like two peas in a pad
jak dwie krople wody
Cezary and Victoria are so alike, they are like two pears in a pod.
be (as different as) chalk and cheese
byc (tak różnym jak) niebo I ziemia
When I
ferst met Laura I couldn’t believe she was your sister – you are so different
as chalk and cheese
be as fit as a fiddle
zdrów jka
ryba
What’s the
matter with John? I saw him in the pub last night. He seemed as fit as a fiddle
then
be as blind as a bat
byc ślepym
jak kret
How did you
ever manage to get your driving licence? You’re as lind as a bat!
bags under one’s eyes
worki pod
oczami
She’s
overdoing it a little bit, I think. Have you noticed the bags under her eyes?
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
piękno jest rzeczą względną, o gustach się nie rozmawia
I don’t
know what he sees in that girl but after all beauty is in the eye of the
beholder
be dressed up to the nines
byc szałowo
ubranym
Did you see
Monika at the party last night? She was really dressed up to the nines
from top to toe
od stóp do glow
She was
sitting in the corner of the room dressed in black from top to toe with an
absent look in her eyes.
skin and bones
skóra I kości
Oh my
goodness, you’re nothing but skin and bones. When was the list time you ate a
proper meal?
all fingers and thumbs (UK) / all thumbs (US)
dwie lewe
ręce
Mark is so
practical and mechanical and can fix virtually anything. Yet put him in the
kitchen and suddenly he’s all fingers and thumbs!
Exercise:
1. fit as a fiddle a. jak dwie krople wody
2. all fingers and thumbs b. być szałowo ubranym
3. dressed up to the nines c. jak niebo i ziemia
4. two peas in a pod d. dwie lewe ręce
5. different as chalk and cheese e. skóra i kości
6. skin and bones f. od stóp do głów
7. from top to toe g. zdrów jak ryba
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