a few - několik

determiner - several

 

a day - denně

adverb - per 24 hours

 

a bit - trochu

adverb - a little

a lot - spousta

determiner - many, a large number (of something), a large amount (of something)

 

a must - nutnost, nezbytná věc

noun - something that you must do or have

 

rise and shine - vstávat a cvičit, vstávat a s chutí do nového dne

phrase - usually used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 

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

 

have a shoulder to cry on - mít se kde vyplakat, mít se u koho vybrečet

verb - to have somebody who will listen to your problems and give you sympathy

have a bun in the oven - být v tom, čekat dítě

verb, informal - to be pregnant

 

have a mind of its own - postavit si hlavu, mít svoji hlavu, dělat si co chce (o věci)

verb - (of a machine etc.) to behave in an unexpected way

 

have a bigger fish to fry - mít úplně jiné starosti, mít důležitější věci na práci, mít něco důležitějšího

verb, informal - to have more important problems to deal with

 

cost an arm and a leg - stát majlant, stát balík, stát celé mění

verb, informal - to cost a lot of money

 

go down like a lead balloon - ztroskotat jako balón z olova

verb, British English, informal - not to be accepted well; not to succeed; not to end up well

salt-and-pepper - prošedivělý (o vlasech a vousech)

adjective - having a mixture of dark and white or grey hairs

boatie - fanda do loděk a člunů

noun, informal - a person who owns, operates, or enjoys spending time on boats, especially recreational boats