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Interakcje - Złe traktowanie i wykroczenia

Poznaj angielskie idiomy związane z złym traktowaniem i niewłaściwym postępowaniem, w tym "dwuznaczny komplement" i "igrać z zasadami".

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English idioms related to Interactions
to [play] fast and loose with {sb/sth}

to act toward a person or thing without enough care, seriousness, or sense of responsibility

Ex: She felt he had played fast and loose with her feelings from the beginning.
to [play] Old Harry with {sth}

to make problems for something or have a negative effect on it

Ex: The delay played Old Harry with the production schedule.
to [sell] {sb/sth} short

to not value a person or thing as one should

Ex: She sold her experience short in the interview and barely mentioned her biggest achievements.
to [shoot|kill|blame] the messenger

to put the blame on the person who brings bad news and assume they are responsible for it

Ex: Whenever someone brings up a problem, he shoots the messenger and ignores the issue.
to [treat] {sb} like (a piece of|) (dirt|trash)

to not care about someone at all or have absolutely no respect for them

Ex: If he treats you like trash now, marriage won't magically change him.
to [walk] all over {sb}

to treat a person poorly by taking advantage of them or ignoring their needs and feelings

Ex: Stop letting your brother walk all over you; your time matters too.
to [look] daggers at {sb}

to look at a person in a way that shows one hates them or is very angry with them

Ex: The whole room looked daggers at him after his rude comment.
backhanded compliment

a comment that seemingly praises someone but is actually intended to insult them

Ex: Calling the article 'surprisingly readable' felt like a backhanded compliment.
to [do] a number on {sb/sth}

to seriously affect or harm someone or something, usually resulting in negative consequences

Ex: That breakup did a number on him; he hasn't been himself since.
to [do] {sb} (dirty|dirt)

to betray someone or cause them harm on purpose, especially when they do not expect it

Ex: Don't do me dirty and cancel at the last minute after I booked the tickets.
to [throw] it over the wall

to pass a responsibility, task, or problem to someone else without addressing or resolving it oneself

Ex: Management keeps throwing hard decisions over the wall instead of making them.
to [throw] {sb} a bone

to stop someone from complaining or protesting by offering them something that is not of very high value or importance

Ex: They threw customers a bone with a small discount, hoping the complaints would stop.
to [send] {sb} packing

to tell a person to leave immediately in a forceful manner

Ex: If the reporters ask about the scandal, send them packing.
to [be] out on {one's} ear

to be dismissed or expelled from a place, job, or position

Ex: The tenants were out on their ear after months of unpaid rent.
to [leave] {sb} in the lurch

to refuse to help someone when they need it the most

Ex: She felt her friends had left her in the lurch during the crisis.
to [leave] {sb} holding the bag

to be left in a difficult or embarrassing situation, often without any support or assistance

Ex: He took the credit when things went well and left us holding the bag when they didn't.
to [leave] {sb} out in the cold

to exclude or neglect someone, often intentionally, from a group or activity

Ex: Their plan leaves rural families out in the cold.
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