poor as a church mouse - chudý jak kostelní myš

adjective, dated - really poor

 

be sick as a dog - zvracet jak Alík, zvracet jak protrženej

verb, informal - to feel nauseous, to feel extremely sick

 

as cool as a cucumber - v naprostém klidu

adjective - completely calm even in a difficult situation

 

as a matter of fact - po pravdě řečeno, vlastně, ve skutečnosti

adverb - actually, in fact

 

as fit as a fiddle - zcela fit, úplně fit, fit jako nikdy, zdravý jako rybička

adjective - totally fit

 

with a grain of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 

with a pinch of salt - s nadhledem, s rezervou

verb - to not completely believe everything that someone says because you think it is unlikely to be true

 

every once in a while - jednou za čas

adverb - not very often, sometimes

 

two's company, three's a crowd - dva jsou tak akorát, do páru není třeba třetího

phrase - used to suggest that two people would prefer to be alone than with other people

 

I could eat a horse - hladový jak vlk, (tak hladový že) bych snědl(a) koně

phrase, informal - a phrase meaning 'I'm really hungry'

 

rub salt into the wound - dělat něco ještě horším (než to je)

verb - to make bad things or situation even worse

 

everything but the kitchen sink - co vás jen napadne, skoro úplně všechno, vše možné i nemožné, cokoliv tě napadne

phrase, informal - too many things, more than is necessary (used humorously)

 

in the nick of time - v poslední vteřině

adverb - just in time to prevent something bad

 

as old as the hills - starý jako Metuzalém, starý jako lidstvo samo

phrase - extremely old

 

as dead as the dodo - vymřelý, zaniklý, pasé

phrase, informal - no longer existing; no longer favoured