Phrasal verbs - B
phrasal verb |
meaning |
polish meaning |
example sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| back down no object |
withdraw your position or proposal in an argument | zrezygnować, wycofać się |
"Steward was going to call the police when I told him I'd wrecked his car, but he backed down when I said I'd pay for the damages." |
| back off no object |
retread | zrezygnować, wycofać się |
"The police told the protesters to back off." |
| back up no object
|
move backward; move in reverse. | cofnąć się | "The people waiting in line are too close to the door. We won't be able to open it unless they back up." |
| back up separable
|
drive a vehicle backwards (in reverse) | cofnąć |
"You're too close! Back your car up so I can open the garage door." |
| back up separable
|
confirm a story, facts, or information. | potwierdzić, poprzeć |
"If you don't believe me, talk to Dave. He'll back me up." |
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back up |
make a copy of computer data | zrobić kopię bezpieczeństwa |
"When my computer crashed, I lost many of my files. Fortunately I had them backed up." |
| bang about
|
move in a place making a lot of noise | xxx |
"He's banging about in the kitchen." |
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bang on about inseparable |
keep talking about something | xxx | "Tom is always banging about football." |
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bang up separable
|
put someone in prison | xxx | "The judge banged him up for eight years." |
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beef up separable
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make something stronger or more solid | xxx | "The company beefed up their case when they saw that the public wouldn't accept their first explanation of the accident." |
| beg off no object |
decline an invitation; ask to be excused from doing something. | odwołać |
"At first Lily said she would be at the party. Later she begged off." |
| blow up separable
|
inflate. | nadmuchać |
"We needs lots of balloons for the party. Will you blow them up?" |
| blow up separable
|
explode; destroy by exploding. | wysadzić w powietrze |
"That old building really came down quickly because the construction company used dynamite to blow it up." |
| blow up no object
|
suddenly become very angry. | wkurzyć się | "Whe I told Kate that I'd had an accident with her car, she blew up." |
| bone up on inseparable
|
review / study thoroughly for a short time. | powtórzyć sobie materiał |
"If you're going to travel to France, you'd better bone up on your French." |
| break down separable
|
separate something into component parts. | podzielić (na kategorie) |
"We spent a lot of money at the supermarket. When we broke the total cost down, we spent more on cleaning supplies than food." |
| break down no object
|
stop working / functioning. | zepsuć się |
"Sharon will be late for work today. Her car broke down on the freeway." |
| break in often no object
|
enter by using force (and breaking a lock, window, etc.) | włamać się |
"Jane's apartment was burglarized last night. Someone broke in while Jane was at the movies." |
| break in separable
|
wear something new until it's / they're comfortable. | rozchodzić |
"These are nice shoes, but they're too stiff. I hope it doesn't take too long to break them in." |
| break in separable
|
train; get someone / something accustomed toa new routine. | zaaklimatyzować się |
"I hope I can learn my new job quickly. The manager hasn't scheduled much time for breaking me in." |
| break into inseparable
|
enter by using force (and breaking a lock, window, etc.) | włamać się |
"Somebody broke into Jane's apartment while she was at the movies. |
| break out separable
|
escape. | uciec |
"The prisoners have broken out this morning. " |
| break up no object
|
disperse; scatter. | zakończyć się |
"What time did the party break up last night?" |
| break up usually no object
|
end a personal relationship. | zerwać | "Tim and Julie aren't going steady any more. They got really angry with each other and broke up." |
| break up with inseparable
|
end a personal relationship. | zerwać z |
"Have you heard the news? Julie broke up with Tim!" |
| bring back separable
|
return something. | oddać, zwrócić |
"Yes, you can borrow my pen, don't forget to bring it back to me when you're finished." "This book is due tomorrow. I guess I should take it back to the library." |
| bring off separable
|
accomplish something difficult; accomplish something people had considered impossible or unlikely. | zdobyć, udać się |
"No one thought Chuck could get an A in that course, but he brought it off. " |
| bring up separable
|
mention (as a topic of discussion). | wspomnieć, przypomnieć |
"We planned to discuss overtime pay in the meeting. Why didn't someone bring that topic up?" |
| bring up separable
|
raise; rear. | wychować |
"Lucy's parents died when she was a baby. Her grandparents brought her up." |
| brush up on inseparable
|
review / study thoroughly for a short time. | powtórzyć sobie materiał |
"If you're going to travel to Peru, you'd better brush up on your Spanish." |
| burn down no object
|
become destroyed / consumed by fire. | spalić się, zniszczyć przez pożar |
Note: For upright things--trees, buildings, etc.--only. "Lightning struck Mr. Kennedy's barn last night. It burned down before the fire fighters arrived." |
| burn up no object
|
become destroyed / consumed by fire. | spalić się, zniszczyć przez pożar |
Note: For people and non-upright things only. "All of Mr. Kennedy's hay burned up when his barn burned down."
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| burn up separable
|
cause someone to become very angry. | wkurzyć się |
"Did you hear how rudely Fred talked to me? That really burned me up!" |
| butt in no object
|
impolitely interrupt (a conversation, an action). | przeszkadzać | "Hey, you! Don't butt in! Wait for your turn!" |
| butter up separable
|
praise someone excessively with the hope of getting some benefit. | podlizywać się |
"I guess Marty reall wants to be promoted. He's been buttering his boss up all week." |
| be about to inseparable
|
be on the point of | mieć zamiar |
He was about to leave whrn the phone rang. |
| be after inseparable |
try to find or get | ścigać, gonić |
The police were after the thief. |
| be down with
|
be ill with | być chorym |
Gul is down with some bug and is off work today. |
| be fed up with
|
be bored, upset or sick of something | mieć czegoś dosyć |
I am fed up with my boss. I hate him. |
| be for
|
be in favour of | `być za`, zgadzać się |
They are for the proposal to build a leisure centre, |
| be in for
|
expect sth. usually bad | spodziewać się, oczekiwać |
We are in for bad weather. |
| be off intransitive |
be bad (of food) | być zepsutym (o jedzeniu) |
This yoghurt must be off; it smells foul. |
| be on intransitive |
switched on, be functioning | włączony |
The computer is on. |
| be out
|
be unfashionable | być niemodnym, wyjść z mody |
Long skirts are out this season. |
| be out
|
(of light/fire) have stopped burning. | zgasnąć (ogień) | The fire is out - that's whhy it's cold in here. |
| be over
|
have come to an end | zakończyć się |
The film starts al 6.00 snd will be over at 10.OO. ' |
| be through
|
have ended a relationship/job etc | zerwać, odejść (z pracy, od kogoś) |
I'm through with Tom. He's so selfish. |
| be up to
|
be capable of | być w stanie (coś zrobić) |
Let's take the train
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| be up to
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feel like doing sth usually sth wrong | mieć ochote zrobić coś złego | The children must be up to something - they're very quiet |