cut back on - omezit, snížit, provést snížení

verb - to make a reduction of

 

take out on - vybít si (něco na někom)

verb - to treat someone badly because somebody or something else has made you angry

 

cut down on - omezit (co)

verb - to reduce something

 

make the bed - ustlat postel

verb - to arrange the sheets and blankets on a bed

 

cut the mustard - splnit očekávání

verb, informal - to be as good as expected (often used in negative constructions)

 

hit the hay - jít na kutě, jít spát, jít do hajan

verb, informal - to go to bed

 

give the creeps - nahánět strach, nahánět husí kůži

verb, informal - to make somebody feel scared, to give somebody goosebumps

 

hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy

verb, informal - to begin to fail

 

bite the bullet - zatnout zuby

verb, informal - to decide to do something even if it's unpleasant

 

take the stairs - jít po schodech

verb - to use the stairs

 

lead the way - vést (někoho někam), ukázat cestu

verb - to accompany someone by going first and showing them the right direction

do the trick - zabrat (fungovat), fungovat, zafungovat

verb, informal - to be effective, to work, to have the desired effect, to solve a problem

 

break the habit - odvyknout si, odnaučit se (zlozvyku)

verb - to end a habit; to stop doing something that you do regularly

do the dusting - utřít prach, utírat prach

verb - to remove dust from books, furniture, etc.

 

hit the road - vyrazit (na cestu)

verb, informal - to begin or resume a journey