in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

 

once in a blue moon - jednou za uherský rok

adverb - very rarely

 

every once in a while - jednou za čas

adverb - not very often, sometimes

 

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 snowball's chance in hell - žádná šance, bez šance

noun, informal - no chance at all

 

five o'clock in the morning - pět hodin ráno

5:00 AM

 

one o'clock in the afternoon - jedna hodina odpoledne

1:00 PM

 

a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 

in the middle of nowhere - na samotě, daleko od lidí, uprostřed pustiny, daleko od civilizace, uprostřed ničeho

adverb - far from other people, houses, towns etc.

 

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

noun - something that insults you or upsets you

 

in the dead of night - uprostřed noci, za hluboké noci

adverb - in the middle of the night

 

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - lepší vrabec v hrsti, než holub na střeše

phrase - a proverb that says it's better to have something certain that's small than having a potential of having something bigger