for the most part - z větší části, až na drobnosti

phrase - mostly, in most cases

 

the other way around - obráceně, opačně

phrase - in the other direction or in the other direction as well

 

the other way round - obráceně, opačně

phrase - in the other direction as well

 

in the first place - v prvé řadě, především, vůbec

phrase - to begin with, a phrase used to refer to something that should have been said at the beginning

 

water over the dam - minulost, historie, něco pasé

noun - an event that happened in the past and so cannot be changed or undone

 

out of the question - vyloučený, nemožný, nepřicházející v úvahu

phrase - to emphasize that something is completely impossible and not worth discussing

 

neck of the woods - končiny, oblast

phrase, informal - a particular area

 

tip of the iceberg - zlomek, špička ledovce, malá část

noun - only the small part of something, especially a problem

 

somewhere down the road - někdy v budoucnu, jednou

adverb, American English, informal - used for talking about the future

 

off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit

 

one for the road - jednoho na cestu, jedno na cestu (o alkoholickém nápoji)

phrase, informal - a last alcoholic drink before leaving

 

speak of the devil - my o vlku

phrase - the phrase we use when we've been talking about someone and the person suddenly appears

as the crow flies - vzdušnou čarou

adverb - in a straight line (the actual distance between two places)

 

not in the slightest - ani v nejmenším, vůbec ne

adverb - not at all

 

in the short term - z krátkodobého hlediska, krátkodobě

adverb - over a short period of time