build castles in the air - stavět vzdušné zámky

verb - to create unrealistic or impractical plans or daydreams that are unlikely to become a reality

 

come out of the closet - přihlásit se ke své homosexuální orientaci

verb - to openly admit that you are gay after keeping it secret

 

go jump in the lake - jít se vycpat, jít se bodnout

verb, informal - used to tell someone to go away in a rude way

watch a film on TV - dívat se na film v televizi

verb - to see a movie on television

 

scare the daylights out of - vyděsit k smrti

verb, informal - to scare someone very much

 

weigh the pros and cons - zvážit pro a proti

verb - to consider all the advantages and disadvantages

 

bark up the wrong tree - plakat nad špatným hrobem, být mimo mísu, mýlit se

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want

 

dodge a bullet - uniknout bez zranění, vyklouznout bez zranění

verb, American English, informal - to avoid being hit or hurt

be of two minds - být na vážkách, váhat, nemoci se rozhodnout

verb, American English - to be unable to decide between two things

be expecting a baby - čekat dítě

phrase, informal - to be pregnant, to be going to have a child

 

be up to something - mít něco za lubem, mít za lubem

verb - to be planning to do something

be in a hurry - spěchat, být ve spěchu, mít naspěch

verb - to do things very quickly because you don't have enough time

 

be up their ass - být jim za zadkem

verb, informal - to watch somebody closely; to be very close to somebody

 

be out of line - být neoprávněný, nemít na něco právo

verb, informal - to do something that is not suitable, that you don't have the right to do

 

be guilty as charged - být zcela na vině

verb, informal - to accept that you have made a mistake and it is completely your fault