out of the woods
out of the woods - z nejhoršího venku
BrE
/ˌaʊt əv ðə 'wʊdz/
AmE
/ˌaʊt əv ðə 'wʊdz/

adverb - not in danger anymore, not in a difficult situation anymore, not in trouble anymore

 
from the horse's mouth - z první ruky, přímo od zdroje
BrE
/frɒm ðə hɔ:sɪz 'maʊθ/
AmE
/frɑ:m ðə hɔ:rsɪz 'maʊθ/

adverb, informal - hearing something from someone who is directly concerned, so it is likely to be true

 
in the first place - v prvé řadě, především, vůbec
BrE
/ɪn ðə 'fɜ:st ˌpleɪs/
AmE
/ɪn ðə 'fɜ:rst ˌpleɪs/

phrase - to begin with, a phrase used to refer to something that should have been said at the beginning

 
one for the road - jednoho na cestu, jedno na cestu (o alkoholickém nápoji)
BrE
/ˌwʌn fə ðə 'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌwʌn fər ðə 'roʊd/

phrase, informal - a last alcoholic drink before leaving

 
water over the dam - minulost, historie, něco pasé
BrE
/ˌwɔ:tə əʊvə ðə 'dæm/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:t̬ər oʊvər ðə 'dæm/

noun - an event that happened in the past and so cannot be changed or undone

 
out of the question - vyloučený, nemožný, nepřicházející v úvahu
BrE
/aʊt ɒv ðə 'kwestʃən/
AmE
/aʊt ɑ:v ðə 'kwestʃən/

phrase - to emphasize that something is completely impossible and not worth discussing

 
speak of the devil - my o vlku
BrE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devl/
AmE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devəl/

phrase - the phrase we use when we've been talking about someone and the person suddenly appears

 
neck of the woods - končiny, oblast
BrE
/ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/
AmE
/ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/

phrase, informal - a particular area

 
tip of the iceberg - zlomek, špička ledovce, malá část
BrE
/ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:g/
AmE
/ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:rg/

noun - only the small part of something, especially a problem

 
somewhere down the road - někdy v budoucnu, jednou
BrE
/ˌsʌmweə daʊn ðə 'rəʊd/
AmE
/ˌsʌmwer daʊn ðə 'roʊd/

adverb, American English, informal - used for talking about the future

 
off the beaten path - z ruky, stranou, odlehlý
BrE
/ˌɒf ðə ˌbi:tn 'pɑ:θ/
AmE
/ˌɑf: ðə ˌbi:t̬n 'pæθ/

adverb - far away from the places people usually visit

 
turn to the left - zabočit doleva, odbočit doleva
BrE
/'tɜ:ntəðə'left/
AmE
/'tɜ:rntəðə'left/

phrase - a little more polite way to say 'turn left'

 
in the middle of - uprostřed (čeho)
BrE
/ɪn ðə'mɪdl ɒv/
AmE
/ɪn ðə'mɪdl əv/

preposition - in the center of something, among some things

 
in the open air - v přírodě, pod širým nebem
BrE
/ˌɪn di:ˌəʊpən'eə/
AmE
/ˌɪn di:ˌoʊpən'er/

adverb - outdoors, outside

 
a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbəd/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbərd/

noun, British English - an embarrassing or shocking secret that you don't want anyone to know about