a slap on the wrist - plácnutí přes ruku (jako výstraha)

noun, informal - a gentle warning or mild punishment

 

rub salt into the wound - dělat něco ještě horším (než to je)

verb - to make bad things or situation even worse

 

everything but the kitchen sink - co vás jen napadne, skoro úplně všechno, vše možné i nemožné, cokoliv tě napadne

phrase, informal - too many things, more than is necessary (used humorously)

 

the moon on a stick - něco nemožného, modré z nebe

noun - something impossible, something that you cannot get or give someone

 

as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo

phrase - extremely old

 

as dead as the dodo - vymřelý, zaniklý, pasé

phrase, informal - no longer existing; no longer favoured

 

for the life of me - ani za boha

adverb, informal - in no way

 

one way or the other - tak jako tak, tak či onak

adverb - no matter how we look at something, no matter which is true

 

at the beck and call - plně k dispozici, k dispozici 24 hodin denně

phrase - always available, always ready to do what you are told

 

for the hell of it - jen tak ze srandy, aby byla legrace, pro zábavu

adverb, informal - just for fun, with no particular reason

 

by the looks of it - jak to tak vypadá, když na to tak koukám

phrase - based on how something seems to be

 

the lesser of two evils - menší zlo, to menší ze dvou zel

phrase - a bad decision etc. that seems better than another bad decision etc.

 

until the cows come home - do aleluja, do nekonečna, do nevidim

phrase, informal - for a very long time