Idioms - Unit 12 - Chance and Nature

an event such as a flood, lightning or an earthquake that is produced by natural forces, and that people have no control over [siła wyższa]

used for saying that sth always happens or someone always does sth despite bad weather or difficult conditions [słońce czy deszcz, bez względu na okoliczności]

having a long period of difficulty finding work and earning money [przeżywający okres niepowodzeń (np. finansowych)]

be chosen to do sth unpleasant [mieć pecha]

be good at growing plants [mieć rękę do roślin, mieć smykałkę do ogrodnictwa]

allow sth to develop without trying to influence it [toczyć się swoim torem i zakończyć się w sposób naturalny, dobiec końca normalną koleją rzeczy, zostawić coś naturze]

used for emphasising that there is no reason or explanation for sth [bez ładu i składu]

happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected, and does not seem connected with anything that happened before [znienacka; nagle; niespodziewanie; jak grom z jasnego nieba, ni z gruszki ni z pietruszki]

used for saying that people have limited control over what life brings them [kwestia przypadku]

used when you have said that you had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you [odpukać w niemalowane drewno (aby nie zapeszać)]