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it | IT | information technology |
| and all that goes with it adv | (and everything it entails) | i wszystko co z tym idzie |
| | She gave her sister a birthday party, with cake, ice cream, and all that goes with it. |
| and all the rest of it expr | informal (etc.) | i tak dalej wyr. |
| | For Christmas dinner we had roast turkey, Brussels sprouts, and all the rest of it. |
| as it is adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | w obecnej sytuacji |
| | As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| as it is adv | (in its current state) | w obecnej sytuacji |
| | We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, as it is. |
| as it ought to be adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) | jak powinno być |
| as it ought to be adv | (in an ideal state) | idealnie |
| | Her speech gave us a vision of the world as it ought to be. |
| as it should be adv | (the correct, proper state of affairs) | jak powinno być |
| as it should be adj | (in a desirable state) | jak powinno być |
| | We felt that the hotel was not as good as it should be for the high price. |
| as it turns out adv | (as has transpired) | jak się okazuje zwrot ndk. |
| | The candidate I offered the job to is, as it turns out, my boss's cousin! |
| as it were adv | idiom (so to speak) | jakby |
| as luck would have it adv | idiom (fortunately) | na szczęście przyim. + n |
| | | traf chciał m + dk. |
| | As luck would have it, the bus was late too, so I managed to catch it after all. |
| ask for [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (invite: trouble) (potoczny, przenośny) | prosić się o coś zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| Uwaga: This sense of "ask for" is often used with the continuous form of the verb - e.g., "He was asking for trouble" or "You're asking for it." |
| | I wouldn't do that if I were you! You're just asking for it. |
| | Na twoim miejscu nie robiłabym tego. Sama się o to prosisz! |
| at it adj | slang (having sex) | w trakcie seksu wyr. |
| | I couldn't sleep because, they were at it all night! |
| battle it out v expr | informal (compete) | walczyć ndk. |
| | | stawać do walki zwrot ndk. |
| | | stanąć do walki zwrot dk. |
| | Todd and Tina usually don't compete, but this time they battled it out. |
| be that as it may expr | (despite [sth]) | pomimo tego przyim. + zaim. |
| | The weather forecast says there will be heavy rain tomorrow. Be that as it may, we will not cancel the open-air concert. |
| beat it interj | slang (go away) (potoczny) | spadać, zjeżdżać ndk. |
| | No, I won't give you any money. Now, beat it! |
| beat it v expr | slang (leave, go) (potoczny) | spadać, zjeżdżać ndk. |
| | The police showed up and we knew it was time to beat it. |
Blast!,
Blast it! interj | slang (annoyance) | Cholera! wykrz. |
| | Blast! I just went and spilled my coffee all over the floor! |
| | Cholera! Właśnie zalałem całą podłogę kawą! |
| blow it v expr | slang, figurative (fail) | oblewać ndk. |
| | | oblać dk. |
| | I totally blew it, and I'm so embarrassed; I don't know when I've performed so badly. |
boil it down,
boil it all down v expr | figurative (reduce to essence) | rozważać wszystko ndk. + zaim. |
| | | rozważyć wszystko dk. + zaim. |
| | When you boil it all down, you have two choices: In or out. |
| break it off v expr | informal (relationship: end) | zrywać ndk. |
| | | zerwać dk. |
| | Sarah and John were going to get married next month, but she found he was having an affair and broke it off. |
| Break it up! interj | slang (stop fighting) | kończyć ndk. |
| | | skończyć dk. |
| | You can't fight in this bar. Break it up or I'll call the police and they'll break it up for you. |
| Bring it on! interj | informal (eagerness) | dawaj |
| | My holiday starts tomorrow; bring it on! |
| bring it on interj | (challenge to fight) | dawaj |
| | If you think you can do better, then bring it on! |
| call it a day v expr | informal (stop doing [sth]) (potoczny) | kończyć na dzisiaj zwrot ndk. |
| | | skończyć na dzisiaj zwrot dk. |
| | I've been working for hours, I'm going to call it a day. |
| call it quits v expr | informal (stop, end) | zakańczać ndk. |
| | | zakończyć dk. |
| | I'm too tired to continue; I'm calling it quits. |
| Can it! interj | slang, impolite (shut up!) (slang, nieuprzejmie) | Zamknij się! wykrz. |
| | Can it! I don't want to hear another word from you! |
| | Zamknij się! Ani słowa więcej! |
| chance it v expr | informal (take a chance or risk) | ryzykować ndk. |
| | | zaryzykować dk. |
| | I could see no obvious other way out, so I chanced it and jumped. Don't chance it; take sensible precautions. |
| check it out interj | slang (look at this) | spójrz |
| | Check out that car, it is too cool. |
| consider it done interj | informal (agreeing to a request to do [sth]) | załatwione wykrz. |
| | I know you want the report finished tonight, so just consider it done. |
| cool it interj | slang (calm down) | uspokój się, spokój wykrz. |
| | Cool it kid, or you're going to get in trouble. |
| cool it v expr | slang, figurative (calm down) | uspokajać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | uspokoić się zwr. dk. |
| cut it out interj | slang (stop it) | przestawać |
| | | przestać |
| | Oi! You! Yes you! Cut it Out! Stop doing that or I'll stop you! |
| cut it out v | slang (stop: doing [sth]) | przestawać |
| | | przestać |
| Damn it! interj | potentially offensive, informal (expressing annoyance) (potoczny) | cholera wykrz. |
| | Damn it! I hit my knee on the desk again! |
| Deal with it! interj | slang (accept reality) (potoczny) | radź sobie! wykrz. |
| | (potoczny) | żyj z tym! wykrz. |
| | You don't like your job? Deal with it! - you need the money. |
| dish it out v expr | figurative, slang (be critical, abusive) | besztać, krytykować ndk. |
| | | zbesztać, skrytykować dk. |
| | You can dish it out well enough, but you don't like it when someone attacks you. |
| DIY n | UK, colloquial, initialism (do-it-yourself) | majsterkowanie n |
| | I'm staying at home this weekend for a little DIY on the house. |
do it yourself,
do-it-yourself adj | ([sth] done by amateur) | amatorski, samodzielny przym. |
| | People that can build and repair things at home without the help of paid professionals are called 'do-it-yourselfers' or 'DIYs'. |
| don't mention it interj | (you're welcome) | nie ma o czym mówić zwrot ndk. |
| | "Thanks so much for all your help." "Don't mention it! It was no trouble." |
| drop it interj | informal (stop talking about it) | przestań |
| | I don't want to discuss the subject anymore, just drop it. |
| drop it v expr | informal, figurative (stop talking about [sth]) | przestać dk. |
| | (potoczny) | zostawić temat dk. + m |
| | He kept mentioning my marriage problems so I asked him to drop it. |
| face it interj | informal (accept reality) | akceptować rzeczywistość ndk. + ż |
| | | zaakceptować rzeczywistość dk. + ż |
| | You need to face it, Peter. You're just not a very good singer. |
| fight it out vi | literal + figurative (resolve [sth] by fighting) | rozstrzygać ndk. |
| | | rozstrzygnąć, wywalczyć dk. |
| | She said we could fight it out, but one of us had to stay late to complete the task. |
| floor it v expr | slang (depress the accelerator) (potoczny) | dociskać gaz ndk. + m |
| | (potoczny) | docisnąć gaz dk. + m |
| | When the light turned green, he floored it and the car sped away. |
| foot it vtr | (walk) | iść piechotą ndk. + przys. |
| | | iść na piechotę zwrot ndk. |
| | The car has broken down, so we'll have to foot it. |
| for the fun of it expr | (purely for enjoyment) | dla zabawy, dla rozrywki przyim. + ż |
| | They love taking a drive in the country just for the fun of it. |
| for the hell of it adv | (for no particular reason) | bez szczególnej przyczyny wyr. |
| | He often says hello to strangers in the street just for the hell of it. |
| for what it's worth adv | informal (in my opinion) | wierz mi albo nie zwrot ndk. |
| | | o ile to ma dla ciebie jakieś znaczenie zwrot ndk. |
| | I know you won't change, but for what it's worth, I think that skirt looks awful on you. |
| forget about it interj | slang (don't mention it, you're welcome) | nie ma sprawy |
| | A: You have done so much for me! B: Forget about it! |
| Forget about it! interj | informal (don't worry, it's not important) | nie ma sprawy wyr. |
| | Look, it's not such a big deal that I lied to you, so forget about it already! |
| forget about it interj | (stop thinking about it) | nie martw się |
| forget it interj | slang (certainly not) | absolutnie nie wykrz. |
| | If you think I'm doing the dishes for you again tonight, you can just forget it! |
| f*** it interj | vulgar, offensive, slang (annoyance) (wulgarny) | ja pierdolę |
| | f*** it - I don't understand this question at all! |
| f*** it interj | vulgar, offensive, slang (dismissiveness) (wulgarny) | ja pierdolę |
| | f*** it – let's just stay in tonight as we can't make a decision. |
| get it vtr + pron | slang (understand) | rozumieć to ndk. + n |
| | | zrozumieć to dk. + n |
| | He told a joke but I didn't get it. |
| get it over with v expr | informal (do the unpleasant task now) (przenośny, potoczny) | mieć coś z głowy zwrot dk. |
| | It's best to get it over with now, rather than leave it to the last minute. |
| get it right v expr | informal (do [sth] correctly) | robić coś dobrze ndk. + przys. |
| | | zrobić coś dobrze dk. + przys. |
| | If you can't get it right, don't bother trying! |
| Get over it! interj | slang (stop making a fuss! forget about it!) (potoczny) | Daj już spokój! wykrz. |
| | So he left you--get over it! There are plenty of better men out there anyway. |
| get with it interj | slang (don't be so old-fashioned) | rusz się wykrz. |
| | Get with it Mom; nobody says "jeepers" anymore! |
| get with it vi | slang (hurry up) | pośpieszać się zwr. ndk. |
| | | pośpieszyć się zwr. dk. |
| give it a go expr | (try) | spróbować tego dk. + zaim. |
| | Although Brian had never gone kayaking before, he suddenly decided to give it a go. |
| give it a second thought v expr | informal (rethink) | przemyśliwać ndk. |
| | | przemyśleć dk. |
| | He dropped what he was doing and went to her without giving it a second thought. |
| Give it up! interj | (stop trying) (potoczny) | Daj sobie spokój! zwrot ndk. |
| | Helen is never going to date you--give it up! |
| give it up v expr | (stop trying) (potoczny) | dać sobie z czymś spokój zwrot dk. |
| | That's never going to work; I'd give it up, if I were you. |
| go at it v expr | informal (do [sth] intensely) (potoczny) | ostro zasuwać przys. + ndk. |
| | With just minutes of the final left to play, both teams were going at it. |
| go for it! interj | informal (encouragement) | zrób to! zwrot dk. |
| | You want to buy a new car? I say go for it! |
| go through with it v expr | informal (do [sth] daunting) | dokonywać czegoś ndk. |
| | (dokonać czegoś) | B dk. |
| | Bethan had doubts about applying for the job, but eventually went through with it. |
ham,
ham it up vi | informal (overact) | przesadzać ndk. |
| | | przesadzić dk. |
| | Fred decided to ham his act up a bit when the audience didn't react. |
| ham it up vi | informal (overact, perform in an exaggerated way) | przesadzać ndk. |
| | | przesadzić dk. |
| | The kid was really hamming it up, and the crowd loved it. |
have it,
have it that vtr | (declare, assert) | głosić ndk. |
| | Legend has it that the lakes are the footprints of a giant. |
| | Legenda głosi, że jeziora są śladami olbrzyma. |
| have at it v expr | slang (attempt [sth]) | robić coś ndk. + n |
| | | zrobić coś dk. + n |
| | If you think you can do a better job, just have at it! |
| have had it v expr | slang (have had enough) | mieć dosyć dk. + przys. |
| | I am angry and have had it with his bad behavior. |
| have it bad v expr | slang (suffer disadvantage) (przenośny, potoczny) | mieć pod górkę zwrot dk. |
| | These kids have it bad, growing up in the slums the way they do. |
| have it bad v expr | slang (be infatuated with [sb]) | być zauroczonym posił. + przym. |
| | I would say from the look on his face whenever she's around that Steve has it bad for Linda. |
| have it in for v expr | slang (hold a grudge against) | zawziąć się na kogoś dk. + przyim. |
| | That teacher has had it in for me ever since I spilled my soda in class. |
| have it made v expr | slang (be successful) | odnieść sukces dk. + m |
| have it made v expr | slang (have guarantee of success) (potoczny) | ustawić się zwr. dk. |
| | Get a good degree at Oxford or Cambridge and you've got it made! |
| have it out vi | informal (resolve [sth] through discussion) (przenośny, potoczny) | grać w otwarte karty |
| | | zagrać w otwarte karty |
Have it your way,
Have it your own way interj | informal, disapproving (resignation) | niech ci będzie wyr. |
| | OK, have it your way; I'm through arguing with you. |
| | You don't want pepperoni on the pizza. |
| | Fine, have it your own way. |
| have to hand it to [sb/sth] v expr | informal (must credit, must concede [sth] to) | musieć przyznać ndk. + dk. |
| | You have to hand it to the team: they may have lost their last ten matches, but they have never stopped trying! |
| have what it takes vi | expr (be able or qualified for [sth]) | mieć co trzeba |
| | Do you have what it takes to become a soldier? |
| hit it off v expr | slang (get on well) | dobrze układać się |
| | Me and my new roommate hit it off from the start. |
| hit [sb] where it hurts v expr | figurative (attack [sb]'s weak spot) (przenośny) | uderzać w słaby punkt zwrot ndk. |
| | | uderzyć w słaby punkt zwrot dk. |
| | His divorce hit him where it hurts: in his wallet. When he said I was ugly, he hit me where it hurts. |
| Hold it! interj | informal (wait!) | Czekaj! wykrz. |
| | Hold it! I want to say one more thing before you go. |
| hold it interj | informal (wait, stop) | trzymaj |
| | Wait a minute! Hold it, everybody! |
| hold it against [sb] v expr | informal (bear a grudge) | mieć o to do kogoś urazę zwrot ndk. |
| | She insulted him years ago, and he still holds it against her. |
| hoof it v expr | slang (walk, go on foot) | chodzić piechotą ndk. + ż |
| | | pójść piechotą dk. + ż |
| | Hannah had a flat tire, so she had to hoof it to work. |
| hoof it vi | slang (walk, go on foot) | iść piechotą ndk. + ż |
| | | pójść piechotą dk. + ż |
| | Our car ran out of petrol so we had to hoof it to the petrol station. |
| how goes it? expr | informal (how are you?) | jak idzie? wyr. |
| | Hello, John - long time, no see! How goes it? |
| how is it that...? | (explain why) | jak to możliwe, że wyr. |
| | How is it that all of your hats are black? |
| how it is | (reality, the way life is) | tak to już jest wyr. |
| | You might think it's unfair that you didn't get the job, but that's just how it is. |
| I got it interj | informal (I understand) | rozumiem |
| | Ah, now I've got it. Thanks for the explanation! |
| I got it interj | informal (I have the matter in hand) | czuwam nad tym |
| I like it interj | (I find it appealing) | podoba mi się to |
| | What a lovely dress! I like it. |
| if it be so | literary (in that case, if so) | jeżeli tak |
| | I don't believe he would lie to you, but if it be so, you should not trust him again. |
| isn't it? | (question tag) | nieprawdaż? part. |
| | This is your book, isn't it? |