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otázka		odpověď
feel discouraged/depressed začněte se učit		feel down in the mouth When I feel down in the mouth I always cry.
hurry up začněte se učit		get a move on Would you get a move on?
make sth almost impossible happen začněte se učit		work a miracle The surgeon seemed to have worked a miracle when he succeeded in separating the Siamese twins.
forget about sth začněte se učit		slip one's mind
pretend that sb said sth that they hadn't actually said začněte se učit		put words into one's mouth
take advantage of favorable circumstances začněte se učit		make hay while the sun shines
give permission to proceed with sth začněte se učit		give the green light to sth/sb The Mayor gave the green light to the builder to construct a new shopping center.
occur to one/have a sudden idea začněte se učit		cross one's mind It never crossed my mind that...
person who enjoys staying up late začněte se učit		a night owl
briefly, in a few words začněte se učit		in a nutshell In a nutshell, I think...
go to bed early začněte se učit		have an early night
be the best začněte se učit		be second to none That pianist is second to none in his interpretations of Mozart's music.
say exactly the right thing začněte se učit		hit the nail on the head
lose courage začněte se učit		lose one's nerve
invalid/not legally binding začněte se učit		null and void The contract was declared null and void when it was found that one of the parties had been forced to sign.
everywhere začněte se učit		every nook and cranny She cleaned every nook and cranny of the house.
become famous/respected for sth začněte se učit		make a name for oneself My cousin made a name for herself as a neurosurgeon.
irritate/annoy sb začněte se učit		get on one's nerves
for a long time/throughout history začněte se učit		from/since time immemorial
be the first person to act začněte se učit		take the initiative
make things even worse začněte se učit		add insult to injury
affect sth negatively or destructively začněte se učit		make inroads into
practically/in effect začněte se učit		to all intents and purposes
in order to achieve certain aim začněte se učit		in the interests of
in the meantime začněte se učit		in the interim
disagree and start arguing začněte se učit		take issue with sb
have a strong desire to travel začněte se učit		have/get itchy feet
be in danger začněte se učit		be in jeopardy
quickly začněte se učit		in a jiffy
make one remember sth začněte se učit		jog one's memory
extremely pleased or happy začněte se učit		jump for joy
postpone giving an opinion before more is known začněte se učit		reserve judgment on sb/sth
reproduce sth/sb accurately and show how good they are začněte se učit		do sth/sb justice
unfair or unjust treatment začněte se učit		rough justice
working or progressing steadily, to regularise sth začněte se učit		(be) on an even keel
situation where nobody knows what will happen next/extremely exciting začněte se učit		on a knife-edge
impress sb greatly začněte se učit		knock sb dead
get confused začněte se učit		tie oneself in knots
confidently (because a prior condition has been met) začněte se učit		safe in the knowledge

Evans idioms&fixed phrases unit 7

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