the Privy Council - královská rada

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

 

the bottom line - podstata, gró (věci), pointa

noun - the most important thing that you have to discuss or consider

 

the Highway Code - pravidla silničního provozu

noun, British English - the official rules you need to follow when driving a car

 

in the blink of an eye - okamžitě, v mžiku, co by dup

adverb - very quickly

 

for all the tea in China - za nic na světě

adverb - for anything, never, under no circumstances

 

look what the cat dragged in - koho to tu máme, kohopak to tu máme

phrase - an expression used to say that you are surprised to see someone

be in two minds - být na vážkách, váhat, nemoci se rozhodnout

verb, British English - to be unable to decide between two things

be in a hurry - spěchat, být ve spěchu, mít naspěch

verb - to do things very quickly because you don't have enough time

 

have ants in your pants - mít roupy, chvíli neposedět

verb, informal - to be unable to stay still, to be impatient about something

 

be the picture of - vypadat úplně (např. zdravý)

verb - to look completely (healthy, miserable, innocent etc.)

be under the weather - cítit se pod psa, cítit se mizerně

verb - to feel terrible

 

be on the spot - být přímo na místě

verb - to be right there (at a particular place)

 

be over the hill - být za zenitem, mít už svá léta, mít nejlepší roky za sebou

verb - to be too old and no longer useful

 

be for the best - být to tak lepší

verb - be better this way, be the better option

 

be off the hook - být z obliga

verb, informal - freed from an obligation