out of a job - bez práce, bez zaměstnání, nezaměstnaný
BrE
/aʊt əv ə 'dʒɒb/
AmE
/aʊt əv ə 'dʒɑ:b/

phrase - without a job

 
speak of the devil - my o vlku
BrE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devl/
AmE
/spi:k əv ðə 'devəl/

phrase - the phrase we use when we've been talking about someone and the person suddenly appears

 
a piece of cake - hračka, brnkačka, snadná věc
BrE
/əˌpi:s əv'keɪk/
AmE
/əˌpi:s əv'keɪk/

noun, informal - something that is very easy to do

 
neck of the woods - končiny, oblast
BrE
/ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/
AmE
/ˌnek əv ðə 'wʊdz/

phrase, informal - a particular area

 
tip of the iceberg - zlomek, špička ledovce, malá část
BrE
/ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:g/
AmE
/ˌtɪp əv ði 'aɪsbɜ:rg/

noun - only the small part of something, especially a problem

out of the woods
out of the woods - z nejhoršího venku
BrE
/ˌaʊt əv ðə 'wʊdz/
AmE
/ˌaʊt əv ðə 'wʊdz/

adverb - not in danger anymore, not in a difficult situation anymore, not in trouble anymore

 
put all your eggs in one basket - vsadit vše na jednu kartu, vsadit vše na jednoho koně
BrE
/pʊt ɔ:l jə 'egz ɪn wʌn 'bɑ:skɪt/
AmE
/pʊt ɔ:l jər 'egz ɪn wʌn 'bæskɪt/

verb - to rely completely on one course of action, not giving yourself more possibilities

snow
snow - sněžit
BrE
/'snəʊ/
AmE
/'snoʊ/

verb - (of weather) to let snowflakes fall from the clouds

in this day and age
in this day and age - v dnešní době, v současnosti
BrE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/
AmE
/ɪn'ðɪs deɪənˌeɪdʒ/

adverb - nowadays, at the present time, in the modern world

 
once in a blue moon - jednou za uherský rok
BrE
/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/
AmE
/ˌwʌns ɪnəˌblu:'mu:n/

adverb - very rarely

 
every once in a while - jednou za čas
BrE
/evri ˌwʌns ɪn ə 'waɪl/
AmE
/evri ˌwʌns ɪn ə 'waɪl/

adverb - not very often, sometimes

 
a skeleton in the cupboard - kostlivec ve skříni (tajemství)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbəd/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'kʌbərd/

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)
BrE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɒzɪt/
AmE
/ə ˌskelətn ɪn ðə 'klɑ:zɪt/

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

 
a snowball's chance in hell - žádná šance, bez šance
BrE
/ə 'snəʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃɑ:ns ɪn'hel/
AmE
/ə 'snoʊbɔ:lz ˌtʃæns ɪn'hel/

noun, informal - no chance at all

 
five o'clock in the morning - pět hodin ráno
BrE
/'faɪv ə'klɒk ɪn ðə 'mɔ:nɪŋ/
AmE
/'faɪv ə'klɑ:k ɪn ðə 'mɔ:rnɪŋ/

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