have sb in the palm of your hand - mít někoho v hrsti (ovládat někoho)

verb - to have complete control or strong influence over somebody

 

get off on the wrong foot - vykročit špatnou nohou, špatně začít

verb, informal - to start something badly

 

wake up and smell the coffee - probrat se, podívat se pravdě do očí

verb, informal - used to tell someone they should recognize the reality of a situation, usually unpleasant

 

stay out of the dog house - nedostat se do průšvihu, nedostat se do maléru

verb, informal - to stay out of trouble

whatnot - kdo ví, co ještě, a tak, a tak dále, já nevím co

noun, informal - used when you refer to more things, but you don't want to name them all

back and forth - tam a zpět, sem a tam, dopředu dozadu, ze strany na stranu

adverb - in one direction and then the other, repeatedly

 

on the spur of the moment - bez přemýšlení

adverb - too quickly, without thinking something through

 

get on like a house on fire - rychle se spřátelit, padnout si do noty

verb, informal - become friends quickly

 

easy to remember - zapamatovatelný, snadno zapamatovatelný, dobře zapamatovatelný

adjective - simple enough to be kept in memory without difficulty

 

the ball is in your court - teď je to na tobě

phrase - it is your turn to do something

root - rýt, hrabat, rozrýt, rozrývat (a hledat)

verb - to search or dig in the ground by turning it over

 

culture vulture - člověk posedlý kulturou a kulturním vyžitím

noun, informal - someone who is very interested in art, music, literature and similar things

 

moreish - strašně dobrý (o jídle a pití)

adjective, British English, informal - extremely tasty, making you want to have more and more of it

baseboard - podlahová lišta (mezi stěnou a podlahou)

noun, American English - a narrow wooden board between the wall and the floor inside a room

 

kith and kin - známí i příbuzní, rodina a přítelé

noun, dated - friends and relatives