quick on the uptake - bystrý, chápavý

adjective, informal - quick to understand something

 

pain in the neck - otrava, otravný člověk, otravná věc, jako osina v zadku

noun, informal - a person or a thing that is very annoying

 

roll in the hay - pohlavní styk (humorně)

noun, informal - (humorous) a sexual intercourse

 

economical with the truth - neříkající celou pravdu

adjective - not telling the whole truth, changing or omitting some facts

 

for the most part - z větší části, až na drobnosti

phrase - mostly, in most cases

 

the other way around - obráceně, opačně

phrase - in the other direction or in the other direction as well

 

the other way round - obráceně, opačně

phrase - in the other direction as well

 

out of the question - vyloučený, nemožný, nepřicházející v úvahu

phrase - to emphasize that something is completely impossible and not worth discussing

 

speak of the devil - my o vlku

phrase - the phrase we use when we've been talking about someone and the person suddenly appears

 

neck of the woods - končiny, oblast

phrase, informal - a particular area

 

tip of the iceberg - zlomek, špička ledovce, malá část

noun - only the small part of something, especially a problem

 

somewhere down the road - někdy v budoucnu, jednou

adverb, American English, informal - used for talking about the future

 

off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit

 

icing on the cake - třešnička na dortu

phrase, British English - something extra that is added to make a thing or a situation better

slow on the uptake - zaostalý, zabržděný, s dlouhým vedením, nechápavý

adjective, informal - slow to understand something