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preaching to the converted You needn't bother telling us how recycling helps the environment, because you're preaching to the converted öğrenmeye başla
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wyważać otwarte drzwi (próbować udowodnić coś oczywistego, zrobić coś co zostało już zrobione) to try to persuade people to believe things that they already believe
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“Welcome to the team” “Hey, it’s great to be on board”. öğrenmeye başla
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być członkiem, być pracownikiem on a boat, but also part of a team, in agreement with other people.
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If you’re new to the podcast then jump on board and be sure to press that subscribe button.” öğrenmeye başla
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become part of the team, get involved, join a movement
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I really want you to get on board with this öğrenmeye başla
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become part of the team, get involved, join a movement
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“It’s great to have you on board.” öğrenmeye başla
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to have someone on the team
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What do you do? Oh, what does that involve? öğrenmeye başla
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If an activity, situation, etc. involves something, that thing is a part of the activity, etc.
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I really want to get involved in the local football team. öğrenmeye başla
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brać w czymś udział, być częścią
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Are you sure it’s wise to get involved with your boss? öğrenmeye başla
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It also means to start a romantic or sexual relationship with someone
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get involved with dodgy people He got involved with a bad crowd. He got involved in drugs and crime. öğrenmeye başla
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wplatac sie w szemrane towarzystwo
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I recently went back to our old stomping ground in Birmingham. It’s been redone and looks totally different! It made me feel quite old. öğrenmeye başla
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A customary territory or favorite gathering place
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count someone in / count me out (opposite) Count me in for Wimbledon, says Andy Murray öğrenmeye başla
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include someonein the activity
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We just need to wrap up the preparations for the event and then we can go home. öğrenmeye başla
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skończyć coś (np. wykonanie projektu) to complete something successfully
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The '90s are back — but that's old news. öğrenmeye başla
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something that’s not new or exciting any more. Something everybody already knows.
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That’s so last week/year etc. Mimosas in bottles? Pffft. That’s so last week. öğrenmeye başla
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that is something that was fashionable in a particular period in the past and isn’t any more
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England were outclassed by Croatia. öğrenmeye başla
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deklasować, przewyższać o klasę to be much better than someone or something
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Struff did at least prove he is made of tough stuff when he came through a marathon set against Ivo Karlovic 1311 in the fifth. öğrenmeye başla
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I'm realy knackerd after this day öğrenmeye başla
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(slang) exhausted, very tired
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I admired the way she soldiered on when her business ran into trouble öğrenmeye başla
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to keep going in a difficult situation, like a soldier that continues to fight or walk
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She overcame her fear of heights. öğrenmeye başla
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pokonywać, przezwyciężać, opanowywać, uporać się you get power over something and control it, beat it usually used to talk about beating something very difficult and dangerous.
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to be overcome by something When I won the Macmillan Dictionary Award for the 4th time, I was overcome with emotion. I could hardly speak. öğrenmeye başla
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być ogarniętym czymś (np. strachem), być przytłoczonym czymś when something takes control of you, usually emotion but possibly smoke or enemies.
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Would you like to come over to my place to watch a film? (also: come round) öğrenmeye başla
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to come to someone’s house
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I was going 100mph on the motorway and a BMW overtook me. He must have been going 130mph! öğrenmeye başla
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to go past someone, probably in a car, because you’re faster
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Pirates have taken over the ship. öğrenmeye başla
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zdobywać, przejmować, zawładnąć to take control of something
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After the takeover of their company, they increased production and profit. öğrenmeye başla
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usually associated with business, this is when one company buys the majority of shares in another company, essentially becoming the main controlling agent of that company.
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To breathe a sigh of relief Eventually she found her phone in her handbag, and we breathed a sigh of relief. öğrenmeye başla
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to exhale and relax after something very tense has happened.
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when you put the ball into your own goal, winning a point for the other side
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Whether this product can lift wrinkles is a debatable point. öğrenmeye başla
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If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
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Biased newspapers Biased judges Biased against women Biased towards France öğrenmeye başla
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not fair, not impartial, favouring one side over the other.
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Croatia at this point must be feeling pretty crushed. öğrenmeye başla
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upset and demoralised. When your spirit is broken and you no longer have the motivation or the positivity you need.
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The goalkeeper cocked it right up by öğrenmeye başla
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zepsuć coś, spartaczyć coś which means to make a mistake, get something wrong, do something badly
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Remember when I said one more cock-up and we say goodbye? öğrenmeye başla
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And maybe there was a flicker of hope at that point for Croatia but it wasn’t to be. öğrenmeye başla
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a very small sign that something might improve or succeed
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Although there are Calendar widgets aplenty for Android – such as the excellent DigiCal – none quite cut the mustard. öğrenmeye başla
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być zadowalającym, być wystarczająco dobrym to succeed, meet expectations, to be as good as people expected, to be good enough
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Oh my god, Avengers Infinity War was wicked wasn’t it? öğrenmeye başla
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very common slang “Ace” just means “really good”.
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I’ve got a song running around my head and I can’t shift it. An earworm. öğrenmeye başla
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melodia, której nie można się pozbyć z głowy is a song which gets stuck in your head. It’s like a worm has crawled into your ear, but it’s not a worm, it’s a song.
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your car might get stuck in the traffic jam öğrenmeye başla
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something is trapped somewhere and can’t get out
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We need to shift these refrigerators. We’ve got to shift these colour TVs. öğrenmeye başla
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Many millions of years ago, our ancestors climbed out of the primeval ooze onto dry land öğrenmeye başla
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a thick brown liquid made of earth and water, found at the bottom of a river or lake
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1. The mario games oozed quality. 2. He was oozing confidence before the exam öğrenmeye başla
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emanować (np. seksualnością), roztaczać (np. czar, urok) when something shows a characteristic very strongly.
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To hold a candle to someone Sonic the Hedgehog was popular – but he couldn’t hold a candle to Mario and all the Mario games. öğrenmeye başla
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być dużo gorszym od kogoś innego you say that one person or thing can't hold a candle to another, you meant that the first person or thing is not nearly as good as the second.
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I’m probably being influenced heavily by nostalgia here öğrenmeye başla
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is an affectionate feeling you have for the past
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Are you nostalgic about your past? öğrenmeye başla
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That last album was very catchy indeed. öğrenmeye başla
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if you describe a song as catchy it means it gets stuck in your head easily.
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This might be a trip down memory lane for some of you. öğrenmeye başla
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an experience that takes you back to things you remember from the past
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