Today's entry is going to be different. Here is a list of idiomatic expressions that can uplevel your writing: out of the blue = suddenly => nagle, niespodziewanie It happened out of the blue. Out of the blue, the dog appeared. It's not my cup of tea . = I'm not interested in something, I don't like (doing) it. Reading novels is not my cup of tea. It's a piece of cake. = It's easy. => Łatwizna, bułka z masłem. a stone's throw ( from some place) = a very short distance, not far (from some place) = rzut beretem My school is a stone's throw from my house. I wasn't born yesterday. = I'm not naive. I understand your motives, and I don't like that. => Nie jestem głupi, nie dam się nabrać. It's raining cats and dogs. = Its raining heavily. => Leje jak z cebra. a backseat driver = a passenger in a car who comments on and/or crticizes the driver to see red = to become very angry => zezłościć się I saw red when they didn't co...
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