[ghaj]

Były już różne idioms: food, money, weather etc, a mi bardzo przypadły do gustu peron's name idioms, oto moje ulubione:
EVEN STEVENS - If everything is equal between people, they are even Stevens
FOR PETE'S SAKE - This is used as an exclamation to show exasperation or irritation.
Czy wy jakieś macie?

[christie]

Smart Alec - a conceited person who likes to show off how clever and knowledgeable he is
Uncle Sam - (USA) the government of the USA

[ola_g]

Z miejsca przychodzi mi do glowy "keep up with the Jonses"

Zrobiłam mały research i znalazłam całkiem ciekawy artykuł o "name idioms":
[url]http://wiki.name.com/en/Name_idioms[/url]

[g.spy]

Adam's apple - The Adam's apple is a bulge in the throat, mostly seen in men.

Before you can say Jack Robinson - The term Jack Robinson represents 'a short amount of time'. When you do something before you can say Jack Robinson, you do it very quickly.

Rip van Winkle - Rip van Winkle is a character in a story who slept for twenty years, so if someone is a Rip van Winkle, they are behind the times and out of touch with what's happening now.

Więcej ciekawych idiomów związanych z imionami na [url]http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/cat/5.html[/url]

[Yeann]

Dodam może znane:
Achilles' heel - a person's weak spot
czy
Jekyll and Hyde - Someone who has a Jekyll and Hyde personality has a pleasant and a very unpleasant side to the character.
czy
Pandora's box - If you open a Pandora's box, something you do causes all sorts of trouble that you hadn't anticipated.
Lub inne:
z Biblii: to have the patience of Job - mieć anielską cierpliwość; to be a Job’s comforter - być marnym pocieszycielem
Ostatnio spotkałam się w tłum.. też z takim idiomem: to play Rip van Winkle - Rip van Winkle is a character in a story who slept for twenty years, so if someone is a Rip van Winkle, they are behind the times and out of touch with what's happening now.

[Yeann]

Zamieszczony przez g.spy

Adam's apple - The Adam's apple is a bulge in the throat, mostly seen in men.

Before you can say Jack Robinson - The term Jack Robinson represents 'a short amount of time'. When you do something before you can say Jack Robinson, you do it very quickly.

Rip van Winkle - Rip van Winkle is a character in a story who slept for twenty years, so if someone is a Rip van Winkle, they are behind the times and out of touch with what's happening now.

Więcej ciekawych idiomów związanych z imionami na [url]http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/cat/5.html[/url]

Rip van Winkle - ten sam idiom przyszedł mi na myśl

[tyyynkaa]

Every Tom, Dick and Harry - każdy, byle kto, ktokolwiek

[kiediska]

Sophie's choice - trudny wybór

[kiediska]

Jack the Lad - A confident and not very serious young man who behaves as he wants to without thinking about other people

to mi sie podoba najbardziej Mickey Mouse - poor quality or not to be taken seriously

Peeping Tom- Person who tries to look through other people's windows without being seen in order to spy on people in their homes

[vdrowicz]

Smart Alec - A smart Alec is a conceited person who likes to show off how clever and knowledgeable they are.

Uncle Sam - Uncle Sam is the government of the USA.

Midas touch - If someone has the Midas touch, they make a lot of money out of any scheme they try.

Happy as Larry - When you're as happy as Larry, you're very happy indeed.