stiff upper lip - kamenná tvář, schopnost nenechat na sobě nic znát

noun - the ability to stay calm and not to show any feelings, especially when you are expected to

 

not raise a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 

be all fingers and thumbs - mít obě ruce levé, být nemotorný

verb, British English, informal - to be very clumsy with your hands

 

turn the other cheek - nastavit druhou tvář, nereagovat agresivně, nereagovat na násilí násilím

verb - to stay calm and avoid reacting in an aggressive way after someone has attacked you or made you angry

 

not lift a finger - nehnout ani prstem (nepomoci)

verb, informal - to not make any effort to help anyone

 

Achilles heel - Achillova pata, slabina

noun - a weak point in someone's character, which may make them fail

 

a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

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

 

a skeleton in the closet - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)

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

 

eggshell - pololesklá barva

noun - a type of paint that is slightly glossy

 

24/7 - nonstop

adverb, informal - all the time; twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week

 

load-bearing - nosný

noun - supporting the weight of something (e.g. a building)

 

bearer - nositel

noun - the person who carries somethinf

 

bearable - snesitelný

adjective - possible to endure

 

cloche - dámský klobouček (ve tvaru zvonu)

noun - a woman's hat in the shape of a bell, worn mostly in the 1920s

 

refreshment - osvěžení, posilnění

noun, formal - the act of making somebody feel less tired, less hot or stronger