what is the time - Kolik je hodin?

phrase - the question we ask when we want to know what the time is

 

a slap on the wrist - plácnutí přes ruku (jako výstraha)

noun, informal - a gentle warning or mild punishment

 

the moon on a stick - něco nemožného, modré z nebe

noun - something impossible, something that you cannot get or give someone

 

a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun, British English - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 

a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

noun - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about

 

a slap in the face - políček do tváře, studená sprcha, rána, facka

noun - something that insults you or upsets you

 

the final straw - poslední kapka

noun - that last thing that makes you lose your patience etc.

around-the-clock - nepřetržitý, dvacetičtyřhodinový

adjective - without stopping, all day and all night

around the clock - bez přestávky, nepřetržitě, nonstop, ve dne v noci

adverb - without stopping, all day and all night

 

the Privy Council - královská rada

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

 

the bottom line - podstata, gró (věci), pointa

noun - the most important thing that you have to discuss or consider

 

in the dog house - v maléru, v průšvihu, v nemilosti (u někoho)

adverb, informal -

 

the Highway Code - pravidla silničního provozu

noun, British English - the official rules you need to follow when driving a car

 

Winnie-the-Pooh - Medvídek Pú

noun - a fictional teddy bear created by A. A. Milne

 

at the forefront - v čele

noun - in the leading position