𝕀𝕕𝕚𝕠𝕞𝕪 𝕠𝕓𝕔𝕠𝕛𝕖̨𝕫𝕪𝕔𝕫𝕟𝕖

𝕀𝕕𝕚𝕠𝕞𝕪 𝕠𝕓𝕔𝕠𝕛𝕖̨𝕫𝕪𝕔𝕫𝕟𝕖 – 𝕕𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕫𝕖𝕘𝕠 𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕠 𝕛𝕖 𝕫𝕟𝕒𝕔́ 𝕚 𝕚𝕔𝕙 𝕦𝕫̇𝕪𝕨𝕒𝕔́?
Idiom – zwrot charakterystyczny dla danego języka, niemożliwy do dosłownego przetłumaczenia na inny język
𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗺[ 𝗶𝗱-𝗲𝗲-𝘂𝗵-𝗺 ] – 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯
• 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴.• 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.• 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦.• 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦.
Bez wątpienia każdy z nas słyszał, bądź też użył nie raz idiomu w języku polskim. Słynne ‘’bez pracy nie ma kołaczy’’ czy też ‘’nie chwal dnia przed zachodem słońca’’ czasem potrafią wyrazić to, co chcemy przekazać bezpośrednio, bądź też metaforycznie, jednak bez konieczności dłuższej wypowiedzi. 
Jaki więc wpływ mają idiomy angielskie na nasze wypowiedzi w języku angielskim  i dlaczego warto je znać? Po pierwsze, każdy native speaker używa idiomów, bardziej, czy też mniej świadomie. Są one nierozłączną częścią języka, z którą spotkamy się zarówno w życiu towarzyskim, jaki i w pracy czy biznesie. Są naturalną częścią konwersacji w każdym języku. Ośmielę się tu nawet stwierdzić, że często wyrażają one więcej, niż tysiąc słów. Zaznaczę tu jednak, iż warto wiedzieć, które idiomy są wciąż ‘’na czasie’’. 
Niektóre, używane od wielu lat, są wciąż w użyciu, podczas gdy inne, bardziej przestarzałe (typu „to be on could nine”), mogą sprawić, że zabrzmimy dość nienaturalnie i dziwnie.Kolejnym powodem, dla którego warto idiomy znać, jest fakt, iż pozwalają nam one urozmaicić naszą wypowiedź. Używając idiomów w wypowiedzi, nie tylko pokazujemy dobry zasób słownictwa, ale również, zwiększamy zainteresowanie odbiorcy. Nasza wypowiedz staje się bardziej żywa i wyrazista.  Pamiętajmy jednak o tym, podczas używania idiomów w wypowiedzi, aby używać ich w odpowiednim czasie, w zależności od tego, co chcemy powiedzieć. Gdy wyrażamy się w czasie przeszłym, idiom powinien być użyty również w czasie przeszłym, a nie w formie podstawowej (wyuczonej bezpośrednio z listy idiomów, które podawane są zazwyczaj w bezokolicznikach). 
Nie uczmy się również całych list idiomów. Starajmy się zapamiętać idiomy usłyszane w codziennej mowie, w telewizji, dostrzeżone w prasie, rozmowie z sąsiadem, czy też w pracy. Jeśli jednak nie mamy dostępu do native speakers lub uczymy się angielskiego sami, warto uczyć się idiomów związanych z tematyką, którą w danym momencie przerabiamy. Jeśli więc uczymy się, na przykład, wyrazów związanych z wyglądem, nauczmy się jednego, czy dwóch idiomów związanych z tą tematyką. Poniżej zapraszam do zapoznania się z krótką listą idiomów angielskich. Zachęcam również do odwiedzenia stron z idiomami i zaopatrzenia się w ciekawy słownik idiomów. 
•  𝗔 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 – 𝗼 𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗺 𝘁𝗮𝗸 𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗺𝘆𝘀́𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘇?A way of asking someone to share their thoughts with you. For example: 'I’ll give you a penny if you tell me your thoughts’  •  𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 – 𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗻𝘆 𝘇𝗻𝗮𝗰𝘇𝗮̨ 𝘄𝗶𝗲̨𝗰𝗲𝗷, 𝗻𝗶𝘇̇ 𝘀ł𝗼𝘄𝗮What someone actually means, more than what they say, eg. someone actually handing you a bunch of flowers rather than just saying 'ah, I’ll get you some flowers tomorrow’. •  𝗔𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴 – 𝘇𝗮𝘄𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗮 (𝗸𝗼𝘀𝘇𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗰́ 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗮̨𝘁𝗲𝗸)A phrase used to massively over-exaggerate when something might be overly priced. For example: 'This pint cost me an arm and a leg!!’ when in reality they’re just paying an extortionate amount in comparison with what they’re used to. •  𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 – 𝘇𝗮𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗰́ 𝗻𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗼, 𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗽𝗼𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗰́ 𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗰𝘇𝗮̨𝘁𝗸𝘂Used to indicate that an idea, a scheme or a proposal has been unsuccessful and that a new one should be devised. •  𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 – 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲̨𝗽𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘇̇𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗲.when someone says the ball is in your court it means it is up to you to make the next move.  •  𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 – 𝘇́𝗹𝗲 𝗸𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗰́, 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗲̨ 𝗺𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗰́, 𝗺𝘆𝗹𝗶𝗰́ 𝘀𝗶𝗲̨ 𝘄 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗰𝘇𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘀́, 𝘀𝗸𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗰́ 𝘀𝗶𝗲̨ 𝗻𝗮 𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘄ł𝗮𝘀́𝗰𝗶𝘄𝘆𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲You’re looking in the wrong place – accusing the wrong person or pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought.  •  𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗵 – 𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗰́ 𝘄 𝗯𝗮𝘄𝗲ł𝗻𝗲̨A typical British saying meaning you’re purposely avoiding the topic in a subject, not speaking directly about the issue.  •  𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘄 – 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘄𝗮𝗰́ 𝘀𝗶𝗲̨ 𝘇 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗸𝗮̨ 𝗻𝗮 𝗸𝘀𝗶𝗲̨𝘇̇𝘆𝗰A classic idiom meaning you’re trying to accomplish something that is too difficult for you.  •  𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 – 𝗰𝗼𝘀́ 𝗻𝗮𝗱𝘇𝘄𝘆𝗰𝘇𝗮𝗷𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼. Dosłownie: ‘najlepsza rzecz od wynalezienia krojonego chleba’ – powiedzenie używane w celu podkreślenia tego jak bardzo coś bądź kogoś lubimy.
Basically meaning a good invention or innovation – a good idea or a good plan. Because the best thing to happen to the Brits is sliced bread.   •  𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 – 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗻𝗶 𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮, 𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗼𝘀𝗮̨𝗱𝘇𝗮𝗷 𝗸𝘀𝗶𝗮̨𝘇̇𝗸𝗶 𝗽𝗼 𝗼𝗸ł𝗮𝗱𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝘇𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝘆𝗹𝗮̨
A classic saying meaning one should not judge something or someone by how it looks – it’s what’s inside/the content that counts most (obviously).  •  𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁 –  𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗸𝗮𝘄𝗼𝘀́𝗰́ 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘄𝘀𝘇𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻́ 𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗸ł𝗮
Meaning being too inquisitive can lead you to an unpleasant situation. Finding out an answer may, in fact, ruin the question for you.  •  𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 – 𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘇𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗺 𝘀ł𝗼𝗻́𝗰𝗮
Basically don’t make plans for something that might not happen. For example, don’t spend all your birthday money before you get it – as you might not get any at all.  •  𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗯 – 𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘇 𝘀𝗶𝗲̨ 𝘇𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘀́, 𝗻𝗮 𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝗲̨ 𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝘇𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘇A saying to imply you are not very good at something, so you shouldn’t try it professionally, or at all. •  𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁 – 𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗮𝗷 𝘄𝘀𝘇𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗸𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗻𝗮 𝗷𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗮̨ 𝗸𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲̨Don’t put all your hope/resources in one possibility, lose the basket and you’re left hopeless. •  𝗘𝗹𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 – 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗰. The show has come to end – it’s over •  𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 – 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗰́ 𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗼A saying that simply means you have done or said something exactly right – matching someone’s feelings/point. •  𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗸 – 𝗶𝘀́𝗰́ 𝗱𝗼 ł𝗼́𝘇̇𝗸𝗮The sack would be your bed – and you hitting it would be you going to bed.   •  𝗜𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼 – 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘇𝗲𝗯𝗮 𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗷𝗴𝗮Meaning certain actions need more than one person to work successfully. A tango with one person is not as successful as one with two people involved so therefore, it takes two to tango.  •  𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 – 𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰 𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝘇𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗻𝗮 𝗷𝗲𝗱𝗻𝘆𝗺 𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘂
When you accomplish two tasks in one go. So if you need to go to the bank, and you drop your library books off on the way – you’ll be killing two birds with one stone.  •  𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 – 𝘄 𝘀𝘇𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻́𝘀𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗲 𝗷𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮Despite something sounding crazy/absurd there is in fact a structure or reasoning behind it.  •  𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸 – 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗮𝗰́ 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝘇̇𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼A saying to suggest someone/something lacks intelligence or common sense.   •  𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝘆𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘆𝗲 – 𝘇𝗴𝗼𝗱𝘇𝗶𝗰́ 𝘀𝗶𝗲̨When two or more people agree on something. You see eye to eye because you have the same views.  •  𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 – 𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗸𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘄𝗮Used when the person is question arrives right on queue – as if they knew you we’re talking about them.  •  𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 –  𝗼𝗱𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰́ 𝗞𝗢𝗠𝗨𝗦́ 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘁, podminować CZYJĄŚ pozycję, zebrać za KOGOŚ laury, ubiec kogoś, skraść KOMUŚ jego moment, swoim zachowaniem odciągnąć całą uwagę od KOGOŚ innego i skierować ją na siebie 
To take credit for someone else’s work or to take limelight where it’s not deserved.  •  𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲  – 𝗸𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝗺 𝗱𝗼ł𝗸𝗶 𝗸𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲, 𝘀𝗮𝗺 𝘄 𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝘄𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗮, odpłacać komuś pięknym za nadobne, Tasting your own medicine is when you get treated the way you’ve been treating others.  •  𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 – 𝘄𝗶𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗼, 𝗰𝗼 𝘁𝘆Meaning you basically have no idea. You simply know as much as the next person.  •  𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘄 – 𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗰́ 𝗼𝗽𝗰𝗷𝗲̨ 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘆𝘄𝗻𝗮̨ (np. w procesie rozwiązywania JAKIEGOŚ problemu)  dodatkowy sposób na zarabianie pieniędzy (np. na wypadek utraty obecnej pracy)
A saying used to imply adding another skill to a good set of already acclaimed skills (which they probably don’t need).
•  𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 – 𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗸𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗶 𝘇𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘇𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗲̨ 𝗺𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮 Another classic idiom normally coming from your gran – meaning if you take care of small amounts of the money, the capital with quickly accumulate as if by itself. 
https://www.chapter-living.com/blog/28-classic-british-idioms
𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐌𝐒, 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐇𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒
1. A long shot – strzał w ciemnoThis phrase comes from sports, like basketball for example, when a player is trying to shoot from a long distance. It means something unlikely to happen. With very little chance of success.Example: Getting a senior position in the corporation one day is a long shot, but if you don’t try you’ll never find out if it’s possible.
2. Back to the drawing board This expression means to start something again from the beginning because it’s not working as you would have liked or expected.Example: This project is not going as planned, let’s get back to the drawing board and fix what’s going wrong.
3. To corner the market – monopolizować rynekTo control enough quantity of a product or service that enables one to then change the market price willingly. It can also mean to be the only one making or providing a given product or service.Example: Intel has pretty much cornered the market of microprocessors for servers. Their direct competition, AMD, is a distant second.
4. Hands are tied – związane ręceWhen you are unable to carry out any meaningful action because of regulations, rules or other people with authority.Example: I wish I could help you cut through all this red tape (another business idiom meaning administrative procedures) but my hands are tied. My boss won’t let me. 
5. Up in the air – pod znakiem zapytania, w niepewności, palcem po wodzie pisaneWhen things are highly uncertain when a decision has not been made yet.Example: We were hoping to sign the contract by the end of the month, but there are still too many things up in the air we need to deal with first.
6. To learn the ropes – nauczyć się fachu, pojąć sztukę, zjeść na czymś zębyTo learn the basics of a profession, a specific task or activity.Example: It took her a while to learn the ropes, but now she is confident and we feel that we can count on her to manage her client portfolio effectively. 
7. A learning curve – krzywa uczenia się (wykres pokazujący tempo uczenia się)The process of learning, usually from trial and error. We often say that there can be a steep learning curve, which means that one has to learn things quickly to meet the requirements of a specific job.Example: There was a steep learning curve when I started out trading stock options, but I now feel like I’m finally getting the hang of it (another idiom which means to master something).
8. To go down swinging – przegrać z honorem, odejść w wielkim styluAn expression that comes from boxing. To swing means to throw an arcing punch. The expression refers to someone who fights to the very end, who never gives up until it’s completely over and there is no possibility of victory.Example: The future of our company is uncertain due to our massive debt, but I can guarantee that we will go down swinging, whatever happens, we will not give up easily.
9. By the book – ściśle według zasadTo do things strictly by the rules.Example: I don’t want to take any chances of getting caught by the financial regulators and having to pay significant fines. We have to do everything by the book.
10. To cut corners – iść na skrótyAlmost the opposite of the book. This means to do things most quickly and cheaply to save time and money but often compromising quality and bending the rules (another expression which means not strictly following all the rules).Example: The company’s decision to cut corners ended up costing them dearly when they got caught red-handed and had to pay a huge fine for committing fraud.
11. Between a rock and a hard place – między młotem a kowadłemWhen there’s no easy way out or a good solution. Whatever you do, whichever option you choose, the outcome will not be ideal.Example: Management finds itself between a rock and a hard place after the corruption scandal that has erupted. Either they file for bankruptcy and hope that law enforcement forgets about them, or they stay in business and run the risk of going to jail.
12. From the ground up – zaczynać od zeraTo build or start something from nothing, from zero.Example: Building a company from the ground up can bring you great pride if you are successful.
13. The bottom line – rezultat, wynik, saldo, wynik finansowy , minimalna kwota, jaką jest się skłonnym zaakceptować w negocjacjachUsually referring to the final profit margin of a business when all expenses have been paid.Example: At the end of the day, what shareholders care about is the bottom line which will determine the dividends they take home every year.
14. To get down to business – przejść do rzeczyTo start getting serious about something. Example: We’ve wasted enough time debating on the official launch date. Let’s get down to business now, we have work to do.
15. To get someone up to speed – dostarczyć komuś najświeższe informacje na dany temat, wtajemniczyć kogoś, poinformować kogośTo update someone on the current situation or to give them all the necessary information to allow them to complete their task or fulfil their mission.Example: Why don’t you come to the office and I’ll take the time to get you up to speed before we go to the meeting.
16. It’s not rocket science  – coś nie jest trudne, to żadna filozofia, to nie jest wielka filozofiaSomething not very complicated.Example: I don’t understand why there are so many mistakes in this report. It’s not rocket science!
17. To think outside the box – myśleć twórczo, myśleć kreatywnieTo think unconventionally, creatively and explore new non-conformist ideas.Example: If you want to succeed in this highly competitive economic environment, you have to think outside of the box to gain an edge on your rivals.
https://www.europelanguagejobs.com/blog/17-Business-English-idioms
𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐌𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇 
1. Across the board – dotyczący wszystkiego/wszystkichDefinition: Applying to all.Example: We will be making changes to the company across the board: our mission, our employee structure, and even our logo.
2. Bank on – liczyć na kogoś/cośDefinition: Rely on (confidently).Example: We are banking on a final investor to help get this project running.
3. Birds of a feather (flock together) – być z tej samej gliny, dobrać się jak w korcu maku, ciągnie swój do swegoDefinition: People with the same interests will often be found together.Example: These investors are birds of a feather: they all went to Harvard, work on Wall Street, and golf together.
4. Bring something to the table – wnosić coś korzystnego, oferować coś przydatnegoDefinition: To provide a useful or helpful addition.Example: We need each of the employees to bring something to the table during next week’s meeting: everyone needs to have a marketing plan for the next year and three suggested changes to our business model.
5. Fish where the fish areDefinition: Use resources, such as time, where the highest results will be.Example: We have to fish where the fish are. I don’t think this marketing campaign is useful because it targets people outside of our age demographic.
6. Gain followers/subscribersDefinition: To get more followers on social media.Example: In order to gain more followers, we’ve identified effective hashtags.
7. Go viral – rozprzestrzeniać się szybko, pójść w świat, zyskać wielką popularność (za pomocą internetu i portali społecznościowych)Definition: To quickly become popular on the internet.Example: After her post went viral, she received many advertising opportunities.
8. In the long run – na dłuższą metęDefinition: Over a long period of time; eventually.Example: We are putting a lot of time and money into this project, but in the long run it will be worth it.
9. In the works – – w przygotowaniu, w planachDefinition: In the planning stages.Example: We have an exciting new project in the works.
10. Land (an account) – zyskać nowego klientaDefinition: To sign a new client.Example: He landed two new accounts last week.
11. Pay-off – zaprocentować, kalkulować sięDefinition: The return on an investment or on a bet.Example: The pay-off for this risk was huge!
12. Put (something) on the map – wypromować coś, rozreklamować coś, spopularyzowaćDefinition: To make a product famous.Example: This new marketing campaign will help put our product on the map.
13. Sold on – być przekonanym (np. żeby coś zrobić)Definition: Convinced of.Example: He’s not sold on the idea: I think we should prepare some examples for him of why it will be a good idea.
14. Selling point – zalety (cechy, które nakłaniają ludzi do kupna czegoś), mocny punktDefinition: Something that will convince someone to purchase something or say yes to an idea.Example: For me, the selling point was the budget you created. It was well-written and showed that you’re financially responsible.
15. Word-of-mouth marketing – marketing szeptanyDefinition: A type of marketing that relies on advertising through conversation. The company creates the initial “conversation” about the product and attempts to make this conversation spread.Example: They used word-of-mouth marketing to create some buzz about their product. After that, it went viral!
https://cisl.edu/15-marketing-idioms-in-english/