Idiomy angielskie z wyrazami high, hot, how
| Idiom | Tłumaczenie | Przykład |
|---|---|---|
| be for the high jump | dostaniesz za swoje; oberwie ci się | I shall be for the high jump if I make a mess of these invoices again. |
| be in high spirits | być w świetnym, doskonałym nastroju | 'You’re in high spirits today. What's happened?' 'I’ve just had some very good news about my daughter.' |
| be / get on one’s high horse | zacząć się mądrzyć | Vicky’s been on her high horse ever since she won a scholarship to Oxford. |
| high and dry | opuszczony; zostawić kogoś na lodzie; na mieliźnie | The car broke down miles away from anywhere so we were left high and dry until my brother got some help. |
| a high flyer | młoda, ambitna osoba; młody wilk | She is applying for a job in the diplomatic service - but then she's always been a high flyer. |
| high and low | wszędzie | Where on earth can my glasses be? I’ve searched high and low for them! Have you seen them? |
| be riding high | odnosić ogromne sukcesy | My sister is riding high at the moment. She's been promoted and she will become the head of the department. |
| high and mighty | napuszony | He is high and mighty these days. Do you happen to know why? |
| Idiom | Tłumaczenie | Przykład |
|---|---|---|
| be hot on something | mieć coś w mały palcu; mieć bzika na punkcie czegoś | He was never too hot on maths at school. He was better at languages. |
| be in / get into hot water | wpakować się w kłopoty | You’ll be in hot water when your father finds out what you’ve done to his car! |
| blow hot and cold | być jak chorągiewka na wietrze | "Have you decided whether or not to buy a new car?" "Not yet. We’re still blowing hot and cold." |
| a hot line | gorąca linia (telefoniczna między głowami państw) | After this tragedy there was a hot line between the two heads of state. |
| to be in the hot seat | być w trudnym położeniu | As a executive director, I’m all the time in the hot seat. |
| a hot spot | punkt zapalny | I wouldn't like to be a journalist, being sent to all the political hot spots. |
| hot under the collar | wściec się | The CEO has just been told to cut the budget so he`s rather hot under the collar. |
| make it hot for somebody | dać komuś popalić | If I were you, I would treat him with a little more respect. He’s in a position to make it hot for you. |
| piping hot | wrzący | When the weather’s cold I like to have a piping hot soup for lunch. |
| a hot potato | mina (niebezpieczna sprawa) | If this is a government cover-up, then it's a real hot potato and they won't touch it! |
| strike while the iron is hot | kuć żelazo puki jest gorące | If he offered to pay for your holiday, strike while the iron's hot! If you say no, he may not offer again. |
| Idiom | Tłumaczenie | Przykład |
|---|---|---|
| and how! | i to (jeszcze) jak! | 'I hear that Billy liked the present I sent him.' 'Oh, and how!' |
| any old how | byle jak | Chris doesn`t care what his homework looks like. He does it any old how. |
| how about . . .? | co powiesz na ...? | How about going to the theatre on Saturday? |
| how come . . .? | jak to możliwe . . .? | How come you never told me about George before? |
| how dare you/he/they etc. | jak śmiesz ... | How dare you speak to your mother like that? |
| how is it that . . .? | jak to jest, że . . .? | How is it that whenever I see James, he`s always chatting instead of working? |
| how on earth . . .? / How in the world . . .? | jak do diabła ...? | How on earth could he have got up on to the roof without a ladder? |
| how is it going? / How are things going? | jak leci? | Oh, hello Bob. How is it going? |
