one o'clock in the afternoon - jedna hodina odpoledne

1:00 PM

 

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.

 

every once in a while - jednou za čas

adverb - not very often, sometimes

 

go figure - kdo by to byl řekl, koho by to napadlo, proč asi (ironicky)

phrase, American English, informal - said to mean that you do not want to explain something because you think it is obvious

 

over - ukončený, za námi (je to za námi), pryč (je to pryč), skončený

adjective - finished, done

 

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

 

from head to toe - od hlavy až k patě, po celém těle

adverb - all over the body, covering all the body

 

to the nth degree - na nejvyšší stupeň

adverb - extremely

 

pleased to meet you - těší mě, rád(i) tě (Vás) poznávám(e)

phrase - a phrase we use when we are introduced to someone, a polite greeting

 

contrary to popular belief - navzdory široce rozšířenému názoru, navzdory tomu, co si lidé běžně myslí

adverb - opposite to what people generally think

 

from time to time - čas od času, tu a tam

adverb - sometimes, but not very often

 

to make matters worse - (a) aby toho nebylo málo, (a) ještě k tomu

phrase - an idiomatic phrase we use to add something that will make a situation seem even worse

 

back to square one - zpátky, na začátek, na nulu

phrase, informal - to start again because the way you were doing something failed