a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbəd/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbərd/

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)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zɪt/

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
BrE
/ˌæzəˌmætərəf'fækt/
AmE
/ˌæzəˌmæt̬ərəf'fækt/

adverb - actually, in fact

 
a snowball's chance in hell - žádná šance, bez šance
BrE
/ə 'snəʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃɑ:ns ɪn'hel/
AmE
/ə 'snoʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃæns ɪn'hel/

noun, informal - no chance at all

 
A Nightmare on Elm Street - Noční můra z Elm Street
BrE
/ə ˌnaɪtmeər ɒn 'elm ˌstri:t/
AmE
/ə ˌnaɪtmeər ɑ:n 'elm ˌstri:t/

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

 
once in a blue moon - jednou za uherský rok
BrE
/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/
AmE
/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/

adverb - very rarely

 
the moon on a stick - něco nemožného, modré z nebe
BrE
/ðə'mu:n ənə 'stɪk/
AmE
/ðə'mu:n ənə 'stɪk/

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

 
as cool as a cucumber - v naprostém klidu
BrE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbə/
AmE
/əz'ku:l əzə'kju:kʌmbər/

adjective - completely calm even in a difficult situation

 
be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej
BrE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɒg/
AmE
/bi: ˌsɪk æz ə 'dɑ:g/

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

 
poor as a church mouse - chudý jak kostelní myš
BrE
/'pɔ:r æz ə 'tʃɜ:tʃ ˌmaʊs/
AmE
/'pʊr æz ə 'tʃɜ:rtʃ ˌmaʊs/

adjective, dated - really poor

 
I could eat a horse - hladový jak vlk, (tak hladový že) bych snědl(a) koně
BrE
/aɪ kəd i:t ə 'hɔ:s/
AmE
/aɪ kəd ˌi:t ə 'hɔ:rs/

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

 
with a grain of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou
BrE
/wɪð ə ˌgreɪn əv 'sɔlt/
AmE
/wɪð ə ˌgreɪn əv 'sɑ:lt/

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
BrE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɔlt/
AmE
/wɪð ə ˌpɪntʃ əv 'sɑ:lt/

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

 
a slap in the face - políček do tváře, studená sprcha, rána, facka
BrE
/ə ˌslæp ɪn ðə 'feɪs/
AmE
/ə ˌslæp ɪn ðə 'feɪs/

noun - something that insults you or upsets you

 
two's company, three's a crowd - dva jsou tak akorát, do páru není třeba třetího
BrE
/tu:z 'kʌmpəni θri:z ə 'kraʊd/
AmE
/tu:z 'kʌmpəni θri:z ə 'kraʊd/

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