put two and two together - dát si dvě a dvě dohromady

verb - to work out the truth about a situation from what you see, hear, etc.

 

be all fingers and thumbs - mít obě ruce levé, být nemotorný

verb, British English, informal - to be very clumsy with your hands

 

weigh the pros and cons - zvážit pro a proti

verb - to consider all the advantages and disadvantages

salt-and-pepper - melírovaný, skvrnitý, strakatý, žíhaný

adjective - having a speckled appearance of light and dark colours mixed together

salt-and-pepper - prošedivělý (o vlasech a vousech)

adjective - having a mixture of dark and white or grey hairs

hit-and-run - ujetí od nehody

noun - a road accident where a driver hits another person, vehicle, or object and leaves without stopping to help or report it

 

root and branch - celkově, kompletně, důkladně

adverb - completely, in a way that doesn't leave anything out

 

come and go - nabýt a pozbýt, přijít a odejít

verb - to get something and then lose it, to arrive and then leave

 

by and large - v podstatě, celkově

phrase - used when you are saying something about a situation and you considered everything together

 

kith and kin - známí i příbuzní, rodina a přítelé

noun, dated - friends and relatives

hundreds and thousands - cukrové posyp, cukrové kuličky (na dezerty apod.)

noun, British English - a type of very small, colourful sugar pieces often used as decoration on cakes, cookies, and desserts

 

track and field - lehká atletika

noun, American English - sports like running, jumping, throwing etc.

 

forever and ever - navěky a navždy, navěky věků

adverb - for eternity

 

now and then - občas, někdy, tu a tam, příležitostně

adverb - sometimes

hook-and-loop - se suchým zipem, opatřen suchým zipem

adjective - fitted with a Velcro fastener