Idiomy angielskie z wyrazami bad, big
Idiom |
Tłumaczenie |
Przykład |
a bad lot |
paskudny typ, łotr |
He was in prison for looting. He's a bad lot. |
a bad patch |
mieć złą passę, przechodzić zły okres |
Their marriage is going through a bad patch. |
be in someone's bad books |
narazić się komuś, być u kogoś na czarnej liście, być w niełasce |
If you don’t get the report finished by tomorrow, you’ll be in your boss's bad books. |
give something up as a bad job |
machnąć na coś/kogoś ręką |
He started learning English three times, but he didn’t make much progress. So now he’s given it up as a bad job. |
go from bad to worse |
pogarszać się, stawać się coraz gorszym |
Business is going from bad to worse - they may have to close down the company. |
(It’s/That’s) too bad |
wielka szkoda |
It's too bad that you can’t come to my party. I'll miss you. |
make the best of a bad job |
robić dobrą minę do złej gry |
He didn’t get to university to study marketing. He’s decided to make the best of a bad job and go into banking. |
Idiom |
Tłumaczenie |
Przykład |
a big hit |
odnieść wielki sukces, być uwielbianym przez kogoś |
Your new flat is a big hit with your parents. They think it’s perfect for you. |
a big mouth |
chwalipięta, nie potrafić trzymać gęby na kłódkę |
'He says he’ll take me to his yacht one day.' 'Well, don’t believe it. He’s just a big mouth. |
a big noise/shot |
szycha, ważniak |
There’s some big noise coming up from headquarters tomorrow, so we’ll have to prepare for it. |
in a big way |
z rozmachem |
They invited over a hundred guests to their wedding party. They always do things in a big way. |
give somebody a big hand |
nagrodzić kogoś gromkimi oklaskami |
He acted very well in the drama group’s performance. He was given a big hand. |
make it big |
osiągnąć sukces |
His dream was to make it big in television. |
a big cheese |
być wielką szychą |
He is a big cheese at work so he seems to think that he can boss us around at home, too. |
big deal! |
iron wielkie rzeczy |
'I won! I won!' 'Big deal! You were the only contestant! |
a big fish in a little/small pond |
dos. 'duża ryba w małym stawie' |
He prefers to be a big fish in a small pond, so he works for a small family-owned company. |