call the shots - moci rozhodovat, rozhodovat

phrase - to be responsible for making all the decisions

 

deliver the goods - udělat co člověk slíbil

phrase - to do what you have promised to do

 

test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 

test the water - sondovat terén, testovat situaci

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 

take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 

take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 

foot the bill - zaplatit to, zacálovat to

phrase, informal - to pay for something

 

round the corner - za rohem (blízko)

adverb - near, not far away

 

on the fly - bez přípravy, za letu, za běhu

adverb - without preparation, in a hurry

 

in the meantime - mezitím

adverb - at the time between two events

 

off the cuff - spontánně, bez přípravy, improvizovaně, spatra, z fleku, bez rozmýšlení

adverb - said or done without preparation or planning, spontaneously

 

in the know - zasvěcený, znalý, mající informace (které ostatní nemají)

adverb, informal - having more information about something than other people

 

off-the-cuff - nepřipravený, improvizovaný, spontánní, pronesený bez přípravy, spatra

adjective - describing a remark, comment, or action that is made spontaneously, without preparation or forethought

 

on the spot - přímo na místě

phrase - right there

 

all the time - pořád, stále

adverb - always, without stopping