alive and well - v plné síle, živ a zdráv

adjective - definitely not dead yet, still very active, still very popular

 

in-laws - tchán a tchyně, manželovi/manželčiny rodiče

noun, informal - a parent of your wife or husband or a member of her or his family

 

put two and two together - dát si dvě a dvě dohromady

verb - to work out the truth about a situation from what you see, hear, etc.

 

elope - utéct s někým (a vzít se)

verb - to run away with someone in order to get married (secretly, without permission etc.)

 

on a budget - s omezenými finančními prostředky, s omezeným rozpočtem, musící šetřit

adverb - without much money to spend on something

 

bric-a-brac - cetky, tretky, drobné laciné ozdoby

noun, British English - small decorative objects with very little value

 

chock-a-block - natřískaný, namačkaný, přeplněný

adjective, British English, informal - completely full of things or people

 

oops-a-daisy - jejda (zvolání, hlavně u dětí)

interjection, informal - an exclamation you use when a small accident happens, usually when a small child falls

 

a far cry - na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy

noun - completely different

 

dodge a bullet - uniknout bez zranění, vyklouznout bez zranění

verb, American English, informal - to avoid being hit or hurt

 

in a heartbeat - v mžiku, raz dva, bez váhání

adverb - very quickly, without hesitating

 

on a basis - na bázi, nějakým způsobem

adverb - in a particular way

 

as a result - následkem toho, v důsledku

phrase - because of something

be a steal - být skoro zadarmo, být velice levný

verb, American English - to be extremely cheap, often unexpectedly

 

by a whisker - o chlup, o vlásek

adverb - by very little