Polish to English glossary of translations - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings terms

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ściema	baloney / load of crap	(Non-member)
...sobie ... sobie	..goes one way, whereas....goes another (way)	Monika Rozwarzewska
aż dobry stanie się lepszy a lepszy najlepszy	Till the good is better, And better becomes the best	Caryl Swift
Łączy nas Kraków!	Cracow brings us together	(Non-member)
Bij żonę codziennie nawet jeśli nie znasz powodu. Już ona go zna	beat your wife everyday, even if you don't know what for. She knows what for.	(Non-member)
być w nieformalnym związku	..with whom he's had an informal relationship	polsKArina
Bydgoszcz na fali	Bydgoszcz - on the crest of a wave/steaming ahead	Caryl Swift
całokształt zjawisk i procesów	the whole range of situations and processes	(Non-member)
coś mnie skręca	I feel sick/I feel queasy/I don't feel very/too well/I don't feel too good	Caryl Swift
dać się nabrać	get tricked into	(Non-member)
doświadczyć na własnej skórze	to experience first-hand/to have a first-hand experience	(Non-member)
dusic cos w sobie	to bottle it up	(Non-member)
handel łóżkowy	street peddling	(Non-member)
iść po trupach	to walk over/trample on everybody/anybody	Caryl Swift
idzie jak przecinak	he goes (down) like a sack of potatoes/bricks	(Non-member)
Jak trwoga to do Boga	When in fear, God is dear ...	(Non-member)
kazdy jest kowalem swojego losu	Every man is the architect of his own fortune.	(Non-member)
konik	ticket tout/scalper	(Non-member)
kowal własnego losu	every man is the architect of his own fortunes	...
krew leje się gęsto	blood runs thick	polsKArina

ktoś musi pracować żeby spać mógł ktoś	For some must watch, while some must sleep	Robert Foltyn
marka Polski	the Poland brand; the word Poland as a/the brand	(Non-member)
Marka Warszawa	the Warsaw brand	(Non-member)
mieć rozległą wiedzę z zakresu../dysponować wszechstronna wiedzą	to have an extensive/wide-ranging knowledge in the field/area of../see below	Caryl Swift
mieć trociny w głowie	to be a fat head	azalia
miec poryty beret	to have a screw loose/to be whack/to be out of whack/to be whacked out	(Non-member)
moda na...	promote healthy eating habits	...
na dwoje babka wróżyła	it's a toss-up	...
na własnym podwórku	sweep our own backyard / set our own house in order	(Non-member)
Nagroda zobowiązuje	Great awards bring great responsibility	Caryl Swift
ni pies ni wydra	neither fish nor fowl	(Non-member)
nie szarp się z nikim za kłaki- szkoda włosów	don't fight him tooth and nail - your teeth and nails are worth more	(Non-member)
niebo w gebie	delicious! ./ finger-licking good!	(Non-member)
Niech żyje sojusz robotniczo-chłopski	Long live the worker-peasant alliance	(Non-member)
obiecanki cacanki a głupiemu radość	fine words butter no parsnips / promises, promises	(Non-member)
obrastać w piórka	become big-headed	(Non-member)
Od przybytku głowa nie boli	store is no sore/Plenty is no plague/Never too much of a good thing/Opulence does no harm (Arabic proverb)	Piotr Rypalski
Oto jest pytanie!	That is the question!	Magda Dziadosz
parapetówka	house warming party	(Non-member)
Płynie zawsze z prądem rzeka. Na brak koryta nie narzeka.	to find your trough go with the tide of other piggies by your side	(Non-member)

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