Decyzja i Kontrola - Poza Kontrolą

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English idioms related to Decision & Control

in a fit of pique

[Fraza]

(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.

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to spin out of control

[Fraza]

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

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

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wild and woolly

[Fraza]

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

Ex: The new frontier attracted wild and woolly characters.

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on the spur of the moment

[Fraza]

without any prior planning or thought

pod wpływem chwili, bez zastanowienia

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

Przenieśli się nad morze pod wpływem chwili.

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in the heat of the moment

[Fraza]

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.

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to be beside oneself

[Fraza]

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.

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in the lap of the gods

[Fraza]

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

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.

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to let one's heart rule one's head

[Fraza]

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.

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to [get|have] the (best|better) of {sb/sth}

to get the best of somebody or something

[Fraza]

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.

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the tail wagging the dog

[Zdanie]

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.

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(stark) raving mad

[Fraza]

(of a person) completely insane

całkowicie szalony, zwariowany

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

Słuchanie tego mówcy doprowadziło mnie do całkowitego szaleństwa.

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to go to pieces

[Fraza]

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

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.

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off the rails

[Fraza]

used to say that something is out of control or unpredictable

Ex: The party went off the rails once the uninvited guests arrived.

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to jump the tracks

[Fraza]

to unexpectedly switch from the planned path

Ex: Their strategy jumped the tracks when the market changed overnight.

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to cut loose

[Fraza]

to allow oneself to behave freely and have fun

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

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quirk of fate

[Fraza]

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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Decyzja i Kontrola
Pod Kontrolą	Poza Kontrolą	Utrata Kontroli	Być na Czele
Siła i Obowiązek	Obedience	Wybory i Decyzje	Stanowczość
Niezdecydowanie	Dependency

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