Idiomy angielskie z wyrazem old
| Idiom | Tłumaczenie | Przykład |
|---|---|---|
| a chip off/of the old block | nieodrodny syn, nieodrodna córka | "He is just as stubborn as his father." "Oh, yes, he’s certainly a chip off the old block." |
| an old flame | dawna miłość | Chris ran into Amanda in a restaurant yesterday. She’s an old flame of his from their student days at Oxford. |
| an old fogey | stary piernik | You can call me an old fogey if you want, but I think that many young people are misguided. |
| an old hand at something | dobrze znać się na czymś, mieć doświadczenie w robieniu czegoś | "I need someone to help me fix these shelves." "Well, ask Tom. He’s an old hand at that sort of thing." |
| old hat | niemodny, stać się przeżytkiem | "What did you think of the lecture?" "Well, quite honestly, most of it was old hat!" |
| the old man | stary (gdy mowa o szefie) | Oh, by the way, I just saw the old man. He wants to see you in his office immediately. |
| the old school | starej daty | Our history professor is one of the old school. He expects us to be the same as students in his days. |
| any old how | byle jak, jak popadnie | Tom doesn’t care what his homework looks like. He does it any old how. |
| for old times' sake | ze względu na stare czasy | I spent my childhood in Warsaw. I'd like to go back there one day - for old times' sake. |
