H Idioms

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hand in hand
I saw them walking hand in hand in the city centre a few days ago.
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trzymając się za ręce
hand in one’s resignation
I handed in my resignation today and I will cease to work in my current company in two weeks.
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złożyć rezygnację
hands off!
Hands off! It’s my bag!
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ręce przy sobie! precz z łapami!
hang around with somebody
I like to hang around with my older brother and his friends.
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zadawać się z kimś
hang in the air
A bad atmosphere hangs in the air. Something is definitely going to happen.
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wisieć w powietrzu
hang on!
Hang on! You forgot to take your wallet!
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zaczekaj!
happen to do something
If you happen to be in the city centre any time soon, come over and visit!
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przypadkiem coś zrobić
happy birthday!
Happy birthday! I can’t believe you’re turning 22 already.
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wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji urodzin!
hardly ever
I hardly ever go to the cinema. I much prefer DVDs.
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rzadko kiedy, prawie nigdy
have a breath of fresh air
Let’s have a break. I need to have a breath of fresh air.
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zaczerpnąć świeżego powietrza
have a clean record
He has a clean record.
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nie być karanym
have a command of three languages
Anna has a command of 3 languages: she is fluent in Spanish, French and German. And now she’s learning Chinese.
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władać trzema językami
have a day off
I need a day off on Monday to go to see a doctor.
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wziąć wolne, mieć wolny dzień
have a fear of doing something
I have a real fear of flying so I’d much rather go to London by train.
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bać się coś zrobić
have a good night’s sleep
I need to have a good night’s sleep; the past week has been really exhausting.
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dobrze się wyspać
have a heart!
Have a heart! It’s Christmas next week and we are all stuck here till 8 pm every day! I am sure some of the work could wait till the New Year.
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zlituj się!
have a high opinion of somebody
I had a very high opinion of my English teacher. He was always well prepared and very competent.
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mieć o kimś wysokie mniemanie
have a rough night
I’m ill and had a really rough night. Now I’m struggling to stay awake.
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mieć ciężką noc
have a safe journey!
Have a safe journey and let us know when you get back home!
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szczęśliwej podróży! szerokiej drogi!
have a sharp tongue
Sarah has a really sharp tongue and she often finds it hard to control herself, so often says unsuitable things at work.
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mieć ostry język
have a sweet tooth
I could eat chocolate all the time, I have a really sweet tooth.
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lubić słodycze
have a temperature
I am afraid I have a temperature and won’t be able to come to work today.
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mieć gorączkę
have a voice in something
I really need to have a voice in that case; I am the managing director in the end.
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mieć coś do powiedzenia w jakiejś sprawie
have a way of doing something
Matt has a very unique way of painting that is easy to recognise.
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mieć na coś sposób
have a weakness for
I have a real weakness for chocolate; I could eat it all the time.
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mieć słabość do
have a wide selection
We have a wide selection of excellent wines. Do you prefer sweet or dry?
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mieć szeroki wybór
have a word with somebody
I am not sure if Mike is all right. I need to have a word with him.
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zamienić z kimś słowo
have a working knowledge of something
I only know basic Spanish but have a working knowledge of French.
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mieć praktyczną wiedzę na temat czegoś
have an early night
I’d rather have an early night tonight, I am absolutely exhausted.
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wcześnie położyć się spać
have an off day
It’s one of my off days. I simply can’t do anything right.
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mieć zły/pechowy dzień
have clean hands
I really haven’t done anything wrong. I have clean hands.
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mieć czyste ręce
have every reason to
You have every reason to complain about the package. It really was different from what you were originally sold.
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mieć wszelkie powody, aby
have fun
We really had fun in Portugal. I just wish we could have stayed longer.
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dobrze się bawić
have it all worked out
Sam always has it all worked out in advance, so I am sure he’ll come well prepared this time too.
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mieć wszystko dokładnie opracowane/zaplanowane
have mixed feelings
I have mixed feelings about this new girl. I am not sure if I like her yet.
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mieć mieszane uczucia
have nerves of steel
David has nerves of steel, is never afraid of anything and you can dare him to do the most challenging things.
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mieć nerwy ze stali, mieć żelazne nerwy
have no choice
I have no choice but to say yes – you’re extremely persuasive.
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nie mieć żadnego wyboru
have no equal
You have no equal when it comes to cooking.
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nie mieć równego sobie
have no head for something
I have no head for it today. Is it really that urgent or can we wait till tomorrow?
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nie mieć głowy do czegoś
have no manners
Try and behave for once. Do you really have absolutely no manners?
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być źle wychowanym
have nothing to hide
I have absolutely nothing to hide. Ask whatever you like.
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nie mieć nic do ukrycia
have one’s hands full
I have my hands full of work at the moment so I would only be able to do it for you in two weeks.
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mieć pełne ręce roboty
have other ideas
I really don’t like the first suggestion but I’m sure Tom has some other ideas he could show us.
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mieć inne plany
have somebody in one’s pocket
I have no choice but to do what he asked me; he’s got me in his pocket.
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mieć kogoś w kieszeni
have somebody’s blessing
Mother, we’re getting married and wanted to ask for your blessing.
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mieć czyjeś błogosławieństwo
have something in view
Have you got anything particular in view or are you just talking in general?
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mieć coś na uwadze/celu
have something on the tip of one’s tongue
I’m sure I know the answer. I have it on the tip of my tongue.
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mieć coś na końcu języka
have the courage to do something
Have the courage to tell him your decision.
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mieć odwagę, aby coś zrobić
have the support of somebody
You have my full support whatever you do.
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cieszyć się czyimś poparciem
have thick skin
I don’t worry about what he says – I have thick skin.
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być gruboskórnym, niewrażliwym
have trouble doing something
I have serious trouble learning foreign languages.
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mieć trudności w robieniu czegoś
have you considered that
The flat is really expensive. Have you considered that the prices on the property market have fallen drastically?
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czy wziąłeś pod uwagę, że
having said that
I have been learning German for about 10 years and I can speak it well. Having said that, I must admit I haven’t used it for awhile. As a result, it has got a bit rusty.
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chociaż z drugiej strony, jednak
he is sure to do that
Paul is sure to pass the exam. He is really well prepared.
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on na pewno to zrobi
heads or tails?
"– Heads, you wash the dishes, tails I do.
– Heads or tails?
– Heads."
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orzeł czy reszka?
heaven on earth
This is a real heaven on earth. I wish I could stay here forever.
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niebo/raj na ziemi
he’s doing fine
He still needs to fit in, but it’s normal when you are a new student. Overall, he’s doing just fine.
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świetnie mu idzie
history repeats itself
Be careful before making any decisions, history often repeats itself.
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historia lubi się powtarzać
hit below the belt
In the pre-election period, politicians won’t hesitate to hit below the belt.
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uderzać poniżej pasa
hit the bottle
After breaking up with his girlfriend, Sam started hitting the bottle.
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często zaglądać do kieliszka
hitch a lift
I missed my last bus, but managed to hitch a lift home without any problems.
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łapać okazję (autostop)
hold a seat for somebody
Don’t worry if you run late. I will hold a seat for you.
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zarezerwować komuś miejsce, zająć miejsce dla kogoś
hold down a job
He’s so unreliable that he can’t hold down a job for more than a few months.
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zachować/utrzymać posadę
hold office
The president will hold his office for three more years.
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sprawować urząd
hold one’s breath
He held his breath when he saw her wearing the wedding dress for the first time.
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wstrzymać oddech
hold out hope
The recently developed treatment holds out hope for the breast cancer victims.
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dawać nadzieję
hold somebody in high regard
I hold my maths professor in very high regard.
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darzyć kogoś wielkim szacunkiem
hold your tongue!
Hold your tongue! Have I not taught you language like that is rude and inappropriate?
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trzymaj język za zębami!
home sweet home
Home, sweet home! It feels so good to be back.
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nie ma to jak w domu
how are things?
Sarah, how are things? I feel like I haven’t seen you for ages!
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co słychać?
how are you getting along?
How are you getting along? How much work have you got left?
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jak sobie radzisz?
how can you tell?
How can you tell if he’s done it on purpose?
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skąd wiesz?
how dare you!
How dare you speak to me like that! I am not your friend. I am your mother’s friend!
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jak śmiesz!
how do you feel about
How do you feel about the current situation in the Middle East?
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co sądzisz o
how do you know?
How do you know that Sam and Sarah are getting married? Did they tell you?
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skąd wiesz?
how do you mean?
"– They won’t let you in even if you have a ticket.
– How do you mean?"
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nie bardzo rozumiem, co masz na myśli
how far is it to
Excuse me. Do you know how far it is to the nearest bus stop?
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jak daleko jest do
how much do you charge?
Excuse me. How much do you charge for 15 minutes of Internet access?
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ile wynosi opłata? ile to kosztuje?
how was I to know?
How was I to know that we were not allowed to enter after 4 pm? I have never been here before.
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skąd mogłem wiedzieć?
how’s it going?
How is it going? Any news?
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jak leci?
human nature
Jealousy of someone else’s success is simply human nature.
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natura ludzka
human relations
Conflict has always been a big part of human relations.
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stosunki międzyludzkie
hurry somebody up
Hurry Tom up or we’ll be late for the bus.
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poganiać/popędzać kogoś
hurry up!
Hurry up, Sam, or we’ll miss the bus.
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pospiesz się!
hurt somebody’s feelings
You really hurt my feelings by saying I was rude to Tom.
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zranić czyjeś uczucia
hurt somebody’s pride
I think Laura really hurt Rory’s pride by telling him he wasn’t right in front of all his friends.
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urazić czyjąś dumę

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