
Taken aback – zaskoczony
I was completely taken aback when they threw me a surprise party.
Doze off – zdrzemnąć się, odpłynąć w sen
She was so exhausted that she dozed off on the bus ride home.
Give somebody a heads up – poinformować kogoś z wyprzedzeniem
Just a heads up, the meeting has been rescheduled to 2 p.m. tomorrow.
A gavel – młotek sędziowski
With a single tap of the gavel, the auctioneer closed the bidding..
Jury in deliberation – narada ławy przysięgłych
The jury’s deliberation took two days before they reached a unanimous verdict.
Come to a verdict – uzgodnić werdykt
It took them hours of discussion to finally come to a verdict.
Wound up – spięty, nerwowy
I could tell he was wound up by the way he paced around the room.
Occupational hazard – ryzyko zawodowe
Stress is often an occupational hazard in high-pressure jobs.
To upscale – poszerzyć zakres, rozbudować
The company plans to upscale its production facilities to meet the growing demand for its products.
To fathom – pojąć, zrozumieć, zgłębić
It’s hard to fathom the amount of effort that went into building this monument.
Smoking gun – dowód winy, dowód koronny
The detective found the smoking gun that linked the suspect to the crime.
Push someone around – pomiatać kimś, rozkazywać komuś
He’s the kind of leader who inspires, not someone who pushes people around.
Force to be reckoned with – ktoś / coś z kim trzeba się liczyć
The young athlete proved to be a force to be reckoned with on the field.
Hit it off with someone – złapać z kimś dobry kontakt, zaprzyjaźnić się
The students hit it off with their new teacher because of her engaging teaching style.
To toss out – wyrzucić coś
The editor tossed out the first draft and asked the writer to rewrite it from scratch.
Shred of evidence – jakikolwiek dowód w sprawie
The lawyer argued that there wasn’t a single shred of evidence to convict his client.
Put somebody in harm’s way – narazić na niebezpieczeństwo
By ignoring safety protocols, he put everyone in harm’s way.
Drive a nail to somebody’s coffin – wbić gwóźdź do czyjejś trumny
His decision to ignore the deadline drove the final nail into the coffin of the project.
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