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against his will,
against her will adv | (in opposition to wishes) | wbrew jego woli wyr. |
| | Abby was taken to the cabin in the woods against her will. |
| deep down in his heart adv | (his conscience) | głęboko w sercu wyr. |
| | Deep down in his heart he knew what he had done was wrong. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (annoy) | wytrącać z równowagi zwrot ndk. |
| | | wytrącić z równowagi zwrot dk. |
| | The baby's constant crying drove James out of his mind. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (arouse sexually) (przenośny: podniecać) | rozgrzewać do czerwoności zwrot ndk. |
| | | rozgrzać do czerwoności zwrot dk. |
| | Watching you sunbathe used to drive me out of my mind. |
| give [sb] his/her/their due v expr | (give credit to) | oddać co należne zwrot dk. |
| grace n | usually capitalized (title) | Eminencja ż |
| Uwaga: Usually preceded by his, her, your. |
| | His Grace appeared at the king's court last week. |
let off the leash,
let [sb] off the leash,
let [sb] off his/her leash v expr | figurative (release [sb] from restraint, control) (przenośny, potoczny) | spuścić kogoś ze smyczy zwrot dk. |
| | When they saw that he could handle the job, they let him off his leash and he quickly moved up to a higher position. |
Lordship,
your Lordship,
his Lordship n | UK (term of address for British peer) | lord m |
| | What would your Lordship like to have for dinner tonight? |
make [sb] lose his concentration,
make [sb] lose her concentration v expr | (distract [sb]) | dekoncentrować kogoś ndk. |
| | | zdekoncentrować kogoś dk. |
| | The loud music made me lose my concentration. |
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave,
would make [sb] turn in his/her/their grave v expr | figurative (would offend: dead person) | przewracać się w grobie zwrot ndk. |
| man of his word n | (male: keeps promises) | słowny przym. |
| | I've worked with him, and I know him to be a man of his word. |
on your own,
all on your own expr | (without help) | samemu, samodzielnie przys. |
| | Because of Ellen's autism, it is difficult for her to do things on her own. |
| put [sb] in his/her place v expr | figurative (humble) (przenośny) | pokazywać komuś, gdzie jego miejsce zwrot ndk. |
| | (przenośny) | pokazać komuś, gdzie jego miejsce zwrot dk. |
| | Eleanor's sharp rebuke put Daniel in his place. |
| relieve [sb] of his/her job v expr | (dismiss or fire [sb]) | zwalniać kogoś z pracy zwrot ndk. |
| | | zwolnić kogoś z pracy zwrot dk. |
| stop [sb] in his/her tracks v expr | figurative (halt [sb]) | zatrzymywać ndk. |
| | | zatrzymać dk. |