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dogs life

very unhappy and unpleasant one

bookworm

a person who reads a lot

underdog

a person or a group of people who have less

power, money, etc. than the rest of society/ or
the weakest and the least likely team to win
informal-the stiff white circular piece of
material worn around the neck by priests and
other religious officials
to make a sound consisting of two long notes,
one high and one low, which a person (man)
makes when they see a person whom find
sexually attractive
fat which a child sometimes has, and which
disappears as the child grows older

dog-collar

wolf-whistles| give a wolf-whistle

puppy fat

wolf in sheeps clothing

stag party
fly on the wall | youd like/love to
be
guinea pig
cats eyes

A person who hides the fact that they are evil

with a pleasant and friendly appearance.

Party for a man who is going to get married, to

which only his male friends are invited.
Obserwowa samemu bdc niewidzialnym
a person used in a scientific test, usually to
discover the effect of a drug on humans.
are small pieces of glass or plastic that are put
along the middle and sometimes sides of a
road to reflect the lights of a car in order to

Its hard work- not much money, not

time to enjoy yourself. Its a dogs life.
Shes a real bookworm- shes always got
her head in book.
An Australian team have been cast in
the role of underdogs for this match
Hes a very informal priest. He rarely
wears a dog-collar
Builders are renowned for wolf-whistling
at any woman who walks by.

Little Jennies parents were worried that

he was very big, but the doctor told
them not to worry as it was only puppy
fat.
He was elected President as a man of
peace and moderation, but when he
began a reign of terror, people realized
he was a wolf in a sheeps clothing.
Stag parties are traditionally organized
by the bridegrooms best man.
Id love to be a fly on the wall when
those two get home!
He was used as a guinea pig to test a
new cure for AIDS
Down the middle of the road, reflecting
the cars headlights, are the cats eyes.

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dog-eared

pigeon-holes

frog in my throat
birds-eye-view
fox , to fox sb
dog, to dog sb

monkey, to monkey
around/about (with sth)
ram, to ram sth/ into sth

worm, to worm sth out of sb

show drivers where to drive

book or paper that is dog-eared has the pages
turned down at the corners as a result of a lot
of use
one of a set of small boxes, open at the front,
in which letters and messages are left for
different people
to have difficulty in speaking because their
throat feels dry
to look at something from very high up so that
you see a large area
to confuse sb or be toodifficult to understand.
Confuse or deceive someone in a clever way.
if a problem or bad luck dogs you, it causes
trouble for a long time, to follow close behind
somene
to behave in a stupid or careless way
to run or drive into sth very hard

hound, to hound sb/ hound sb

out (of/from sth)

to get information (possibly dishonest) from

someone who does not want to give it.
to lower your head or body very quickly,
especially to avoid being seen or hit/ to make
thinks so unpleasant for someone that they are
forced to leave a place, job etc
to keep following someone ad asking them
questions in an annoying or threatening way.

badger, to badger sb (to do sth/

to try to persuade someone by asking them

duck, to duck/ duck down

After a book has been used a lot, it

tends to get a bit dog-eared.
Leave the report in my pigeonhole when
youre read it.
Ive got a frog in my throat he gasped.
Could I have a glass of water?
Climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower if
you want a birds eye view of Paris.
He managed to fox his pursuers. /Udao
mu si zwie cigajcych.
She was dogged by misfortune/
Przeladowa j pech.
Dont money about with this machine. /
Nie manipuluj przy te maszynie.
The police was forced to ram the thiefs
car. / Policja bya zmuszona stratowa
auto zodzieja.
I managed to worm the truth out of him/
Udao mi si wycignc z niego prawd.
He ducked down behind the hedge to
avoid being seen. / Da nura za ywopot
eby go nie zauwaono.
Because of his political beliefs, he was
hounded by the press./ Z powodu
swoich przekona politycznych, by
nkany przez pras.
The children badgered their father to

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into dings sth)

something several times

buy them a dog. /Dzieci wierciy ojcu

dziur w brzuchu, eby kupi im psa.