Body idioms (1)

Idiomy jsou zažitá spojení, která v doslovném překladu nedávají často příliš smysl, proto je pochopení významu poměrně komplikované. Více si o problematice idiomů přečtěte v článku zde.

Podrobně jsme se již věnovali idiomům obsahující čísla, zvířata 1, zvířata 2, jídlo 1 a jídlo 2. Dnes se zaměříme na prvních dvacet idiomů, které obsahující části těla.

to have / be a big mouth

všechno vyžvanit / žvanil, drbna

If I had known you were such a big mouth, I would have never told you!
I can't stand his new girlfriend. She has a big mouth you wouldn't believe.  

Pozn.: Ve významu be a big mouth lze použít i jedno slovo be a bigmouth.

to be all ears

být jedno velké ucho

So what happened? Start talking. I'm all ears.
I was all ears, but didn't understand what she was saying.  

to have/get cold feet

mít roztřesená kolena, ztratit odvahu, dostat strach 

She was supposed to testify against him in court, but then she got cold feet and didn't do it.
No one was surprised he had cold feet before the wedding ceremony.  

to face the music

postavit se kritice čelem, nést následky svého jednání 

I told you not to cheat in the test. Now you're going to have to face the music.
Little Tom broke a chair and had to face the music when his mother got home.  

by heart

zpaměti

It's a great song. I know all the lyrics by heart.
She knew her speech by heart, but she was still very nervous.  

to cost an arm and a leg

stát balík, majlant

Real estates cost an arm and a leg nowadays.
We want to buy a new kitchen, but I’m afraid it’s going to cost us an arm and a leg.  

to have a sweet tooth

mít rád sladké, být na sladké

Steve has a sweet tooth and eats candy all the time. No wonder he's quite fat.
She goes jogging every morning. You know, she has a sweet tooth and needs to balance it somehow.  

to put one's foot down

dupnout si, rázně zasáhnout, učinit přítrž 

His wife wanted to go to Spain again, but he put his foot down this time and they went to Finland.
When my roommate started to borrow my clothes without asking, I had to put my foot down.  

Pozn.: Taky šlápni na to při řízení auta.

to have a long face

mít protažený obličej (mít smutný/vážný výraz) 

If you decide to go to the party in the end, please don't spoil everyone's evening with a long face.
Why do you have such a long face? – Well, my girlfriend's just dumped me.  

nosy / nosey

vlezlý, zvědavý, dotěrný

Oh come on, don't be so nosy!
We have a very nosey neighbour and she always wants to know what we're doing or where we're going.  

to be a pain in the neck

být otravný, jako osina v zadku

Sorry, I know I can be a pain in the neck sometimes.
This homework is a real pain in the neck. It's so long.  

Pozn.: Taky neslušně a pain in the ass/butt.

to pull someone's leg

tahat za nos, utahovat si, dělat si dobrý den 

No! You can't be serious! Wait, are you pulling my leg?
Stop pulling my leg! She would never go out with you.  

my lips are sealed

budu mít pusu na zámek, mlčet jako hrob

But Susan, it's a secret. – Don't worry, my lips are sealed.
Oh, and please don't tell my husband you saw me here. – Yes, of course, my lips are sealed.  

to make my blood boil

vařit se krev v žilách

I can't stand my new colleague. Just seeing him makes my blood boil.
The policeman's be­haviour made his blood boil, but there was nothing he could do.  

to get something off your chest

vyzpovídat se, ulevit si, shodit ze sebe 

I'm glad I finally got it off my chest.
I'm sorry, boss, but I just have to get it off my chest. Why did you fire Susan?  

to keep an eye on sth/sb

dohlížet, hlídat, dávat pozor 

Could you keep an eye on your sister while I'm out? She's in the garden.
Janet had to keep an eye on their expenses, because her husband was spending too much.  

over my dead body

jen přes moji mrtvolu

Dad, can I borrow your car? – Over my dead body!
You want to buy a motorbike? Over my dead body.  

to play it by ear

improvizovat, podle momentální situace

We'll see what the weather's like and play it by ear.
What are you doing tonight? – I don't know. I'll just play it by ear.  

a rule of thumb

praktická pomůcka, praktický ukazatel (to, co většinou funguje) 

A general rule of thumb is to add the ingredients when the water starts boiling.
As a rule of thumb, you should hear from a company about two weeks after you send your application.  

a sight for sore eyes

potěcha pro oko, radost pohledět 

It had been raining here for two weeks, so it was a sight for sore eyes when we saw the sun finally appear yesterday morning.
That pretty girl is a sight for sore eyes.