one o'clock in the afternoon - jedna hodina odpoledne

1:00 PM

 

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

 

stay in touch - zůstat ve spojení, zůstat v kontaktu

verb - to talk to someone or write to them regularly, so you don’t lose contact

 

cash in your chips - zaklepat bačkorama, zemřít, natáhnout brka

verb - a humorous way of saying 'to die'

 

tune in to - pochopit (něco nebo někoho), rozumět (někomu či něčemu)

verb - to understand a situation that a person is in

call in sick - ohlásit nemoc (telefonicky)

verb - to phone your work and say that you are ill (and not coming to work)

 

error in judgement - chyba v úsudku

noun - a bad decision

 

cut the mustard - splnit očekávání

verb, informal - to be as good as expected (often used in negative constructions)

 

make the bed - ustlat postel

verb - to arrange the sheets and blankets on a bed

 

hit the hay - jít na kutě, jít spát, jít do hajan

verb, informal - to go to bed

 

bite the bullet - zatnout zuby

verb, informal - to decide to do something even if it's unpleasant

 

give the creeps - nahánět strach, nahánět husí kůži

verb, informal - to make somebody feel scared, to give somebody goosebumps

 

take the trouble - pokusit se (o něco), vynaložit úsilí (na co)

verb - to make the effort (to do something)