do the dusting - utřít prach, utírat prach

verb - to remove dust from books, furniture, etc.

 

hit the road - vyrazit (na cestu)

verb, informal - to begin or resume a journey

 

hit the roof - rozzuřit se, vyletět vzteky, vyletět z kůže

verb, American English, informal - to get very angry

 

lose the way - ztratit se

verb - to become lost, not knowing how to go back

take the bus - jet autobusem (konkrétním)

verb - to get on the bus and go somewhere

 

set the table - prostřít stůl

verb - to prepare the table for a meal

 

hit the sack - jít na kutě, jít spát

verb, informal - to go to bed

do the shopping - nakoupit, udělat nákup

verb - to go and buy the things that you need

 

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

verb - to make the effort (to do something)

 

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

 

error in judgement - chyba v úsudku

noun - a bad decision

 

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

verb - a humorous way of saying 'to die'

call in sick - ohlásit nemoc (telefonicky)

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

 

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

verb - to understand a situation that a person is in

 

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