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

 

turn to the left - zabočit doleva, odbočit doleva

phrase - a little more polite way to say 'turn left'

 

in the open air - v přírodě, pod širým nebem

adverb - outdoors, outside

 

speak of the devil - my o vlku

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

 

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

 

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

 

for the time being - zatím, prozatím

adverb - temporarily, until a change comes

 

in the middle of - uprostřed (čeho)

preposition - in the center of something, among some things

 

the day after tomorrow - pozítří

adverb - two days from today