root and branch - celkově, kompletně, důkladně

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

 

sweet-and-sour - sladkokyselý

adjective - describing food that is both sweet and sour

backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

to and fro - sem a tam

adverb - from side to side

 

warts and all - se vším všudy, nepřikrášlené

phrase - not made to look better, more beautiful etc. than it really is

 

sick and tired - mající dost (čeho), mající plné zuby (čeho), mající po krk (čeho)

adjective, informal - having had too much of something, fed up with something

pros and cons - pro a proti, výhody a nevýhody

phrase - the advantages and disadvantages of something

bricks and mortar - nemovitosti, stavby

noun - buildings, especially when considered as an investment

 

hit-and-run - který ujel z místa nehody, kdy viník ujel z místa nehody

adjective - connected with a car accident in which the person hurt someone and then drove away

 

on and on - neustále, nepřetržitě, bez ustání

adverb - continually, without stopping

 

loud and clear - čistý a jasný, naprosto jasný

adjective - very simple to understand, said in a way that is very simple to understand

 

fair and square - (vyhrát) férově, bez švindlování

adverb - without cheating

 

hustle and bustle - shon, hemžení se, spěch

noun - busy activity, the noise made by the activity of many people

 

off and on - s přestávkami, střídavě

adverb - not all the time, not continuously

 

noughts and crosses - piškvorky 3x3

noun - a pen and pencil game played on a 3x3 grid