Proverbs and idioms

Przysłowia i idiomy

IDIOM

• Idiom – wyrażenie właściwe tylko danemu językowi, nie dające się dosłownie przetłumaczyć na inny język.

An early bird

I’ll be in touch

English idioms

smell a rat

• Można powiedzieć tak:

• The minute I came in, I knew that something was wrong. Sure enough, I had been robbed!

• A można powiedzieć tak:

• The minute I came in, I smelled a rat! Sure enough, I had been robbed!

bed of roses

• Można powiedzieć tak:

• You shouldn’t expect too much. Life is tough.

• A można powiedzieć tak:

• You shouldn’t expect too much.Life is no bed of roses.

be under somebody’s thumb

• Można powiedzieć tak: 

• John is completely under his wife’s control. He does whatever she tells him to do.

• A można powiedzieć tak:

• John is completely under his wife’s thumb. He does whatever she tells him to do.

buy a pig in a poke

• Można powiedzieć tak:

• I bought this used car without checking it first and now I have to spend a lot of money to repair it. A można powiedzieć tak:

I bought a pig in a poke. Now I have to spend a lot of money to repair it.

on cloud nine

• Można powiedzieć tak:

• When I heard that I got that job I wanted so much, I was very happy.

A można powiedzieć tak:

•When I heard that I got that job I wanted so much, I was on cloud nine.

Proverbs

Six cooks spoilt the broth

Too many cooks spoilt the broth

A bird in a hand worth two in the bush

The early bird catches the worm

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