show off
– popisywaç si´, chwaliç ci´ czymÊ,
obnosiç si´ z czymÊ, uwydatniaç
Stop showing off, nobody’s impressed.
Przestaƒ si´ popisywaç, na nikim to nie
robi wra˝enia.
He brought his new girlfriend to
show her off.
Przyprowadzi∏ swojà nowà dziewczyn´,
˝eby si´ nià pochwaliç.
She wears short dresses that show off
her long, shapely legs.
Nosi krótkie sukienki, które podkreÊlajà jej
d∏ugie, zgrabne nogi.
show someone round / around
– oprowadziç kogoÊ
Miles proudly showed his guests around
his new flat.
Miles z dumà oprowadzi∏ goÊci po swoim
nowym mieszkaniu.
show someone up
– przynosiç (komuÊ) wstyd
Will you stop showing me up in front of
my friends?
Móg∏byÊ przestaç przynosiç mi wstyd
przed moimi przyjació∏mi?
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show to
– zaprowadziç do
Please show our guests to their table.
Prosz´, zaprowadê naszych goÊci do
stolika.
show up
– pokazaç si´, pojawiç si´ (zw∏aszcza
póêno lub nieoczekiwanie)
I was waiting for him in front of the cinema
for half an hour but he didn’t show up.
Czeka∏em na niego przed kinem przez pó∏
godziny, ale si´ nie pojawi∏.
How dare she show up in my house as if
nothing had happened?
Jak ona Êmie pokazywaç si´ w moim
domu, jakby nic si´ nie sta∏o?
shut down
– zamknàç, zatrzymaç, wy∏àczyç
The captain ordered the crew to shut the
engines down.
Kapitan rozkaza∏ za∏odze wy∏àczyç silniki.
The shipyard doesn’t bring any profit and
has to be shut down.
Stocznia nie przynosi zysków i musi zostaç
zamkni´ta.

shut up (informal)
– zamknàç si´, albo spowodowaç, ˝eby
ktoÊ si´ zamknà∏
I can’t take his babbling anymore, I’d do
anything to shut him up.
Nie mog´ ju˝ d∏u˝ej znieÊç jego trajkota-
nia, zrobi∏bym wszystko, ˝eby si´ zamknà∏.
Shut up you two, I’m trying to work here.
Zamknijcie si´ oboje, ja tu próbuj´
pracowaç.
Why don’t you just shut up and mind
your own business?
Czemu si´ po prostu nie zamkniesz i nie
zajmiesz w∏asnymi sprawami?
single out
– wybraç, wyró˝niç
I love all this author’s books, find it hard
to single out the best one.
Uwielbiam wszystkie ksià˝ki tego autora
i trudno jest mi wybraç najlepszà.
Our plan’s failure was many people’s
fault so I don’t see why I should be
singled out as the scapegoat.
Niepowodzenie naszego planu by∏o winà
wielu osób, wi´c nie rozumiem, dlaczego ja
mia∏abym byç wybrana na koz∏a ofiarnego.
The reason why we singled him out from
all the other candidates was his good
sense of humour.
Powodem, dla którego wybraliÊmy go
spoÊród wszystkich pozosta∏ych kandy-
datów, by∏o jego poczucie humoru.
You should try not to single out any of
your pupils.
PowinieneÊ staraç si´ nie wyró˝niaç
˝adnego ze swoich uczniów.
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slow down
– zwolniç, spowolniç, przyhamowaç
Slow down, I want to have a look at the
jewelery stall.
Zwolnij, chc´ rzuciç okiem na stoisko
z bi˝uterià.
You look exhausted. I think you should
slow down a bit and try to relax.
Wyglàdasz na wykoƒczonà. MyÊl´,
˝e powinnaÊ troch´ przyhamowaç
i spróbowaç si´ odpr´˝yç.
sort out
– rozwiàzaç; rozprawiç si´ z kimÊ;
zrobiç porzàdek z, posortowaç;
za∏atwiç, zorganizowaç
The government is trying to sort out the
problem of high unemployment.
Rzàd próbuje rozwiàzaç problem wysokie-
go bezrobocia.
I’ve sorted him out, he won’t bother you
again.
Rozprawi∏em si´ z nim, nie b´dzie ci si´ ju˝
naprzykrza∏.
I have to sort out these papers before
I leave.
Musz´ zrobiç porzàdek w tych papierach,
zanim wyjd´.
They will sort out the drink for the party.
Oni zorganizujà napoje na imprez´.
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split up stand out

– rozstaç si´ – wyró˝niaç si´, byç bardzo widocznym,
wybijaç si´
They keep splitting up and getting back
together again. You’ll find Sue easily, she’s so tall she
Oni ciàgle ze sobà zrywajà i wracajà do stands out in every group of people.
siebie. Znajdziesz Sue z ∏atwoÊcià, jest tak wyso-
ka, ˝e wyró˝nia si´ w ka˝dej grupie ludzi.
She’s been much happier since she split
up with that clown. Many short stories came in for the literary

Jest o wiele szcz´Êliwsza, odkàd zerwa∏a
z tym pajacem.
competition, but none of them really
stood out from the rest.
Wiele opowiadaƒ nadesz∏o na konkurs
literacki, ale ˝adne nie wyró˝nia∏o si´
specjalnie spoÊród innych.

stand by
– trzymaç si´ czegoÊ; wspieraç kogoÊ,
pozostawaç lojalnym
Do you think the new government will
stand by their promises?
Czy sàdzisz, ˝e nowy rzàd b´dzie trzyma∏
si´ danych obietnic?
Thank you for standing by me in this
difficult time.
Dzi´kuj´, ˝e mnie wspar∏eÊ w tym trudnym
okresie.
stand someone up (informal)
– wystawiç kogoÊ, nie przyjÊç na
spotkanie
I was supposed to meet Maria here
an hour ago but she stood me up.
Mia∏em si´ tu spotkaç z Marià godzin´
temu, ale mnie wystawi∏a.
stem from
– wynikaç z; wywodziç si´ z

His apparent rudeness stems from the

stand by (ready)
– byç w gotowoÊci, czekaç na wezwanie
The crew all stood by, ready for the
plane to take off.
Ca∏a za∏oga oczekiwa∏a, gotowa do startu
samolotu.
fact that he is actually extremely shy.
Jego pozorne grubiaƒstwo wynika z faktu,
˝e tak naprawd´ jest niesamowicie
nieÊmia∏y.
This word stems from Latin.
To s∏owo wywodzi si´ z ∏aciny.

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stick with (informal) switch off

– trzymaç si´ czegoÊ, kogoÊ – wy∏àczyç

I know it’s not an easy way of life but I’m Why was your phone switched off all
determined to stick with it. day?
Wiem, ˝e to nie jest ∏atwy sposób na ˝ycie, Czemu twój telefon by∏ wy∏àczony przez
ale jestem zdecydowany si´ go trzymaç. ca∏y dzieƒ?

Don’t worry about those people, stick

with me and no one is going to hurt you.
Nie przejmuj si´ tymi ludêmi, trzymaj ze
mnà, a nikt ci nie zrobi krzywdy. switch on
– w∏àczyç

Switch the video on first, then put the

subject someone to something tape inside.
W∏àcz najpierw magnetowid, nast´pnie
(formal) w∏ó˝ do Êrodka kaset´.
– poddawaç kogoÊ czemuÊ, nara˝aç
kogoÊ na coÊ

He and his family were subjected to a lot

of verbal and physical assaults during
the trial.
On i jego rodzina byli przedmiotem wielu
s∏ownych i fizycznych ataków podczas
procesu.

She was subjected to a long exhausting

treatment.
Ona zosta∏a poddana d∏ugiemu i wyczer-
pujàcemu leczeniu.

sum up
– podsumowaç

To sum up, it was good fun.

Podsumowujàc, to by∏a Êwietna zabawa.

Ruth is a demanding, self-centered

woman – that about sums her up,
doesn’t it?
Ruth jest wymagajàcà, skoncentrowanà
na sobie kobietà – tak w∏aÊnie mo˝na jà
podsumowaç, prawda?

She is able to sum people up very quickly.

Ona potrafi bardzo szybko pod-
sumowywaç ludzi.

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take in (clothing)

T – zw´ziç, zmniejszyç (ubranie)

I’ve lost a bit of weight recently, I’ve had

take after to take all my trousers in.

– przypominaç, byç podobnym, Schud∏em troch´ ostatnio i musia∏em
odziedziczyç (cechy) zw´ziç wszystkie swoje spodnie.

He was a con man and all his kids take

after him.
On by∏ oszustem i wszystkie jego dzieci go
przypominajà.

take against
– nabraç niech´ci
My dog took against him instantly.
Mój pies od razu nabra∏ niech´ci do niego.
take off
– wystartowaç, odejÊç nagle; rozkwitnàç
The plane is ready to take off.
Samolot jest gotowy do startu.
Every time she sees her ex-boyfriend she
takes off in the opposite direction.

take back Zawsze, gdy widzi swojego by∏ego

– cofnàç (coÊ co si´ powiedzia∏o)
I won’t talk to him unless he takes back
all that he said about me.
Nie b´d´ z nim rozmawia∏, jeÊli nie cofnie
wszystkiego, co o mnie powiedzia∏.
ch∏opaka, odchodzi w przeciwnym
kierunku.
Their business has really taken off since
they hired this new manager.
Ich interes naprawd´ rozkwit∏, odkàd
zatrudnili tego nowego mened˝era.

take in
– oszukaç, nabraç; zrozumieç, pojàç,
przyjàç

I wasn’t taken in by his story.

Nie da∏em si´ nabraç na jego historyjk´. take off
She stared at me blankly as if not able to – zdejmowaç, zdjàç
take in what I was saying.
Patrzy∏a na mnie nieobecnym wzrokiem, Take off your coat, please.
jakby nie mog∏a zrozumieç, co mówi´. Prosz´ zdjàç p∏aszcz.

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take off (clothes)
– zdjàç
She looks 10 years younger when she
takes those glasses off.
Wyglàda o 10 lat m∏odziej, kiedy zdejmie
te okulary.
You’ll catch a chill if you don’t take those
wet clothes off.
Przezi´bisz si´, jeÊli nie zdejmiesz z siebie
tego mokrego ubrania.
take off (person)
– naÊladowaç
Eddie is very good at taking off famous
people.
Eddie bardzo dobrze naÊladuje s∏awnych
ludzi.
You took off the author’s style perfectly!
Idealnie odda∏aÊ styl autorki!
take on
– przyjmowaç, zatrudniaç, podejmowaç
We usually take on a few temporary
workers during the summer holiday.
Zwykle zatrudniamy kilku czasowych pra-
cowników na czas letnich wakacji.
A chameleon is a type of lizard that takes
on the colour of its surroundings.
Kameleon jest rodzajem jaszczurki, która
przyjmuje kolor otoczenia.
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take over
– zastàpiç; przejàç
You look exhausted, let me take over
while you have a little rest.
Wyglàdasz na wyczerpanà, pozwól, ˝e ci´
zastàpi´, gdy ty troch´ odpoczniesz.
His company was taken over by a larger
firm.
Jego przedsi´biorstwo zosta∏o przej´te
przez wi´kszà firm´.
After his father died, he took over the
family business.
Po Êmierci ojca przejà∏ rodzinny interes.
take to
– polubiç
I hope the kids will take to the new
school.
Mam nadziej´, ˝e dzieciaki polubià nowà
szko∏´.
I was worried that my friends might
not accept him, but they took to him
instantly.
Obawia∏em si´, ˝e moi przyjaciele mogà
go nie zaakceptowaç, ale oni od razu go
polubili.
take up
– zaczàç (uprawiaç), przy∏àczyç si´
I have a very stressful job so I took up
yoga for relaxation.
Mam bardzo stresujàcà prac´, wi´c
zaczà∏em uprawiaç jog´, ˝eby si´
odpr´˝yç.
The rest of the boys took up the song
after he started it.
Reszta ch∏opców przy∏àczy∏a si´ do
piosenki po tym, jak on jà zaczà∏.
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talk over
– przedyskutowaç
We talked it over and decided not to
take part in the demonstration.
PrzedyskutowaliÊmy to i zdecydowaliÊmy
si´ nie braç udzia∏u w demonstracji.
talk someone into something
– przekonaç kogoÊ do zrobienia czegoÊ,
namówiç
We are trying to talk our friends into
going on holiday with us.
Próbujemy namówiç naszych przyjació∏
na wspólne wakacje.
talk someone out of something
– przekonaç kogoÊ, ˝eby czegoÊ nie
robi∏, odwieÊç (kogoÊ od czegoÊ)
I was thinking of buying a bigger car but
my boyfriend talked me out of it.
MyÊla∏am o kupieniu wi´kszego samo-
chodu, ale mój ch∏opak przekona∏ mnie,
˝ebym tego nie robi∏a.
How did you manage to talk him out of
that ridiculous idea?
Jak uda∏o ci si´ odwieÊç go od tego
niedorzecznego pomys∏u?
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tamper with
– majstrowaç przy; grzebaç w
I could tell that someone had tampered
with my bike lock.
Widzia∏em wyraênie, ˝e ktoÊ majstrowa∏
przy moim zapi´ciu do roweru.
Don’t tamper with the fuses, it’s danger-
ous.
Nie majstruj przy korkach, to niebez-
pieczne.
Has someone tampered with my locker?
Czy ktoÊ grzeba∏ w mojej szafce?
tell off
– zbesztaç, skrzyczeç, skrytykowaç,
skarciç
I was so happy that she was back that
I didn’t even tell her off.
By∏em tak szcz´Êliwy, ˝e wróci∏a, ˝e nawet
jej nie skrzycza∏em.
think back
– przypominaç sobie
When I think back to my school days it is
my English language teacher I remember
best.
Kiedy przypominam sobie szkolne czasy,
najlepiej pami´tam nauczyciela j´zyka
angielskiego.
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think over to keep out of

– rozwa˝yç coÊ, przemyÊleç – nie mieszaç si´ do, nie wtràcaç si´

I will think it over and I’ll give you the

I always try to keep out of my flatmates’
answer tomorrow.
arguments.
PrzemyÊl´ to i dam ci odpowiedê jutro.
Zawsze staram si´ nie mieszaç do k∏ótni
moich wspó∏lokatorów.

throw away / out

– wyrzuciç
touch down
I can’t believe you threw my favourite
bag away! – wylàdowaç
Nie mog´ uwierzyç, ˝e wyrzuci∏aÊ mojà
ulubionà torb´! Please fasten your seatbelts, we’ll be
touching down in 10 minutes.
Those eggs were off so I threw them out.
Prosz´ zapiàç pasy, b´dziemy làdowaç
Te jajka by∏y zepsute, wi´c je wyrzuci∏am.
za 10 minut.

throw up
– wymiotowaç touch on
– napomknàç, wspomnieç
I spent the whole cruise feeling sea-sick
and throwing up in my cabin.
Let me touch briefly on the subject of our
Sp´dzi∏em ca∏y rejs czujàc md∏oÊci
next lesson.
i wymiotujàc w kabinie.
Pozwólcie, ˝e krótko zasygnalizuj´ temat
naszej nast´pnej lekcji.

tinker with
– d∏ubaç przy czymÊ, majstrowaç,
manipulowaç
Travis spends long hours tinkering with
his bike.
Travis sp´dza d∏ugie godziny d∏ubiàc przy
swoim rowerze.
I’ve practically finished writing the essay,
I’m just tinkering with the details now.
W∏aÊciwie skoƒczy∏em pisanie tej pracy,
teraz ju˝ tylko wyg∏adzam detale.
toy with
– bawiç si´ (jakimÊ pomys∏em, myÊlà),
myÊleç o czymÊ niezbyt powa˝nie
I don’t think he is serious about moving
abroad, he’s just toying with the idea.
Nie sàdz´, ˝eby myÊla∏ powa˝nie
o wyprowadzeniu si´ za granic´, po prostu
lu˝no o tym myÊli.

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try on
– przymierzaç
Try this dress on before you buy it to see
if it’s the right size.
Przymierz t´ sukienk´, zanim jà kupisz,
˝eby zobaczyç, czy to dobry rozmiar.
tuck in / up
– po∏o˝yç do ∏ó˝ka, okryç, utuliç
Daddy, if I go to bed now will you tuck
me in?
Tatusiu, jeÊli po∏o˝´ si´ teraz do ∏ó˝ka,
okryjesz mnie?
Let me just tuck the children in and
come back to you.
Pozwólcie, ˝e po∏o˝´ dzieci spaç i do was
wróc´.
Their boy is nearly 12 and his mommy
still tucks him in every night.
Ich ch∏opak ma prawie 12 lat, a mamusia
wcià˝ utula go co wieczór.
turn around / round
– odwróciç si´
Turn round very slowly with your hands
in the air!
Odwróç si´ powoli z r´kami w górze!
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turn down
– odrzuciç (kandydatur´, ofert´)
You shouldn’t turn down their help.
Nie powinieneÊ odrzucaç ich pomocy.
He’s proposed to her at least three times,
and every time she turned him down.
OÊwiadcza∏ si´ jej przynajmniej trzy razy
i za ka˝dym razem mu odmawia∏a.
turn down (volume)
– Êciszyç
Turn the radio down a little, please.
Âcisz troch´ radio, prosz´.
turn into
– zamieniç (si´) w, przekszta∏caç, staç si´
The heavy rains turned the area into
a swamp.
Ulewne deszcze zmieni∏y ten obszar
w bagno.
turn off
– wy∏àczyç
Turn the telly off if you’re not watching it.
Wy∏àcz telewizor, jeÊli nie oglàdasz.
turn on
– w∏àczyç (np. telewizor)
He always turns the TV on and then
leaves the room.
On zawsze w∏àcza telewizor i wychodzi
z pokoju.
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turn on (aggression) turn out (produce)

– rzuciç si´ na, zaatakowaç – produkowaç (w du˝ych iloÊciach);
przyjÊç, stawiç si´
Don’t iritate the dog or it will turn on you.
This publishing house turns out hun-
Nie dra˝nij psa, bo si´ na ciebie rzuci.
dreds of romances and crime novels
every year.
A stray dog turned on my daughter
To wydawnictwo wypuszcza setki roman-
in the park yesterday.
sów i powieÊci kryminalnych rocznie.
Bezpaƒski pies zaatakowa∏ wczoraj
w parku mojà córk´.

turn up (appear)
– pojawiç si´; znaleêç si´

He turned up late with a bunch of

turn on (sex)
flowers.
– podniecaç Pojawi∏ si´ spóêniony z bukietem kwiatów.

His hairy chest really turns me on. Don’t worry about your phone, it will turn
Jego ow∏osiona klata naprawd´ mnie up somewhere.
podnieca. Nie martw si´ o swój telefon, znajdzie si´
gdzieÊ.

turn up (clothing)
turn out – pod∏o˝yç, podwinàç
– okazaç si´, potoczyç si´, wypaÊç
(jakoÊ); przyjÊç, stawiç si´ These trousers are too long, I’ll have to
turn them up.
His discovery turned out to be a hoax. Te spodnie sà za d∏ugie, b´d´ musia∏a je
Jego odkrycie okaza∏o si´ byç oszustwem. pod∏o˝yç.

How did the wedding ceremony turn

out?
turn up (volume)
Jak wypad∏a ceremonia Êlubna?
– podkr´ciç, podg∏oÊniç

Many people turned out for the opening I’m cold, could you turn the heating up?
of the exhibition. Zimno mi, mog∏abyÊ podkr´ciç ogrze-
Wiele osób przysz∏o na otwarcie wystawy. wanie?

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wake up
use up
– budziç (si´, kogoÊ)
– zu˝yç, wyczerpaç
Wake me up when you get back even if
it’s very late.
We used up all the ink in the printer
Zbudê mnie jak wrócisz, nawet jeÊli b´dzie
printing the leaflets. bardzo póêno.
Zu˝yliÊmy ca∏y tusz w drukarce, drukujàc
There’s no need to wake him up, I’ll give
ulotki. him a ring back later.
Nie ma potrzeby go budziç, zadzwoni´
znowu póêniej.

I wake up at 6 a.m. every day.

Codziennie rano budz´ si´ o 6-ej.

ward off
– odstraszaç, odp´dzaç; zapobiegaç

His athletic build wards off potential

assailants.
Jego atletyczna budowa odstrasza
potencjalnych napastników.

Vitamin C should help you to ward off

winter colds.
Witamina C powinna ci pomóc w zapobie-
ganiu zimowym przezi´bieniom.

wear off
– ust´powaç

The pain was coming back as the effects

of the anaesthetic wore off.
Ból powraca∏ wraz z ust´powaniem
dzia∏ania Êrodka znieczulajàcego.

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wear on
– mijaç, ciàgnàç si´
Years wore on and the eagerly awaited
end of the world still hadn’t come.
Lata mija∏y, a ˝arliwie wyczekiwany koniec
Êwiata nie nadchodzi∏.
wear out
– zu˝yç si´, zniszczyç si´
This kind of bicycle chain wears out very
quickly.
Ten rodzaj ∏aƒcucha rowerowego bardzo
szybko si´ zu˝ywa.
She never throws things out, her house
is full of old magazines and worn out
shoes.
Ona nigdy nie wyrzuca rzeczy, jej dom jest
pe∏en starych czasopism i znoszonych
butów.
while away
– zabijaç czas, skracaç sobie (oczeki-
wanie na coÊ)
I usually while away time between class-
es in the small cafe on the corner.
Zwykle sp´dzam czas mi´dzy zaj´ciami
w ma∏ej kafejce na rogu.
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work out
work on
– robiç coÊ, pracowaç nad czymÊ; pra-
cowaç nad czymÊ w celu ulepszenia
tego; próbowaç przekonaç (kogoÊ)
We’ve been working on a new TV series.
Pracujemy nad nowym serialem telewizyj-
nym.
I’m impressed by his vocabulary range,
but he still needs to work on his gram-
mar.
Jestem pod wra˝eniem zakresu jego
s∏ownictwa, ale musi jeszcze popracowaç
nad gramatykà.
She doesn’t seem to be convinced by
the idea but I’m working on it.
Ona nie wydaje si´ byç przekonana do
tego pomys∏u, ale pracuj´ nad tym.
I’m working on Jim to get him to give
me one of his fabulous hats.
Próbuj´ przekonaç Jima, ˝eby da∏ mi
jeden ze swoich rewelacyjnych kapeluszy.
work out
– odkryç, zrozumieç, wydedukowaç,
znaleêç rozwiàzanie, rozpracowaç,
wypracowaç
We were all trying to work out what the
poet’s intention was.
Wszyscy próbowaliÊmy domyÊleç si´,
co poeta mia∏ na myÊli.
Don’t worry so much about it, we’ll work
something out.
Nie martw si´ tak bardzo, znajdziemy
jakieÊ rozwiàzanie.
It took him only a few seconds to work
out the correct answer.
Znalezienie poprawnej odpowiedzi zaj´∏o
mu zaledwie kilka sekund.
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work out (cost) write off

– wyjÊç (o wyniku, kosztach), wynosiç – skreÊliç (kogoÊ, coÊ)

How much will the cost of this holiday
work out to?
Ile wyniesie koszt tych wakacji?
Work out the estimate price of our prod-
uct now that the electricity costs are up.
Oblicz przybli˝onà cen´ naszego produktu
po podwy˝ce cen energii elektrycznej.
Let’s give the player one more chance
before we write him off.
Dajmy temu zawodnikowi jeszcze jednà
szans´, zanim go skreÊlimy.
write off (car)
– skasowaç (pojazd)

Don’t lend her your new car, she’s

already written off two.
Nie po˝yczaj jej swojego nowego samo-
chodu, skasowa∏a ju˝ dwa.
work out (gym)
– çwiczyç

Jim works out every day in the gym.

write up (final version)
Jim çwiczy codziennie na si∏owni.
– napisaç ostatecznà wersj´ (na pod-
stawie wczeÊniej zebranych materia∏ów)

We’ve done all the research, now we

need to write up the report.
work out (manage) PrzeprowadziliÊmy wszystkie badania,
– wyjÊç, u∏o˝yç si´, sprawdziç si´, teraz musimy sporzàdziç raport.
spisywaç si´, nadawaç si´

I’m sure it will all work out in the end.

Jestem pewny, ˝e to wszystko si´ w koƒcu
write up (review)
u∏o˝y. – zrecenzowaç

The play hasn’t been written up yet, but

We tried to live together but it didn’t work
out.
PróbowaliÊmy zamieszkaç razem, ale to
si´ nie sprawdzi∏o.
I’m sure it will be a huge success.
Sztuka nie zosta∏a jeszcze zrecenzowana,
ale jestem pewna, ˝e b´dzie wielkim
sukcesem.

He is a good friend but we wouldn’t work

out as a couple.
On jest dobrym kumplem, ale nie
sprawdzilibyÊmy si´ jako para.

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pull over fall for
occur to keep away
go off feel like

be up hand over

wake up while away

move in
hang out

get across
take after
write off
make it up to stand someone up

pay back
refer to work out
turn down
Exercises
use up lay off

link up shut down

switch off put out
see to settle down
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1. Education
and Learning
1
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe odpowiedzi.

1. The teacher said that when we write our 4. When the professor came into the
essays we should _____ at least five room, all of the taking and laughing
different authors. quickly _____.

a. face up to a. dropped out

b. let down b. looked up
c. refer to c. referred to
d. catch on d. died out

2. I am also supposed to _____ five 5. As my mother always told me, ‘do not
authors’ theories and give my own _____ difficult work, because you will
opinion at the end. never make time for it later.

a. grow into a. put off

b. come about b. face up
c. put out c. fish for
d. sum up d. drop out

3. Don’t let too much time _____ before 6. After a few extra lessons of algebra,
you start studying for exams, because I slowly started to _____ to the idea
there is a lot of material and you can of formulas.
easily _____.
a. drop out
a. pass up / catch on b. catch on
b. go by / fall behind c. come down
c. face up / figure out d. fish for
d. set off / hang about

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7. When you _____ the answer to the 9. Did you know that my brother wanted
third question, please call me and tell to quit his studies after the first year?
me what it is! I told him to _____ it and he finally
graduated at the top of his class!
a. pass out
b. brush up a. brush up
c. figure out b. draw on
d. read out c. stick with
d. pick on

8. Mathematics and foreign languages

require systematic study and that is 10. I can’t go out with you this evening
why you should _____ your home- because I have to _____ this essay
work, even if it takes extra time. for tomorrow morning.

a. keep up with a. write up

b. come down to b. turn off
c. face up to c. refer to
d. figure out d. fall behind

2
Uzupe∏nij luki odpowiednim czasownikiem.

1. If you can’t remember the exact date of 3. I heard that a 12-year-old genius just
that event, you can _____ it up in an started medical school in the United
encyclopaedia. States! It must be difficult for him to
_____ in with other students who are
a. look so much older than he is.
b. put
c. take a. come
d. end b. fit
c. work
d. refer
2. Before I go to Rome this spring I will
_____ up my Italian in a short lan-
guage course. 4. She completed two Master’s degrees
and a PhD, and she still plans to
a. get _____ on studying!
b. pass
c. catch a. read
d. brush b. fall
c. go
d. refer

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5. After he failed the exam it was hard for 7. Children are able to _____ up foreign
him to _____ up to his parents and languages so quickly, while their par-
tell them the truth. ents have to study them carefully.

a. get a. set
b. put b. get
c. face c. pick
d. fit d. go

6. When I was in elementary school there

were some teachers who loved to
_____ on the pupils who didn’t do
their homework regularly.

a. pick
b. stick
c. pass
d. look

3
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. Before we begin I will read in / out / for the list of names to see who is present.

2. When you write your answers, you should draw on / for / with material from the lectures
and sources that you have read yourselves.

3. Remember, work on / up / down your own paper, not your neighbour’s!

4. After I pass the tests up / out / through, you may begin writing. Please do not talk!

5. Believe me, I cannot wait to get these exams over on / in / with! I am so tired of studying!

6. After the exam, several of the students hung for / back / at and asked the professor to
clarify what he meant in his questions.

7. I always feel unprepared before exams, but when it comes off / on / down to the actual
exam, I usually remember everything that I studied.

8. There are about 30 students hanging on / for / about the professor’s office, impatiently
waiting for him to post their final exam grades.

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9. The worst scenario for an oral examination is when the professor asks you a question that
you do not know the answer to, and then smiles as you fish for / up / from an ”alterna-
tive“ answer.

10. My friend decided to drop up / down / out of school after his first exams because he got
a good-paying job.

4
Uzupe∏nij brakujàce litery.

Our Spanish teacher talks so fast that I cannot (1) k_ _ p u_ w_ _ h him, so I usually stop

listening after about ten minutes. To be honest, most of the time I really cannot (2) f_ _ _ _ e

o_ t what we are talking about! Recently I answered one of his questions and everyone laughed

at me for several minutes. The teacher waited for the laughter to (3) d_ _ o_ _, and then he

explained that I had told him I was an apple, or something like that. The problem is, everyone

told me in the beginning that I would (4) c_ _ _ h o_ after a few lessons and that I should

(5) s_ _ _ k w_ _ h it. But when I am at the lessons, I feel like I don’t (6) f_ t i_ at all. Everyone

speaks better than I do. The teacher often seems to (7) p_ _ k o_ me and one other girl in the

class. Do you think he does it on purpose? I would like to just (8) d_ _ p o_ t of the class,

and I often (9) p_ t o_f my homework and studying for Spanish class until the last possible

minute. I just don’t want to learn it. I realize that if I (10) g_ _n like this much longer I will prob-

ably (11) f_ _ l b_ _ _ _d and then it will be completely hopeless. It is hard to (12) f_ _e _p

to the fact that I might fail Spanish this semester!

ANSWER KEY
4-catch on, 5-stick with, 6-fit in, 7-pick on, 8-drop out, 9-put off, 10-go on, 11-fall behind, 12-face up to
3-on, 4-out, 5-with, 6-back, 7-down, 8-about, 9-for, 10-out 4 1-keep up with, 2-figure out, 3-die out,
1 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-d, 5-a, 6-b,7-c, 8-a, 9-c, 10-a 2 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c, 5-c, 6-a, 7-c 3 1-out, 2-on,

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2. Relationships
and Family
1
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. My mother’s family comes _____ 4. The children cannot sleep until their
Canada and my father’s family is father reads them a story and tucks
French. them ____ their beds.

a. to a. for
b. from b. from
c. out c. into
d. off d. through

2. Do you think it is better to bring 5. My daughter didn’t tell me where she

_____ children in the countryside was going today! She says I don’t trust
or in the city? her because I always call and check
_____ _____ her, but I just want to
a. up make sure she is safe.
b. around
c. through a. out for
d. down b. up on
c. on with
d. forth on
3. A: My two sons grow _____ of their
shoes so quickly that I have to buy
them new ones almost every month! 6. In the beginning it was difficult for him
B: When they grow _____ and leave to get _____ without his wife, but he
home you will miss the times you brought _____ two children alone
bought them all those little shoes and sent them to college.
and clothes....
a. forth / forward
a. out / out b. in / forth
b. out / for c. on / up
c. in / forward d. on / out
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2
Uzupe∏nij brakujàce litery.

A: It looked like you really (1) hit it _ _ _ with Robert’s friend at the party last weekend.

You were talking to him all evening!

B: Yeah, afterwards he (2) asked me _ _ _ for coffee the next day. What a disaster!

A: So what happened? You said he totally (3) turned you _ _ _ ?

B: Yes, because he came to the coffee shop half an hour late, and completely drunk!

A: You’re joking! Wouldn’t it have been better if he’d (4) stood you _ _ instead of coming to

the cafe drunk?

B: I wish he had! I told him to (5) get _ _ _ of there immediately. I was so embarrassed.

A: So what will you do if you (6) bump _ _ _ _ him again at another party? It is very likely

that you will.

B: Believe me, I will do everything I can to (7) keep _ _ _ _ meeting him again.

3
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe czasowniki.

1. My friend’s parents have just come / taken / split up. She is so depressed because she
really believed that with time they would work / find / come out their differences and
problems.

2. She never fell / got / found over her first great love and lived alone in her huge house for
the rest of her life.

3. Some people are better at getting / seeing / putting negative events behind them and
continuing to live as though nothing bad ever happened.

4. Walk away and never look / see / find back, that’s what I say.

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5. When I see / think / go back to the day we met, I cannot believe how much we have both
changed without becoming / taking / growing apart.

6. After living together for eight years they suddenly broke / went / brought up and never
spoke to each other again.

7. A: What’s down / on / up, honey? Why are you crying?

B: The situation in this house is turning into / for / to a nightmare. Your mother is ruining
our lives. It would be so much better if we lived alone!
A: Don’t drag my mother through / into / for this, remember that she also helps you a
lot.

4
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. I need to sort _____ my feelings 4. He was having Karen _____ that he

before I accept your proposal. was working on extra projects while he
was actually carrying _____ with his
a. for assistant all summer.
b. from
c. in a. off / in
d. out b. on / on
c. around / forth
d. in / off
2. It’s hard to say what she was getting
_____ when she told me she needed
more time before she accepted my 5. Personally, I think he had an affair to
proposal. get back _____ her because she
does not want to have children.
a. at
b. for a. from
c. from b. to
d. to c. at
d. through

3. Based _____ what you have just told

me, I would say she is definitely in love 6. After they got married they both put
with you. _____ about twenty kilos.

a. of a. for
b. from b. on
c. on c. out
d. in d. in

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1 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c, 5-b, 6-c 2 1-off, 2-out, 3-off, 4-up, 5-out, 6-into, 7-from 3 1-split / work, 2-got,
3-putting, 4-look, 5-think / growing, 6-broke, 7-up / into / into 4 1-a, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b, 5-c, 6-b, 7-a
ANSWER KEY
d. on / along
c. down / for
b. for / with
a. on / by
me no matter what happens.
_____ and who will stand _____
7. I have two friends that I know I can rely
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3. Food
and Dining
1
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa w ka˝dym zdaniu.

1. A: I am on a diet but when I smelled that chocolate cake I just gave for / in and ate a
piece of it.
B: I know what you mean. It is very hard for me to do on / without chocolate for more
than a day or two.

2. A: Phew! I think this milk is on / off. It wasn’t in the refrigerator.

B: It wasn’t? Throw it in / out right away so that nobody else drinks it, and open a new
carton.

3. A: Where is the butter?

B: I used it up / out yesterday when I made cookies. Oh, and we have also run in / out of
sugar.
A: So it looks like we need to go shopping today.

4. After he works all day at the bakery, my brother’s clothes give off / for the delicious smell
of fresh bread.

5. I always use a recipe so that the cake turns forth / out the same every time I make it.

2
Uzupe∏nij brakujàce litery.

1. After Christmas everyone tries to g_ _ _ extra cake a_ _ _ to their friends and family

members, but they usually have too much cake and food at home, too!

2. No thank you, I am trying to c_ _ b_ _ _ o_ calories.

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3. It is hard to eat less when my mother tries to f_ _ _ u_ my plate with so much food.

4. The waiter will s_ _ _ you t_ your table and give you a menu.

5. After about five minutes, the waitress will c_ _ _ u_ t_ our table and ask what we would

like to order.

6. If he drinks any alcohol at the restaurant, w_ _ _ _ o_ _! He might start fighting or

even dancing on the table!

3
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owo.

A: Are you free on Saturday evening?

B: Yes, I think so. Why do you ask?

A: We were thinking that we would like you go out _1_ us to a restaurant. Are you up _2_ it?

B: Sure, that sounds nice. Which restaurant?

A: I don’t know, it’s up _3_ my husband to decide where we are going, but if you want I will

call you _4_ when I know and tell you.

B: No, you can just surprise me. I look _5_ to seeing you both again, it will be fun.

A: Great. Talk to you soon!

B: Thanks for calling!

1. a. for 2. a. for 3. a. for 4. a. through 5. a. forth

b. to b. to b. to b. back b. for
c. with c. with c. forth c. with c. forward

ANSWER KEY
3-fill up, 4- show to, 5-come up to, 6-watch out 3 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-b, 5-c
1 1-in, without, 2-off, out, 3-up, out, 4-off, 5-out 2 1-give away, 2-cut back on,

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4. Life
at Work
1
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe odpowiedzi.

1. Some people are born managers, 4. Mr. Howard is our new junior account-
others have to grow _____ the role of ant. Can you show him _____
manager slowly. Some new managers our office and kitchen area?
feel like they have to boss people
_____ to show that they have power. a. up
b. around
a. over / around c. on
b. into / out d. off
c. from / out
d. into / around
5. We either have to lay _____ 20 per-
cent of our workers or mark _____
2. Hello, Mrs. Greene. Please hold our prices by 33 percent.
_____ a moment, I will check if he is
in the office. Yes, he’s here, I’ll put your a. away / off
call _____ to him. b. on / down
c. off / up
a. on / in d. at / out
b. on / through
c. up / down
d. out / up

3. Thank you for sending your CV, but we

are not taking _____ any new people
this year.

a. in
b. up
c. on
d. back

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2
Uzupe∏nij brakujàce litery.

1. Whatever you do, never t_ _n u_ late for a job interview!

2. Another word of advice: don’t s_ _w u_ at a job interview wearing dirty shoes.

3. Be prepared for questions like „can you a_ _ _ _ _t f_r what you did during the six

years between your two jobs“?

4. Near the middle of the interview, the interviewer will probably b_ _ _ g u _ the delicate

matter of how much money you expect to earn.

5. If the salary you ask for is much too high, you might c_ _e a_ _ _ _s as over-confident.

6. Explain that you are changing jobs because you want a new challenge; don’t say that after

five years you have f_ _ _en i_ _o a routine and your job is boring.

3
Uzupe∏nij luki odpowiednim czasownikiem.

1. I brought my supervisor a new plant for 3. I’m afraid I can’t be at the meeting –
her office and now everyone says I am something very important has _____
trying to _____ her up. up and I have to go to Poznan right
away.
a. call
b. hold a. come
c. butter b. got
d. go c. gone
d. given
2. When your secretary doesn’t like the
person who is calling, she _____ up 4. We’ve already started the meeting, so
the phone without even saying hello! of course it’s too late to _____ it off
now.
a. calls
b. hangs a. make
c. puts b. run
d. backs c. fall
d. call
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5. Please just _____ on talking without 8. You have to face _____ to the boss
me and decide who is organizing the and tell him that you made a mistake.
Christmas party, okay?
a. for
a. hang b. with
b. carry c. up
c. make d. off
d. hold

9. I like your idea–please write it _____

6. Please call me this afternoon and in the form of a memorandum for the
_____ me in on what happened and entire office.
tell me if I am supposed to bring some
food for the party. a. forth
b. away
a. give c. off
b. look d. up
c. fill
d. get
10. A: At first we were worried that he
wouldn’t manage his new responsibili-
7. She decided to take _____ tennis on ties, but he took _____ them like a
the weekends because she doesn’t get fish in water.
any exercise sitting at her desk every B: I know, he caught _____ to the
day. accounting system really quickly.
I never had to explain the same thing
a. in twice.
b. up
c. through a. to / on
d. over b. for / in
c. about / out
d. to / in

4
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. Almost 800 people will lose their jobs if the factory closes through / down / for in our town.

2. When you finish each item on this list, check it up / out / off and write down the date you
completed it.

3. Please fill out / up / back this form with your personal data and give it to the human
resources manager. Cross out / up / back the parts which do not apply to you.

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4. We’re buying a Christmas present for the boss—could you chip in / out / off ten zloty?

5. I see no reason to draw out / about / with this discussion any longer. You’re sacked.

6. I didn’t know what he was driving for / back / at during our negotiations. He turned up /
for / down every offer I made, even when I lowered the price by 40 percent.

7. I would like all of you to work back / out / up new cost-cutting plans for your departments
for next quarter.

8. Watch up / for / out, the boss is in a really bad mood today.

ANSWER KEY
2-b, 3-a, 4-d, 5-b, 6-c, 7-b, 8-c, 9-d, 10-a 4 1-down, 2-off, 3-out / out, 4-in, 5-out, 6-at / down, 7-out, 8-out
1 1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-b, 5-c 2 1-turn up, 2-show up, 3-account for, 4-bring up, 5-come across, fallen into 3 1-c,

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5. Economy
and Business
1
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. Our brokerage house caters from / to the needs of foreign investors.

2. High taxes keep many companies in / from investing in new equipment and workers.

3. Many people in this country live up / on less than 250 dollars per month.

4. How should we go about / with changing the location of our headquarters?

5. Experts attribute the sudden economic growth from / to low interest rates.

6. It takes many years of advertising to build up / forth a strong, international brand name.

7. Investors who choose to invest in Poland come to / up against bureaucracy and language

barriers.

8. I would like to compare how long it takes to set up / on a private company in each of

the European Union countries.

2
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owo: up lub down

1. The small shops in my town always bump _____ their prices by 20% before the

holidays, which is why many people go to supermarkets instead.

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2. We won’t be meeting the investors this month because some problems have cropped

_____ with the land title.

3. The sanitation inspectors shut _____ many of the fast food stands in the city after

the food poisoning scandal.

4. The new promotional program links _____ investors and cities with available land.

5. So let’s get _____ to business: what are you able to offer us for this price?

6. After looking at these excellent statistics, I am optimistic that the economic situation is

looking _____.

7. It is a good idea to wait for the stores to mark _____ their prices, then you can pick

_____ some real bargains.

8. The number of new private businesses has shot _____ in the last two years.

3
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe czasowniki.

1. When he gave the price I thought 3. Housing prices _____ on increasing

the managers would _____ about due to demand on the market.
laughing.
a. see
a. go b. are
b. fall c. keep
c. come d. get
d. see

4. It’s too early to _____ him off—let’s

2. So how did the idea for this patent give him at least three more months in
_____ about? the job and evaluate him again.

a. come a. go
b. go b. take
c. try c. give
d. feel d. write

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5. Next year a new model of electric car 7. Your financial report is interesting but it
will _____ out in the spring. doesn’t _____ for the real reasons
we are losing money in this company.
a. see
b. come a. show
c. work b. get
d. run c. account
d. attribute

6. It has been two years since Microsoft

_____ over that factory.

a. took
b. showed
c. ran
d. saw

4
Uzupe∏nij brakujàce litery.

1. We will w_ _k o_t a new arrangement for shipment starting in January.

2. Pharmaceutical companies are c_ _hing i_ on people’s fear of mutant flu viruses.

3. I think that we should t_ _k these changes o_ _r with the employees so that they all

understand our plans.

4. A: We can tell them that we will b_ _ _k o_f negotiations completely if we don’t get

what we want.

B: I think that’s too extreme. We can just t_ _n d_ _n their offers until they come close

to our price.

A: Do you really think it will be so easy to b_ _t them d_ _n on the price?

5. Please come to my office on Monday morning and we will i_ _n o_t the details of the

final contract.

6. Their business has t_ _en o_f ever since they moved to a more central location.

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1 1-to, 2-from, 3-on, 4-about, 5-to, 6-up, 7-up, 8-up 2 1-up, 2-up, 3-down, 4-up,
5-down, 6-up, 7-down / up, 8-up 3 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d, 5-b, 6-a, 7-c 4 1-work out,
2-cashing in, 3-talk over, 4-break off, turn down, beat down, 5-iron out, 6-taken off
ANSWER KEY
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6. Politics
and Government
1
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. It’s amazing how one scandal could 4. The journalist showed the minister
bring _____ such a popular presi- _____ during the interview and it was
dent. clear that he had lied about his involve-
ment in the scandal.
a. forward
b. up a. around
c. down b. forward
d. through c. down
d. up

2. Unless something improves, we will

end _____ having early elections 5. It’s a pity that politicians don’t act
again this year. _____ their campaign promises more
often!
a. for
b. into a. up
c. across b. into
d. up c. in
d. on

3. The commission prepared a security

report but the president brushed it
_____ as unimportant.

a. aside
b. forth
c. down
d. up

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2
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe czasowniki.

1. The new government promises to 5. During the press conference a man

_____ on the same problems that _____ through the crowd and
the previous government ignored. jumped onto the platform. After the
shouting from the press _____ away,
a. put he began to speak.
b. take
c. be a. took / broke
d. grow b. broke / died
c. put / worked
d. bumped / went
2. The general _____ off several
uncomfortable questions during the
press conference. 6. Every politician wants to _____
across as a likeable, honest citizen who
a. brushed cares about the public interest.
b. worked
c. broke a. look
d. bumped b. grow
c. come
d. end
3. The news about the minister’s resigna-
tion _____ forth surprise and specu-
lation. 7. We cannot ignore the fact that many
people in our country cannot _____
a. made by on their monthly income.
b. started
c. called a. get
d. cashed b. take
c. be
d. keep
4. Being part of a larger organization may
help to _____ about necessary
reforms and important changes. 8. How much time must _____ by
before politicians do something about
a. call health care reform?
b. let
c. do a. keep
d. bring b. sort
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9. The president is _____ with the idea 10. Do you have the feeling that
of vetoing the law, but many people are the government _____ down on poor
advising him to sign it immediately. people as a nuisance?

a. ending a. gets
b. putting up b. looks
c. toying c. drags
d. tinkering d. puts

3
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owo: out, up, down, off, aside, for.

1. The media is calling _____ a referendum to settle the problem.

2. During war time, every mother worries that her son will be called _____ to the army.

3. The prime minister has ruled _____ creating any coalition with the populists.

4. The accident set _____ a discussion in the media about building safety.

5. The party cannot propose any new legislation until the latest scandal dies _____.

4
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. When the party lost in the elections, they put their failure up / down to a conspiracy in the
media.

2. How did the idea for the law come through / about in the beginning?

3. Let’s run through / in the most important points of our program, me beginning with item C.

4. Several new governmental programs promise to cater from / for the needs of single
mothers.

5. Many voters felt let up / down after four years of poor leadership.

ANSWER KEY
3 1-for, 2-up, 3-out, 4-off, 5-down 4 1-down, 2-about, 3-through, 4-for, 5-down
1 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-d, 5-d 2 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d, 5-b, 6-c, 7-a, 8-d, 9-c, 10-b

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7. Crime
and Punishment
1
Uzupe∏nij luki odpowiednimi literami.

1. A: You’ll give me an alibi, won’t you?

B: Don’t worry. If they ask me I will b_ _k you u_ 100 percent.

A: I need to m_ _e u_ a story before the police f_ _d o_t I wasn’t at home last night.

2. Two large guys came and b_ _t John u_ because he owes them money.

3. The police a_ _ _ _ _ _ _e the increase in crime _o unemployment in the area.

4. Men in prison are s_ _ _ _ _t t_ all kinds of new criminal behaviors and bad influences.

5. The police stopped me for crossing the street in the wrong place, and I asked them if they

didn’t have anything more important to d_ _l w_ _h at the moment.

2
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe czasowniki.

1. A few rough characters _____ out in 2. Can you believe that they _____ him
front of the liquor store day and night. out of prison for good behavior after
only 3 years?
a. go
b. put a. put
c. hang b. kept
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3. The police officer _____ me out of 5. If I were put in prison I would do every-
the whole group and asked me for my thing I could to _____ out of there.
I.D.
a. break
a. singled b. leave
b. talked c. find
c. stood d. keep
d. made

4. I got arrested for telling a police officer to

_____ off when he asked for my I.D.

a. take
b. go
c. piss
d. keep

3
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owo.

1. The nice old lady who lived next door to 3. Last night somebody broke _____
us turned _____ to be a professional our office and stole some of our
jewelry thief, which is hard to believe, computer equipment.
isn’t it?
a. into
a. up b. through
b. forth c. for
c. in d. up
d. out

4. They caught the swindler but his victims

2. Now that they have a photograph of will never get _____ all of the money
the killer and his address, it is just a he took from them.
question of time before the police close
_____ _____ him. a. away
b. back
a. out from c. from
b. up by d. off
c. in on
d. up with

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5. Since you are under 18 and you don’t

have a criminal record they will just let
you _____ with a warning.

a. away
b. on
c. off
d. up

4
Dopasuj nast´pujàce czasowniki do zdaƒ 1-8.

hand over run away get away with ward off

get back at keep out tampered with up to

1. He told me I should put an alarm on the front of his house to _____ _____ thieves.

2. It looks like someone _____ _____ the lock on this safe.

3. If you are worried about being arrested, you can always _____ _____ to another

country and hide there.

4. Don’t shoot! _____ _____ the gun, slowly.

5. I could see that she was _____ _____ something bad so I started taking

photographs.

6. The prosecuters won’t let the gangsters _____ _____ _____ murder.

7. He shot his friend to _____ _____ _____ him for going to the police.

8. If you know what is good for you, you will _____ your nose _____ of our business.

ANSWER KEY
3-run away, 4-hand over, 5-up to, 6-get away with, 7-get back at, 8-keep out
2 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c, 5-a 3 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b, 5-c 4 1-ward off, 2-tampered with,
1 1-back up, make up, find out, 2-beat up 3-attribute to, 4-subject to, 5-deal with

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8. Communication

1
Uzupe∏nij dialog wybierajàc odpowiednie s∏owa.

A: It was a one-way conversation. He went (1) _____ about why I was wrong and I didn’t

have a chance to (2) answer _____.

B: Maybe it’s better that way. He would think you were (3) talking _____ to him and get

even more (4) pissed _____ at you.

A: Probably so. Oh, and I absolutely have to (5) fill you _____ on what is happening with

Mary! John and Mary are....

B: I’m sorry to (6) cut _____, but I have to go because someone is ringing the doorbell.

A: When you saw him did he (7) ask _____ me?

B: Actually, that was almost the first thing he asked: ”how is your friend Julia doing?“

1. a. up 2. a. up 3. a. back 4. a. off
b. on b. off b. on b. in
c. for c. back c. through c. up
d. down d. out d. out d. out

5. a. out 6. a. back 7. a. on
b. on b. down b. after
c. up c. in c. up
d. in d. up d. from

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2
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe czasowniki.

A: Jane, it’s me, Angela!

B: Oh, Angela! It’s so nice to (1) listen / hear / see from you, thank you for calling!

A: So, (2) talk / find / fill me in on what you have been doing for the last few months.

B: There is no way to (3) sum / tell / do it up on the telephone.

A: Then let’s meet as soon as possible, we have a lot to (4) talk / catch / let up on!

3
Uzupe∏nij luki odpowiednimi literami.

A: I would like to (1) t_ _k her o_t o_ marrying him, but she said she loves him and I

don’t know how to show her what a big mistake she is making.

B: And then what will you do? (2) T_ _k her i_ _o marrying you, instead?

A: Oh (3) s_ _t u_, would you? That isn’t the point.

4
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

2. Don’t worry, you’ll be able to sort

1. My best friend and I didn’t hit it _____ your problems when he
_____ immediately when we met, we comes _____ home.
needed time to find _____ more
about each other. a. up / in
b. for / on
a. forth / up c. out / back
b. off / out d. around / by
c. up / in
d. on / out

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3. If you want, I can see your mother 7. I tried to call them _____ last night
_____ at the airport and you can go but I couldn’t get _____ because the
directly to work. line was busy.

a. off a. through / off

b. out b. out / up
c. up c. back / through
d. down d. on / by

4. Instead of writing angry letters back 8. He wouldn’t tell me what was _____,
and forth, they should meet and iron but I could see that he was very excited
_____ all of their problems in person. about something.

a. out a. off
b. up b. up
c. down c. out
d. through d. at

5. Let’s run _____ tomorrow’s program 9. He broke _____ in the middle of his
one more time so that everyone knows sentence as if he didn’t know what else
what he is supposed to do. to say.

a. around a. off
b. on b. out
c. forth c. on
d. through d. away

6. She kept the news _____ her parents

for almost one month before she told
them the truth.

a. off
b. from
c. out of
d. up

ANSWER KEY
2-talk into, 3-shut up 4 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-a, 5-d, 6-b, 7-c, 8-b, 9-a
1 1-b, 2-c,3-a, 4-a, 5-d, 6-c, 7-b 2 1-hear, 2-fill, 3-sum, 4-catch 3 1-talk out of,

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9. Health
and Beauty
1
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe czasowniki.

4. I’m so sorry, your uncle Henry _____

1. Mother’s headaches _____ from high away last night.
blood pressure.
a. died
a. run b. left
b. stem c. passed
c. feel d. came
d. keep

5. We are afraid that grandma will

2. The doctor looked at my test results _____ down on the ice and hurt
and said he would _____ me to a herself.
specialist.
a. come
a. refer b. fall
b. take c. run
c. see d. take
d. write

3. We hope it doesn’t _____ to that, but

you may need to have an operation.

a. keep
b. find
c. come
d. fall

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Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. He promised the doctor that he would 4. After so many years of stress and bad
keep _____ a low-cholesterol diet. habits his health broke _____.

a. for a. down
b. to b. for
c. from c. away
d. down d. off

2. After eating 3 large jelly doughnuts, he 5. When Marianne passed _____ in the
took the dog for a 15 minute walk and shop everyone around said she must
imagined how much fat and sugar he be pregnant.
was burning _____ every minute.
a. on
a. off b. out
b. on c. forth
c. away d. up
d. through

3. On an everyday basis we don’t attend

_____ our health as much as we
should.

a. for
b. from
c. to
d. on

3
Uzupe∏nij luki s∏owami: out, up, on, down, with, of, off.

1. I don’t always have the energy to get _____ in the morning.

2. My daughter has a food allergy but the doctor says she will probably grow _____
_____ it in a year or two.

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3. Don’t light _____ in here! You put _____ that stinking cigarette before the fire alarm

turns _____!

4. You should cut _____ _____ the amount of coffee you drink or else you will ruin your

stomach.

5. Do you have any aspirin? I feel like I am coming _____ _____ a cold.

6. It looks like we used _____ all of the aspirin.

7. These vitamins build _____ the body’s resistance to illness.

8. The effects of the medicine will wear _____ in a few hours, and you will feel better then.

4
Uzupe∏nij dialog wybierajàc odpowiednie s∏owa.

A: What is this! A present? Oh, a dress! It’s so beautiful!

B: You said recently that you never have a chance to (1) dress for / down / up, so I thought I

would surprise you. (2) Go on / off / through, honey, (3) try it in /on/ up.

A: Okay.... It’s a bit too big....

B: You can (4) take it in / out / into a little.

A: I don’t really have anything that (5) goes for / into / with this colour! It’s bright. But that’s

okay. I’ll definitely (6) stand up / out / in from the crowd!

B: You see, the color (7) livens you up / in / out immediately. You just need to (8) make your-

self in / out / up and (9) do for / up / in your hair a little, and it’s perfect.

A: Wow. Very nice. When a woman (10) has onto / on / up something like this,

she automatically feels sexier.

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B: Oh, so it (11) turns you up / on / off, does it? Excellent. Maybe you’ll (12) take it

off / on / up now?

A: No, no. You know what, this dress is (13) crying forth / up / out for a new pair of red

shoes to (14) go for / into / with it. Oh, my mother will (15) be in with / for / to a shock

when she sees this dress tomorrow!

B: Your mother is (16) coming in / on / over tomorrow?

ANSWER KEY
9-do up, 10-have on, 11-turn on, 12-take off, 13-cry out for, 14-go with, 15-in for, 16-come over
6-up, 7-up, 8-off 4 1-dress up, 2-go on, 3-try on, 4-take in, 5-go with, 6-stand out, 7-liven up, 8-make up,
1 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-c, 5-b 2 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-a, 5-b 3 1-up, 2-out of, 3-up, out, on, 4-down on, 5-down with,

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10. Shopping

1
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe czasowniki.

1. Good morning, are you _____ for 4. Make sure you _____ the coat over
anything special today? carefully before you buy it, because you
cannot return it later.
a. seeing
b. having a. show
c. going b. look
d. looking c. try
d. take

2. If you are ready to _____ out, I can

help you here at this register. 5. Do you see how nicely made this purse
is? It is hard to _____ by such good
a. check quality these days.
b. buy
c. sell a. stand
d. turn b. take
c. look
d. come
3. Our prices are so low that we are
practically _____ things away!

a. taking
b. giving
c. seeing
d. bringing

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Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. I am returning this item because it 4. We lent her the money to buy the
didn’t live _____ to my expectations sweater because she said she would
at all. pay us _____ the next day.

a. through a. away
b. down b. on
c. forth c. up
d. up d. back

2. It looks like there was a mix _____ at 5. Dave was set _____ buying a partic-
the cash desk because I have some- ular model of washing machine, but the
one else’s new hat and scarf instead of store didn’t have it on sale and he
my purchase. chose this one instead.

a. on a. for
b. around b. on
c. up c. off
d. down d. down

3. Could you pick _____ some milk and

bread at the store on your way home?

a. up
b. on
c. after
d. down

3
Dopasuj nast´pujàce czasowniki do 1-6.

a. come up with c. leap at e. goes through

b. come down with d. looks over f. while away

My wife always (1) _____ every single clothing store and (2) _____ each item. She is

able to (3) _____ an entire day like that without even stopping to eat. I always have to (4)

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_____ an excuse so that I don’t have go with her. Imagine how surprised I was when I asked

her this morning if she wanted to go somewhere and she said no. Why didn’t she (5) _____

the idea of going shopping, as usual? Maybe she’s (6) _____ a cold or something?

4
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. I know I promised my husband I 4. Can you make _____ the price on

wouldn’t buy any more shoes, but this tag? The numbers are so tiny that I
I finally gave _____ and bought cannot read them without putting my
myself some new sandals. glasses ______.

a. off a. up / on
b. on b. off / up
c. in c. out / on
d. down d. on / up

2. I didn’t believe that this colour would 5. She had the impression that the sales-
catch _____ when I first saw it, but man was put _____ when she said
everyone is wearing it now. she wasn’t interested in buying the
mixer.
a. on
b. up a. by
c. off b. through
d. out c. up
d. out

3. So many people were waiting outside

for the store to open that we thought
they would break the door _____
before we unlocked it!

a. up
b. down
c. on
d. by

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Uzupe∏nij luki odpowiednimi literami.

Today at the supermarket I saw a whole crowd of people watching a salesman who was (1)

g_ _ _g o_ about a vacuum cleaner, and it looked like they were really (2) t_ _ _ng i_

what he was saying. I don’t (3) f_ _l f_r sales tricks. When a salesperson wants to (4) p_ _h

me i_ _o buying, I just sort of (5) s_ _ _ _h o_ _ my attention and don’t listen. It is rare

that I encounter a salesperson who is convincing enough to (6) t_ _k me i_ _o making an

unplanned purchase. I shop with a list and (7) c_ _ _k o_ _ things as I buy them. Sale

prices on food items don’t (8) t_ _e me i_, either. When I finally find a certain brand of food

that I like, I usually (9) s_ _ _k w_ _h it, although I like it when they (10) g_ _e o_t free

samples of food to try at the supermarket.

ANSWER KEY
into, 5-switch off, 6-talk into, 7-check off, 8-take in, 9-stick with, 10-give out
6-b 4 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c, 5-d 5 1-going on, 2-taking in, 3-fall for, 4-push
1 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-b, 5-d 2 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d, 5-b 3 1-e, 2-d, 3-f, 4-a, 5-c,

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11. Transport
and Movement
1
Znajdê jedno s∏owo, które b´dzie pasowa∏o do wszystkich trzech zdaƒ.

1. My car’s broken _____ and I am in the middle of the road!

Calm _____! I’ll be there as soon as I can.

Slow _____, please. You’re driving too fast.

2. There was an accident that held _____ all of the local trains for two hours.

The weather conditions were so bad that night that people in the town put _____ the

drivers who were stuck in the snow.

They will come to pick us _____ at 7:30, so be ready.

3. I’ll come to work after I see her _____ at the station.

He brought his new motorcycle and showed it _____ at the party.

They drove _____ with her handbag still standing on the top of the car.

2
Uzupe∏nij luki odpowiednimi literami.

I thought I wouldn’t be able to come today because the engine in my car was (1) a_ _ing u_

again. My father (2) t_ _ _ _red w_ _h it for about ten minutes and then the car started!

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Although the plane did (3) t_ ke o_f on time from New York, it made an emergency landing

in Boston because of mechanical problems. One of the engines (4) g_ _e o_t after they

were in the air. When the plane (5) t_ _ _ hed d_ _n safely in Boston, everyone was very

relieved. Then they all had to (6) s_ _ _d b_ and wait for another plane.

3
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe czasowniki.

1. You had better _____ over, one of the 4. My brakes _____ out more frequently
tires on this side sounds strange. now that I am driving in city traffic all
the time – this is the second time I’ve
a. see changed them and its a relatively new
b. move car.
c. be
d. pull a. work
b. get
c. wear
2. _____ out! There’s a cow on the d. make
road!

a. Run 5. We should _____ in at the airport at

b. Look least one hour before the flight.
c. Check
d. Make a. look
b. go
c. check
3. The cow that I hit on the road had to be d. call
_____ down by a veterinarian, unfor-
tunately.

a. put
b. taken
c. worn
d. died

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4.
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owo.

1. He flew one way and he will come forth / in / back by train.

2. When Angela gets to / back / up from France we will have a big party for her.

3. At this intersection it’s hard to see the cars that come from / in / for the left.

4. The train calls up / at / in every station except ours, which is why I take a bus to work.

5. Could you drop me off / up / down at the bus station on your way to work today?

6. When people found for / with / out that the underground wasn’t operating, they all made

in / for / out the buses so it was terribly crowded.

7. Come to / with / on, I’ll show you around / in / to the city if you have time.

8. I didn’t know then that I was embarking up / with / on the greatest adventure of my life.

ANSWER KEY
6-stand by 3 1-d, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c, 5-c 4 1-back, 2-back, 3-from, 4-at, 5-off, 6-out, for, 7-on, around, 8-on
1 1-down, 2-up, 3-off 2 1-acting up, 2-tinkered with, 3-take off, 4-gave out, 5-touched down,

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12. Feelings
and Preferences
1
Dopasuj nast´pujàce czasowniki do zdaƒ 1-5.

broke into back up bottle up burst out act up

1. Everybody in the auditorium _____ _____ laughing when the speaker fell off

the podium.

2. When my son is bored he tends to _____ _____ to get attention.

3. James shouldn’t _____ _____ his feelings, because that is probably the reason he

has so many headaches.

4. When they announced that she had won the award, she _____ _____ tears.

5. It is my personal decision, but I know that my family will _____ me _____ too, which

is encouraging.

2
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa.

1. This sofa is old and too big for my new 2. She’s in hospital, maybe you should
flat, but it would be a pity to _____ it see her and try to _____ her up?
away.
a. cheer
a. put b. see
b. throw c. be
c. get d. talk
d. break

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3. I really believed that he would help us, 5. Oh _____ on, be serious! I didn’t
and then he _____ us down by for- _____ at her! I don’t know what you
getting to come to the meeting. are _____ about!

a. made a. get / talk / up

b. got b. be / speak / after
c. put c. come / look / on
d. let d. go / take / up

4. Nobody believed that she would ever

get married and _____ down, but
she finally did.

a. live
b. put
c. settle
d. back

3
Wybierz w∏aÊciwe s∏owa. 3. Come _____, you promised you
would take me there today, and now
you want to put it _____ until next
1. His careless attitude toward his wife weekend?
really pisses me _____. He acts like
he doesn’t feel anything _____ her at a. up / for
all. b. on / off
c. down / forth
a. out / about d. to / up
b. up / with
c. down / to
d. off / for 4. A: So do you feel _____ to going to
a party tomorrow night?
B: Not really, I feel _____ I should
2. When I got to work it occurred _____ spend some time at home.
me that I was still wearing my house
slippers. a. up / like
b. for / for
a. on c. on / like
b. for d. down / for
c. to
d. for

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Uzupe∏nij luki odpowiednimi literami.

1. A: How can you p_t u_ w_ _h all of the noise that c_ _ _s f_ _m your neighbour’s

flat? Doesn’t it get on your nerves after a while? I wouldn’t be able to p_t u_ w_ _h it

for one day.

B: Yes, but they always t_ _n o_f the music at 10 p.m. and s_ _ _ _e d_ _n, so I

don’t m_ _e anything o_ it.

2. He l_ _ks u_ t_ his father as an example of a true man.

3. When I told him I was getting a company car, I could see his eyes l_ _ _t u_ with satis-

faction. Now I can’t k_ _p my car keys a_ _y from him!

4. I was p_t o_f by the fact that she doesn’t share any of my political views.

5. We were dissatisfied and felt that we’d been d_ _e b_ when we left the tax office.

6. They were really p_t o_t yesterday when she told them that they didn’t understand her needs.

7. When my alarm clock rang this morning, I s_ _ _ _ _ed it o_f without w_ _ing u_.

8. Are you twenty-eight? Thirty-one? Okay, I g_ _e u_—I can’t guess how old you are.

9. Could you t_ _n u_ the radio a bit? I really like this song.

10. Even one hour after the exam I couldn’t c_ _m d_ _n my nerves.

ANSWER KEY
keep away, 4-put off, 5-done by, 6-put out, 7-switched off, waking up, 8-give up, 9-turn up, 10-calm down
4 1-put up with, comes from, put up with, turn off, settle down, make of, 2-looks up to, 3-light up,
1 burst out, 2-act up, 3-bottle up, 4-broke into, 5-back up 2 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c, 5-c 3 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a,

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