Collocations and Idioms frequently used - słówka

COLLOCATIONS
dead, colloquial ---- LANGUAGE
damaging (niszczący opinie), informative ---- REPORT
animated (ożywiona), heated (gorąca) ---- DISCUSSION kind, profound (serious, głębokie) ---- WORDS political, rousing (full of emotions, pobudzająca) ---- SPEECH
confidential (secret, poufny), pertinent (relevant, trafna) ---- INFORMATION informal, intellectual ---- CONVERSATION
IDIOMS
To paint a pretty picture - to pretend sth that is not true (pretend that sth is better than it really is)
To let you in on a secret - to tell you a secret not to mince my words - speak directly what I think (opposite: to mince my words; mince = mielić )
talk is cheap - it is easier to speak but more difficult to do it Hold my tongue - not to say what I think (trzymać język za zębami) = to mince one's words
The talk of the town - everybody gossips about him A man of few words - małomówny Making small talk - short conversation about unimportant things (pogawędka) = chit-chat
Speak your mind - say what you think By word of mouth - information was passed from one person to another Read between the lines - czytać między wierszami Catch up with her news - really want to know what is going on Drop me a line - inform me, let me know about sth On the tip of her tongue - mieć coś na końcu języka Bad news travels fast - they spread fast (złe wiadomości szybko się rozchodzą)
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