Słowniki ISEL – Słownik frazeologiczny ISEL-1500: E

I am really an early bird. I work best in the mornings but need to go to bed early as well.

I started earning my own living at the age of 16 and have been financially independent ever since.

I need to take some paracetamol to ease the pain, otherwise I won’t be able to carry on working.

It’s easier said than done. How do you want me to organise this conference with the means I have available?

Oh well, easy come, ease go. I know I could have saved the money I won, but at least we had a good time on holiday.

We can stay at home or go to the cinema. Either way, the Browns are spending the evening with us.

I like the element of surprise in opening Christmas presents.

The concert was amazing! Emotions were running high when Robbie Williams got on stage.

The first game ended in a tie, but France won the second 2:1.

The thought just entered my mind, but I haven’t come up with any sensible solution to the problem yet.

We both practiced a lot, and the odds of winning the game are even.

Even though I speak Spanish fluently, I have never wanted to visit Spain or South America.

Every now and then I like to go to a gym but I’m not a regular.

I work part-time and only go to work every other day.

Every time I go on holiday I choose a different country.

I really enjoyed studying abroad. I treated it as a chance for an interesting exchange of views.

My experience shows that it’s good to spend some time abroad if you want to learn a language well.

Don’t express such strong views if you have no experience to support them.

Anne expressed an opinion about the movie that I didn’t agree with, but I didn’t say anything.

I treated all the flowers as expressions of sympathy.