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otázka		odpověď
a drop in the ocean začněte se učit		kropla w morzu potrzeb
a home from home začněte se učit		a place where you feel as relaxed as you do in your own home
a leopard can't change its spots začněte se učit		one can't change
a sight for sore eyes začněte se učit		sth/sb you're very pleased to see
a stitch in time (saves nine) začněte se učit		it's better to solve a problem now, than leave it for later
a stone's throw from začněte se učit		very close to
Achilles' heel začněte se učit		a weak feature which could cause failure
add fuel to the fire začněte se učit		make a bad situation worse
all in good time začněte se učit		soon; is used to encourage people to be patient and wait quietly.
all mod cons začněte se učit		all modern conveniences
an act of God začněte se učit		natural disaster
as the crow flies začněte se učit		in a straight line
at a loose end začněte se učit		with nothing particular to do
at the drop of a hat začněte se učit		immediately, or in a way that shows you have no doubts about doing sth
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth začněte se učit		born rich
be on the same wavelength začněte se učit		to think in similar way
before your time začněte se učit		bofore you were born/lived/worked somewhere
below/under par začněte se učit		worse than the usual or expected standard
big mouth začněte se učit		to say things that are meant to be kept secret
blot on the landscape začněte se učit		something such as an ugly building that spoils a pleasant view
break the mold začněte se učit		to be new and different
bury your head in the sand začněte se učit		ignore the problem hoping it'd disappear
change your tune začněte se učit		change your opinion or attitude
clean as a whistle začněte se učit		honest or legal; extremely clean
come rain or shine začněte se učit		whatever happens
commuter belt začněte se učit		an area around a city where many people who work in the city live
concrete jungle začněte se učit		an ugly grey area of a city where people live in closely crowded apartment buildings and there is little space and no trees or grass
it's no use crying over spilled milk začněte se učit		what's done, is done
do sth on a whim začněte se učit		do sth because of a sudden feeling
down on your luck začněte se učit		have a bad situation (no work, money ect.)
draw the line at začněte se učit		say you won't accept sth
draw the short straw začněte se učit		be chosen to do sth unpleasant
fall short of sb's expectations začněte se učit		to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment
fly off the handle začněte se učit		to react in a very angry way
follow your nose začněte se učit		go straight forward, without turning
follow your nose začněte se učit		to trust your own feelings rather than obeying rules or allowing yourself to be influenced by other people's opinions
for the time being začněte se učit		for now
from time to time začněte se učit		sometimes
get the upper hand začněte se učit		get control or advantage over a person or situation
get on like a house on fire začněte se učit		become friends quickly, having plenty to talk about
get the wrong end of the stick začněte se učit		to not understand a situation correctl
catch sb's drift začněte se učit		understand the basic meaning
give sb a taste of their own medicine začněte se učit		to treat someone as badly as they have treated you
give sth a miss začněte se učit		not to do sth
go halves začněte se učit		go 50/50
go to your head začněte se učit		woda sodowa uderza do głowy
grin and bear it začněte se učit		accept a difficulty without complaining
have a change of heart začněte se učit		change one's mind
have green fingers začněte se učit		be good at growing plants
have time on your hands začněte se učit		have more free time than you need
have your wits about you začněte se učit		to be ready to think quickly in a situation and react to things that you are not expecting
hear sth through the grapevine začněte se učit		to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else
in donkey's years začněte se učit		an extremely long time
in sb's bad/good books začněte se učit		sb is annoyed/pleased with you
in the nick of time začněte se učit		just in time
in the sticks začněte se učit		far from a town
it's as broad as it's long začněte se učit		can't choose between two things as they're equal
keep a straight face začněte se učit		poker face
keep sth under your hat začněte se učit		keep sth secret
keep up with the Joneses začněte se učit		try to be as successful as your neighbours
keep your hair on začněte se učit		said to tell someone to stop being so angry or upset
kick yourself začněte se učit		be very annoyed because of an error you made
knee-high to a grasshopper začněte se učit		be small or young
last word in začněte se učit		the newest and the best type of sth
let nature take its course začněte se učit		allow sth to develop without interference
let off steam začněte se učit		do sth that allows you to get rid of anger
let sleeping dogs lie začněte se učit		leave sb alone if they might cause you trouble
let your hair down začněte se učit		relax and enjoy yourself more than usual
life and soul of the party začněte se učit		lively at social events
like two peas in a pod začněte se učit		jak dwie krople wody
line your pocket(s) začněte se učit		to earn money using dishonest or illegal methods
lock, stock and barrel začněte se učit		including all or every part of something
lose your bearings začněte se učit		get disoriented
never look a gift horse in the mouth začněte se učit		said to advise someone not to refuse something good that is being offered
no rhyme or reason začněte se učit		no reason or explanation for sth
not see the wood for the trees začněte se učit		not being able to see what's importnat because because you are too worried about the details
off the beaten track začněte se učit		in a place where few people go, far from any main roads and towns:
on the spur of the moment začněte se učit		suddenly, without planning
on the town začněte se učit		spend the evening out
once in a blue moon začněte se učit		very rarely
out of this world začněte se učit		extremely good and impressive
over the top začněte se učit		more than what's considered normal or suitable
pull strings začněte se učit		use your influence to get what you want
put sth in perspective začněte se učit		to compare something to other things so that it can be accurately and fairly judged
put your feet up začněte se učit		sit and relax
quick on the uptake začněte se učit		understand sth quickly
red tape začněte se učit		official rules and processes that seem unnecessary and delay results
reinvent the wheel začněte se učit		waste time trying do sth what's already been done well
round the bend začněte se učit		crazy
satellite town začněte se učit		town close and in dependence to a bigger one
see eye to eye with sb začněte se učit		agree with sb
set your heart on začněte se učit		decide you want sth very much
speak volumes about sth začněte se učit		provide lots of info in indirect way
split hairs začněte se učit		argue about small details
stick to your guns začněte se učit		to continue having your beliefs even if other people disagree with you
stop dead in your tracks začněte se učit		suddenly stop
take stock of sth začněte se učit		to examine a situation carefully
take the scenic route začněte se učit		follow a longer path than usual because it's more attractive
have the edge over začněte se učit		to be slightly better than someone or something
the luck of a draw začněte se učit		to be the result of chance and something that you have no control over:
the powers that be začněte se učit		the people that control the situation
tool of the trade začněte se učit		sth you need to do your job
throw the book at sb začněte se učit		punish sb seriously
tidy amount začněte se učit		large amount
turn over a new leaf začněte se učit		to start behaving in a better way
under sb's thumb začněte se učit		completely controlled by sb
up in arms about začněte se učit		angry and complaining about sth
variety is the spice of life začněte se učit		diffrent things makes life interesting

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