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łączone semestr 2.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| watch_dog body | safeguarding system |
| overhaul | to examine a machine or a system carefully and improve it or repair it |
| background | backdrop |
| resident | nationals |
| harrowing | extremely disturbing |
| force_feed | made to eat |
| attribute sth to sth else | put sth down to sth else(przypisywać coś czemuś) |
| child_centered | focused on the well_being of a minor |
| pass on | report further |
| inquisitive | inquiring, curious(wścibski) |
| educator | wychowawca |
| graduate | absolwent |
| special needs | |
| full potential | |
| teaching method | |
| child_centered education | |
| foster | pielęgnować, rozwijać, wspierać |
| capacity | zdolność |
| relentless | nieustępliwy, niesłabnący |
| constant | stały |
| liable | responsible for sth |
| get out of daily routine | uciec od rutyny, codzienności |
| annually | happening once a year |
| monthly | happening once a month |
| fortnightly | happening every two weeks |
| once in a blue moon | od święta, raz na ruski rok |
| at a time | po kolei,z rzędu |
| in a black mood | a very unhappy feeling |
| humming to | nucenie |
| unwaveringly | firmly(stanowczo) |
| invariably | always |
| frequently | often |
| on and off | sth that happens from time to time, sometimes |
| Pull one’s socks up | to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough |
| Have a flutter | have a bet |
| Bark up the wrong tree | to make the wrong choice; to ask the wrong person; to follow the wrong course |
| Get into hot water | to get into trouble |
| Go(get) for a song | to be sold(bought) for much less than the true value |
| Give someone a slip | to escape from someone who is with you, following you, or watching you |
| Break the ice | to attempt to become friends with someone; to get sth started |
| Bring the house down | if someone or something brings the house down during a play or show, they make the people watching it laugh or clap very loudly |
| Burn the midnight oil | to stay up working, especially studying, late at night. |
| Take the bull by the horns | to confront a problem head |
| Feather one’s nest | to use power and prestige to provide for oneself selfishly |
| Hold one’s lounge | to keep quiet; especially, to leave something unsaid |
| Hit the nail on the head | to do exactly the right thing; to do something in the most effective and efficient way |
| Let the cat cut of the bag | to reveal a secret or a surprise by accident |
| Talk through the top of one’s hat | to bluff; to talk nonsense |
| Wet one’s whistle | to have a drink; to quench one's thirst. |
| Put one’s foot down | to assert something strongly(to tell someone in a strong way that they must do(not) something) |
| Fall over oneself to do something | be excessively eager to do something |
| Keep sth under one’s hat | keep something a secret |
| Make both ends meet | manage so that one's financial means are enough for one's needs |
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