brother-in-law - švagr

noun - a brother of your wife or husband, the husband of your sister

 

father-in-law - tchán

noun - the father of your wife or husband

mother-in-law - tchyně

noun - the mother of your wife or husband

 

commander-in-chief - generál

noun - the highest military official

 

be in the mood - mít náladu (na), mít chuť (např. něco dělat)

verb - to feel like doing something

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

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

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

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

 

be in the running - mít naději na vítězství

verb - to have a chance to win

 

have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

 

hang in the balance - být nejistý, viset na vlásku, být v nejistotě, být ohrožený

verb - to be uncertain

 

go up in smoke - lehnout popelem, selhat, jít do kytek

verb - to be destroyed by fire

 

stand in the way - překážet, plést se do cesty, stát v cestě

verb - to be in an inconvenient place for somebody because you are blocking his way and it is difficult or impossible for him to do something

 

be in the closet - nepřiznat sexuální orientaci

verb - not to tell people that you are gay

 

look somebody in the eye - podívat se někomu do očí

verb - to look directly at somebody without feeling afraid or ashamed

in retrospect - při pohledu zpět, (viděno) z dnešního pohledu

adverb - thinking about past events, usually with a different opinion