the 1st of January - 1. ledna

phrase - the day of 1st of January on which the new year starts

 

the fourth of July - 4. července

phrase - the day of 4th July on which the Americans celebrate the foundation of the United States of America

 

economical with the truth - neříkající celou pravdu

adjective - not telling the whole truth, changing or omitting some facts

 

turn to the left - zabočit doleva, odbočit doleva

phrase - a little more polite way to say 'turn left'

 

in the open air - v přírodě, pod širým nebem

adverb - outdoors, outside

 

in the middle of - uprostřed (čeho)

preposition - in the center of something, among some things

out of the blue - z ničeho nic, z nenadání

adverb - unexpectedly

 

take the high road - povznést se nad věc, být nad věcí, být lepší (než on/ona...)

phrase - not to join in a fight, argument, not to behave the way others do, to ignore idiocy, to do what you think is morally right

 

the day after tomorrow - pozítří

adverb - two days from today

 

on the corner of - na rohu (čeho)

adverb - where two streets meet (esp. at right angle)

 

for the time being - zatím, prozatím

adverb - temporarily, until a change comes

 

for the first time - poprvé

adverb - unprecedented

 

on the other hand - na druhou stranu

adverb - however, from another point of view

 

in the light of - ve světle (čeho)

preposition - because of something that you now see or understand

 

up to the mark - dost dobrý, dosahující dobré kvality

verb - of a good enough quality