as though - jako když, jako kdyby, jako by

conjunction - as if

 

as for - ohledně, co se týče

preposition - concerning sth, on the subject of sth

 

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

 

as cool as a cucumber - v naprostém klidu

adjective - completely calm even in a difficult situation

 

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

adjective - totally fit

 

plain as day - jasný, zřetelný, jasný jak facka

adjective, informal - apparent and easily understandable from the clues given

 

so as to - aby (za účelem)

conjunction - in order to

 

as a result - následkem toho, v důsledku

phrase - because of something

 

mutton dressed as lamb - stará vykopávka (která si hraje na mladou)

noun, British English, informal - someone who is wearing clothes that are inappropriate because they are usually worn by younger people

as the crow flies - vzdušnou čarou

adverb - in a straight line (the actual distance between two places)

 

busy as a bee - pilný jako včelka, zaměstnaný, zaneprázdněný

adjective - doing a lot of things and having no time to spare

 

clean as a whistle - čistý jako ze škatulky

adjective, informal - remarkably clean

 

happy as a clam - šťastný jako blecha

adjective, American English - very happy, thrilled

 

slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř

phrase - very cunning, difficult to catch and to get the information that you want