Hi
guys!
To
everybody who has just started the ultimate long weekend –
have fun and enjoy the hot and sunny weather! Just don't forget to
stock up on some SPF.
I
don't want to use the m-word, but to all the people who are
taking final exams next month, good luck with your revision!
ultimate
– najdłuższy, najlepszy (most extreme or important because either
the original or final, or the best or worst )
to
stock up on something – zrobić zapasy czegoś
SPF
– sun protection factor
the
m-word – słowo na literę M
revision
– powtórka materiału
Recently
I've been told that the first rule in blogging is not to write too
much. The shorter the entry is, the better. How presumptuous
is it of me, then, to write such wordy blog posts and expect
you to read them?!!! Very presumptuous!!! ;))
But
if you're game, I'm game too and I'm happy to oblige ;)
an
entry – wpis
presumptuous
– arogancki, bezczelny
wordy
– rozwlekłe (za długie)
be
game – gotowi zaryzykować (willing to do things that are new,
risky or difficult)
be
happy to oblige – chętnie pomóc (to oblige – to please or help
someone, especially by doing something they have asked you to do)
Today's
post is dedicated to just one English phrase: to cut it. It's usually
used in the negative form. When something doesn't cut it, it means it
is insufficient or inadequate. When a person doesn't cut it,
they are unable to deal with problems or difficulties
satisfactorily.
insufficient
– niewystarczający
be
unable – nie być w stanie
to
deal with – radzić sobie z
FACEPALM |
DOUBLE FACEPALM |
HEADDESK |
I
will have to call the phone number because the email didn't cut it.
That excuse is not going to
cut it.
When hiking just won't cut it,
try humming and hiking at the same time.
an
excuse – wymówka
to
hike – chodzić na piesze wędrówki, wędrować
to
hum – nucić sobie
TLFT
– an acronym meaning “too long for text” – typically
used when 160 characters or less just won't cut it.
Weird
Horse Tees: When normal just won't cut it.
an
acronym – akronim, skrótowiec
characters
– znaki
a
tee – a t-shirt – koszulka
hooves – kopyta
I
feel like social networking became a phenomenon because
people really needed a more passive way to stalk their ex.
Driving by their apartment at 3 am just wasn't cutting it.
social
networking – udzielanie się na internetowych serwisach
społecznościowych
a
phenomenon – fenomen
to
stalk – prześladować, śledzić
an
ex – była, były
creepy – przyprawiające o gęsią skórkę
Jackpot! – Strzał w dziesiątkę!
Cliché Valentine's gifts won't cut
it for women.
Eggs for breakfast don't cut it
without bacon or at least a sausage.
The phrase is often used with the
word anymore (US)/ any more (UK):
Using your birthday as a password
won't cut it anymore.
When it comes to storing important
financial documents, a tattered shoebox just won't cut it any
more.
cliché – oklepane
at
least – przynajmniej
to
store – przechowywać
tattered – podarte, poszarpane
to
vote – głosować
a
poll – ankieta
Hope
you enjoyed the post. Feel free to vote in the poll on your right.
See
you in my next post!
Karola