| be dead against something / someone |
być zdecydowanie przeciwko czemuś / komuś |
I am dead against camping holidays. I can never sleep comfortably in a tent. |
| cut someone dead |
zignorować kogoś; udać, że się kogoś nie widzi |
What’s wrong with her? She cut me dead this morning. |
| dead easy |
dziecinnie proste; śmiesznie proste |
I expected the test to be dead easy, but I couldn't answer a single question. |
| a dead end |
ślepa uliczka |
We took the second turning, but the road was unfortunately a dead end that led to a lake. |
| dead end job |
praca bez perspektyw |
He feels that he’s in a dead end job with his present firm. He’s thinking of leaving it. |
| a dead loss |
być beznadziejnym |
It’s no use asking Jack. He’s a dead loss at maths. |
| dead right |
mieć rację; święta racja |
You were dead right. They are in love. |
| make a dead set at somebody |
zmyć komuś głowę; próbować zwrócić na siebie uwagę osoby płci przeciwnej |
He met an attractive girl at the party and made a dead set at her but without much luck. |
| to come to a dead halt |
zatrzymać się |
The van came to a dead halt just in front of a cyclist. |
| dead ahead/in front |
dokładnie przed |
We found the museum we were looking for dead ahead of us. |
| dead beat / tired |
skonany; wyczerpany |
I am dead tired after the whole day at work. |
| dead drunk |
zupełnie pijany |
He was dead drunk. |
| a dead heat |
remis; ex aequo pierwsze miejse |
In the contest there was a dead heat for the first place, so there were two winners this year. |
| dead on time |
dokładnie na czas |
The train arrived dead on time. |
| a dead silence |
zupełna cisza; martwa cisza |
There was a dead silence in the room. |
| a dead weight |
bardzo ciężki |
I couldn't carry this bag. It was a dead weight. |
| to flog a dead horse |
niepotrzebna tracić czas / wysiłek |
He showed her how to use the fax machine but it was like flogging a dead horse. She couldn't remember which button to press. |
