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hoppping mad
I was hopping mad. What does an angry kangaroo do? It gets hopping mad. |
Enraged, furious.
This expression conjures up an image of jumping up and down with rage |
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a light sleeper
- Doctor, when I go to bed I wake up every thirty minutes? - Are you a light sleeper? No, I sleep in the dark. |
latwo sie budzacy
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a lame excuse
- You're late for school again. What's your excuse? - I sprained my ankle and I couldn't walk properly, sir. - That's a lame excuse. |
kiepska wymowka, a poor excuse
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a clean gateway
Why did the burglar take a shower? He wanted to make a clean gateway. |
to get away without anyone noticing
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splitting headache
- I've invented a new pill. Half of the pill is aspirin and the other half is glue. But who is it for? - People with splitting headache. |
ostry bol glowy
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a grave mistake
- Did you hear about the undertaker who buried somebody in the wrong cemetery? - He lost his job for making such a grave mistake. |
powazny blad
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sweet dreams
Why do you put lumps of sugar under your pillow? So that I will have sweet dreams. |
slodkie sny
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filthy rich
What do you call a millionaire who never washes? Filthy reach |
obrzydliwie bogaty
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smashing time
By the way, thanks for the dinner last night, I had a smashing time. (tez mozna powiedziec smashing o jedzeniu - Anna, it's smashing!) What did the hooligan say after breaking all the school windows? I've had a smashing time. |
super spedzic czas
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it's a cop out
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an easy way out of a duty/task; a lame excuse
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