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Lista angielskich idiomów zaczynających się na literę 'B'
Pokazuje: 2 Wyraz główny, 16 Idiomów
Bad (7)
A bad lot
inf. a person with bad personal qualities
He was in prison for looting. He's a bad lot.
A bad patch
a period of difficulty or problems.
Their marriage is going through a bad patch.
Be in someone's bad books
be out of favour with someone
If you don’t get the report finished by tomorrow, you’ll be in your boss's bad books.
Give something up as a bad job
try to do something because it seems very unlikely to succeed
He started learning English three times, but he didn’t make much progress. So now he’s given it up as a bad job.
Go from bad to worse
to deteriorate
Business is going from bad to worse - they may have to close down
(It’s/That’s) too bad
it’s a pity
It's too bad that you can’t come to my party. I'll miss you.
Make the best of a bad job
to do the best one can in a difficult situation
He didn’t get to university to study maths. He’s decided to make the best of a bad job and go into banking.
Big (9)
A big hit
something/someone very popular with others
Your new flat is a big hit with your parents. They think it’s perfect for you.
A big mouth
(informal) someone who boasts, exaggerates, makes promises he doesn’t keep etc.
'He says he’ll take me to his yacht one day.' 'Well, don’t believe it. He’s just a big mouth.
A big noise/shot
(informal) an important person with influence
There’s some big noise coming up from headquarters tomorrow, so we’ll have to prepare for it.
In a big way
on a large scale
They invited over a hundred guests to their wedding party. They always do things in a big way.
Give somebody a big hand
applaud someone with enthusiasm
He acted very well in the drama group’s performance. He was given a big hand.
Make it big
slang be very successful, usually in business
His dream was to make it big in television.
A big cheese
the most important person in a group; somebody who thinks that s/he is the most important
He is a big cheese at work so he seems to think that he can boss us around at home, too.
Big deal!
terrific! great!
'I won! I won!' 'Big deal! You were the only contestant!
A big fish in a little/small pond
someone who is important in a small group, company, unit etc.
He prefers to be a big fish in a small pond, so he works for a small family-owned company.