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Decyzja i Kontrola - Poza Kontrolą

Poznaj angielskie idiomy związane z utratą kontroli, na przykładach takich jak "zejść z torów" i "rozpaść się na kawałki".

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English idioms related to Decision & Control
in a fit of pique

(of an action) done due to one's pride being hurt or not being treated well

Ex: In a fit of pique, she deleted the file she had been working on all week.
to [spin|spiral] out of control

(of a situation) to keep getting worse in an uncontrollable manner

Ex: What started as a small rumor spun out of control online.
wild and woolly

(of behavior) not in accordance with law and order and free from control

Ex: The new frontier attracted wild and woolly characters.
on the spur of the moment

without any prior planning or thought

pod wpływem chwili, bez zastanowienia

pod wpływem chwili, bez zastanowienia

Ex: They moved to the coast on the spur of the moment.

Przenieśli się nad morze pod wpływem chwili.

in the heat of the moment

at a time when anger or excitement completely overwhelm one, preventing any rational thought to come to mind

Ex: Decisions made in the heat of the moment are often regretted later.
to [be] beside {oneself}

to find it extremely difficult to control oneself, due to feeling really angry, excited, etc.

Ex: She was beside herself with joy when the offer finally came.
in the lap of the (gods|god)

used to say that a situation is beyond human control and is left to fate or chance to determine

w rękach losu, poza naszą kontrolą

w rękach losu, poza naszą kontrolą

Ex: The doctors did all they could, and the rest was in the lap of the gods.

Lekarze zrobili wszystko, co mogli, a reszta była w rękach losu.

to [let] {one's} heart rule {one's} head

to make a decision to do something solely based on one's emotions

Ex: They let their hearts rule their heads and invested heavily without thinking.
to [get|have] the (best|better) of {sb/sth}

to be unable to conceal one's strong feeling or urge

Ex: She promised not to cry, but emotion got the better of her at the farewell.
the tail wagging the dog

used to refer to a situation in which a person or thing that is important or powerful is being led or controlled by a significantly less powerful or important person or thing

Ex: The small department ended up controlling the whole company's strategy; the tail wagging the dog.
(stark|) raving (mad|bonkers)

(of a person) completely insane

całkowicie szalony, zwariowany

całkowicie szalony, zwariowany

Ex: Listening to that speaker made me stark raving mad.

Słuchanie tego mówcy doprowadziło mnie do całkowitego szaleństwa.

to [go] to pieces

to be unable to control oneself due to being under emotional or mental pressure

rozsypać się psychicznie, załamać się

rozsypać się psychicznie, załamać się

Ex: She goes to pieces whenever people start shouting at her.

Rozsypuje się za każdym razem, gdy ludzie zaczynają na nią krzyczeć.

off the rails

used to say that something is out of control or unpredictable

Ex: The party went off the rails once the uninvited guests arrived.
to [jump] the (tracks|rails)

to unexpectedly switch from the planned path

Ex: Their strategy jumped the tracks when the market changed overnight.
to [cut] loose

to allow oneself to behave freely and have fun

Ex: Sometimes you just need to cut loose and forget about your worries.
quirk of fate

an unexpected or unusual occurrence or event that alters the course of events

Ex: A strange quirk of fate put him in the right place at exactly the right time.
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