miss the mark - šlápnout vedle, minout se, nepodařit se, nepovést se

verb - not to succeed, to fail to achieve something

 

bury the hatchet - zakopat válečnou sekeru, usmířit se

verb - to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting

 

rob the cradle - být na mladší, být na zajíčky, mít za partnera někoho daleko mladšího

verb, American English - to be romantically involved with someone significantly younger

 

drop the ball - pokazit, zpackat, podělat

verb, American English, informal - to make a mistake and spoil something, especially by not paying attention or by being careless

 

bridge the gap - překonat rozdíly, překlenout rozdíly

verb - the overcome the differences between things, to make the differences matter less, to make the differences less obvious

 

face the music - čelit kritice, nést následky svého jednání

verb, informal - to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done

 

turn the page - obrátit list, posunout se, jít dál (přeneseně)

verb - to move on to something new, a new relationship, a new job, a new activity etc.

answer the phone - zvednout telefon

verb - to pick up the receiver when the phone is ringing

 

hog the limelight - strhávat pozornost na sebe

verb, British English - to draw all the attention to oneself

 

call the police - zavolat policii

verb - to use a telephone to make sure that police officers come

 

jump the gun - unáhlit se, ukvapit se

verb, informal - to react too fast; to start doing something too soon

 

screw the pooch - totálně podělat (něco), totálně pokazit (něco)

verb, informal - to ruin something completely (very informal)

walk the dog - jít se psem, jít se psem na procházku, venčit psa, vyvenčit psa

verb - to take the dog for a walk

 

answer the door - jít otevřít

verb - to open the door when someone has knocked or rung the doorbell

 

reinvent the wheel - znovu objevovat Ameriku, objevit dávno objevené

verb - to discover or create something that was discovered or created already