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5 IDIOMS IN LESS THAN A MINUTE

29/9/2025

 
​Idiomatic Expressions
  • draw the line
    • EN: to set a limit; refuse to go further or accept more.
    • PL: wyznaczyć granicę; powiedzieć „dalej nie pójdę”.
  • my mind’s made up
    • EN: I have made a final decision and won’t change it.
    • PL: decyzja została podjęta i nie zmienię jej.
  • I’m at the end of my rope
    • EN: I have no more patience, energy, or tolerance left.
    • PL: mam dość, doszedłem do granic wytrzymałości.
  • you are going down
    • EN: you will lose, be defeated, or fail (often in competition or conflict).
    • PL: polegniesz, przegrasz, zostaniesz pokonany.
  • get dragged down with you
    • EN: to be pulled into someone else’s troubles or failures.
    • PL: zostać wciągniętym w kłopoty razem z kimś.

Not Idiomatic, but Interesting
  • a little cranky
    • EN: a bit irritable, grouchy, not in a good mood.
    • PL: trochę marudny, zrzędliwy, poddenerwowany.
  • scream out in pain
    • EN: literally cry or shout loudly because something hurts.
    • PL: krzyczeć z bólu, wydawać głośny okrzyk z bólu.
  • do a little jig inside
    • EN: to feel a secret inner joy, as if you were dancing inside yourself. It’s not a fixed idiom, but a creative metaphor.
    • PL: cieszyć się wewnętrznie, mieć „taniec radości” w środku.
    Context — Desperate Housewives:
    In the scene, one character says: “Every time that man screams out in pain, I do a little jig inside.”
    • Meaning: Whenever he suffers, I secretly celebrate inside myself.
    • Polish sense: „Za każdym razem, gdy ten facet krzyczy z bólu, w środku aż tańczę z radości.”
    • Tone: playful but malicious 

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