Unit 5 Beginning

Unit 5 beginning
Get on the first rung of the ladder get to the top or superior position in a particular field or
arena. The first rung on the ladder in this school is captain of the football team.
Internship praktyki He served his internship at Garfield Hospital.
Get a/your foot In the door to enter a business or organization at a low level, but with a
chance of being more successful in the future Making contacts can help you get a foot in
the door when it comes to getting a job.
Full-time post cały etat
Be snowed under having too much to do I am totally snowed under at school
Menial tasks/work Menial work is boring, makes you feel tired, and is given a low social
value It's fairly menial work, such as making my boss’ coffee and set up his appointments.
Hands-on experience doświadczenie nabywane praktyką He always said he learned more
about chemisty from hands-on experience than from what he did in the classroom.
Keep tabs on to watch something or someone carefully I like to keep tabs on my bank
account so that I don't spend too much.
Brush up on odświeżyć sobie pamięć to improve your knowledge of something already
learned but partly forgotten I thought I'd brush up (on) my French before going to Paris.
Jump-start something to start or improve something more quickly by giving it extra help
These extra classes jump-started her knowledge in biology.
Incentive zachęta Good grades are an incentive to work harder.
Fetch przynieść, przyprowadzić, przywieźć I have to fetch my mother from the airport.
Put on a brave face robić dobrą minę do złej gry to behave as if a problem is not important
or does not worry you She seems all right but I think she's just putting on a brave face.
Low point dno, beznadziejna sytuacja The relationship between the two men was at a very
low point.
Order someone around rządzić kimś/to tell someone what they should do in an unpleasant
or forceful way, especially repeatedly You can't just come in here and start ordering people
around.
Scupper one’s chances pogrzebać szanse to cause something such as a plan or an
opportunity to fail Arriving late for the interview scuppered my chances of getting the job.
Hit the ground running to immediately work hard and successfully at a new activity, to be
ready to work immediately on a new activity: She studied the over the weekend so she
could hit the ground running when the lesson began.
Freeze something stop something for a while I froze my diet just at the time on my being
on Bali for holidays.
Have guts to do something mieć odwagę coś zrobić You did something that most people
never have the guts to do.
Entrepreneurship przedsiębiorczość
Recognition uznanie
Tenacious tenacity nieustępliwy Iga Świątek is a tenacious opponent – she never gives in.
Prosperous prosperity successful, usually by earning a lot of money In a prosperous
country like this, no one should go hungry.
Perseverant perseverance wytrwały, konsekwentny Farming is for people who are
ambitious and perseverant.
Sustain podstrzymywać He seems to find it difficult to sustain relationships with women.
Gauge zmierzyć, ocenić Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.
Gut instinct pierwotny instynkt
A flying start dobry start w jakiejś aktywności a very good start to something, quickly
making good progress She's got off to a flying start in her new job.
Have a babyface look younger than you actually are I have a babyface and I am frequently
asked to show my ID when I buy beer.
Intern stażysta
Rapport mieć dobre stosunki a good understanding of someone and an ability to
communicate well with them She has an excellent rapport with her students.
Sceptical sceptyczny
Jeopardise narazić She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole
future.
Detrimental szkodliwy These chemicals have a detrimental effect on the environment.
Sack wylać kogos z pracy They gave him the sack for being late.
By all means oczywiście
By chance przypadkiem
By means of By means of is used to show the method used Students are selected for
scholarships by means of a competition.
By virtue of ze względu She succeeded by virtue of her tenacity rather than her talent.
To a certain degree do pewnego stopnia
To date do tej pory up to the present time This novel is his best work to date.
To my mind według mnie The room has pink walls and a green carpet, which to my mind
looks all wrong
To no avail bezskutecznie The students asked the school to help them raise the money, but
to no avail.
To some extent częsciowo, do pewnego stopnia To some extent, she was responsible for
the accident.
At a loss not knowing what to do I’m at a loss to explain what happened. I was so
embarrassed that I was at a loss for words (= I didn’t know what to say).
At fault to have done something wrong Her doctor was at fault for/in not sending her
straight to a specialist.
At sea confused I'm all at sea with the new computer system.
At sb’s disposal do czyjejś dyspozycji available to be used by someone I would take you if
I could, but I don't have a car at my disposal this week.
At the end of the day ostatecznie, w końcu something that you say before you give the
most important fact of a situation Of course I'll listen to what she has to say but at the end
of the day, it's my decision.
In any case także/also The trip is probably a bit expensive for us. In any case, we're not
around that week.
In the long run ostatecznie, na dłuższą metę It seems a lot of effort but I'm sure it's the
best solution in the long run.
In vain bezskutecznie It was vain to pretend to myself that I was not disappointed that I
wasn’t able to get these new shoes. They were sold out.

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