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

 

five o'clock in the morning - pět hodin ráno

5:00 AM

 

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.

 

make the bed - ustlat postel

verb - to arrange the sheets and blankets on a bed

 

cut the mustard - splnit očekávání

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

 

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

verb, informal - to go to bed

 

give the creeps - nahánět strach, nahánět husí kůži

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

 

hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy

verb, informal - to begin to fail

 

bite the bullet - zatnout zuby

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

 

take the stairs - jít po schodech

verb - to use the stairs

 

lead the way - vést (někoho někam), ukázat cestu

verb - to accompany someone by going first and showing them the right direction

do the trick - zabrat (fungovat), fungovat, zafungovat

verb, informal - to be effective, to work, to have the desired effect, to solve a problem

 

break the habit - odvyknout si, odnaučit se (zlozvyku)

verb - to end a habit; to stop doing something that you do regularly