one o'clock in the afternoon - jedna hodina odpoledne

1:00 PM

 

a storm in a teacup - bouře ve sklenici vody (povyk pro nic)

noun, British English - a situation that seems to be serious when it actually isn't

 

in the middle of nowhere - na samotě, daleko od lidí, uprostřed pustiny, daleko od civilizace, uprostřed ničeho

adverb - far from other people, houses, towns etc.

 

a slap in the face - políček do tváře, studená sprcha, rána, facka

noun - something that insults you or upsets you

 

in the dead of night - uprostřed noci, za hluboké noci

adverb - in the middle of the night

 

every once in a while - jednou za čas

adverb - not very often, sometimes

 

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

 

for all the tea in China - za nic na světě

adverb - for anything, never, under no circumstances

 

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

 

like two peas in a pod - podobající se jako vejce vejci, jeden jako druhý

phrase - very similar to each other, almost identical

snug as a bug in a rug - jako v bavlnce, pohodlně zachumlaný, zasyslený (někde)

adjective, informal - (feeling) very comfortable and relaxed

 

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

phrase, informal - to be forgotten quickly

 

a big fish in a little pond - velká ryba v malém rybníce

phrase - a person that is important in a small group of people but is not known outside that group

 

like a bull in a china shop - jako slon v porcelánu

phrase - in a very clumsy way, likely to break things