Huge Test 2023 IS

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Snowed under with – having too much to do

Up to my eyes - very involved in / busy doing sth

In the same boat – in the same difficult situation

Find your feet – become confident and independent

The world is your oyster – you have limitless opportunities

Make the most of it – take full advantage of it

Each to their own – everyone likes different things

Looking forward to – can't wait

Settled in – start to feel comfortable

Padded out – made to seem longer

Passed out – fainted

Pick you up – to make you feel better

Do up - zapiąc

Goes off – leaves

Chill out – relax

Zoned out – lose concentration

Hang out with – spend time with

Barned out – exhausted

Beyond the pale – unacceptable

Starting afresh – beginning again

Putting himself across- communicationg well

Out of touch – not in contact

Out of breath – unable to breath comfortably

Blasted off - wystartować

Make up - zrobić makijaż

Putting this table together – construction a table

Found out – discovered

Leave no stone unturned/ turn over every stone – look for sth in every possible place

Set it up – make it ready

Give up – stop using


Was like a bear with a sore head – irritable/ annoyed

Threw a wobbly – lose temper

Down in the dumps – depressed

As fit as a fiddle – very fit

Jumped out of my skin – flinched out of fear

Shaking in my boots – very scared

Judge book by its cover – judge by appearence

Cought him off guard – to catch a person at the time of carelessness

Put aside – save

Have come off – have dropped off

Off the peg – ready to wear/ bought in a shop

Blanked out – erased

Tapped into – used/ took advantage if

Spoke volumes – revealed a lot

Hack it – manage

Ward off – hold off

Brought on – caused

Shore up – make stronger

Picked out – chose

Let out – made bigger

Lew down – make longer

Take in – make smaller

Taken up – shortened

Look down on – consider sb worse

Ordinary EXTRORDINARY

Normal NORMALITY

Act REACTION

Magic MAGICIAN

Occur REOCCURING

Frustrated FRUSTRATION
Awkward AWKWARDNESS

Satisfy SATISFACTION

Nervous NERVOUSNESS

Embarass EMBARRASSMENT

Similar SIMILARITY

Generous GENEROSITY

Exhaust EXHAUSTION

Anxious ANXIETY

Trust TRUSTWORTHY

Absent ABSENCE

Present PRESENCE

Wiolent VIOLENCE

Patient PATIENCE

Independent INDEPENDENCE

Silent SILENCE

Permanent PERMANENCE

Secret SECRECY

Accurate ACCURACY

Decent DECENCY

Fluent FLUENCY

Private PRIVACY

Urgent URGENCY

Weigh WEIGHT

High HIGHT

Strong STRENGTH

Get rid of – not to have sth unwanted anymore

Cut back – do less

Catch up on - nadrobić

Stay on top of – be in control and aware of

Went down – was liked


Comes across – seems

Feel like – want

Brings out - wyciągać coś z kogoś

Wear you out – exhaust

Branching out – zmiana branży

Broke down barriers – improved communication between people of different opinions

In anything to go by – judging from my experience

Be out and about – go outside

Be down – not function

Goes hand in hand – is closely connected with

Round up – summary

Run rampant – spread out of control

Came to a halt – stopped

Prop it up – support

Bailed me out – halped me

Broke out – started

On top of – in addition

Wake up to – start to realise/ become aware

Take over from – replace

Pulling away – moving forward and away

Have sprung up – have appeared quickly

Caught on – become popular

As blind as a bat – not able to see well

Carried out – conducted

Back off – move backward away

Any way you slice it – no matter how you consider it

Do your own thing – do whatever you want / are interested with

See the point – understand the reason

Get the memo – know what everybody knows


Fallen off – fallen from a surface/ position

Get it – understand

Ripped off – tore off

Have an easy ride – have no difficulty

For the fun of it – for no particular reason

On board – working with us

Signed up – registered

Out loud – in a voice that can be heard by other people

Patched up – got rif of a hole/ mended

Went bang – made a loud noise, like an explosion

Frowns on – disapproves

Survive SURVIVAL

Survive SURVIVORS

Destroy DESTRUCTIVE

Electricity ELECTRIC

Sane INSANITY

Molecule MOLECULAR

Lay MISLAID

Vote OUTVOTED

Weight UNDERWEIGHT

Care CAREFREE

Side DOWNSIDE

Back DRAWBACK

Break BREAKDOWNS

Able ENABLED

Invent INVENTOR

Explore EXPOLATION

Engine ENGINEERED

Discover DISCOVERERS
Come OUTCOME

Come OVERCOME

Gene GENETIC

Feasible FEASIBILITY

Man MNAKIND

Significant INSIGNIFICANT

Fail FAILURE

Differ INDIFFERENT

Create CREATURES

Twigs – thin branches

Pollen – powder produced by flowers

Petals - pąki

Bark – a layer covering a tree

Buds – flowers, that are not open yet

Breed – to produce young ones

Whiskers – long stiff hair

Hooves – the hard part of feet, kopyta

Carpenter – someone whose job is to make and repair wooden objects

Humid – how and wet

Mosty – zamglony

Stifling – so hot that is hard to breathe

Torrential – heavy rains, stronger than a downpour

Gale – high wind

Overcast – cloudy

Thaw – unfreeze

Keystone – the most important part

Gimmick – trick

Dwindled – decreased

Horns – rogi
Habitats – naturalne środowisko występowania danego gatunku

As the crow flies – in a straight line

Off to a rough start – start with difficulty

Go through – look closely at

As pretty as a picture – picturesque

Putting up – providing a place to sleep

In the dust – far behind

On standby – waiting in case a ticked become available

Off the beaten track – far from any main roads and towns

In a league of her own – superior to others

Has brought matters to a head – has come to a point when action has to be taken

Brings the new rules into force – make the new rule become a law

Brought into light – revealed

Brought into the open – made it public

Have taken to – started liking

She took me in – i was deceived

Taken anything in – undersood anything

Take on – employ

Taking off – imitating

Take off – improve

Bring down – remove from power

Bring them round to – convince then to accept

Bring out – introduce

Bring down – lower

Has the gift of the gab – good at talking

Takes the biscuit – is really annoying

Have your cake and eat it – have both things

Out of this world – outstanding

On the ball – competent


Pick holes – criticise

Has green fingers – good with plants

Top-notch – excellent

Front and center – in the center of attention, in a prominent position

Stop off – make a short visit during a jurney

Breath BREATHTAKING

Fear FEARFUL

Adventure ADVENTUROUS

Exception EXCEPTIONAL

Picture PICTURESQUE

Memory MEMORABLE

Assume UNASSUMING

Spoil UNSPOILT

Convinient INCONVINIENT

Break BREAKDOWN

Exhilarate EXHILARATION

Respond RESPONSIVE

React UNDERREACT

React OVERREACT

Delight DELIGHTFUL

Pack PACKAGE

Glamour GLAMOROUS

Accurate ACCURACY

Stand STANDOFFISH

Leisure LEISURELY

Grwo GROWTH

Comfort DISCOMFORT

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