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Przyimek w języku angielskim ma identyczne zastosowanie jak w języku polskim. Pozwala określić lokalizację przedmiotu, czas, miejsce lub pewien stan. Ułatwieniem jest to, że nie musimy zastanawiać się, jak połaczyć dany przyimek z rzeczownikiem odmienionym przez przypadki, bo przecież w języku angielskim przypadków nie ma! Zastosowanie przyimka staje się więc bardzo łatwe.

Żeby to zilustrować, spójrzmy na przykład:

There are three apples on the table.

Na stole są trzy jabłka.

Niekiedy przyimek pełni funkcję dopełniacza lub narzędnika, np.

Three men in that building are policemen.

Trzej mężczyźni w tamtym budynku są policjantami.

Jedynym problemem przy nauce przyimków może być fakt, że przyimek angielski może, ale nie musi, odpowiadać różnym przyimkom w języku polskim i odwrotnie.

Prześledźmy to na kilku przykładach:

I will visit my aunt on Monday.	Odwiedzę moją ciocię w poniedziałek.
John was sitting next to his sister on the train.	John siedział obok swojej siostry w pociągu.
We arrived at the party on time.	Przybyliśmy na przyjęcie punktualnie.

Najlepiej jest więc uczyć się przyimków w konkretnych zwrotach i wyrażeniach!

Przyimek at może sprawić wiele problemów. Aby się tego ustrzec, zacznijmy od przeanalizowania typowych zastosowań przyimka at:

1. Przyimek at służy do określania miejsca, które jest postrzegane jako punkt w przestrzeni, np.

I was waiting only 2 minutes at the bus stop.	Czekałam tylko 2 minuty na przystanku.
John is at Mary's now. They are studying French together.	John jest teraz u Mary. Uczą się razem francuskiego.
I was absent at the wedding but I sent a present.	Byłem nieobecny na weselu, ale wysłałem prezent.
Write your name at the top of the page.	Napisz swoje imię na górze strony.

2. Przyimek at ma również zastosowanie przy określaniu czasu, odczytywaniu czasu z zegara, z posiłkami, z niektórymi świętami (tymi, które trwają dłużej, niż jeden dzień), np.

Sue arrived at 5 o'clock in the morning.	Sue przybyła o 5 godzinie rano.
At Easter I usually stay at my aunt's house.	W Wielkanoc zwykle przebywam w domu mojej cioci.
We can't meet at lunch time because I have to work.	Nie możemy się spotkać w czasie lunchu, bo muszę pracować.

Poniżej przedstawiamy listę najważniejszych wyrażeń przyimkowych z at:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Examples
at night	w nocy	I like reading at night.
at the weekend	w weekend	We are planning to go skiing at the weekend.
at the end of	na koniec/końcu	What's at the end of this road? Just a dead end?
at the beginning of	na początku	I wonder what life was like at the beginning of the 18th century.
at the door	u drzwi	Someone is standing at the door.
at the top of	na górze	At the top of the mountain there were 3 men.
at the bottom of	na dole	At the bottom of page 9 there is my signature.
at the front	z przodu	There is a beautiful garden at the front of the mansion.
at the back	z tyłu	There's a garage at the back of my house.
at home	w domu	Just feel at home.
at work	w pracy	Recently we've got a lot to do at work.
at school/univeristy/college	w szkole/na uniwersytecie/w college	Did you have lunch at school yesterday?
at sea	nad morzem	Do you think that spending holidays at sea is what she really wants?
at a party	na przyjęciu	This is Amanda. We've met at a party.
at a conference	na konferencji	We are not allowed to eat snacks at a conference.
at the station/airport	na stacji/lotnisku	Is someone going to welcome me at the airport?
at the doctor's	u lekarza	He was supposed to be at the doctor's now!
at the age of...	w wieku ... lat	My father got married at the age of 30.
at... degrees Celsius	W ... stopniach Celsjusza	Water doesn't boil at 50 degrees Celsius.
at the crossroads	na skrzyżowaniu	His car is waiting at the crossroads now.
at the table	przy stole	There was the whole family sitting at the table.
at the wedding/funeral	na ślubie/pogrzebie	It was at the funeral when I first saw Susan.
at last	w końcu	At last we found our way back home.
at the bus stop	na przystanku	Waiting at the bus stop is not my favourite pastime.
at church	w kościele	She spends Sundays at church.
at all costs	za wszelką cenę	You must pass this exam at all costs.
at dawn	o świcie	At dawn she woke up and found out that her purse was missing.
at ease	odprężony	Go for a walk - this will set your mind at ease.
at first	na początku	At first I felt very stressed buth then everything went smooth.
at the end	pod koniec	At the end of the movie everyone was fast asleep.
at first sight	od pierwszego wejrzenia	It was love at first sight and it lasted the whole 2 weeks.
at hand	pod ręką, w pobliżu	It's never at hand when I need it.
at heart	tak na prawdę	At heart, I still love you, Pamela Anderson.
at ... km an hour	z prędkością ... km/h	Sir, you've been driving your vehicle at 170 km an hour.
at large	na wolności	The murderer escaped from prison and is still at large.
at least	przynajmniej	At least I have my pride.
at the moment	w tej chwili	Are you busy at the moment?
at noon	w południe	I have just made an appointment at noon.
at war/peace	w czasie wojny/pokoju	It means we're at war.
at present	obecnie	At present the station is closed.
at short notice	od ręki	I don't believe they repaired your car at such a short notice.
at full speed	z pełną prędkością	Driving at full speed gives me the adrenaline which I need.
at times	czasami	The acoustics was so poor that I didn't hear the lecturer at times.

Przyimek in również może mieć różne znaczenia w języku angielskim.

1. Pierwsze, podstawowe i bardzo łatwe do zapamiętania znaczenie przyimka in to w - stosowane identycznie jak w języku polskim:

I have a lot of beautiful flowers in my room.

Mam wiele pięknych kwiatów w swoim pokoju.

2. Przyimek ten może również służyć do określana miejsca, opisywania relacji zawierania się w czymś lub wskazywania, że coś jest w obrębie jakiegoś obszaru zamkniętego.

We spent our honeymoon in Venice.	Miesiąc miodowy spędziliśmy w Wenecji.
Yesterday my friends were in the pub with their neighbours.	Wczoraj moi znajomi byli w pubie ze swoimi sąsiadami.
In the picture I see a big, brown dog.	Na obrazku widzę dużego, brązowego psa.

3. In może służyć do określania czasu, a dokładniej mówiąc: miesięcy, roku, pory dnia (wyjątek at night), jednostki czasu w znaczeniu za (pewnien czas).

In July I was in Greece with my parents.	W lipcu byłam w Grecji z rodzicami.
In the morning I eat breakfast, in the afternoon I eat dinner but I don't have supper in the evening.	Rano jem śniadanie, po południu jem obiad ale wieczorem nie jadam kolacji.
His grandfather died in 2006 at the age of 85.	Jego dziadek zmarł w 2006 roku, w wieku 85 lat.
I am going out in 5 minutes.	Wychodzę za 5 minut.

Oprócz powyższych zastosowań istnieją też stałe zestawienia wyrażeń z przyimkiem in, które niestety trzeba zapamiętać. Oto przykłady:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
in a chair/armchair	na krześle/w fotelu	I remember him sitting in this armchair.
in bed	w łóżku	Still in bed? It's time to get up!
in the world	na świecie	These are the best muffins in the world.
in the middle of the road	na środku ulicy	Watch out! There is a broken vehicle in the middle of the road.
in the north/south/east/west	na północy/południu/wschodzie/zachodzie	Cracow isn't in the west of Poland.
in the sky	na niebie	There are so many beautiful stars in the sky.
in time	z czasem	In time we got used to our neighbour's dog.
in the end	w końcu	In the end he stood up and shouted: "That's it, you liar!"
in the corner	w rogu	Can you see the mouse over there sittinng in the corner?
in hospital	w szpitalu	He is in hospital after a terrible accident he had last week.
in prison	w więzieniu	Don't tell anyone but I've been in prison for 5 years.
in the rain/sun/shade	w deszczu/słońcu/cieniu	I'm singing in the rain...
in my opinion	moim zdaniem	In my opinion you should give up smoking, mum.
(write) in ink/pencil	pisać atramentem/ołówkiem	Please, don't write in pencil during the test.
in danger	w niebezpieczeństwie	I'm afraid your son in in danger.
in cash	gotówką	You have to pay in cash in that shop.
in the future	w przyszłości	My brother will become an astronaut in the future.
in answer (to)	w odpowiedzi (na)	In answer to your letter we're sending you the invoice.
in English	po angielsku	How can I understand the letter? It's in English!
in general	ogólnie	In general, I don't like animals.
in pairs	parami, w parach	We are going to do the exercise in pairs.
in other words	innymi słowy	How to say "mean" in other words?
in addition to	w dodatku	In addition to arriving late she forgot to bring the note we had asked for.
in advance	z wyprzedzeniem	You should book these tickets in advance.
in brief	krótko	Could you tell me in brief what has just happened?
in the centre of	w centrum	The hotel is in the centre of the city.
(be) in charge of	(być) odpowiedzialnym za	Who is in charge of this project?
in common	wspólny	We get on well because we have a lot in common, I guess.
in comparison with	w porównaniu z	It is more interesting in comparison with your last novel.
in conclusion	podsumowując	In conclusion, it was a very successful enterprise.
in detail	szczegółowo	Could you describe it to me in detail?
in exchange for	w zamian za	I'll give you 10$ in exchange for this.
in fact	w rzeczywistości	No wonder they got themselves killed. It is in fact a dangerous route.
in fashion	modny	Are long skirts still in fashion?
(be) in favour of	(być) za (być zwolennikiem)	All in favour of capital punishment raise your hands.
in half	na pół	Should I cut the apple in half?
in a hurry	w pośpiechu	My parent are always in a hurry.
in love with	zakochany w	I'm in love with my friend's girlfriend, I'm afraid.
in the meantime	w międzyczasie	Try to water the flowers and in the meantime I'll do the dishes.
in the name of	w imię	They acted in the name of justice.
in a nutshell	krótko (mówiąc)	Let me put it in a nutshell: "I am leaving."
in order to	aby	I wrote it down in order not to forget.
(be) in pain	cierpieć	The soldier was in such pain that he couldn't stand it any more.
in particular	w szczególności	I like sweets, ice-cream in particular.
in the past	w przeszłości	In the past I swam a lot.
in person	osobiście	Do I have to pick up the package in person?
in principle	w zasadzie	In principle we don't allow children in here.
in theory/practice	teoretycznie/praktycznie	In theory everything is possible.
in public/private	publicznie/prywatnie	I need to talk to you in private.
in progress	w trakcie	The work is still in progress.
in return	w zamian	What will I get in return?
in self-defence	w obronie własnej	Yes, I killed him but it was in self-defence.
in the street	na ulicy	Do you really want to end up living in the street?
in touch	w kontakcie	Bye. We'll be in touch.
in turn	po kolei	Could you speak in turn, please?
in vain	na próżno	Don't cry in vain.
in question	o którym mowa	The man in question was absent that day.

1. Przyimek on, przyetłumaczony na polski jako na może służyć do określania położenia przedmiotu - jeśli znajduje się on na jakiejś płaskiej powierzchni i jest z nią styczny.

Prześledźmy to na podstawie przykładów:

Mike's cat is lying on the floor.	Kot Mike'a leży na podłodze.
"Where's my book?" "It's on the shelf in the living room."	"Gdzie jest moja książka?" "Jest na półce w salonie."

2. Przyimek on ma również zastosowanie przy określaniu daty - a ściślej mówiąc - gdy mamy na myśli konkretną datę dzienną, nazwę dnia tygodnia, nazwę dnia świątecznego itp.

On Wednesday I have to visit my aunt.	W środę muszę odwiedzić moją ciocię.
On Christmas Day I got up at 7 to be the first to unpack the presents.	W dzień Bożego Narodzenia wstałam o 7, żeby jako pierwsza rozpakować prezenty.
My birthday is on the 28th of January.	Mam urodziny 28 stycznia.

Poniżej przedstawiamy przykłady zastosowania przyimka on w stałych wyrażeniach:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
on board	na pokładzie	How many people are on board, captain?
on a cruise	w rejs	I'll take you on a cruise to Italy if you want.
on Earth	na ziemi	The photographer took pictures of almost all species which live on Earth.
on the outskirts	na obrzeżach	I dream of living on the outskirts of London.
on page (three)	na (trzeciej) stronie	You'll find the exercise on page three.
on the pavement	na chodniku	Look! There's a car parked on the pavement!
on the radio	w radio	I don't watch TV. I listen to the news on the radio.
on TV	w telewizji	Is there anything interesting on TV tonight?
on my birthday	na moje urodziny	What are you going to give me on my birthday?
on time	punktualnie	Philip is a very reliable person and he always comes to the meetings on time.
on the right/left	po prawej/lewej	Where am I? On the right I can see a post office and there's a church on the left.
on the way to	po drodze do	I bought this dress on the way to the grocer's.
on the phone	przez telefon	Yesterday I was talking to him on the phone. He asked me to pay him a visit.
be/go on strike	strajkować/rozpocząć strajk	The workers threatened to go on strike if they don't get a rise.
be/go on a diet	być na diecie/ rozpocząć dietę	No, thank you. I can't eat this cake as I am on a diet.
be on fire	palić się	The whole room is on fire. We have to run!
on the whole	generalnie	On the whole, it all depends on the point of view.
on purpose	celowo	You know I would never hurt you on purpose.
on foot	na piechotę	It's not far from here. You can walk. It will take you 5 minutes on foot.
on condition that	pod warunkiem, że	I will tell you something on condition that it stays between us.
on behalf of	w imieniu	I am here on behalf of the Mayor.
on the one hand... on the other hand	z jednej strony... z drugiej strony	On the one hand I would like to go on a trip to Egypt but on the other hand I am afraid of flying.
on a bus/a train/a plane/a ship/a bike/a motorbike/horse	w autobusie/w pociągu/w samolocie/na statku/na rowerze/na motocyklu/na koniu	Yes mom, I managed to get to the station on time and I'm already on the train to Moscow.
on account of	z powodu	He was absent during the conference on account of being ill.
on average	przeciętnie	Polish couples have 2 kids on average.
on business	w interesach	I'm not a tourist. I'm here on business.
on the contrary	przeciwnie	- Is he a good swimmer? - On the contrary. He's terrible at all sports.
on demand	na żądanie	We can order the movie on demand but it will cost you extra money.
on duty	na służbie	Are you sill on duty, officer?
on the (2nd) floor	na (drugim) piętrze	My neighbour who lives on the 2nd floor is vey noisy.
on holiday/vacation	na wakacjach	Where are you planning to go on your holiday?
on the Internet	w internecie	I found your advertisement on the Internet.
on one's knees	na kolanach	Do I have to beg you on my knees?
on second thoughts	po namyśle	At first I didn't like the idea but on secon thoughts I decided to do it.
on one's own	samodzielny/samodzielnie	She likes to show that she's already a big girl and tries to do everything on her own.

. Poniższe przykłady pokazują zastosowanie przyimka by, który jest zazwyczaj angielskim odpowiednikiem polskich przyimków przez, przed, do, obok.

The taxi will be waiting by the post office.	Taksówka będzie czekała przy urzędzie pocztowym.
She had finished writing her essay by midnight.	Skończyła pisać esej przed północą.
We were walking by the pub which was closed.	Przechodziliśmy obok pubu, który był zamknięty.

2. Poza tym, przyimek by jest używany, gdy połączenia wyrazów w zdaniu wskazują jednoznacznie na konieczność zastosowania polskiego narzędnika (który odpowiada na pytania kim? czym?).

My friends are planning to go to Moscow by plane.

Moi przyjaciele planują lecieć do Moskwy samolotem.

3. Przyimek by występuje również w stronie biernej, kiedy jakaś czynność jest wykonana przez kogoś / coś.

My child has been bitten by a dog.	Moje dziecko zostało pogryzione przez psa.
"Gone with the wind" was written by Margaret Mitchell.	"Przeminęło z wiatrem" zostało napisane przez Margaret Mitchell.

4. Poniżej prezentujemy inne zastosowania przyimka by:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
(send) by post	(wysyłać) pocztą	Don't send this necklace by post! It's too valuable.
(do) by hand	(robić) ręcznie	Were all these items done by hand? It's a marvellous collection!
(contact) by phone/e-mail/fax	(skontaktować się) przez telefon/email/fax	The message has been sent to you by e-mail.
(pay) by cheque/credit card	(płacić) czekiem/kartą kredytową	May I pay by credit card in here?
by mistake/accident/chance	przez pomyłkę/niechcący/przez przypadek	Excuse me, I'm afraid you took my coat by mistake.
by car/train/plane/subway	samochodem/pociągiem/samolotem/metrem	Travelling by train seems to be very popular in this country.
by heart	na pamięć	Don't learn by heart! Try to understand what you're reading.
by the way	nawiasem mówiąc, przy okazji	John is moving to England. By the way, did I tell you that my husband used to live there himself?
day by day	dzień po dniu	If I had to cook dinner day by day I would get bored of cooking soon.
by telepathy	telepatycznie	I don't believe that communication by telepathy is possible.
by example	na przykładzie	Some say that learning by example is the most effective method of all.
by day/night	podczas dnia/nocy	If you travel by night, you will probably be willing to rest during the day.
by surprise	z zaskoczenia	I didn't expect my friends to do anything like that. I was totally taken by surprise!
by now	do tej pory	By now they should be getting off the bus in Canada.
by force	siłą	Raul was taken by force from his apartment in the middle of the night.
by luck	szczęśliwym trafem	He isn't smart. He only solved the riddle by luck.
by birth/marriage	z urodzenia/poprzez małżeństwo/po mężu	Anna Nowak by marriage Johnson is going to teach our class.

Poniżej przedstawiamy listę najpopularniejszych wyrażeń przyimkowych z for:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
for a change	dla odmiany	We always go on holiday to Spain. Let's travel to another country for a change!
for ages	latami, przez lata, "całe wieki"	I'm so happy about meeting my cousin. I haven't seen him for ages!
for supper	na kolację	What's for supper, mom?
for fear of	z obawy przed	The thief abandoned his plan of stealing the jewellery for fear of getting caught.
for fun/pleasure	dla zabawy/przyjemności	I don't have to water flowers in the office. I do it for fun.
for good	na dobre	Nobody in the class liked the girl who moved. They all hope she's gone for good.
(to take sth/sb) for granted	być czegoś/kogoś pewnym/uważać, że się należy	You shouldn't take his love for granted.
for life	na całe życie	The criminal has been sentenced for life.
for sale	na sprzedaż	I like this one. Excuse me, is this car for sale?
for a visit	z wizytą	My mother-in-law is comming for a vistit next week and this is why I'm sad.
(to go) for a walk	iść na spacer	The weather is beautiful. I think I'll go for a walk.
for a while	przez chwilkę	Open the door! I just want to talk for a while.
for better or worse	na dobre i złe	Do you take this woman for better or worse?
for sb's birthday	na czyjeś urodziny	My neighbour's son got a new car for his birthday.
for the sake of	przez wzgląd na kogoś	Should we divorce or stay married for the sake of our chilfren?
for certain	na pewno	How interesting! Do you know it for certain?
for hire	do wynajęcia	I have two questions. Is that car for hire? Do you accept credit cards here?
for keeps	na zawsze (dać coś komuś do zatrzymania)	Is this phone for keeps or do you have to give it back?
for the time being	na chwilę obecną	I'm afraid we are not interested in your product for the time being.
for example/instance	na przykład	Dogs are very smart. For example, my dog Rex is trained to fetch a newspaper.

Oto lista wyrażeń przyimkowych z out of:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
out of order	zepsuty	If your modem is out of order take it back to the shop.
(get) out of practice	wychodzić z wprawy	I have to practise more as I'm getting out of practice.
(be) out of touch	nie być w kontakcie	How's Tom? I don't know. We've been out of touch since we broke up.
out of the way	na uboczu	The village is out of the way. You can't get there by bus or by train.
(be) out of breath	stracić dech w piersiach, zasapać się	Let's have a break. I'm out of breath.
out of control	poza kontrolą	I can't babysit for you. Your children are out of control!
out of date	staroświecki	Most parents are out of date. They just don't understand young people.
out of fashion	niemodny	You aren't going to impress her wearing clothes which are so out of fashion.
out of print	wyczerpany (o nakładzie)	I'm afraid the book will not be avaliable anymore. It's out of print.
out of luck	pechowy	First I lost my job, then my wife left me... I feel I'm out of luck.
out of sight	poza zasięgiem wzroku	Nobody could see the man. He was out of sight.
out of tune	niedostrojony, fałszujący	THe concert didn't go well. They were playing out of tune.
out of earshot	poza zasięgiem słuchu	I coudn't hear that man. He is out of earshot.
out of time	po terminie	I'm terribly sorry but we can't accept your application. It's out of time.
out of pocket	za własne pieniądze, z własnej kieszeni	You don't have to pay. Today the boss is paying for dinner out of his pocket.
(get) out of hand	(wymykać się) spod kontroli	The demonstration is getting out of hand. We have to call the police.
out of stock	wyprzedany	These laptops are out of stock. We don't have them.
out of the question	wykluczony, poza dyskusją	No way! Going on holiday with your friends is out of the question.
out of reach	poza zasięgiem	For an average citizen of this country essential medicines are out of reach.

Tutaj zapoznamy się z wyrażeniami przyimkowymi, które tworzone są z przyimkiem from:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
from A to B	od A do B	Take a train from Warsaw to Cracow. It will be the quickest!
from place to place	z miejsca do miejsca	What do we call people who travel from place to place?
from time to time	od czasu do czasu	From time to time I go to the countryside in order to relax.
from now on	od teraz	That's enough. From now on there will be no talking during my lessons.
from my point of view	z mojego punktu widzenia	From my point of view the soulution isn't the best because I have twice as much work.
from memory	z pamięci	The artist was so talented that he could paint her portrait from memory!
from experience	z doświadczenia	I learned from experience that you should never trust a woman.
(go) from bad to worse	pogorszyć się	The news just go from bad to worse for this industry.
from morning to night	od rana do nocy	Is working from morning to night really a good way to solve your presonal problems?
from scratch	od zera	This millionaire also started from scratch. It was another American dream.
from wood/flour/plastic	z drewna/mąki/plastiku	Are pancakes made from flour?

Oto lista wybranych wyrażeń przyimkowych z up:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
up to date	aktualny	Are you sure the information about the visit is up to date? Yesterday I heard that the prince passed away.
(it's) up to you	to zależy od ciebie, jak chcesz	- When shoud I start work? - It's up to you.
up and down	ran na wozie, raz pod wozem (raz lepiej, raz gorzej)	- How's life? - You know, up and down.
up the spout	stracony, zmarnowany	Because of the accident all plans of winning the championship went up the spout.
up to no good	mieć coś złego w zamiarach, nie wróżyć niczego dobrego	It seems to be too quite. I'm afraid the children are up to no good.

Najpopularniejsze wyrażenia przyimkowe z to to:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
to some extent	do pewnego stopnia	I don't think he's completely wrong. I agree with him to some extent.
(to get) to the point	przechodzić do sedna sprawy	We don't have much time. Try to be brief and get to the point.
to sb's surprise	ku czyjemuś zdziwieniu	To my surprise, the children were not misbehaving today.
to sb's advantage	na czyjąś korzyść	This politician was able to turn the economical crisis to his advantage.
to sb's amazement	ku czyjemuś zdziwieniu	To my teacher's amazement I passed the exam.
to sb	komuś	Give the parcel to Mr Brown.
to sbdy's liking	jak na czyjś gust	The room is too small to my liking.

Oto lista najczęściej stosowanych wyrażeń przyimkowych z under:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
under control	pod kontrolą	Calm down. The fire is under control now.
under the impression	pod wrażeniem	I was under the impression of his intelligence.
under arrest	aresztowany	Don't move. You're under arrest.
under age	niepełnoletni	If you are under age you can't enter the club.
under repair	w trakcie naprawy	Is your car still under repair?
(be/feel) under the weather	(czuć się) beznadziejnie	Don't laugh at her. She's been feeling under the weather lately.
under discussion	omawiany	The issue is already under discussion.

Wyrażenia przyimkowe z off:

Prepositional phrase	Translation	Example
off the air	zdjęty z anteny	I can't believe my favourite serial is off the air!
off work/school	po pracy/szkole	Be patient. In two hours we are going to be off school.
off duty	po służbie	Are you off duty, officer?
off the record	nie do wiadomości publicznej, nieoficjalny	What I'll tell you should be off the record.
off the map	daleki, odległy	I'm not going there. It's off the map!
off the peg	nie szyty na miarę, z wieszaka	I am never satisfied with clothes which I buy off the peg.
off the point	nie na temat	Stop talking off the point and tell me what you want.
off colour	niedysponowany	I'd rather stay at home tonight. I'm feeling a bit off colour today.
off limits	zabroniony	Is drining alcohol considered off limits in this country?