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to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň

adverb - extremely

 

from head to toe - od hlavy až k patě, po celém těle

adverb - all over the body, covering all the body

 

pleased to meet you - těší mě, rád(i) tě (Vás) poznávám(e)

phrase - a phrase we use when we are introduced to someone, a polite greeting

 

contrary to popular belief - navzdory široce rozšířenému názoru, navzdory tomu, co si lidé běžně myslí

adverb - opposite to what people generally think

 

back to square one - zpátky, na začátek, na nulu

phrase, informal - to start again because the way you were doing something failed

 

up to the mark - dost dobrý, dosahující dobré kvality

verb - of a good enough quality

 

you bet - (to) si piš, jistě, no jasně

phrase, informal - used to emphasize that someone has guessed something right

 

fro - část idiomu 'to and ...' - křížem krážem

adverb - part of the idiom 'to and ...' meaning 'back and forth'

 

cost - cena (přeneseně), co to stojí (přeneseně)

noun - something that has to be given up, suffered, lost etc. in order to get something

 

cream of the crop - výkvět, to nejlepší, nejlepší z nejlepších

noun - the best of the best

 

duh - to je přece jasné, no jasně

interjection, American English, informal - an exclamation you use when something is obvious, for example when the other person asks you a question and the answer is obviously YES

 

make a beeline for - namířit si to přímo k, jít rovnou k, štrádovat si to rovnou k

verb, informal - to walk or run quickly in a direct line towards something

 

no harm no foul - nic se neděje, nic se nestalo, to je v pohodě, to je v klidu

phrase, American English, informal - used to indicate that no damage has been caused by someone's mistake

 

photograph badly - nebýt fotogenický, neslušet to (někomu) na fotkách

verb - to look bad in photographs