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

 

in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

 

rub salt into the wound - dělat něco ještě horším (než to je)

verb - to make bad things or situation even worse

 

at the beck and call - plně k dispozici, k dispozici 24 hodin denně

phrase - always available, always ready to do what you are told

 

for the life of me - ani za boha

adverb, informal - in no way

 

one way or the other - tak jako tak, tak či onak

adverb - no matter how we look at something, no matter which is true

 

for the hell of it - jen tak ze srandy, aby byla legrace, pro zábavu

adverb, informal - just for fun, with no particular reason

 

five o'clock in the morning - pět hodin ráno

5:00 AM

 

one o'clock in the afternoon - jedna hodina odpoledne

1:00 PM

 

in the middle of nowhere - na samotě, daleko od lidí, uprostřed pustiny, daleko od civilizace, uprostřed ničeho

adverb - far from other people, houses, towns etc.

 

a slap in the face - políček do tváře, studená sprcha, rána, facka

noun - something that insults you or upsets you

 

in the dead of night - uprostřed noci, za hluboké noci

adverb - in the middle of the night

 

until the cows come home - do aleluja, do nekonečna, do nevidim

phrase, informal - for a very long time