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wind down - odpočinout si, vypnout, oddychnout si

verb - to relax, to do something relaxing, to get rid of stress etc.

 

get the hang of - dostat se do (naučit se), zajet se v (čem), přijít na kloub

verb, informal - to learn how something is done through practice

 

a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 

pay off - vyplatit (se), vyplácet (se)

verb - to be worth it, to produce a desired result

 

sensibly - rozumně, s rozumem

adverb - reasonably, with good sense

 

keep - vést (si) (např. záznam)

verb - to add information to something (such as a journal) regularly

 

brainchild - nápad, vynález

noun - an invention or a creation of a particular person or a group of people

 

rock and roll - rock (hudební žánr), rocková hudba

noun - the type of music that evolved in the early 1950s in the USA, or any type of rock music

 

marines - námořní pěchota, námořnictvo (mariňáci)

noun - colloquial for the United States Marine Corps

 

marine - mariňák, voják námořní pěchoty

noun - a soldier who is specially trained for military duties at sea

 

starting point - odrazový můstek, výchozí bod

noun - beginning, the place or situation at the beginning

 

sooner or later - dříve nebo později, dříve či později

adverb - eventually, at some time

 

at all costs - ať to stojí co to stojí, za každou cenu

adverb - no matter what it takes, under any circumstances

 

fall - spadat (do), řadit se

verb - to belong to a particular group

 

you know - víš, chápeš, víš co

phrase, informal - used when you want to explain what you mean to someone by referring to something that the person knows about