slippery as an eel - kluzký jako úhoř

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

 

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

adverb - actually, in fact

snug as a bug in a rug - jako v bavlnce, pohodlně zachumlaný, zasyslený (někde)

adjective, informal - (feeling) very comfortable and relaxed

 

up to - až (až do výše)

preposition - as much as, as many as...

 

and - a

conjunction - as well as

 

at earliest convenience - co nejdříve, co nejdříve to bude možné

phrase - as soon as possible

 

post-haste - ihned, co nejdříve, jakmile to bude možné

adverb, dated - as soon as possible

 

besides - kromě toho, mimo to

adverb - as well as, also

 

once - když, jakmile

conjunction - when, as soon as

 

the sooner, the better - čím dříve, tím lépe

phrase - as soon as possible

 

sufficiently - dostatečně

adverb - enough, as much as is needed

 

maximize - maximalizovat

verb - to make as big as possible

 

disappointing - neuspokojivý

adjective - not as good as you expected