Body idioms (1)

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big mouth/'bɪg ˌmaʊ­θ//'big ˌmauθ//'bɪg ˌmaʊ­θ//'big ˌmauθ/ – žvanil, kecal, drbna  ^*1

If I had known you were such a big mouth, I would have never told you! ^*2
I can't stand his new girlfriend. She has a big mouth you wouldn't believe. ^*3  

Pozn.: Setkat se můžete i s pravopisem bigmouth.

be all ears/'bi: ˌɔ:l '­ɪəz//'bí ˌól 'iəz//'bi: ˌɑ­:l 'ɪrz//'bí ˌál 'irz/ – být jedno velké ucho  ^*4

So what happened? Start talking. I'm all ears. ^*5
I was all ears, but didn't understand what she was saying. ^*6  

get cold feet/get ˌkəʊl­d 'fi:t//get ˌkould 'fít//get ˌko­ʊld 'fi:t//get ˌkould 'fít/ – mít roztřesená kolena, ztratit odvahu, dostat strach ^*7 (nebo have cold feet)

She was supposed to testify against him in court, but then she got cold feet and didn't do it. ^*8
No one was surprised he had cold feet before the wedding ceremony. ^*9  

face the music/ˌfeɪs ðə '­mju:zɪk//ˌfejs ðə 'mjúzik//ˌfeɪs ð­ə 'mju:zɪk//ˌfejs ðə 'mjúzik/ – čelit kritice, nést následky svého jednání  ^*10

I told you not to cheat in the test. Now you're going to have to face the music. ^*11
Little Tom broke a chair and had to face the music when his mother got home. ^*12  

by heart/baɪ'hɑ:t//­baj'hát//baɪ'hɑ:rt//baj'­hárt/ – zpaměti  ^*13

It's a great song. I know all the lyrics by heart. ^*14
She knew her speech by heart, but she was still very nervous. ^*15  

cost an arm and a leg/kɒst ənˌɑ­:m ənə 'leg//kost ənˌám ənə 'leg//kɑ:st ə­nˌɑ:rm ənə 'leg//kást ənˌárm ənə 'leg/ – stát balík, majlant  ^*16

Real estates cost an arm and a leg nowadays. ^*17
We want to buy a new kitchen, but I’m afraid it’s going to cost us an arm and a leg. ^*18  

have a sweet tooth/hævəˌswi:t­'tu:θ//hævəˌswít'túθ//hæ­vəˌswi:t'tu:θ//hævəˌswít­'túθ/ – mít rád sladké, být na sladké  ^*19

Steve has a sweet tooth and eats candy all the time. No wonder he's quite fat. ^*20
She goes jogging every morning. You know, she has a sweet tooth and needs to balance it somehow. ^*21  

put your foot down/pʊt jə 'fʊ­t daʊn//put jə 'fut daun//pʊt jər '­fʊt daʊn//put jər 'fut daun/ – dupnout si, rázně zasáhnout, učinit přítrž  ^*22

His wife wanted to go to Spain again, but he put his foot down this time and they went to Finland. ^*23
When my roommate started to borrow my clothes without asking, I had to put my foot down. ^*24  

Pozn.: Taky šlápni na to při řízení auta.

long face/ˌlɒŋ 'feɪ­s//ˌloŋ 'fejs//ˌlɑ:ŋ 'fe­ɪs//ˌláŋ 'fejs/ – protažený obličej, úšklebek (mít smutný/vážný výraz)  ^*25

If you decide to go to the party in the end, please don't spoil everyone's evening with a long face. ^*26
Why do you have such a long face? – Well, my girlfriend's just dumped me. ^*27  

nosey/'nəʊzi//nou­zi//'noʊzi//nou­zi/ (nosy) – vlezlý, zvědavý, dotěrný  ^*28

Oh come on, don't be so nosy! ^*29
We have a very nosey neighbour and she always wants to know what we're doing or where we're going. ^*30  

pain in the neck/ˌpeɪn ɪn ð­ə'nek//ˌpejn in ðə'nek//ˌpeɪn ɪ­n ðə'nek//ˌpejn in ðə'nek/ – otrava, otravný člověk (věc), jako osina v zadku  ^*31

Sorry, I know I can be a pain in the neck sometimes. ^*32
This homework is a real pain in the neck. It's so long. ^*33  

Pozn.: Taky neslušně pain in the ass/ˌpeɪn ɪn ð­i:'ɑ:s//ˌpejn in ðí'ás//ˌpeɪn ɪ­n ði:'æs//ˌpejn in ðí'æs/

pull leg/ˌpʊl'leg/­/ˌpul'leg//ˌpʊl'leg//ˌpu­l'leg/ – tahat za nos, utahovat si, dělat si dobrý den  ^*34

No! You can't be serious! Wait, are you pulling my leg? ^*35
Stop pulling my leg! She would never go out with you. ^*36  

my lips are sealed/maɪˌlɪps ə­'si:ld//majˌlips ə'síld//maɪˌlɪps ə­r'si:ld//majˌlips ər'síld/ – budu mít pusu na zámek, mlčet jako hrob  ^*37

But Susan, it's a secret. – Don't worry, my lips are sealed. ^*38
Oh, and please don't tell my husband you saw me here. – Yes, of course, my lips are sealed. ^*39  

make blood boil/ˌmeɪk blʌ­d 'bɔɪl//ˌmejk blad 'bojl//ˌmeɪk blʌ­d 'bɔɪl//ˌmejk blad 'bojl/ – vařit se krev v žilách  ^*40

I can't stand my new colleague. Just seeing him makes my blood boil. ^*41
The policeman's be­haviour made his blood boil, but there was nothing he could do. ^*42  

get something off your chest/'get sʌmθɪ­ŋ ɒf jə'tʃest//'get samθiŋ of jə'čest//'get sʌmθ­ɪŋ ɑ:f jər'tʃes­t//'get samθiŋ áf jər'čest/ – vyzpovídat se, ulevit si, shodit ze sebe  ^*43

I'm glad I finally got it off my chest. ^*44
I'm sorry, boss, but I just have to get it off my chest. Why did you fire Susan? ^*45  

keep an eye on/'ki:p ən'a­ɪ ən//'kíp ən'aj ən//'ki:p ən'­aɪ ən//'kíp ən'aj ən/ – dohlížet na, hlídat, dávat pozor  ^*46

Could you keep an eye on your sister while I'm out? She's in the garden. ^*47
Janet had to keep an eye on their expenses, because her husband was spending too much. ^*48  

over my dead body/ˌəʊvə maɪ '­ded 'bɒdi//ˌou­və maj 'ded 'body//ˌoʊvər m­aɪ 'ded 'bɑ:di//ˌou­vər maj 'ded 'bády/ – jen přes moji mrtvolu

Dad, can I borrow your car? – Over my dead body! ^*49
You want to buy a motorbike? Over my dead body. ^*50  

play it by ear/pleɪ ɪt b­aɪ 'ɪə//plej it baj 'iə//pleɪ ɪt b­aɪ 'ɪər//plej it baj 'iər/ – improvizovat, podle momentální situace  ^*51

We'll see what the weather's like and play it by ear. ^*52
What are you doing tonight? – I don't know. I'll just play it by ear. ^*53  

rule of thumb/ˌru:l əv '­θʌm//ˌrúl əv 'θam//ˌru:l ə­v 'θʌm//ˌrúl əv 'θam/ – obecné pravidlo, praktická pomůcka, praktický ukazatel (to, co většinou funguje)  ^*54

A general rule of thumb is to add the ingredients when the water starts boiling. ^*55
As a rule of thumb, you should hear from a company about two weeks after you send your application. ^*56  

sight for sore eyes/ˌsaɪt fə s­ɔ: 'aɪz//ˌsajt fə só 'ajz//ˌsaɪt fə s­ɔ:r 'aɪz//ˌsajt fə sór 'ajz/ – potěcha pro oko, radost pohledět  ^*57

It had been raining here for two weeks, so it was a sight for sore eyes when we saw the sun finally appear yesterday morning. ^*58
That pretty girl is a sight for sore eyes. ^*59