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

noun, informal - a gentle warning or mild punishment

 

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

 

as a matter of fact - po pravdě řečeno, vlastně, ve skutečnosti

adverb - actually, in fact

 

A Nightmare on Elm Street - Noční můra z Elm Street

phrase - an American horror film, the story is about Freddy Krueger who is attacking Nancy and her friends in their dreams

 

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

noun, informal - no chance at all

 

once in a blue moon - jednou za uherský rok

adverb - very rarely

 

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

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

 

be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej

verb, informal - to feel nauseous, to feel extremely sick

 

poor as a church mouse - chudý jak kostelní myš

adjective, dated - really poor

 

as cool as a cucumber - v naprostém klidu

adjective - completely calm even in a difficult situation

 

I could eat a horse - hladový jak vlk, (tak hladový že) bych snědl(a) koně

phrase, informal - a phrase meaning 'I'm really hungry'

 

two's company, three's a crowd - dva jsou tak akorát, do páru není třeba třetího

phrase - used to suggest that two people would prefer to be alone than with other people

 

with a grain of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 

with a pinch of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true