Body idioms (2)

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 Idiomy v angličtině.

head over heels/ˌhed əʊvə'­hi:lz//ˌhed ouvə'hílz//ˌhed oʊvə­r'hi:lz//ˌhed ouvər'hílz/ – až po uši (šíleně) zamilovaný  ^*1

Megan and Steve are still head over heels in love. They're getting married next month. ^*2
My parents have been together for almost thirty years and they are still head over heels. ^*3  

Pozn.: Používá se také head over heels in love. Šíleně se do někoho zamilovat je fall head over heels in love with sb nebo fall head over heels for sb.

by the skin of your teeth/baɪ ðəˌskɪ­n əvjə'ti:θ//baj ðəˌskin əvjə'týθ//baɪ ð­əˌskɪn əvjər'ti:θ//baj ðəˌskin əvjər'týθ/ – s odřenýma ušima, jen tak tak  ^*4

My sister won though! – Yes, but only by the skin of her teeth. ^*5
We caught the plane by the skin of our teeth. ^*6  

elbow grease/'elbəʊˌgri:s//'­elbouˌgrís//'el­boʊˌgri:s//'el­bouˌgrís/ – dřina, makačka, velká námaha (hlavně při úklidu a čištění)  ^*7

If you want a good shine, you have to put some elbow grease into it. ^*8
She knows how to remove most stains without elbow grease. ^*9  

Pozn.: Časté spojení je put some elbow grease into sth = pořádně se do něčeho opřít, pořádně máknout.

wrap your head around/ˌræp jə'h­edəˌraʊnd//ˌræp jə'hedəˌraund//ˌræp jər­'hedəˌraʊnd//ˌræp jər'hedəˌraund/ – (pořádně) pochopit, vstřebat  ^*10

Josh worked really hard and everyone liked him. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that he got fired. ^*11
I'm sure you just need more time to wrap your head around them being back together. ^*12  

Pozn.: Často se používá v záporu, pak se dá přeložit jako “hlava mi to nebere”. Použít můžete i get your head around.

have butterflies/ˌhæv'bʌtə­flaɪz//ˌhæv'batəflaj­z//ˌhæv'bʌt̬əflaɪz//ˌhæv­'batəflajz/ – mít svíravý pocit v žaludku (nervozitou)  ^*13

I always get butterflies in my stomach before an interview. ^*14
She often has butterflies before going on stage. ^*15  

see eye to eye/si:ˌaɪ tə'­aɪ//síˌaj tə'aj//si:ˌaɪ t­ə'aɪ//síˌaj tə'aj/ – rozumět si, mít stejný názor, padnout si do noty (obvykle se používá v záporu)  ^*16

I didn't exactly see eye to eye with my colleagues, so I left the company after a month. ^*17
I don't see eye to eye with my wife about the new kitchen. ^*18  

keep your chin up/ˌki:p jə't­ʃɪnʌp//ˌkíp jə'činap//ˌki:p j­ər'tʃɪnʌp//ˌkíp jər'činap/ (nebo jen chin up) – nevěšet hlavu, mít hlavu vzhůru  ^*19

I know it's difficult, but you should always keep your chin up. ^*20
Chin up! Everything will be fine. Don't worry. ^*21  

neck of the woods/ˌnek əv ðə '­wʊdz//ˌnek əv ðə 'wudz//ˌnek əv ð­ə 'wʊdz//ˌnek əv ðə 'wudz/ – končiny  ^*22

He's pretty famous in my neck of the woods. ^*23
Where are we? I have never been in this neck of the woods. ^*24  

pick sb's brains/ˌpɪk sʌmbɒ­diz 'breɪnz//ˌpik sambodyz 'brejnz//ˌpɪk sʌm­bɑ:diz 'breɪnz//ˌpik sambádyz 'brejnz/ – tahat z někoho rozumy, ptát se na rady/informace  ^*25

He invited her for coffee to pick her brains about the new project. ^*26
Do you have a minute? I need to pick your brain about the latest development of the investigation. ^*27  

Pozn.: Tvar brain se používá hlavně v americké angličtině.

head start/ˌhed'stɑ:t­//ˌhed'stát//ˌhed'stɑ:rt­//ˌhed'stárt/ – náskok, počáteční výhoda

I sowed the peppers earlier, so they had a head start over the tomatoes. ^*28
Steve has a head start over other children his age. He can already walk. ^*29  

have your head in the clouds/həvjəˌhed ɪ­nðə'klaʊdz//həvjəˌhed inðə'klaudz//həvjərˌh­ed ɪnðə'klaʊdz//həvjərˌh­ed inðə'klaudz/ – mít hlavu v oblacích, být snílek, být zasněný, být naivní

Josh was on the bus with his head in the clouds and didn't realize that he'd missed his stop. ^*30
Jessica seems to have her head in the clouds and thinks she still has a chance of getting back together with her ex. ^*31  

keep your eyes peeled/ki:p jə'­aɪz pi:ld//kíp jə'ajz píld//ki:p jər'­aɪz pi:ld//kíp jər'ajz píld/ (nebo keep your eyes skinned) – mít oči na stopkách  ^*32

The police officer kept his eyes peeled for any signs of suspicious activity. ^*33
Keep your eyes skinned. The boar can't be far. ^*34  

have a shoulder to cry on/hæv əˌʃəʊl­də tə'kraɪɒn//hæv əˌšouldə tə'krajon//hæv əˌʃ­oʊldər tə'kraɪɑ:n//hæv əˌšouldər tə'kraján/- mít se kde vyplakat  ^*35

Don't worry. I'm here for you, so you will always have a shoulder to cry on. ^*36
When her mother came home, Rachel had a shoulder to cry on. ^*37  

a bad hair day/əˌbæd'heəˌ­deɪ//əˌbæd'heəˌdej//əˌbæ­d'herˌdeɪ//əˌbæd'herˌdej/ – den blbec  ^*38

Everything I touch seems to break today. – You seem to be having a bad hair day. ^*39
It was Monday. I knew it was going to be a bad hair day. ^*40  

knuckle sandwich/ˌnʌkl'­sænwɪtʃ//ˌnakl'sænwič//ˌ­nʌkl'sænwɪtʃ//ˌna­kl'sænwič/ – vypalovačka, nakládačka, dělo (pěstí do zubů)  ^*41

The stranger kept annoying Michael, so he gave him a knuckle sandwich. ^*42
The singer told the photographer he'd give him a knuckle sandwich if he took a photo. ^*43  

from head to toe/frəmˌhed t­ə'təʊ//frəmˌhed tə'tou//frəmˌhed t­ə'toʊ//frəmˌhed tə'tou/ – od hlavy až k patě, po celém těle  ^*44

He was covered with mud from head to toe. ^*45
She was trembling from head to toe. ^*46