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

 

for the time being - zatím, prozatím

adverb - temporarily, until a change comes

 

take the high road - povznést se nad věc, být nad věcí, být lepší (než on/ona...)

phrase - not to join in a fight, argument, not to behave the way others do, to ignore idiocy, to do what you think is morally right

 

for the first time - poprvé

adverb - unprecedented

 

on the other hand - na druhou stranu

adverb - however, from another point of view

out of the blue - z ničeho nic, z nenadání

adverb - unexpectedly

 

in the light of - ve světle (čeho)

preposition - because of something that you now see or understand

 

up to the mark - dost dobrý, dosahující dobré kvality

verb - of a good enough quality

 

in the public eye - na očích veřejnosti, všem na očích, před zraky veřejnosti

phrase - visible to everyone, drawing attention of the public

 

The Settlers of Catan - Osadníci z Katanu

noun - a popular board game

 

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

 

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

phrase - mostly, in most cases