and all - a tak vůbec, a tak

phrase, informal - and everything else

give sth a miss - nechat si něco ujít (úmyslně)

verb, British English - to decide not to do something

 

take the bull by the horns - postavit se čelem, začít řešit (nějakou nepříjemnou situaci)

verb - to do something difficult or dangerous in a determined way

 

spill the beans - podřeknout (se), prokecnout (se), prozradit tajemství

verb, informal - to tell someone secret information

give the sack - dát padáka, vyhodit z práce

verb, informal - fire someone from their job

 

break the mould - vyjet ze zajetých kolejí

verb - to do completely different things than what people expect from you or the situation

 

get the message - dojít, docvaknout (někomu něco)

verb, informal - to understand what is meant

get the sack - dostat padáka, být vyhozen z práce

verb, informal - to be fired from your job

 

ASAHP - co nejdříve, co nejrychleji

adverb, informal - short for 'as soon as humanly possible'

ASAP - co nejdříve

adverb, informal - an informal abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'

 

cut the mustard - splnit očekávání

verb, informal - to be as good as expected (often used in negative constructions)

 

hit the hay - jít na kutě, jít spát, jít do hajan

verb, informal - to go to bed

 

bite the bullet - zatnout zuby

verb, informal - to decide to do something even if it's unpleasant

 

give the creeps - nahánět strach, nahánět husí kůži

verb, informal - to make somebody feel scared, to give somebody goosebumps

 

take the stairs - jít po schodech

verb - to use the stairs