not lift a finger
- nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)
BrE
/
nɒt lɪft ə 'fɪŋgə/
AmE
/
nɑ:t lɪft ə 'fɪŋgər/
verb, informal
-
to not make any effort to help anyone
Achilles heel
- Achillova pata, slabina
BrE
/
əˌkɪli:z 'hi:l/
AmE
/
əˌkɪli:z 'hi:l/
noun
-
a weak point in someone's character, which may make them fail
a skeleton in the cupboard
- kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/
ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbəd/
AmE
/
ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbərd/
noun, British English
-
an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about
a skeleton in the closet
- kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/
ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
/
ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zɪt/
noun
-
an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about
eggshell
- pololesklá barva
BrE
/
'egʃel/
AmE
/
'egʃel/
noun
-
a type of paint that is slightly glossy
menu
- nabídka, výběr možností, menu
BrE
/
'menju:/
AmE
/
'menju:/
noun
-
the list of the items to choose from, especially in a computer application or on a website
24/7
- nonstop
BrE
/
ˌtwentiˌfɔ:'sevn/
AmE
/
ˌtwent̬iˌfɔ:r'sevən/
adverb, informal
-
all the time; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
have cold feet
- mít strach, nemít odvahu, dostat strach
BrE
/
həv ˌkəʊld 'fi:t/
AmE
/
həv ˌkoʊld 'fi:t/
verb
-
to suddenly feel scared or frightened to do something you planned to do
understand
- chápat, rozumět
BrE
/
ˌʌndə'stænd/
AmE
/
ˌʌndər'stænd/
verb
-
to realize something, to see how something works, why somebody does something etc.
from head to toe
- od hlavy až k patě, po celém těle
BrE
/
frəmˌhed tə'təʊ/
AmE
/
frəmˌhed tə'toʊ/
adverb
-
all over the body, covering all the body
knuckle sandwich
- vypalovačka, nakládačka (do zubů)
BrE
/
ˌnʌkl'sænwɪdʒ/
AmE
/
ˌnʌkl'sændwɪtʃ/
noun, informal
-
a punch in the mouth
have a shoulder to cry on
- mít se kde vyplakat, mít se u koho vybrečet
BrE
/
hæv əˌʃəʊldə tə'kraɪɒn/
AmE
/
hæv əˌʃoʊldər tə'kraɪɑ:n/
verb
-
to have somebody who will listen to your problems and give you sympathy
keep your eyes skinned
- mít oči na stopkách, pozorně sledovat
BrE
/
ki:p jə'aɪz skɪnd/
AmE
/
ki:p jər'aɪz skɪnd/
verb, informal
-
to look or watch very carefully
keep your eyes peeled
- mít oči na stopkách, pozorně sledovat
BrE
/
ki:p jə'aɪz pi:ld/
AmE
/
ki:p jər'aɪz pi:ld/
verb, informal
-
to look or watch very carefully
have your head in the clouds
- mít hlavu v oblacích, být snílek, být zasněný, být naivní
BrE
/
həvjəˌhed ɪnðə'klaʊdz/
AmE
/
həvjərˌhed ɪnðə'klaʊdz/
verb, informal
-
to think things are better than they actually are, not to know the actual facts about something