by the skin of your teeth - s odřenýma ušima, jen tak tak

adverb, informal - to succeed only just, to barely manage

 

on the spur of the moment - bez přemýšlení

adverb - too quickly, without thinking something through

at the drop of a hat - raz dva, z minuty na minutu, než bys řekl švec

adverb - very suddenly

off the top of your head - jen tak z hlavy, bez přípravy

adverb - without having to think about something too much or check facts

 

by the skin of one's teeth - jen tak tak, s odřenýma ušima

adverb - just barely

 

off the top of one's head - jen tak z hlavy, jen tak namátkou, jen tak z paměti

adverb, informal - from memory, without thinking carefully

 

on the tip of (one's) tongue - (mít) na jazyku

adverb - being sure you know something, but you cannot remember it

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

 

born with a silver spoon in your mouth - pocházející ze zámožné rodiny

adjective, informal - born into a wealthy family

 

still - přesto

adverb - in spite of that

 

yet - a přeci, přitom, přesto, avšak

adverb - in spite of that

 

square kilometre - čtverečný kilometr, kilometr čtverečný

noun - area unit, 1000 metres x 1000 metres