Grammar Test - Idioms

Front 1

cock and bull, song and dance

Back 1

a story that is obviously not true (esp. and excuse) (2)

Front 2

stuff and nonsense

Back 2

stek bzdur

Front 3

heart and soul

Back 3

completely

Front 4

off and on, now and then

Back 4

sometimes (od czasu do czasu) (2)

Front 5

so-and-so

Back 5

ten i ten

Front 6

skimp and scrape

Back 6

economise and do without things

Front 7

down-and-out

Back 7

having no luck, money, opportunities (menel, bezdomny)

Front 8

give-and-take

Back 8

an exchange of ideas, statements (kompromis)

Front 9

up and about

Back 9

ponownie na nogach po chorobie

Front 10

once and for all

Back 10

raz na zawsze

Front 11

up-and-coming

Back 11

likely to achieve success soon (obiecujący)

Front 12

over and done with

Back 12

completely finished

Front 13

dead and alive

Back 13

dull, uninteresting (esp. about a place)

Front 14

high and mighty

Back 14

behaving as if you're much more important than others

Front 15

by and large

Back 15

ogólnie mówiąc

Front 16

rack and ruin

Back 16

a state of decay (rozkład)

Front 17

a free-for-all

Back 17

samowolka

Front 18

there and then

Back 18

immediately

Front 19

far and away

Back 19

by a very great amount

Front 20

long and short

Back 20

the general situation without giving details (po krótce)

Front 21

touch and go

Back 21

an uncertain situation

Front 22

odds and ends, bits and pieces

Back 22

drobiazgi (2)

Front 23

cut and dried

Back 23

fixed, unlikely to change

Front 24

house and home

Back 24

dom

Front 25

pure and simple

Back 25

wholly, without further complications

Front 26

wind and weather

Back 26

zła pogoda

Front 27

far and wide

Back 27

across a large area, many places

Front 28

dead and buried

Back 28

gone forever

Front 29

fast and furious

Back 29

full of speed and excitement

Front 30

out-and-out

Back 30

dogłębny, absolutny, totalny (e.g. a lie)

Front 31

rough and ready

Back 31

prowizoryczny

Front 32

all and sundry

Back 32

everyone

Front 33

by-and-by

Back 33

after a short period (po chwili)

Front 34

spick and span

Back 34

clean and tidy

Front 35

hard and fast

Back 35

fixed, rigid (e.g. rules)

Front 36

free and easy

Back 36

casual, informal (e.g. atmosphere)

Front 37

few and far between

Back 37

very rare e.g. opportunities

Front 38

might and main

Back 38

as much effort as possible

Front 39

wear and tear

Back 39

znoszony, zużyty

Front 40

the rank and file

Back 40

ordinary members

Front 41

meek and mild

Back 41

gentle