a great deal of - spousta (čeho)

determiner - a large number or amount of something

 

all of a sudden - zničehonic, vtom, najednou

adverb - unexpectedly, with no warning

 

once upon a time - kdysi dávno, před dávnými lety, bylo nebylo

adverb - a long time ago (usually at the very beginning of fairy tales)

a bad hair day - den blbec

phrase - a day when everything seems to go wrong

 

5 in a row - piškvorky

noun - a pen and pencil game

 

on a regular basis - pravidelně

adverb - regularly

on a daily basis - denně, každodenně

adverb - every day

 

happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled

 

busy as a bee - pilný jako včelka, zaměstnaný, zaneprázdněný

adjective - doing a lot of things and having no time to spare

 

clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 

a thing or two - něco málo

phrase, informal - some information or knowledge that can be helpful

 

not raise a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 

not worth a darn - nestát za zlámanou grešli, nestát ani za mák

adjective, American English, informal - worthless, not worth the effort

 

out of a job - bez práce, bez zaměstnání, nezaměstnaný

phrase - without a job

 

give somebody a break - nechat někoho být, nechat někoho na pokoji

verb - to leave someone alone, stop criticizing, attacking, bossing around somebody