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

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

 

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

adverb - sometimes

brick and mortar - nemovitosti, stavby

noun - buildings, especially when considered as an investment

 

come and go - nabýt a pozbýt, přijít a odejít

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

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

adjective - fitted with a Velcro fastener

 

hither and thither - sem a tam, křížem krážem

adverb, dated - backwards and forwards

 

doom and gloom - pocit sklíčenosti, pesimismu, zoufalství

noun - a feeling of pessimism and despair

 

forever and ever - navěky a navždy, navěky věků

adverb - for eternity

 

shipping and handling - poštovné a balné

noun, American English - the price paid for packing and delivering ordered goods