the can - hajzl (záchod), záchod

noun, informal - a piece of furniture (or a small room) where you can get rid of the waste material in your body

 

cry over spilt milk - brečet nad rozlitým mlíkem

verb, British English - to regret something that has already happened and you cannot do anything about

 

take the bull by the horns - postavit se čelem, začít řešit (nějakou nepříjemnou situaci)

verb - to do something difficult or dangerous in a determined way

 

spill the beans - podřeknout (se), prokecnout (se), prozradit tajemství

verb, informal - to tell someone secret information

give the sack - dát padáka, vyhodit z práce

verb, informal - fire someone from their job

 

get the message - dojít, docvaknout (někomu něco)

verb, informal - to understand what is meant

 

break the mould - vyjet ze zajetých kolejí

verb - to do completely different things than what people expect from you or the situation

get the sack - dostat padáka, být vyhozen z práce

verb, informal - to be fired from your job

 

cut the mustard - splnit očekávání

verb, informal - to be as good as expected (often used in negative constructions)

 

make the bed - ustlat postel

verb - to arrange the sheets and blankets on a bed

 

hit the hay - jít na kutě, jít spát, jít do hajan

verb, informal - to go to bed

 

give the creeps - nahánět strach, nahánět husí kůži

verb, informal - to make somebody feel scared, to give somebody goosebumps

 

hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy

verb, informal - to begin to fail

 

take the stairs - jít po schodech

verb - to use the stairs

 

bite the bullet - zatnout zuby

verb, informal - to decide to do something even if it's unpleasant