one o'clock in the afternoon - jedna hodina odpoledne

1:00 PM

 

one way or the other - tak jako tak, tak či onak

adverb - no matter how we look at something, no matter which is true

 

at the beck and call - plně k dispozici, k dispozici 24 hodin denně

phrase - always available, always ready to do what you are told

 

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - lepší vrabec v hrsti, než holub na střeše

phrase - a proverb that says it's better to have something certain that's small than having a potential of having something bigger

 

in the blink of an eye - okamžitě, v mžiku, co by dup

adverb - very quickly

 

by the skin of your teeth - s odřenýma ušima, jen tak tak

adverb, informal - to succeed only just, to barely manage

at the drop of a hat - raz dva, z minuty na minutu, než bys řekl švec

adverb - very suddenly

 

by the skin of one's teeth - jen tak tak, s odřenýma ušima

adverb - just barely

 

off the top of one's head - jen tak z hlavy, jen tak namátkou, jen tak z paměti

adverb, informal - from memory, without thinking carefully

 

for all the tea in China - za nic na světě

adverb - for anything, never, under no circumstances

 

not know the first thing about - nevědět vůbec nic o, nevědět ani ň o (někom či něčem)

verb - have no clue about something

off the top of your head - jen tak z hlavy, bez přípravy

adverb - without having to think about something too much or check facts

 

look what the cat dragged in - koho to tu máme, kohopak to tu máme

phrase - an expression used to say that you are surprised to see someone

 

pull a rabbit out of the hat - přijít se zázračným řešením, vykouzlit řešení

verb - to unexpectedly come up with a surprising solution

 

in one ear and out the other - jedním uchem tam, druhým ven

phrase, informal - to be forgotten quickly