hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy

verb, informal - to begin to fail

skid - smyk

noun - (of a vehicle) an uncontrolled slide, especially on a wet or icy road

 

festively - svátečně, slavnostně

adverb - in a festive way

scale - odstranit šupiny

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 

scaly - šupinatý

adjective - covered with scales

 

come down - sejít dolů, slézt, sestoupit, klesnout

verb - to get down, to fall, to climb down

 

here you go - tu máš (na), tady máš, tady to je

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we're handing something to somebody

 

here we go - a je to tu, a je to tady

phrase - a phrase we use when something is about to happen

 

nor - ani (v přitakáních), (také) ne

adverb, British English - not either (in short expressions of agreement)

 

no spring chicken - žádný mládenec, žádná mladice

noun, informal - not young anymore

 

past one's prime - za zenitem, s nejlepšími roky za sebou

adjective - too old, over the hill

poor thing - chudáček, chudinka

noun - someone who we feel sorry for

 

tap - napíchnout, odposlouchávat (telefon)

verb - to listen to someone's telephone conversation by putting a special device into the phone

 

eaves - převis střechy

noun - the lower part of the roof that sticks out

exercise - pohyb (pro zdraví)

noun - physical activities that you do to stay healthy